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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game)
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A Third-Person Shooter released in 2003, developed by IO Interactive of Hitman fame. An Alternate History began when the Soviet Union developed the first atomic bomb, and ended World War II by dropping one on Berlin, shifting the balance of power firmly in their favor. The USSR steadily expanded to encompass most of the world, with only the United States opposing them, until a massive invasion quickly overwhelmed the US. The player takes control of former plumber Christopher Stone, now the "Freedom Phantom", as he fights against the invaders to liberate New York City.Well-received critically, though something of a Sleeper Hit, this game is notable for a surprisingly intelligent ally system. The player, 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 mounted machine guns. Also, it has a really great soundtrack.A sequel was announced in 2004; however, little has been said about it since. 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 so far is a digital re-release of the game on September 21, 2020 on Steam, GOG and the 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.Not to be confused with the Freedom Force games, nor with the DC superhero team. | |
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Eat the Dog | |
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Eat the Dog: The scrolling text during a Soviet propaganda news broadcast tells the people of New York City that they can surrender their pets at a predetermined address if they can not feed them. The same text scroll mentions that anyone having trouble needing food can pick up free meat at that same location. | |
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Bloodless Carnage | |
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Bloodless Carnage: Though with the stacks of bodies that accumulate after some especially spectacular set-piece battles you'll barely notice. | |
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Instant-Win Condition | |
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Instant-Win Condition: It doesn't matter how many Soviet soldiers are left in the level (or even if there are other objectives yet to be completed), as long as the player can raise the flag, it's mission accomplished. | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: The opening level is set in New York City, right as the Soviets invade, complete with dust caused by collapsing buildings, and citizens running for safety as the streets are littered with abandoned cars. Why does that sound familiar? The opening cinematic of the final assault on Governor's Island is deliberately evocative of the famous painting Washington Crossing The Delaware; the only real differences are that this crossing is in (an ice floe-littered) New York Harbor and the Soviets are actively shooting at the Americans. | |
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Heal Thyself | |
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Heal Thyself: With nice red medkits. You can also heal injured allies and civilians. | |
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All There in the Manual | |
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All There in the Manual: To a surprising degree. Just about everyone in the main cast has some form of backstory that never comes up in the game. Some interesting tidbits Christopher and Troy have mixed Irish and Native American heritage. Troy builds custom cars. The Kid (a recurring character) used to live in a boarding school until the school master refused to teach Soviet principles. General Tatarin is perhaps the biggest example of this. According to the manual, he is a Blood Knight, Four Star Bad Ass, and a Front Line General. And none of this is ever brought up in the game. | |
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Violation of Common Sense | |
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Violation of Common Sense: When you start the assassination mission, don't take the sniper rifle you start equipped with. Instead, switch it for the regular assault rifle. It will make your life significantly easier early on and the vintage point you are heading to contains a sniper rifle anyway. | |
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Ominous Latin Chanting | |
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Ominous Russian Chanting: Based on the Soviet Army Choirs, nonetheless! | |
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Mook Lieutenant | |
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Mook Lieutenant: Soviet Officers fight with shotguns and are noticeably larger and tougher than regular troops. They also coordinate enemy squads with hand gestures in battle. | |
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Crapsack World | |
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Crapsack World: In this Alternate Timeline, the Soviet Union destroyed Berlin with the first atomic bomb at the end of World War II, which eventually led to changes that often mirrors the USA's own foreign policy during the Cold War: The entire European continent being part of the Soviet Union, with the United Kingdom being the last to join, reluctantly. Guatemala and Honduras being "military advised" by the Soviet Union. South America being invaded and occupied by the Soviets. The fraudulent victory of the Mexican Communist Party in Mexico. | |
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Apathetic Citizens | |
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Apathetic Citizens: Averted — any civilians you encounter, if not joining up to help you directly, will be happy to tell you where the enemies are or any points of interest. | |
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Bilingual Bonus | |
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Bilingual Bonus: The Soviets really speak Russian. They demonstrate a rudimentary understanding of English if you heal them when they're wounded. | |
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Revolvers Are Just Better | |
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Revolvers Are Just Better: Nope. Even disregarding how difficult it is to find ammo for them, they kinda suck. The only advantages are that it has more power and is more accurate. | |
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Limited Wardrobe | |
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Limited Wardrobe: Averted. Chris' outfit changes to match the weather and his objective, and his hair grows longer as the game progresses. | |
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Bland-Name Product | |
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Bland-Name Product: There's a soda called Boo Loo that stands in place of Coca Cola as shown on various vending machines and billboards in the game. | |
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Awesome, but Impractical | |
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Awesome, but Impractical: 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. The PKM machine gun can't be reloaded and has the aim you would expect from firing a machine gun from your hip. | |
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Check-Point Starvation | |
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Checkpoint Starvation: The 6th Chapter, the All Your Base Are Belong to Us mission, has Chris fighting solo through a large gauntlet of enemies. It has no mid-level save points, so if you get killed (the last section is particularly tough, as it features several Heavily Armored Mook enemies with heavy armor and machineguns) you get booted back to the very beginning of the level. | |
