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    Freedom Fighters

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Oct 01, 2003

    Freedom Fighters is an alternate history squad-based shooter from IO Interactive, critically hailed for its simple yet deep squad mechanics.

    potzergaeren's Freedom Fighters (PlayStation 2) review

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    Why did i ever get rid of this game?!

    Freedom Fighters. Oh the joy. Freedom Fighters is the ultimate (politically) guilty pleasure game. It's an alternate reality in which the russians got the atomic bomb first. This incident led to them being the penultimate superpower rather than the u.s. now fast forward 60 years. Invasion time! The russians have come to put down the last bastion of capitalist dogs; the americans!

    The game is squad based, sort of. The commands are relatively simple so as not to take away from the action the game provides. You move on small segment maps interconnected by a fast travel hub system i.e.- the sewers. the game plays fast and loose, but can be strategic, to an extent. nor blood or gore kept the game to a teen rating, but doesn't really take much away from the enjoyment.

    the music is sweeping and epic, and big surprise it's by jesper kyd the same european dude who did all the good soundtracks for the sister franchise of hitman / agent 47 games.

    It's beautifully designed by -io- makers of the popular hitman franchise. Everything is done with the expert craftmanship, and attention to detail that has made -io- famous. Well done boys!

    Other reviews for Freedom Fighters (PlayStation 2)

      A diamond in the rough... 0

      Freedom Fighters is, for lack of a better word, more fun than it would initially have you believe. An innovative concept wrapped in a very intriguing storyline. A storyline that very nearly carries the game all on it's own. The storyline is one of an alternate Earth where world history has favored the communists of the USSR during the Cold War and not the capitalists of the USA. The Russians have slowly taken bits and pieces of the world map until finally taking over Mexico and invading New Yor...

      3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

      FORGOTTEN CLASSIC 0

      I bought this game on a whim when I was younger based solely on the box art and that it had some mention of Hitman on the box info. What first stood out to me however was how satisfying the squad combat and commands were, especially in comparison to many other games at that juncture. Also, the ease of gameplay made a great impression after recently playing a few Armored Core games, making it almost a palette cleanser of sorts. However, after getting past a decent amount of plot points, many othe...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

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