Freedom Force Preview

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Written by BuckGB on February 10th, 2002

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The single player campaign begins with a tutorial level that also serves to move the story forward. You witness the origin of the Captain America-inspired hero Minuteman and then control him as he goes after the bad guys. The game's graphics immediately suggest a comic book flavor with its bright primary color scheme and cartoonish art style. You can even see comic book sound effects and balloons as you battle your foes. As you progress in the game you meet up with other super hero members. You can control up to four at a time as you deal with thugs and other minions of villains like the Cold War era inspired bad guy Nuclear Winter (OK so the term Nuclear Winter was first coined in the 1980's but let's not nickpick). The default point of view is an over the top third person perspective but you can switch the camera to a behind the head third person view as well. The latter viewpoint is an excellent way to check out the game's detailed 3D character models. Again, the models in Freedom Force suggest Kirby-style heroes and it's a treat to see such super heroes emerge from the 2D world of comics to a full 3D world in a PC game.

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