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Pinned Down | |
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Pinned Down: The AI tends to take cover when under fire. Using your squad to lay a suppressive fire on the enemies, making them take cover, then flanking them, is an extremely effective tactic. | |
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Cool, but Inefficient | |
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Cool, but Inefficient: Sniper rifle, at least until you have one in your base. They show up rarely in missions and ammo is even more scarce, meaning you usually have the current mag and that's it. Once there is a crate stored in your base, sniper rifle is both cool and efficient. | |
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Ornamental Weapon | |
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Ornamental Weapon: At some point in the game, Chris gets a knife on his left shoulder. You can't equip it, with him continuing to rely on his wrench. | |
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Invisible Wall | |
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Invisible Wall: Often found near an Insurmountable Waist-High Fence. The latter are actually less common, as the player can mount ledges and boxes. | |
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One Bullet Clips | |
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One Bullet Clips: To the point where the game automatically reloads for you if you go more than a second without firing, whether you want it to or not. Fortunately, they're not All-or-Nothing Reloads, so you can just keep shooting if you get caught at a bad time. | |
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VaporWare | |
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Vapor Ware: A sequel was announced six months after the game's 2003 release. It was supposed to have come out in late 2005. Little is known about it, except for an IO Interactive representative saying in 2007 that it was on the to-do list. | |
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Super Drowning Skills | |
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Super Drowning Skills: Everybody except Chris dies instantly if they fall in the water. | |
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La Résistance | |
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The enemy is a proper army with supply lines and vehicle support depots, while you are La Résistance with, at best, access to the sewers - act like it and cripple the enemy's logistics by demolishing supply helipads and bridges, or the Soviets will make you regret it with a constant stream of reinforcements and helicopter gunship support. It's called asymmetric warfare for a reason. | |
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You ALL Look Familiar | |
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You ALL Look Familiar: There are about a half-dozen different models for freedom fighters, and only one for each enemy type. A bit less noticeable for the latter, ironically, since they're all in uniform. | |
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Boring, but Practical | |
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Boring, but Practical: The assault rifle is going to be the weapon of choice for almost the entire game. And you will actively fish out recruits that carry it, ignoring everyone else. | |
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Every Car Is a Pinto | |
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Every Car Is a Pinto: With the exception of the armored trucks that come in to drop off reinforcements, anything with wheels will blow up with only about three bullets. | |
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Surprisingly Realistic Outcome | |
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Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Rare guns may be powerful... but their rarity means you won't get enough ammo for them. There's a reason the basic assault rifle is the second best weapon of the game: every mook carries one, so ammo for it is plentiful. The game is all about Urban Warfare. Go on, charge that Soviet checkpoint protected by an MG nest. It'll end up as it would in reality - with you and anybody with you getting unceremoniously shredded without accomplishing a thing. Flank it by going through a damaged building though, and the barely trained conscripts manning it won't last long when they're taken by surprise while their guns start out pointed in an entirely different direction. No one, not even Chris, is accurate past 20 meters... Which is pretty much what would happen if you pit civilians who picked up guns in a hurry to defend their homeland against barely trained conscripts. Chris only gets better later on because he's constantly getting practice by actively fighting the Soviets. The enemy is a proper army with supply lines and vehicle support depots, while you are La Résistance with, at best, access to the sewers - act like it and cripple the enemy's logistics by demolishing supply helipads and bridges, or the Soviets will make you regret it with a constant stream of reinforcements and helicopter gunship support. It's called asymmetric warfare for a reason. Just because Tatarin is a General doesn't mean he's noticeably stronger or better than the rank and file. The difficulty in assassinating him comes from having to avoid or otherwise deal with the several squadrons patrolling the area - once you get into position, all that you need to take him out is a single sniper rifle bullet to the head, same as anyone else. | |
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Player Headquarters | |
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Player Headquarters: Three of them: the sewers, the subway tunnels, and the interior of one of the vent shafts beneath Governor's Island. They gradually evolve over the course of the game, becoming better equipped, more populated, and more sophisticated as the resistance grows in strength. | |
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Blatant Lies | |
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Blatant Lies: Courtesy of your local news leader Tatiana Kempinski, who serves as the face of all Soviet propaganda that insists that the invasion is actually a "liberation" of the American people from their "corrupted government leaders" and a path to a "better future". Thoroughly lampshaded in-game by the captured Troy Stone, who after being forced to decry his American ideals and to ask Chris to surrender blasts the Soviets as being full of nothing but lies, and pleads Chris to keep on fighting. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
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Bittersweet Ending: 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... | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_40cc0c7e | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_40da7cc9 | type |
Urban Warfare | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_40da7cc9 | comment |
The game is all about Urban Warfare. Go on, charge that Soviet checkpoint protected by an MG nest. It'll end up as it would in reality - with you and anybody with you getting unceremoniously shredded without accomplishing a thing. Flank it by going through a damaged building though, and the barely trained conscripts manning it won't last long when they're taken by surprise while their guns start out pointed in an entirely different direction. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_40da7cc9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_40da7cc9 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_427cc2b1 | type |
