Back in the present, New Yorker Chris Stone starts his day as a plumber and ends it as a rebel freedom fighter railing against a Soviet invasion. From there, the Reds marched across all of Europe, Asia, and South America. The title is set in an alternate past where the Soviets beat the rest of the world to the nuclear punch and ended World War II by blasting Berlin back to the Stone Age. IO Interactive - the makers of last year's Hitman 2 - seem to remember those times, and have made good use of them as a backdrop for its new third-person shooter, Freedom Fighters. There was a time in world events when the threat du jour wasn't terrorism, but communism - the Soviet Union in particular. Up to eight players can battle it out over the Internet or a LAN. Battles take place within evolving environments marked by rain, snow, billowing smoke, and explosions. Yet as players send fighters into battle and experience casualties, their charisma rating will diminish. Once on the streets, the action takes place in real-time as players fight using such weapons as machine guns, grenades, and Molotov Cocktails.Īs players capture key military installations and rescue prisoners, their character's charisma rating will increase, thereby helping the recruiting process. From an underground base in the sewers, players plan out their missions using a turn-based system. cities.Ĭast in the role of a New Yorker whose brother was kidnapped by the Red Army, players must solicit and then lead a group of ragtag freedom fighters to accomplish various objectives. Soldiers then started flooding across Canadian and Mexican borders to establish control in each of the largest U.S. After winning the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched a nuclear missile at Washington, D.C., killing the President.
Processor: Pentium 4 2.Freedom Fighters offers a blend of strategy and action as players fight to reclaim New York City from Soviet invaders. Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 Compatible Sound Card Graphics: 100% DirectX 10 compatible video card Processor: Pentium 4 1.5Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent Performed by Jesper Kyd and the Hungarian Radio Choir. Music composed and produced by Jesper Kyd.
Combining live choir performances by the Hungarian Radio Choir with techno beats and other electronic instruments, Kyd effortlessly captures the vibe of the game and the epic quest to liberate New York from a foreign superpower. The Freedom Fighters Soundtrack features 18 tracks that are produced by acclaimed music composer Jesper Kyd. Originally released in 2003, IO Interactiveff7de8 s cult classic is now available digitally in its original form for the first time. Travel across the city and complete interconnected missions where your actions in one level affect the battles in another. Liberate supplies, scavenge weapons and use the ff7de9 recruit and commandff7de8 system to grow the resistance and lead up to 12 freedom fighters into strategic conflicts throughout the campaign. Take on the role of Chris Stone, a hard-working plumber, and rise through the ranks of the resistance to prove yourself as a charismatic leader. Itff7de8 s time to take it back!įreedom Fighters is an intense third-person action game set in an alternate history New York during the invasion of a foreign superpower.