History VideoGame / FrontlinesFuelOfWar

''Frontlines: Fuel Of War'' is a FirstPersonShooter developed by the now-defunt Kaos Studios and published by Creator/{{THQ}} on February 2008 for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and PC.

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* DatedHistory: It's not quite 2024 ''yet'', but it's close enough that it's pretty clear PostPeakOil isn't happening anytime soon. Back in 2008 the doomsday scenario happening in that timeframe seemed more plausible, due to inaccurate scientific data at the time, and a failure to predict the full effect of the US shale boom.

Set in the year [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2024]], after [[PostPeakOil peak oil production]]. WorldWarThree is taking place. You are cast as a member of the [[TheFederation Western Coalition]] 125th Strike Division, the "[[SquadNickname Stray Dogs]]". The game mostly takes place in the former Soviet Union, though the [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] are present as hostiles. You start in Turkmenistan, where the [[RedScare Red Star Alliance]] stages an ambush of a routine guard duty rotation. By the end, [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes Russian nuclear weapons]] have been used on their own soil. You succeed where [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] had failed, taking control of Moscow, forcing the Russians out of the war... [[BittersweetEnding Officially. The Chinese are still fighting, and partisan fighters, coupled with the harsh Russian winter, have usually been able to beat back any invader]]. [[SequelHook It's obvious that the war is still ongoing.]]

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: Like many works , the game didn't predict the massive boom in US oil and gas production, driven by advancements in shale fracking. This boom made the US a net ''exporter'' of oil and natural gas by the end of the 2010s. As a result, the game's PostPeakOil scenario in 2024 winds up being very unrealistic.

''Frontlines: Fuel Of War'' is set in the year [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2024]], after [[PostPeakOil peak oil production]]. WorldWarThree is taking place. You are cast as a member of the [[TheFederation Western Coalition]] 125th Strike Division, the "[[SquadNickname Stray Dogs]]". The game mostly takes place in the former Soviet Union, though the [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] are present as hostiles. You start in Turkmenistan, where the [[RedScare Red Star Alliance]] stages an ambush of a routine guard duty rotation. By the end, [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes Russian nuclear weapons]] have been used on their own soil. You succeed where [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] had failed, taking control of Moscow, forcing the Russians out of the war... [[BittersweetEnding Officially. The Chinese are still fighting, and partisan fighters, coupled with the harsh Russian winter, have usually been able to beat back any invader]]. [[SequelHook It's obvious that the war is still ongoing.]]

* DatedHistory: It's not quite 2024 ''yet'', but it's close enough that it's pretty clear PostPeakOil isn't happening anytime soon. Back in 2008 the doomsday scenario happening in that timeframe seemed more plausible, due to inaccurate scientific data at the time.

''Frontlines: Fuel Of War'' is set in the year [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2024]], after [[PostPeakOil peak oil production]]. WorldWarThree is taking place. You are cast as a member of the [[TheFederation Western Coalition]] 125th Strike Division, the "[[SquadNickname Stray Dogs]]". The game mostly takes place in the former Soviet Union, though the [[ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] are present as hostiles. You start in Turkmenistan, where the [[RedScare Red Star Alliance]] stages an ambush of a routine guard duty rotation. By the end, [[FromRussiaWithNukes Russian nuclear weapons]] have been used on their own soil. You succeed where [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] had failed, taking control of Moscow, forcing the Russians out of the war... [[BittersweetEnding Officially. The Chinese are still fighting, and partisan fighters, coupled with the harsh Russian winter, have usually been able to beat back any invader]]. [[SequelHook It's obvious that the war is still ongoing.]]

''Frontlines: Fuel Of War'' is set in the year [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2024]], after [[PostPeakOil peak oil production]]. WorldWarThree is taking place. You are cast as a member of the [[TheFederation Western Coalition]] 125th Strike Division, the "[[SquadNickname Stray Dogs]]". The game mostly takes place in the former Soviet Union, though the [[ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] are present as hostiles. You start in Turkmenistan, where the [[RedScare Red Star Alliance]] stages an ambush of a routine guard duty rotation. By the end, [[FromRussiaWithNukes Russian nuclear weapons]] have been used on their own soil. You succeed where [[AdolfHitler Hitler]] had failed, taking control of Moscow, forcing the Russians out of the war... [[BittersweetEnding Officially. The Chinese are still fighting, and partisan fighters, coupled with the harsh Russian winter, have usually been able to beat back any invader]]. [[SequelHook It's obvious that the war is still ongoing.]]

* HoldTheLine: The end of the last mission is literally you, in a square, with a handful of Coalition soldiers, against a massive Red Star force.

* BagOfSpilling: Used to the point of frustration. Each mission comes in two halves, and everything you had before the loading screen is gone after it. However, you can die and respawn, [[ZigZaggingTrope with all your gear]].

''Frontlines: Fuel Of War'' is set in the year [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2024]], after peak oil production. WorldWarThree is taking place. You are cast as a member of the [[TheFederation Western Coalition]] 125th Strike Division, the "[[SquadNickname Stray Dogs]]". The game mostly takes place in the former Soviet Union, though the [[ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] are present as hostiles. You start in Turkmenistan, where the [[RedScare Red Star Alliance]] stages an ambush of a routine guard duty rotation. By the end, [[FromRussiaWithNukes Russian nuclear weapons]] have been used on their own soil.You succeed where [[AdolfHitler Hitler]] had failed, taking control of Moscow, forcing the Russians out of the war... [[BittersweetEnding Officially. The Chinese are still fighting, and partisan fighters, coupled with the harsh Russian winter, have usually been able to beat back any invader]]. [[SequelHook It's obvious that the war is still ongoing.]]

! This game provides examples of the following:

* WalkItOff: You can take multiple rounds to the chest and be inches from death, but as long as you don't get shot for five seconds, you'll dust yourself off and keep fighting.

''Frontlines: Fuel Of War'' is set in the year [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2024]], after peak oil production. WorldWarThree is taking place. You are cast as a member of the [[TheFederation Western Coalition]] 125th Strike Division, the "[[SquadNickname Stray Dogs]]". The game mostly takes place in the former Soviet Union, though the [[ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] are present as hostiles. You start in Turkmenistan, where the [[RedScare Red Star Alliance]] stages an ambush of a routine guard duty rotation. By the end, [[FromRussiaWithNukes Russian nuclear weapons]] have been used on their own soil.You succeed where Napoleon and [[AdolfHitler Hitler]] had failed, taking control of Moscow, forcing the Russians out of the war... [[BittersweetEnding Officially. The Chinese are still fighting, and partisan fighters, coupled with the harsh Russian winter, have usually been able to beat back any invader]]. [[SequelHook It's obvious that the war is still ongoing.]]

* SoBadItsGood: A mediocre game that might just get by with a few funny glitches.