Freedom Fighters

Great game fun to play and comparable with the steam deck.

Negatives up front, controller support and the (barebones back then, but still) multiplayer are not present. Positives: It's ported well, runs great, sounds better than it did in 2005, and the cheatcodes still work too (once you use ragdoll physics, you'd need to turn it on too). Absolutely worth it if you remember it, or if you just want to experience a fun take on New York Red Dawn. Arguably, it's worth it entirely for the soundtrack, which is by the same guy who did Darktide, and you can NOTICE THAT if you've listened to both. If you like videogame soundtracks, give this game a look. Russian chorus, industrial synth going on, it's fantastic.

I liked it more when I was 13-years-old playing it on PS2. Still, nostalgia hits.

This game is very good and 5 stars and good music...

First time experience, didn't play back on original release. For its age, the game holds up well. The squad commanding is fairly simple, consisting of Move, Attack, Defend, Follow. So there isn't a whole lot of strategic depth here, particularly on the regular difficulty, but what you do get is a pretty nice mix between an action-packed shooter while still being able to make some thoughtful choices. That's the main draw here for me. Despite Hollywood-esque constant shooting, nades flying everywhere, etc, the fights can be pretty lethal if you get caught out. It feels satisfying to get your squad to gradually move up behind cover (and they will use it!), while maybe you run around the side to get the advantage. The squad management system is, again, simple, but that works here because it's so fluid it doesn't interrupt the flow of your game. Story is very cheesy, and perhaps a bit dated? Very 'murrica in tone, stereotypical evil commie russians, black guy from the hood. It's almost comic book, and that was something I did enjoy in an ironic sense. The game's style is certainly quite arcadey, so don't expect anything to grip you here whatsoever. Not sure why, but I experienced some crashes later into the game. Thankfully the stages aren't super long, so I wasn't getting ruined by them. Wasn't able to find a fix but finished game. Overall, if you're wanting to grab something for a weekend that isn't full on, and you want to shoot bad guys. This is pretty nice, and I had a fun time playing. It took me about 7 hours to complete.

A totally enjoyable blast from the past, what's funny about this game is that its squad commands are by far simpler and superior to modern games.