Sniping Mission | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_427cc2b1 | comment |
Sniping Mission: To assassinate General Tatarin. You can also drop the sniper rifle for another weapon in the beginning, making it considerably easier to reach your vantage point - you'll be able to get another one later on. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_427cc2b1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_427cc2b1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_427cc2b1 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_42c9f1ec | type |
Downplayed Trope | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_42c9f1ec | comment |
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. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_42c9f1ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_42c9f1ec | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_44f9bbcf | type |
Player Mooks | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_44f9bbcf | comment |
Player Mooks: The other freedom fighters. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_44f9bbcf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_44f9bbcf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_44f9bbcf | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | type |
The Unfought | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | comment |
The Unfought: Colonel/General Bulba disappears after The Reveal 3/4ths of the way through the game, and is nowhere to be seen during the final battle on Governor's Island. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_49fb5ccb | type |
Combat Pragmatist | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_49fb5ccb | comment |
Combat Pragmatist: Starting with Freedom Fighter difficulty, you have to be this to win. Here is a non-exhaustive list: Assaulting a Soviet position from the front is suicide. Circumventing them by going through damaged buildings and them from the sides is vital to overwhelming the most entrenched positions. You cannot win against armored cars bringing reinforcements with no end in sight without explosives. But they need a road to reach the AO. A road that always includes a bridge. Demolish it with C4, and you cut off the enemies from their reinforcements. Similarly, you cannot win against combat helicopters. You can, however, destroy their helipads with C4 to prevent them from deploying reinforcements. Soviet snipers usually set up vantage points in damaged buildings. Use stealth to attack them from behind, giving your self a free sniper rifle and a safe position from which to start thinning the enemy masses. Bypassing an MG nest and taking it over to kill reinforcements is very useful. Every Car Is a Pinto. If enemies hide too close to a car, remember it is a much easier target than enemies behind cover. Fellow Freedom Fighters behind good cover make a surprisingly useful distraction. They'll never see you flanking them or reaching a perfect position to throw a Molotov Cocktail at them until it's too late if you play your cards right. In the lower difficulty settings, large armored soldiers that wield a machinegun can be defeated with minimal support, sometimes with no support, provided the player has enough ammo, including grenades and molotov cocktails and plenty of medkits. In the higher difficulties, it's practically impossible to defeat a large MG wielding soldier alone. Thus teamwork and strategy become essential to complete the mission objective. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_49fb5ccb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_49fb5ccb | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4bca5b2e | type |
We Have Become Complacent | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4bca5b2e | comment |
We Have Become Complacent: It is implied that America simply ignored the Soviet Union's imperialism until it was too late. In the opening, Chris outright dismisses the Soviet invasion of South America as a conspiracy theory. Colonel Bulba even mocks Chris and America for having "one finger on the remote control and one up their nose", which allowed the Soviet invasion of the United States to easily succeed. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4bca5b2e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4bca5b2e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4bca5b2e | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | type |
Mook–Face Turn | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | comment |
Mook–Face Turn: giving a med-kit to abandoned, wounded Soviet police officer will net you an AK-wielding ally. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53407671 | type |
Action Survivor | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53407671 | comment |
Action Survivor: Chris was a plumber before becoming a freedom fighter. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53407671 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53407671 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53407671 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53b6ab6a | type |
Jumped at the Call | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53b6ab6a | comment |
Jumped at the Call: Chris, and probably most other freedom fighters. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53b6ab6a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53b6ab6a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_53b6ab6a | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_558245a7 | type |
Redshirt Army | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_558245a7 | comment |
Redshirt Army: An interesting subversion, as the many nameless rebels under your command are shown to be extremely capable fighters and stand a high chance of survival if you play your cards carefully. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_558245a7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_558245a7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_558245a7 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_5963b221 | type |
Eviler than Thou | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_5963b221 | comment |
Eviler than Thou: General Tatarin, although brutal, shows that he at least wants to be seen as a Villain with Good Publicity. Colonel Bulba of the KGB, in contrast, isn't afraid to say on national TV to the American people that if the "Freedom Phantom" isn't caught, the Soviets may have to start cracking down on the civilian population. Given that Bulba is actually Mr. Jones, he may very well be deliberately antagonizing the civilian population to increase the ferocity of the resistance. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_5963b221 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_5963b221 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_5963b221 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6092d940 | type |
HelpFaceTurn | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6092d940 | comment |
Help Face Turn: Some of the Freedom Fighters you can recruit into your squad are Russian soldiers who were left behind to die by their superiors after being wounded. If you heal them up they're immediately switch sides to the revolution and join your squad. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6092d940 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6092d940 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6092d940 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_60fa92ac | type |
