Capcom, in cooperation with Militaryblog.jp, previously released the “Black Command” mobile game app in which the player takes command of a Private Military Company (PMC) group to conduct missions. The players gets to recruit mercenaries and other aspects of running a PMC.

Apart from maintaining a PMC organizationally, Black Command also lets the player decide when to strike, choosing how his/he teams approach and objective and raise funds in order to become the most dominant PMC in the game.

Available for iOS and Android, it’s free to play in its basic form and has in-game purchases. For the latest update, which was dropped yesterday, the 20th of December, is called “Rivals Arena” and the player gets to battle other commanders from around the world. Competing in rank matches, the player gets to make full use of his/her tactics and team.

When entering the “Rivals Arena” the players gets into a group of 30 people. The ranking battle is carried out in a weekly cycle and a players goes up the ranking by the total number of points obtained by winning a mission.

To be effective in the battle, the player has to dominate map objectives, take over mortars, sniper posts, and more! Winning is by strategizing and having the ability to anticipate the enemy’s actions. The caveat here is that once the player has determined the strategy it cannot be changed it once the game starts, and player needs to trust the troops to execute the plan. The good thing is, support can be called upon to help turn the tide of battle if need be.

Once you get into the “Rivals Arena”, the players has only one thing to do, defeat the enemies and be at the top of the rankings. So good luck commander!