Freedom Fighters

What other game awards you charisma points for entering a sewer?

What if the Soviet Union won the Cold War and invaded the United States? Freedom Fighters says Americans would resist as ragtag revolutionaries?and it would be a hell of a lot of fun.

Super Mario, Take Note
You take up the cause as Chris, a New York plumber who gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and suddenly finds himself at the heart of the American resistance movement. While you lead by example?you?ll have plenty of chances to mow down those Commie bastards yourself with shotguns, sniper rifles, and Molotov cocktails?you can also recruit and direct fellow rebels. Effective leadership earns charisma points and more followers.

The simple squad commands don?t interfere with your personal heroic ass-kicking, but you?ll quickly learn the value of sending others forth to die at your command?er, ?delegating.? Juggling weapons, health packs, precision targeting duties, and squad commands feels tricky at first, but the interface proves its worth over time. Aiming a kicking assault rifle is an art, missions take a few frustrating tries to complete, and action gamers used to running and gunning will find that slow, steady, and strategic strikes work best; if that?s not your speed, this ain?t your game.

Pride of the Yankees
Strong voice acting and sound effects (listen for the subtle heavy breathing when running), and a patriotic score set a believable mood, while the dark, detailed, war-torn streets of New York City are almost too tangible. Neither a mindless blastfest nor too strategic for its own good, Freedom Fighters? unique take on squad action?unlike Communism?works on paper and in practice.

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