Names to Run Away from Really Fast | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_60fa92ac | comment |
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Chris Stone becomes such a headache for the Soviet occupation forces, he earns the name of "Freedom Phantom". Cross him at your own peril. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_60fa92ac | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_60fa92ac | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_60fa92ac | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | type |
Heel–Face Turn | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | comment |
Heel–Face Turn: Wounded Soviet police officers, if Chris patches them up, they'll join your band (assuming you have the space for them). | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_62259825 | type |
Nintendo Hard | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_62259825 | comment |
Nintendo Hard: The game gets like this after the Sewer Level even on the lower difficulties. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_62259825 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_62259825 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_62259825 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6602cad | type |
Permanently Missable Content | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6602cad | comment |
Permanently Missable Content: Once you complete the primary objective in an area, you cannot come back to that area for some reason, and any bonus objectives, supplies, or useful equipment there is permanently lost. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6602cad | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6602cad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6602cad | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6638c7f7 | type |
Stealth-Based Mission | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6638c7f7 | comment |
Stealth-Based Mission: The game doesn't spell it out, but stealth is an actual feature in it and you can sneak past various enemies without combat. Normally this is useless, but when you're on the mission to assassinate General Tatarin, the best approach is to sneak through majority of the level and use the sniper rifle solely against the tiny handful of targets that can't be sneaked around. There are more straightforward ways of doing it, but stealth is the easiest and fastest one. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6638c7f7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6638c7f7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6638c7f7 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_69ab6c58 | type |
Justified Tutorial | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_69ab6c58 | comment |
Justified Tutorial: Chris is a plumber, so he needs the help to learn the ropes of fighting and commanding a squad. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_69ab6c58 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_69ab6c58 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_69ab6c58 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6cb4cb70 | type |
Improperly Placed Firearms | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6cb4cb70 | comment |
Improperly Placed Firearms: The AK, PP-19, PKM, RGO, RPG-7, and Dragunov are all right at home in the Soviet military's arsenal. The Beretta 92 pistol and SPAS-12 shotgun, not so much. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6cb4cb70 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6cb4cb70 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6cb4cb70 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6fc40689 | type |
Ragdoll Physics | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6fc40689 | comment |
Ragdoll Physics: Present, but rather subdued. Until you switch on the FlyMo-Ragdolls and/or Nailgun cheats. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6fc40689 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6fc40689 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_6fc40689 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7104ae6a | type |
Wrench Whack | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7104ae6a | comment |
Wrench Whack: While you can use melee attacks regardless of weapon, as one might expect, the plumber's wrench you use as a dedicated melee weapon is the strongest. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7104ae6a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7104ae6a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7104ae6a | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_738d1a0f | type |
Because You Were Nice to Me | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_738d1a0f | comment |
Because You Were Nice to Me: If Chris gives a wounded Soviet police officer a med-kit, he will then join Chris in the fight against his former comrades that left him for dead. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_738d1a0f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_738d1a0f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_738d1a0f | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_742a6e78 | type |
Gameplay Ally Immortality | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_742a6e78 | comment |
Gameplay Ally Immortality: Mr. Jones in the first level and Isabella in the last one are completely invincible. Your freedom fighter allies can be incapacitated, but can only be permanently killed by explosives, vehicles, Elite Mooks, or water. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_742a6e78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_742a6e78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_742a6e78 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7969f21e | type |
No One Gets Left Behind | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7969f21e | comment |
No One Gets Left Behind: Subverted all to hell on the Soviet side, as you'll often find wounded Soviet police officers that have been left behind to die. Heel–Face Turn: Wounded Soviet police officers, if Chris patches them up, they'll join your band (assuming you have the space for them). | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7969f21e | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7969f21e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7969f21e | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7eb49b31 | type |
Almost Kiss | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7eb49b31 | comment |
Almost Kiss: Isabella Angelina and Christoper Stone almost show each other how close they've become amongst the fighting when Phil Bagzton barges in saying they're going to miss the party. They then storm off and he fills embarrassed but then says something inspirational before the credits roll. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7eb49b31 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7eb49b31 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7eb49b31 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | type |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | comment |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Chris himself wonders about this at the end, if he's destroyed so much to defeat an enemy that will just be back with even more troops. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_80580ffe | type |
Optional Stealth | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_80580ffe | comment |
