Freedom Fighters

I first played Freedom Fighters on the ol' classic PlayStation 2 console. A dang fun game. Tactical thinking, cover mechanics, fluid controls, clever enemies, and gritty atmosphere are all still here in fine form. Modest hardware requirements, as my laptop's old 256MB GPU runs it just fine and my desktop's GTX 1050 4GB burns right through it. Freedom Fighters ain't bad at $15 and even better at $10.

I finished this game more than 10 times now. It's extremely entertaining. Definitely a classic from EA's golden era. The story is compelling, the soundtrack is extraordinary and the game play itself is just fun and easy to understand. It's been a headache to get my version to run properly on high end PCs, but GOG seems to have solved most of these issues. Borderless window and ultra wide aspect ratios work like they've been there the whole time. I simply cannot thank GOG enough for bringing this game back to us. I bought it as soon as I saw the announcement, and even though It's been 3 months since last time played, I'm honestly thinking of doing yet another playthrough. This game is a must-have. If you haven't had the chance to play it, now is the time. It deserves its spot in your library.

It is not a nostalgia tinted opinion, because I played this game for the first time in July 2021. Though I sure appreciate its vintage 3DFX sort of graphism, though. Gameplay is nervous, story is great, levels are laid out as nice playgrounds. Nothing clunky about this game. A real vintage flavored pleasure.

...but still great fun! While the storyline may have some awful cheese levels at times, Freedom Fighters does give great gameplay. The tactical elements are simple but effective and the multiple ways to get through different areas (along with some hidden things) keeps the game feeling fresh even after a few playthroughs. On easier settings the game is pretty short, so I do suggest trying it on the higher difficulties first time around to get the most out of it - surviving in the streets can become an epic battle.

In the past I tried several times to play the german retail version of this game. Then I found the english version on gog and hooray it worked the first time! The game has a very good atmosphere and soundtrack, especially the wonderful song the battle for freedom. To fight against soviet troops in New York was a refreshing scenario. I don't need further world war II shooters, which is the main theme of comparable games. The game was optimized in having game fun with integrated tactical elements of giving orders to friendly soldiers, which adds additional atmosphere and works fine like the controls. I had problems to understand the saving points, but lastly I managed it after repeating endless mission goals, which was fun again, too. I like the cool, but simplified graphics of Manhattan and other parts of New York which remind of Max Payne 1. The game consists of pure action from beginning to the end with no boredom. It has a big variation of mission goals and arsenal of weapons. I like the winter levels. Please add more stuff like this.