- Freedom Force (2002 video game)
Infobox VG
title = Freedom Force
developer =Irrational Games
publisher =Electronic Arts ,Crave Entertainment
designer =
engine =NetImmerse
released =2002-01-09 (US)2002-07-12 (UK)
genre =Real-time tactics ,Tactical role-playing game
modes =Single player ,Multiplayer
ratings =ESRB : Teen (T),PEGI : 12+
platforms = Windows,Mac OS X
media =CD-ROM
requirements =
input ="Freedom Force" is a real-time [http://www.taktikzone.de/index.php?GameID=18&content=faq Mirror of Freedom Force FAQ] ]
tactical role-playing game cite web | title =Freedom Force Q&A | publisher =GameSpot | date =2000-07-17 | url =http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/freedomforce/news.html?sid=2604600 | format =HTML | accessdate =2007-11-26 ] cite web | last =Allman | first =Mark | title =I Want to Be a Superhero | publisher =RPGPlanet | date =2000-10-22 | url =http://www.rpgplanet.com/features/firstlooks/freedomforce/ | format =HTML | accessdate =2007-11-26 ] developed byIrrational Games and published byElectronic Arts andCrave Entertainment in2002 . The player guides a team ofsuperhero es as they defend Patriot City from a variety ofvillain s,monster s, and other menaces. A sequel, "Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich " was self-published in early March,2005 .The game is noted for its humorous but respectful evocation of the
Silver Age of Comic Books .The characters of Freedom Force are the creation of Irrational Games artist Robb Waters. Waters, who has been involved in the videogame industry for over a decade, including the creation of the characters of Thief: The Dark Project as well as the PC title System Shock. In concert with game-designer Ken Levine, Waters created an homage to comics legend
Jack Kirby with both the personality and artistic-expression of Freedom Force's characters and villains.The game engine features highly customizable meshes, skins and maps which allowed fan made mods.
Plot
The alien mentalist Mentor, fleeing Lord Dominion and his invading forces, heads towards Earth in a small spaceship containing many canisters of the mysterious "Energy X." Lord Dominion's ships pursue Mentor and destroy his craft just outside the Earth's atmosphere; the blast scatters containers of the substance over the metropolis of Patriot City. Energy X strikes several of the city's inhabitants, giving them superpowers that typically echo their personality traits (for instance, Minuteman's staunch patriotism and El Diablo's fiery temper) or draw on the situation they were in when energized (e.g., The Ant or Nuclear Winter). Most of the game is set in Patriot City, but a number of other locations and time periods are used, including magical realms, prehistoric times, and realms entirely removed from time and space.
The game involves a diverse roster of characters embodying traditional comic book archetypes and paralleling popular DC and Marvel properties.
Comic book tie-in
From January to June 2005, the story of the first Freedom Force game was retold in a six-issue comic book miniseries published by
Image Comics . This series was scripted byEric Dieter and featured Jack Kirby-influenced artwork byTom Scioli "(Myth of 8-Opus, Godland)". Dieter also wrote the series "bible" and served as community manager for the official website's forum, "Freedom Fans".equel
The game "Freedom Force" was followed by a sequel, "
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich ".References
External links
* [http://www.freedomfans.com/ Official "Freedom Force" site]
* [http://freedomreborn.net/simple/index.php Freedom Reborn, Un-Official "Freedom Force" fan forum]
* [http://www.taktikzone.de/index.php?GameID=18&content=faq "Freedom Force" FAQ (mirror)]
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* [http://www.freedom-asylum.co.uk/ "Freedom Asylum" site]
* [http://frworld.wikispaces.com/ "Freedom Reborn wiki" site]
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