Optional Stealth: Stealth is crucial in earlier missions, and mission descriptions typically warn you to stay out of Soviet floodlights, but with a large enough squad and some good weaponry you can easily just charge straight through enemy defenses. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_80580ffe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_80580ffe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_80580ffe | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | type |
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | comment |
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: According to the Soviets' propaganda, "Last three American president were corrupt, involved in assassination of foreign countries' leaders, and cheated on their wives." | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8344209e | type |
BFG | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8344209e | comment |
BFG: Chris can wield a PKM machine gun (over 16 pounds unloaded) like an assault rifle. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8344209e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8344209e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8344209e | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | type |
What Happened to the Mouse? | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | comment |
What Happened to the Mouse?: Colonel Bulba, who is not seen during the final liberation of New York. Tatiana Kempinski just disappears after the death of General Tatarin, and is nowhere to be seen when you take over her broadcast studio just a couple of missions later. The People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union's other major adversary, is never mentioned in the game. However, it is unknown if it became a major power or if it had a political fallout with the Union in this timeline. Also in a meta-example America is being overrun by the Soviet war machine, and the US Army is nowhere to be found. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_871cff0c | type |
Create Your Own Hero | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_871cff0c | comment |
Create Your Own Hero: 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. 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 as Mr. Jones 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. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_871cff0c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_871cff0c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_871cff0c | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_87e661e8 | type |
Absurdly Spacious Sewer | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_87e661e8 | comment |
Absurdly-Spacious Sewer: It's your underground base, a raft big enough to fit a dozen men can float comfortably along, and it's the resistance's preferred mode of travel for bypassing Soviet roadblocks. The game is set in New York City, after all, which really does have sewers that big (some even describe the real network as an underground city). | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_87e661e8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_87e661e8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_87e661e8 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8a888e34 | type |
Exploding Barrels | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8a888e34 | comment |
Exploding Barrels: And cars, too. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8a888e34 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8a888e34 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8a888e34 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8e04fdd7 | type |
Dragon with an Agenda | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8e04fdd7 | comment |
Dragon with an Agenda: Colonel Bulba is almost personally responsible for the resistance's existence, helps you obtain several key victories, and directs you to assassinate his own superior before showing what's Beneath the Mask and taking the reins as General Bulba. Said assassination might have been intended as an Uriah Gambit to get rid of Chris – it's certainly one of the harder missions – and the ensuing Klingon Promotion was simply a happy accident. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8e04fdd7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8e04fdd7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_8e04fdd7 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_911b22d8 | type |
Suspicious Video-Game Generosity | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_911b22d8 | comment |
Suspicious Videogame Generosity: Rocket Launchers and Sniper Rifles generally appear only where they would be the most useful, and generally only with enough ammo to be immediately useful. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_911b22d8 | |
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_928ca2cc | comment |
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: As soon as Tatarin is killed, Colonel Bulba is promoted to General in his stead and he immediately orders the destruction of the very resistance movement he had deceived into helping him carry out this plot; luckily for everyone, his attempt to kill Chris fails miserably. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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A-Team Firing | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_964ea66c | comment |
A-Team Firing: 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. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Big Bad | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_970c790a | comment |
When planning to kill the Big Bad, Phil says "Sure! Let's sneak into his cocktail party and put some cyanide pills in his glass!". This is exactly what you do in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin to assassinate a Russian general. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_970c790a | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9a117348 | type |
Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9a117348 | comment |
Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels: The game actually has two entirely different sets, one for selecting the difficulty and another acting as descriptions for them, which are also displayed in the save/load menu: Demonstrator: "A walk in the park" Rebel: "Have a blast" Freedom Fighter: "You got what it takes?" Revolutionary: "Against all odds" | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9a117348 | |
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Took a Level in Badass | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9bcd82c0 | comment |
Took a Level in Badass: Chris was just an everyman plumber to begin with. But when Chris gives his Rousing Speech to all of New York City, and when he and his men approach Governor's Island for the final assault, you can see just how far he's come as the leader of the American resistance. So much so that in the final fight, you cross the frozen water on a boat with Chris standing on the bow. Whatever the ultimate outcome, Chris becomes a very significant player in this Alternate History. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Hyperspace Arsenal | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9c7e3137 | comment |
Hyperspace Arsenal: Your primary weapon is on your back when it's not used, but your backpack apparently holds your ammo, pistol, wrench, twenty grenades and Molotovs, four packs of C4 explosive, ten medkits, and your binoculars. All of which can be accessed easily. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9c7e3137 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | type |
Made of Iron | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | comment |
