Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

20 to 40 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Solid"

Freedom Fighters is a modern action game about a fictive war between Soviet invaders and U.S guerrillas who try to overthrough the enemy and retrieve occupied territory in New York city.You will play Chris Stone who
will also lead a squad of 4, 5 after the first few levels.You have to fight enemy in NY and the aim is to overthrow the Soviets and get back on the power. The story may not sound very original, but this game is certainly one of the best made games I have ever played. The gameplay in Freedom Fighters is up to the knocker, impeccable. I can hardly imagine a better one. The controls works so smooth and without any problem and is quite easy. You can easily move, run, jump, climb and shoot. You can re-start a level many times, and try a different plan of attack each time so it never gets monotonous and boring. There are no real quicksaves in game, but you have an in-game quicksaves in more difficult levels. However, you will loose them when you quite the game. The enemies artificial intelligence is satisfactory. They can hear you and see you, then they mostly follow you. You have a limited assortment of the weaponry, but they all work well. You can even aim and shoot with a single pistol and it works quit well. I have played this game on normal difficulty, but it is advisable for experienced gamer to choose the hard mode for more challenge as the game is rather short.
The graphics/lighting effects maybe not comparable with nex gen, but are quite good for a game made in 2003. You get the feel of the occupied and damaged NY quit well. And the levels although all taken place in the same city are not repetitive, and varied enough to give the feel you are in a different area of the city and on a different mission. Another plus point of this game is the music and also the background sound. Some scores are really good and gives the game more excitement and thrill.
The difficulty is just right. Some levels are easier and some harder but not that hard which make you loose interest after a few tries. As I mentioned, you can start the levels with a completely new approach which
makes it interesting every single time.
All together, even though it has been made a couple of years ago, Freedom Fighters is an amazing entertaining action game which makes it a satisfactory gaming experience for modern action gamers.