Freedom Fighters

Does anyone else plan on picking this up.It's been getting pretty solid reviews all around. I have been kind of excited about it for a while. I am a total sucker for anything about the cold war and this game looks like it may have some cool multiplayer action.

I will deffinitly pick it up, I loved Hitman 2 and since this comes from the same makers and looks like a complete fun ride all the way through I'm am hooked for sure. Any impressions would be nice though.

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I went to go buy the XBox version yesterday only to find out its been delayed till OCT 2ND!! sons of bitches! I HATE it when release dates get changed a day or two before release, total bullshit.

Thanks for the heads up.

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My roommate picked up the PC version today and I had the chance to play it for a bit.

It comes from Io Interactive, the guys who brought us the Hitman games. Freedom fighters maintains the somewhat awkward third person viewpoint as Hitman, although I think in this game it's slightly less annoying.

Much like hitman, the game is based around a series of missions as you take part in a group of freedom-fighters after Russia takes over the US. You are given mission breifings from a sewer base, which tell you where to go on the map.

The first mission involves rescuing a member of your group from the Russians from a police station. You emerge from a manhole cover in an ally. As you make your way out onto the street, you see a group of Police officers behind an overturned squad car. They tell you they've been pinned down by snipers and that you need to go blow up the gas station behind them to knock them out. So you return to the manhole, and make your way to the gas station, plant C4 on the tanks, and blow the snipers away. You now have a safe entryway to the police station.

I think the game also focuses on squad-based combat, as in the second mission you are given two helpers to infiltrate a Russian base. The game has a "charisma" system, where you gain charisma by doing good deeds (healing wounded soldiers, etc), and the more charisma you have, the more soldiers you can command. The squad-combat seems pretty basic though, as there are only three commands: Regroup, Attack, and Defend.

I'm having a lot of fun with the game. Now that I think about it, it plays much like Hitman, but if Hitman were a straight up action game. I'd recommend it to everyone but Despair (what with all the Russian-killin' ;) )

I tried the PC demo, it was fun, I think I will give it a rent.

I loved Hitman 2 and thought the demo was quite fun, so I'm definitely going to pick this up sooner or later. I'm really trying to decide between this and XIII right now, though I'll get em both eventually.

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Originally Posted by FirstBlood

My roommate picked up the PC version today and I had the chance to play it for a bit.

It comes from Io Interactive, the guys who brought us the Hitman games. Freedom fighters maintains the somewhat awkward third person viewpoint as Hitman, although I think in this game it's slightly less annoying.

Much like hitman, the game is based around a series of missions as you take part in a group of freedom-fighters after Russia takes over the US. You are given mission breifings from a sewer base, which tell you where to go on the map.

The first mission involves rescuing a member of your group from the Russians from a police station. You emerge from a manhole cover in an ally. As you make your way out onto the street, you see a group of Police officers behind an overturned squad car. They tell you they've been pinned down by snipers and that you need to go blow up the gas station behind them to knock them out. So you return to the manhole, and make your way to the gas station, plant C4 on the tanks, and blow the snipers away. You now have a safe entryway to the police station.

I think the game also focuses on squad-based combat, as in the second mission you are given two helpers to infiltrate a Russian base. The game has a "charisma" system, where you gain charisma by doing good deeds (healing wounded soldiers, etc), and the more charisma you have, the more soldiers you can command. The squad-combat seems pretty basic though, as there are only three commands: Regroup, Attack, and Defend.

I'm having a lot of fun with the game. Now that I think about it, it place much like Hitman, but if Hitman were a straight up action game. I'd recommend it to everyone but Despair (what with all the Russian-killin' ;) )

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Thats right. I want a game where I get to bust all that USA ass :)

I am tired of Russians being badguys. This game is reminds me of Red Dawn too much, and its not a good thing. I am skipping this one.

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Originally Posted by Despair

Thats right. I want a game where I get to bust all that USA ass :)

I am tired of Russians being badguys. This game is reminds me of Red Dawn too much, and its not a good thing. I am skipping this one.

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Run Chickens Run !!!!

hehe, imagine trying to get a game into the US where America is the bad guy which you have to defeat.

I'd buy it! (presuming it was good)

I finally got around to playing my copy today. So far it pretty much kicks ass. This is what Brute Force should have been. Right now I can only have 2 other fighters with me. I read you can get up to 12! Thats nuts! The style and graphics are really well done. Hell, I think the story is cool too. I have a feeling this is going to be one of those games that just comes from no where and kicks all kind of ass. If you like great action games I suggest picking this up. Its available on all 3 systems. GO NOW!