Made of Iron: The Soviet heavy machine gunners take about 3 full magazines of assault rifle fire to bring down, and can even survive several direct frag grenade hits. Hint: A direct hit with a Molotov will sap their health to something manageable over time. Grenades can help, too, if they get knocked over; you can pump them full of lead or beat the crap out of them while they're down and unable to respond. Allies that can join you (other freedom fighters and defecting Soviet police officers) also seem to be able to take a good deal of damage as well. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | |
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Friendly Fireproof | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9e8aa11e | comment |
Friendly Fireproof: The other freedom fighters are invulnerable to their ally's bullets (but not the player's grenades). | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9e8aa11e | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9edbda07 | type |
Elite Mooks | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9edbda07 | comment |
Elite Mooks: Two different types of Soviet special forces, both armed with blistering-quick submachine guns; burly men wearing orange scarves who roll around and choke your rebel allies to death, and female Splinter Cell ninja wannabes who cartwheel around and can take almost a full magazine from an AK-47 before dropping. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9edbda07 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9edbda07 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9f86dbcf | type |
Immune to Flinching | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9f86dbcf | comment |
Immune to Flinching: The Heavily Armored Mook enemies won't be staggered by body shots, so they can continue shooting at you even as you unload into them. They can still be staggered by headshots, though. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_9f86dbcf | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a121abc7 | type |
Respawning Enemies | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a121abc7 | comment |
Respawning Enemies: In some levels an armored car or transport helicopter will periodically bring in reinforcements. Defied Trope: You can blow up the helipad/bridge with C4, preventing reinforcements from coming in. Or, if you're feeling particularly vindictive, you can just blow up the transports as they come in. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a121abc7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a121abc7 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a24989ce | type |
Save Point | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a24989ce | comment |
Save Point: The manhole covers allow you to return to the rebel base and save or quicksave in the mission. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a24989ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a24989ce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a24989ce | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a70223 | type |
Karma Houdini | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a70223 | comment |
Karma Houdini: Colonel/General Bulba is nowhere to be found by the game's ending after having your hideout destroyed and revealing himself as the mole. Of course, that doesn't mean he got off scot free, due to the probable response of the Soviet Command to his formation of a resistance group in New York for personal glory that actually threw him and the Red Army out of the state. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a70223 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a70223 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a73c2eaf | type |
Expository Gameplay Limitation | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a73c2eaf | comment |
Expository Gameplay Limitation: In the rebel base prior to the attack on the post office, the player is prevented from using any weapons. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a73c2eaf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a73c2eaf | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a796d2a6 | type |
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a796d2a6 | comment |
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: Neither you, your allies, or your enemies are particularly accurate with any firearm except for the sniper rifle or the mounted machinegun. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a796d2a6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a796d2a6 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a86069f | type |
Alternate History | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a86069f | comment |
Alternate History: Spelled out for the player in the timeline provided at the beginning of the game. However technological levels are pretty much the same as the real world and most of Americans brush off the imminent invasion as paranoia or conspiracy theory right before it happens. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a86069f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a86069f | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | type |
Giant Mook | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | comment |
Giant Mooks: Huge Soviet supermen wearing full plate armor and carrying heavy machine guns, who can eat 2 rockets, at least 3–4 sniper rifle shots to the face, or 2–3 mags of AK-47 fire before finally dying. In the bonus level, a different variant appears with automatic shotguns and white armor. Run. Away. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a89efe3c | type |
Unusable Enemy Equipment | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a89efe3c | comment |
Unusable Enemy Equipment: Averted. Save for your wrench, all of the weapons come from the enemy. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a89efe3c | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_a89efe3c | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_aaece264 | type |
Rousing Speech | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_aaece264 | comment |
Rousing Speech: After the resistance takes back the news studio in times square, Chris addresses his fellow Americans - turns into a Balcony Speech at the end. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_aaece264 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_aaece264 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_aaece264 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_acf33d00 | type |
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_acf33d00 | comment |
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: As Mr. Jones, Colonel Bulba successfully manipulates Chris into assassinating General Tatarin, allowing Bulba to fill the void created by his death and letting him conquer New York on his terms, with the added pleasure of wiping out the resistance. However, by this point he had already allowed the resistance to grow into a formidable fighting force under Chris' inspiring leadership, enabled them to kill hundreds of his countrymen and had effectively created the Freedom Phantom that would go on to put a serious wrench into the Soviet Army's plans to subjugate the entire country. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_acf33d00 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_acf33d00 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32 | type |
Unique Enemy | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32 | comment |
