17 years later Freedom Fighters is back

17 years later Freedom Fighters is back

17 years later, Freedom Fighters is back Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. 17 years later, Freedom Fighters is back Plumb the depths. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 21 Sep 2020 23 comments IO has re-released Freedom Fighters. The Hitman developer's third-person shooter, which originally launched in 2003 for PC, Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation 2, returns 17 years later in working order on Windows 10 via GOG.com, the Epic Games Store and Steam. Freedom Fighters is set in an alternate history where the Soviet Union has invaded and occupied New York City. You play a plumber turned resistance fighter who ends up leading the fightback. Ex-Eurogamer editor Tom Bramwell reviewed Freedom Fighters, giving it a 7/10. "... it's not too hard, it has a certain charm, it lets you take things on in your own way (as a commander or a commando), and it isn't afraid of pushing the old-fashioned arcade challenge of getting through a level without hitting F6 every ten seconds," Bramwell said. "Fun, frivolous and worth a look..." Will Porter then penned a Freedom Fighters retrospective for Eurogamer back in November 2012. "Freedom Fighters was a slice of alterno-history mayhem," Porter wrote. "It's the tale of a New York plumber (no, not that New York plumber) who becomes a modern resistance hero as Soviet forces hunker down in Brooklyn. It's a scenario well covered before and since, most recently in Modern Warfare 3, but IO's matter-of-fact approach and sincere love of cultural stereotyping still makes Freedom Fighters sing." Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Modder dives into Demon’s Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 6 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Latest Articles Modder dives into Demon’s Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. 2 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 6 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store
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