Fantastic shooter game but short single player campaign mode doesn't give you the full taste

User Rating: 8 | Frontlines: Fuel of War X360
Another great game by THQ developed by Kaos Studios. Nowadays, we have lots of FPS games being published but not great at all. Although, Frontlines is able to stand up with its quality and fun in gameplay.

Set in near future, Western Coalition is fighting against the Red Star Alliance. The only cause for war is, natural source which the nations are not able to share it out. There is no hero in this game. You play as one of the private soldiers with no name. Every time you die, you play as another random soldier but your progress doesn't reset from a checkpoint but in cost of Redeploy points.

The game offers loads of weapons, vehicles, missions and enemies but during the campaign mode, you may not have the chance to use some of the weapons and vehicles which you can only use in multiplayer mode. There isn't a proper place in the campaign to use them.

The graphics are not bad at all but still the environmental objects does have real bad graphics even if it is using Unreal Engine. The sound effects are awesome though. You are going to love to hear the explosions and gun blazes coming from every angle. The gameplay is not hard at all. Your character is pretty strong and able to stand against heavy damage, which you don't die easily. The enemies have good AI and can be challenging sometimes. They duck, take cover, attack on your vehicle with rocket launchers, running away from your remote controlled machines etc. You have variety of different machine guns to use both from your allies and your enemies. Nearly all weapons support scope which makes easier in shooting. Shotguns have long range of firing and still effective. Remote controlled weapons are fun to use like RC machine gun tank or RC explosive chopper. Most of the time in the game, you have to capture enemy bases by standing inside it for a time. You have the ability to mount portable machines and rail guns and use them or plant a AI controlled turrets to make it easier. After capturing the base you can unpack them again and carry with you. Although you may find some trouble in reloading the weapons because it is very slow.

The campaign mode is incredibly short but challenging. You will have lots of fun in shotting down loads of enemies. After completing the game, play the multiplayer mode or go to bonus content and check out the weapons, vehicles and tools with in the game and learn out their specifications. Other than that you are able to watch lots of nice cinematic cutscenes.

In the end, it is a nice game and much better than those other low quality FPS games. The campaign mode is short and not enough to use all of the weapons. I suggest, rent it first and unlock couple of achievements on your way.