Unique Enemy: The Liberty Island bonus level ends with a fight on the Statue of Liberty's torch against a pair of unique Soviet Heavies. They wear fancier armor than the regular Heavies, and in addition to their usual machineguns, they also carry unique full-auto shotguns. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b4ac1655 | type |
Molotov Cocktail | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b4ac1655 | comment |
Molotov Cocktail: Quite realistic ones, too. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b4ac1655 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b4ac1655 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b4ac1655 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b6c94487 | type |
Invaded States of America | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b6c94487 | comment |
Invaded States of America: Duh; this time by a Soviet Union that never collapsed and slowly encroached nearly the entire planet. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b6c94487 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b6c94487 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b7c53a22 | type |
Blood Knight | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b7c53a22 | comment |
General Tatarin is perhaps the biggest example of this. According to the manual, he is a Blood Knight, Four Star Bad Ass, and a Front Line General. And none of this is ever brought up in the game. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b7c53a22 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b7c53a22 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b8ab7dc4 | type |
Treacherous Advisor | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b8ab7dc4 | comment |
Treacherous Advisor: He was really the Big Bad all along, building La Résistance up so he could destroy it later and get the glory. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b8ab7dc4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b8ab7dc4 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b9f472b | type |
Storming the Castle | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b9f472b | comment |
Storming the Castle: Done twice, though the first is more of an infiltration. Really kicks in during the final stage when you take Fort Jay on Governor's Island. Pretty much every area of every level save three has this on a more subdued level, as it is necessary to knock out the local Soviet field HQ in order to clear an area. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b9f472b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_b9f472b | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bad22526 | type |
What If? | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bad22526 | comment |
What If?: …the Soviets got the bomb first, while America remained isolationist? | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bad22526 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bad22526 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bad22526 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bc53c881 | type |
Recruitment by Rescue | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bc53c881 | comment |
Recruitment by Rescue: Bandaging wounded troops - including abandoned Red Army soldiers - is a great way to recruit them. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bc53c881 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bc53c881 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bc53c881 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | type |
Short-Range Shotgun | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | comment |
Short-Range Shotgun: Almost every gun has poor accuracy at long range, but the shotgun is useless beyond a few feet. It makes up for this by being able to kill a typical mook in only two shots at close range. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c2b28f75 | type |
A.K.A.-47 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c2b28f75 | comment |
A.K.A.-47: All the weapons are obviously real, but none are mentioned by name, just generic names like "assault rifle" for an AK-103 or "shotgun" for a SPAS-12. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c2b28f75 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c2b28f75 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c36cba70 | type |
Mooks | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c36cba70 | comment |
Mooks: It's raining Soviets! Mook Lieutenant: Soviet Officers fight with shotguns and are noticeably larger and tougher than regular troops. They also coordinate enemy squads with hand gestures in battle. Elite Mooks: Two different types of Soviet special forces, both armed with blistering-quick submachine guns; burly men wearing orange scarves who roll around and choke your rebel allies to death, and female Splinter Cell ninja wannabes who cartwheel around and can take almost a full magazine from an AK-47 before dropping. Giant Mooks: Huge Soviet supermen wearing full plate armor and carrying heavy machine guns, who can eat 2 rockets, at least 3–4 sniper rifle shots to the face, or 2–3 mags of AK-47 fire before finally dying. In the bonus level, a different variant appears with automatic shotguns and white armor. Run. Away. Mook–Face Turn: giving a med-kit to abandoned, wounded Soviet police officer will net you an AK-wielding ally. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c36cba70 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c36cba70 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c36cba70 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c3c18143 | type |
Hope Spot | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c3c18143 | comment |
Hope Spot: The entire campaign in New York City becomes this for the rest of the Soviet-occupied United States. The city has been irreversibly scarred by the invasion and subsequent resistance, yes, but the American citizens who rallied to the cause now realize that they can fight and win against a superior enemy, and the success of the New York resistance inspires hundreds of other cells across the nation to take the fight back to the enemy. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c3c18143 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c3c18143 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c513249 | type |
Harder Than Hard | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c513249 | comment |
Harder Than Hard: The Revolutionary difficulty, in which you have the exact same amount of health as the weakest enemy mooks. And there are hundreds of them, and only one of you. Hope you know how to use cover and put your squad to good use. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c513249 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c513249 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c5b47b36 | type |
Offscreen Moment of Awesome | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c5b47b36 | comment |
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Implied Trope. Mid-to-late game rebel cells you can recruit often come equipped with PP-19 bizons which are only carried by the Spetsnaz troops. | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c5b47b36 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c5b47b36 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c5b47b36 | |
