Freedom Fighters (PC/FullIso/ENG)
Game Platforme(s) : PC | Language : English | Release Date : Oct 1, 2003
Publisher : EA Games | Developer : Io Interactive | Genre : Modern Tactical Shooter
Size : 647 Mb
Freedom Fighters takes place in an alternate reality that never saw thedissolution of the Soviet Union. Instead, the Red threat has continued to grow since the end of World War II, taking hold in countries as closeto home as Cuba and Mexico. The game opens with the plumbing team of Chris and Troy Stone paying a visit to the clogged sink of IsabellaAngelina, who also happens to be a vocal member of a watch dog organization devoted to informing the American public about the evils of the Soviet Union. The duo enters her apartment to find that it has beenhastily evacuated, and soon after, Soviet troops bust in to try to find her, only to capture Troy instead. The Soviet invasion of the US hasbegun.
After that brief setup, you're thrust into the role ofChris Stone, and you hook up with Isabellas resistance movement almost immediately. Operating from the sewers beneath New York City, themovement aims to overthrow the invaders and drive the communists out of the country. Youll start as a lowly member of the team, but you grow inpopularity and influence as the game goes on, and Chris will slowly transform from an average 32-year-old plumber into a battle-hardenedleader.
The game isn't terribly long-winded in its storytelling.Most of the games plot is advanced by a series of humorous Soviet-runnewscasts, which cover your actions as terrorist activities. Yourmissions are laid out in the rebel base, and the briefings are great at explaining the strategic significance of, say, reclaiming a high schoolbuilding for the red, white, and blue. Though the story is told well and works great in the context of the game, its pretty short on substance.Aside from a foreshadowed plot twist that you can see coming from a mile away, not a whole lot happens in the game. It must also be said that the game doesnt provide much closure at the end, simultaneouslysetting up for a sequel while not really leaving you with a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. A more climactic final mission would havegone a long way. These things hardly affect the incredible quality of the games action, though.
At the outset, Freedom Fighters plays like a rock-solid third-person shooter, with smooth and responsivecontrols. You can shoot from the hip or raise your weapon for precision firing, which causes the camera to zoom in slightly for a coolover-the-shoulder view. You have an inventory of items and the abilityto carry a pistol and one primary weapon, such as a shotgun, an assault rifle, a sniper rifle, a machine gun, a rocket launcher, or a submachinegun. Youll also be able to carry grenades, Molotov cocktails, high explosives, binoculars, and health packs that restore your health whenused, though they can also be used to heal wounded civilians or other freedom fighters.
