Talk:Freedom Fighters (video game)

Bloated?

Of the many video game articles I read, this one seems large by comparison. Some of the headings, I feel can be completely eliminated without taking anything of importance away from someone who wants to know more about this game. Those headings are : 8 Military accuracies and notable events; 9 Conspiracy; 6 Vehicles; 5 Weapons; 3 Multiplayer. My reasons for a request to remove the Vehicles, Weapons, and Multiplayer, is that it doesn't have any useful information on the game that's relevant. --141.151.14.70 02:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Sequel?

Will there ever be a Freedom Fighters 2 in which the Freedom Fighters take the fight to the Soviet Union itself to overthrow its government? - John Edward Alexander V--Ed Telerionus 21:09, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

We can only hope. Thmars10

Would "Freedom Fighter II" have anything to do with Zangief? --Damian Yerrick 05:00, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

A sequel isn't looking very likely, unfortunately. It was announced nearly two years ago and there hasn't been any more information. That's really sad considering the first game was so excellent. --MafiaCapo 3:05 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I added a section explaining the situation of the sequel, unfortunately there is not much to tell. :( Thmars10 00:20, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Thmars10's explanation needs an update. It still speaks about Lynch & Kane in future tense, but there's a sequel to that game now? 93.166.114.170 (talk) 00:24, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Please use the talk page only for discussing the article itself, not debate about the subject. Eik Corell (talk) 01:09, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

AK-103

I haven't read through the manual, but wouldn't the assault rifle in Freedom Fighters be the AK-74? --Scottie theNerd 12:45, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

The manual simply says 'assault rifle', but the banana curve of the magazine hints at 7.62 ammunition. Which would mean it's an AK-103. Joffeloff 09:44, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

I would like a citataion for the claim of a sequl being in works.69.153.161.35HACKED

The Bizon isn't a handheld weapon in the game. It is carried as a primary weapon, a sub-machine gun.

The handgun in the game isn't an M9, it's the Russian MP-443.

Regarding a sequel, a member of GameFAQs wrote to IO Interactive and the was told something would be shown at the next E3. The name of the secret project wasn't given, but the writer said fans of the game wouldn't be disappointed. Link to the forum thread. 198.105.45.201 06:54, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

We've got stuff here about 2 or 3 different subjects. There's a section about sequels. Friendly Person (talk) 17:23, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Halo?

I wouldn't say Halo were the first to implement those features. I think refernce to it is entirly unnessistary--Rim-Fire 11:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, those features were not first implemented in Halo and are standard gameplay elements in many first and third person shooters, I have removed this needless reference

Trivia Info

The Trivia fact about being able to to see one of the WTC towers is false.

1. the top of the tower you see is not flat topped, one side is taller than the other making the top of the building slanted
2. This particular mission takes place in Brooklyn, if you where looking at the WTC the perspective in-game would be much different i.e. the building would look shorter and farther away.
3. along with the roof the the sides of this building are not the same as what would have been the WTC

It is not very clear. Yes, you can see a very tall building from the rooftop of the fire station. It maybe one of the WTC towers, but there is no clear indication.--Vintei 02:54, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I've removed several items from the trivia section:

• During the summer mission set on the Fire Station level, a very tall building can be seen from the flag pole. It could be one of the World Trade Center towers, but there is no clear indication.

This is Citigroup Center, definately not the WTC.

• Many downed traffic signs display routes to New Jersey, perhaps possessing some hidden meaning.

Original research. Besides, where else would the signs point in lower Manhattan?

• "'The War of the Worlds is referenced, as the American resistance hides and lives in the sewers of New York, while using captured Soviet equipment to do battle with the invaders. This is similar to a proposed plotline in the H. G. Wells book, in which a defeated artilleryman, sharing a living space with the main character, proposes that the remnants of humanity hide in the sewers of London and learn to replicate Martian technology to expel them from Earth.

More original research. I really don't think this is a reference, anyway.

• On the Hotel level of the summer mission, a destroyed tank of unknown origins is lying in the streets. On the same level, a crashed airplane partially embedded in the street has the American flag painted on its wing. This suggests that the US Armed Forces did stage some sort of retaliation against the Soviets.

First, that's a Soviet tank; the turret doesn't resemble any American tanks, and the wreckage is exactly the same as the tank you destroy in the television station level. Second, that's an American flag draped over a piece of concrete. It doesn't look anything like a plane wreck.

• It is possible that the Soviets had control of Alaska before the invasion of New York City and the rest of United States, as the Soviet Reporter reports that there were re-education camps there, hinting that they could have been built before the invasion.

And again, original research. Besides, there are no hints in what she said, just that people were being sent to re-education facilities in Alaska. I don't think she even said anything about camps.

I'd also like to see more elaboration on the Red Dawn aspects. I know it was an influence, but I haven't seen all of the movie, so I can't add any examples. 67.87.67.56 03:06, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Possible Reference?

In the very first mission, in Isabella's room, there is a poster for "Hong Kong Love Story" with what appears to be Agent 47 and a woman. Should this be right under the spotting of 47 on that billboard or something? MToolen 04:40, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Mr. Jones' Identity

Mr. Jones is Colonel Bulba's undercover alias. They are the same person, and are voiced by the same voice actor. Bulba revealed his alias to Chris using his Mr. Jones' voice in the sewer mission. This is a well-accepted fact discussed on gaming websites like neoseeker and ign boards. Chemicalkinetics 18 May 2007 (ETC)

Tatarin/Tartarin Spelling

In the PS2 version of the game, subtitles always have Tatarin. On this page it appears both ways.--Friendly Person 22:12, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Maybe I spelled his name wrong... I will check later and make correction later, or someone else can do it. Chemicalkinetics 14:46, 09 July 2007 (ETC)

Just noticed this comment. It's Tatarin, I've already made corrections a while ago. -- MiG (talk) 23:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Themes

Freedom Fighters may be considered to be a play on American patriotism during the Cold War of the 1980s. Reaganesque sentiments in describing the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" are fulfilled as the USSR is portrayed as a world-dominating superpower with few, if any, serious rivals.

I removed this from the article for original research- if it can be shown the developers meant it to be playing on American fears during the Cold War, it can be put back in. 67.87.67.56 08:28, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

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Bad soundbites

Among other villains who are raiding on USA are those who once had spoken Serbo-Croat language: you can hear them cursing various profanities on language of Balkan people like: "Pobunjenik, ti ćeš osjetiti bol" , "Probaj moj nož". These profanities are specialty of female members of Russian Black ops. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.65.92.153 (talk) 16:55, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Google translates these from Croatian as "Rebel, you will feel the pain" and "Try my knife". Friendly Person (talk) 17:33, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Manual

The character section had much text copied from the game manual. This is not allowed. Lots42 (talk) 02:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Promotion to C class

I've done a major copy edit overhaul of the entire article, added 22 new inline citations, and significantly expanded the "Development" and "Reception" sections. I believe this article is now of sufficient quality to be considered C class. If you disagree, please contact me with any constructive criticism and I will try to improve the article accordingly. --Chris Fjordson 08:33, 2 April 2014 (UTC)