| Freedom Fighters (2003) (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: The Super Mario Bros.-esque uniforms worn by the game's protagonist plumber brothers. Chris is a plumber, who teleports through sewer pipes and can throw fireballs (molotovs). This is probably why they make a Mario reference. In the beginning of the game, there's a movie poster starring Agent 47 from Hitman, IO Interactive's more well-known franchise. When planning to kill the Big Bad, Phil says "Sure! Let's sneak into his cocktail party and put some cyanide pills in his glass!". This is exactly what you do in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin to assassinate a Russian general. Some trains carry the name "47 United". In one of the news tickers, it's mentioned that newborn babies will have their Social Security numbers tattooed to their necks; Agent 47 has a barcode tattooed in the same place. One of the lines your allies can call out when taking control of a mounted machine-gun is "Say 'ello to my little friend!" | |
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Large and in Charge | |
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Large and in Charge: General Tatarin, the leader of the Soviet invasion force, is a 7-foot tall giant. He's a rare realistic example of the trope in that, from his facial features, he shows indications of having giantism and acromegaly, rather than simply being abnormally tall for no apparent reason. | |
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It's Up to You | |
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It's Up to You: Even surrounded by allies and part of an organized resistance movement, Chris seems to do everything important, from demolition to assassination. Even when he becomes the leader of the movement. Although, to be fair, he's never actually alone on any of his operations, with anywhere from two to twelve friendlies directly supporting him at any given time, far more than most other games will give for characters of equal skill and importance. | |
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Magnetic Hero | |
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Magnetic Hero: A gameplay mechanic, even. You can even get some wounded Soviet soldiers to follow you if you're kind enough to patch them up. | |
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Schmuck Bait | |
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Schmuck Bait: The mission to assassinate general Tatarin is chock-full of this, mostly in that the game suggests you take a sniper rifle while never mentioning the fact Chris can swim. If you just go head-on with the mission, you will have a primary weapon without enough ammo to deal with all the sentries on the way in, not to mention probably twice as many searching for you on the way out. | |
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Bonus Stage | |
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Bonus Stage: The Liberty Island Level, accessible by loading your save after beating the game on the the two higher difficulties which are Freedom Fighter or Revolutionary. | |
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Island Base | |
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Island Base: The Soviets reappropriate Governor's Island as the headquarters for local occupation forces. | |
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Monumental Damage | |
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Monumental Damage: A bonus map in the game is Liberty Island, with the Statue of Liberty in pieces and scattered all around it. | |
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Authority Equals Asskicking | |
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Just because Tatarin is a General doesn't mean he's noticeably stronger or better than the rank and file. The difficulty in assassinating him comes from having to avoid or otherwise deal with the several squadrons patrolling the area - once you get into position, all that you need to take him out is a single sniper rifle bullet to the head, same as anyone else. | |
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We Need a Distraction | |
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Fellow Freedom Fighters behind good cover make a surprisingly useful distraction. They'll never see you flanking them or reaching a perfect position to throw a Molotov Cocktail at them until it's too late if you play your cards right. In the lower difficulty settings, large armored soldiers that wield a machinegun can be defeated with minimal support, sometimes with no support, provided the player has enough ammo, including grenades and molotov cocktails and plenty of medkits. In the higher difficulties, it's practically impossible to defeat a large MG wielding soldier alone. Thus teamwork and strategy become essential to complete the mission objective. | |
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Defied Trope | |
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Defied Trope: You can blow up the helipad/bridge with C4, preventing reinforcements from coming in. Or, if you're feeling particularly vindictive, you can just blow up the transports as they come in. | |
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The Starscream | |
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The Starscream: Mr. Jones, or rather Colonel Bulba, to both the Rebels and to the Soviets. Though ultimately his loyalty has always been to the latter. | |
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Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters | |
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Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: Duh. The resistance movement is called a terrorist group on the Soviet propaganda channel, SAFN. | |
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Arbitrary Headcount Limit | |
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Arbitrary Headcount Limit: Even when you become the de facto leader of the resistance, you can only bring a small squad with you. 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. | |
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Dude, Where's My Respect? | |
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Dude, Where's My Respect?: It's shown right there in the corner. By completing missions and objectives, you gain charisma, which lets you get more allies to command. But if you try to recruit more people then you're allowed, they blow you off, which is a little insulting after you infiltrate the enemy command center and shoot the supreme leader in the face. | |
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Squad Controls | |
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Squad Controls: It might have been the Trope Codifier, being one of the first shooters to have the streamlined commands for controlling the squad and individual soldiers, combined with (relatively) competent AI following your basic orders. Stands out to this day due to the simplicity and effectiveness of the design. | |
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Brick Joke | |
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Brick Joke: Seen in the SAFN news propaganda ticker: "Trouble with your pets? Take them to Pets4Free at Lincoln Tunnel, and we will take good care of them for you". A bunch of unrelated propaganda later: "Trouble feeding your family? Registered workers can exchange food vouchers for 1 kilo of unspecified minced meat at Foods4Free at Lincoln Tunnel." | |
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Attack! Attack! Attack! | |
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Attack! Attack! Attack!: Once you're commanding a squad of at least 6 soldiers and everyone is armed with assault rifles, this becomes a surprisingly effective strategy - simply send them toward enemy position, while pinning down machine gun operators or sniping them out. This even works on highest difficulty, just needs an extra bit of commanding. | |
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