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Freedom Fighters The Battle for Liberty Island | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 3451
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 14474
Model: 14633144741
UPC: 014633144741
EAN: 0014633144741
ASIN: B000088KH5
Release Date: October 2, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | ESRB Rating: Teen | | • | Genre: Action/Adventure | | • | Mission: The USSR threatens New York City |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Freedom: The Battle for Liberty Island is set in a world where the Soviet Union won the Cold War. Now a fierce conflict is beginning to unfold in the streets of America. Red Army troops are pouring across the borders of Mexico and Canada shortly after a nuclear missile is unleashed on Washington D.C. Chaos sets in when breaking news informs Americans that their President has been killed and the Russians have invaded the country. Players take on the role of a blue-collar worker who evolves into a charismatic and fearless freedom fighter obsessed with finding and freeing his brother, who has been taken hostage along with other New Yorkers by the Soviets. You must recruit and lead an army of urban guerillas to take on the Soviet threat in the streets of New York City. Freedom: The Battle for Liberty Island provides two layers of gameplay: A strategic turn-based mode that centers on base operations in an underground sewer system and an action mode that unfolds in the streets where fierce battles are won or lost and resources are captured.
Product Description
Freedom Fighters: Battle for Liberty Island turns you into an unlikely hero, as you fight to be free in a world where the Russians won the Cold War!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 65 more reviews...
 One of the best ever. August 4, 2008
Freedom Fighters is defintley one of my favorite video games no question. This game is such a blast in both single player and multiplayer. It has a great setup for the single player as you fight for freedom against the Soviet Union. The multiplayer mode on this is also a blast, you get to take over bunkers raise the flag etc. On multiplayer it has 3 maps to chose from. Also on multiplayer, it has weapons laying around to pickup or swap for a varity of firearms. This game can have 4 players playing on multiplayer. But i don't know how that works because my playstation has only two controller slots. Thats the only very minor downside and it has to do with the system, not the game. Well, this was my experince with this game, and it was a positve one. I most highly reccomend Freedom Fighters to anybody looking for some video game action!
 Pretty fun July 16, 2008
I bought this for a friend and have played it some myself. It's fairly enjoyable and straight forward.
Found in the trash August 26, 2007
I found this gem of a game in the trash.It must have been sent from heaven. I cleaned it up and to my surprise from the start of the game I was hooked. The graphics GOOD the gameplay GOOD the story and its progression GOOD. The game has some scratches on it so I will buy it this time to play it again. You can play this game over and over again because it requires thought out strategy while rooskies fire at you. The story line is the most impressive part and that is hard to find for me since being hooked on games like God of War, The GTA series and my all time favorite the Legacy of Kain Series. I hope the developers of this game come up with another one.The only down side is the L3 aiming and the game is short and the story really didn't seem finished. Even though this game is good to play again and again the thought of new combat scenarios and possibly sequels are endless.
CREATIVIE!!!!!!!!!! May 25, 2007
Wow This game is very well thought out when it was made the graphics are elexcent the gameply is excelent and the story keeps u hooked this is one of the most well thought out and created games ever made for the ps2 this is a must have i repeat do not rent this buy this right now and start enjoying one of the best games ever made... ea titles are al good and ea is one of the best game developers in my book. they know how to create a game and how to make it perfect. u can also shoot guys in nyc how awsome is that anywayz if ur looking for to rent this forget it just buy it u wont be dissapointed. this is a must have a a great title for every body who enjoys playing video games
Pure Fun April 4, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
At first glance, this game gave the impression that it would be a mindless shooter, but after watching a trailer on [...], the serious tone of the game grabbed my attention and I put it on my list of games to buy. I wonder what took me so long. Created by the developers of the Hitman series at IO Interactive, and with a music score produced by Jesper Kyd, players can rest assured that this game is not the cheap shooter that the cover and name suggests it is.
Imagine the world had Russia been the first to drop the Atomic Bomb and ended the Second World War. Imagine Russia's former Soviet Government now the planet's superpower and America's inferior position therein. As the Communist party builds in strength, consuming one small nation at a time, stretching its bloodthirsty tendrils closer and closer to home - you experience firsthand the demise of the free world, America being the final target.
New York City is invaded and America becomes occupied by the soviet regime. They control the news stations and try to instill in people's minds that they are undefeatable and attempt mass indoctrination of Communistic values.
You, Chris, were fortunate enough to find a member of the underground Warring Against Reds Resistant Movement in the middle of the invasion and are escorted to their hideout and military camp. There you are debriefed on how to weaken the Soviet hold of New York and are assigned missions by the head of the Warring Against Reds Movement herself. How you play the missions and in what order is up to you, but if certain strategic key hits are made on the enemy, you will find assaulting their main strongholds in New York a lot easier.
For example, prior to infiltrating a compound, it might be wise to destroy some of the bridges that connect with that part of town to stop the influx of enemy troops or destroy fueling stations and landing pads to further disrupt enemy reinforcement and supply. If you take this approach, you will find yourself jumping from one part of the city to another, using the sewers, in your attempt to weaken the enemy before delivering the final devastating blow. But before committing any action, you might want to gear-up by assaulting a Russian weapon Depot held within an abandoned city restaurant. So, this game has an element of strategy.
You can assault the Reds head on, or cut through city alleyways and flank their position. You can use trucks, or outside ventilation shafts to get inside buildings that can be used to pick off a couple of heads before telling your men (and women) to charge. Which brings me to the easy command system: for Playstation, Triangle is attack, Square is abort, and Circle is defend current position. There has been no easier way to command an army in a game. You can have a max of twelve freedom fighters join up with you, depending on your charisma (charisma is calculated by the amount of time you spend healing wounded civilians, rescuing POWs and blowing up enemy compounds).
My only complaint with this great game is that they should have spent more time with the development of the story. The Soviet conquest of America happened rather suddenly. I would think it would take a bit more than a day to completely take control of a country. They should have drawn out the invasion more so that the player can feel a real sense of loss, and perhaps feel more inspired to recapture what is ours during the fights. The game does do a good job at portraying America completely dominated by the foreigners, having all these Russian speakers on TV explaining the current events and the new system. The game is also way too short. After beating it, I got the impression that the creators, although innovative and talented, were rushed. Would love to see this story retold and this game remade under a more generous budget and time table.
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