History VideoGame / FreedomFighters

[[caption-width-right:256:Ordinary people turned tough!

* ImproperlyPlacedFirearms: The AK, PP-19, and Dragunov are all right at home in the Soviet military's arsenal. The Beretta 92 pistol and SPAS-12 shotgun, not so much.

* BittersweetEnding: The Soviet Union has taken control of the United States, their strongest and last adversary, but thanks to Chris and his Resistance's victory over the Soviets in New York, some hope has been restored. However, that just means the real war has just begun...

** The player character's accuracy starts off pretty terrible at first too, with more than half your shots ending up nowhere near where the crosshair is pointing. [[Downplayed Trope He gradually gets better over the course of the game]].

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Realistically averted. General Tatarin goes down from a single sniper shot to the face from a few hundred feet away. Even if you do fight him directly (and you're not even supposed to), he's no tougher than a basic enemy soldier, and the only challenge is the fact that he's protected by a dozen or so EliteMooks and a heavy machine gun-wielding GiantMook.

** It's rare that the friendly AI hits anything beyond a few feet, especially if there is cover, unless they are using a sniper rifle or a machine gun. That said, none of them are trained soldiers or otherwise have firearms training.
** The player character's accuracy starts off pretty terrible at first too, with more than half your shots ending up nowhere near where the crosshair is pointing. He gradually gets better over the course of the game.

** [[Downplayed Trope Relatively small]], anyway – twelve men is usually ''more'' than enough to deal with most threats. With the maximum squad size, you can often overwhelm most Soviet positions with sheer weight of numbers.

** Relatively small, anyway – twelve men is usually ''more'' than enough to deal with most threats. With the maximum squad size, you can often overwhelm most Soviet positions with sheer weight of numbers.

Not to be confused with the ''VideoGames/FreedomForce'' games.

A ThirdPersonShooter released in 2003 by the Danish developer Creator/IOInteractive, the makers of the ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' series. An AlternateHistory began when the [[DirtyCommunists Soviet Union]] developed the first [[AtomicHate atomic bomb]], and ended UsefulNotes/WorldWarII by dropping one on Berlin, shifting the balance of power firmly in their favor. The [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn USSR]] [[RedScare steadily expanded]] to encompass most of the world, with only the [[{{Eagleland}} United States]] opposing them, until a massive invasion quickly overwhelmed the US. The player takes control of former [[ActionSurvivor plumber]] Christopher Stone, now the "Freedom Phantom", as he fights against the [[RedsWithRockets invaders]] to liberate UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.

Well-received critically, though something of a SleeperHit, this game is notable for having a surprisingly intelligent ally system. The player, being a leader of LaResistance, can get up to twelve fighters under their command, and order them to attack specific targets or areas, secure and defend areas, or just follow the player. Allies (and enemies) will take advantage of cover and [[MoreDakka mounted machine guns]]. Also, it had a ''really'' great soundtrack.

A sequel was announced in 2004; however, [[VaporWare there hasn't been much said about it since that time]]. But as of 2019, IO Interactive has announced that they're interested in doing a sequel in the future and they retained the rights to the game after they left Square Enix, though the only thing to come of this is a digital re-release of the game on 21st September 2020 for Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store, (with minor updates to get it to run on modern systems without mods, and which includes its soundtrack, as well as a PDF of the original manual).

A sequel was announced in 2004; however, [[VaporWare there hasn't been much said about it since that time]]. But as of 2019, IO Interactive has announced that they're interested in doing a sequel in the future and they retained the rights to the game after they left Square Enix, though the only thing to come of this is a digital re-release of the game on 21st September 2020 for Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store, (which includes its soundtrack, as well as a PDF of the original manual).

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Neither you, your allies, or your enemies are particularly accurate with any firearm except for the sniper rifle.

* CreateYourOwnHero: Chris is shown as apolitical in the intro, and he only ends up becoming the Resistance's greatest fighter because his brother was kidnapped by General Tatarin, who mistook him for Resistance leader Isabella's boyfriend. [[spoiler: If you pay attention, you'll realize this was deliberately invoked by Colonel Bulba[=/=]Mr. Jones, as ''he's'' the one who came up with the name "Freedom Phantom" and started calling Chris that, and is responsible for giving Chris the key intel he needed to do as much damage to the Soviet occupation as he did; in essence, Bulba made Chris into a legendary figure that he could later destroy so he himself could become a hero to the Soviet Union.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Colonel Bulba]], who is not seen during the final liberation of New York.

* BoringButPractical: The assault rifle is going to be the weapon of choice for almost the entire game.

* ATeamFiring: It's rare that the friendly AI hits anything beyond a few feet, especially if there is cover, unless they are using a sniper rifle or a machine gun. That said, none of them are trained soldiers or otherwise have firearms training.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The submachine gun. It has considerable stopping power, but it's only accurate to pistol range and its high rate of fire is a mixed blessing, since ammunition for it is quite hard to find.
* BareYourMidriff:The blonde female model of the female freedom fighter wears an outfit that shows her belly. At least in the earlier levels, in the levels where it is winter, that disappears.

** TheHero: Christopher Stone
** TheLancer: Phil Bagzton

** TheChick: Isabella Angelina
** TheSmartGuy: Mr. Jones
** SixthRanger[=/=][[TheSmartGuy The (other) Smart Guy]]: The Kid

* JustifiedTutorial: Chris is a plumber, so he needs the help.

* SnipingMission: You can also drop the {{sniper rifle}} for another weapon in the beginning; you'll be able to get another one later on.
* SquadControls: It might have been the TropeCodifier.

* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Colonel/General Bulba disappears after TheReveal 3/4ths of the way through the game, and is nowhere to be seen during the final battle on Governor's Island]].

* WhatIf: …the Soviets got the bomb first?

* IslandBase: The Soviets reappropriate Governor's Island as the headquarters for local occupation forces.

A ThirdPersonShooter released in 2003 by the Danish developer Creator/IOInteractive, the makers of ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}''. An AlternateHistory began when the [[DirtyCommunists Soviet Union]] developed the first [[AtomicHate atomic bomb]], and ended UsefulNotes/WorldWarII by dropping one on Berlin, shifting the balance of power firmly in their favor. The [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn USSR]] [[RedScare steadily expanded]] to encompass most of the world, with only the [[{{Eagleland}} United States]] opposing them, until a massive invasion quickly overwhelmed the US. The player takes control of former [[ActionSurvivor plumber]] Christopher Stone, now the "Freedom Phantom", as he fights against the [[RedsWithRockets invaders]] to liberate UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.

Well-received critically, though something of a SleeperHit, this game is notable for having a surprisingly intelligent ally system. The player, being a leader of LaResistance, can get up to twelve fighters under his command, and order them to attack specific targets or areas, secure and defend areas, or just follow the player. Allies (and enemies) will take advantage of cover and [[MoreDakka mounted machine guns]]. Also, it had a ''really'' great soundtrack.

A sequel was announced in 2004; however, [[VaporWare there hasn't been much said about it since that time]]. But as of 2019, IO Interactive has announced that they're interested in doing a sequel in the future and they retained the rights to the game after they left Square Enix.