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Good, but too short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This was an excellent game in terms of fun and quality. The graphics are excellent and the story is well suited to the story at the same time. However, it was far too short, and lacks some replayability.

great but short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: April 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Just finished FFVTR-

Pros- Fun to revisit, enjoyable and worth the $$, definately worth the $$.

Cons: Shorter than I would have liked and issues with game balance. You can REALLY soup up a custom charactor and it throws the game balance.

I created a straight 10's with acid burn area, melee, and direct with clone and mercy as well as gathering of friends and empaty and it steam rolled everything. Only cost 31K prestige. hmmmmm.

Overall-it's enjoyable despite some REALLY annoying levels (Could Skyking "Adjust his suit ANY more slowly????) would like to see the ability to adjust the powers that the built in charactors have(ie expand a range or up the damage on something), Game balance is off-but I liked kicking A**.

Buy it, you'll like it and it WILL leave you wanting more. In part because of the length.

Joe

like Xmen legends but more rpg and less beat them up

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: March 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game kind off plays like xmen legends but emphasises the rpg aspect as opposed to the beat them up

Great Except for Bugs (no patches available)

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game for Christmas, and loved it. That is, until the sound failed. Oddly enough the game somehow resets the sound and speaker settings on my computer. I love the game though, and if it weren't for the sound problem (for which there is no patch [and there is no patch available of any kind at this point]) I would rate the whole thing five stars.

The greatest super heroes - who never were.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You will believe that these heroes have existed in the pages of comics for over half a century, that they were the creations of Jack Kirby, that you're looking at actual comic book covers during the loading screens.

The personalities are perfect. The heroes are interesting, likable, and unique. The game-play is pure time-slipping joy. It's campy, well polished, and delivered better than any other super hero based game ever made.

DC and Marvel... TAKE NOTE!

Here's hoping we see more of Freedom Force. The first game was great (Be sure and grab the 1.3 patch if you decide to pick up the original game, it addresses XP SP2 issues!), But this sequel is as close to perfection as any game has ever come, in terms of embodying a love of classic comic books, and super heroes.

Excelsior!

Buggy without a patch

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: August 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has been out now for 6 months. It has suffered from numerous bugs from the VERY FIRST DAY! There has not been a single patch released from IG.

It is my opinion that once they've made their money, they don't care. There is not any profit in fixing the broken games they sell.

If it weren't for the bugs and lack of tech support/patches this would be a 4 or 5 star game.

Good game but way, way too short

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: June 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you liked or loved the original Freedom Force but thought it was too short, you'll both love and loath Freedom Force v. the Third Reich.

Essentially, FFVTTR is the same great game as FF but it's hard to justify the $30 price tag for what is essentially a an add on mod. I played FFVTTR four times while playing the original FF in parallel. Then near the end, characters are taken away making it hard to max those characters out.

Wait for it to hit the bargain bin, $10-$12 is an okay price to pay for this very, very short game. I was stunned to come here and find someone thought there was enough of a game to make an official strategy guide.

I really wish game reviewers in magazine would start doing their job and point these things out. Especially magazines that one of the lead designers work for.

But still not as bad as the Steam debacle.

A Blast Into the Past

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Those who played the original Freedom Force should prepare themselves for an increasingly growing storyline which takes this orignal comic book world into a class of its own. Those new to the series are in for a real treat.

In many ways this is much like the original. This is in many ways a good thing. Much in terms of custom content can and probably should have been added, but that does not take away from the fact that this game is a blast to play. The single player storyline may be a little hard to pick up for those new to the game, but it will quickly pull you in. One legitimate complaint is that it is both short and easier than the first game, but this fact will only bother fans of the first game, and even then the story and general feel of the game are still well worth it.

If you have a list of new features that you are confident the new game "had to" add, the you will be disappointed. But if you want a well-written, imersive comic book RPG experience, than this is definitely the game for you.

Amazing, but a bit short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have played the original FF and I must say that that game is probably one of the best games I own. This was a good follow-up effort. I was dissapointed with the new heroes, though. Out of the six new heroes, only Tombstone is any good. He also has the best origin. The modding tools were better on the first game, or at least were easier to understand, anyway. The story and gameplay were great, though I wish the game had been longer. The new villians were probably the coolest aspect.

Like the original only better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: March 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've just finished Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich, and I can say it's been a long time since I've had so much fun with a game. Yes, it's much like the original, only better. Better graphics, camera movement, effects, writing/voice acting and character control. There are also some new, interesting characters along with all the old favorites.

And, as before, there is a great editor for creating custom characters, and a "rumble room" for testing out characters or just practicing to see what works best.

It should be noted that I'm mostly into the single player aspect of this game as opposed to multiplayer. With this in mind, it's been a long time since I've laughed so hard at the screen. My favorite new character, "Tombstone" (hit with Energy X right when he was electrocuted in the chair), has been given the power of "mind possession" which has to create some of the funniest situations I've ever seen.

The enemies are absolutely hilarious and include WWII Germans, Japanese ("Red Sun"), facist Italians and so on. The byplay between all these people and the Freedom Force is just great. (Nuclear Winter, Timemaster, etc. also come back in a couple of missions to help set up the story).

I can really think of nothing serious to complain about here. It's like heroes from both the Silver Age and Golden Age of comic books brought to life (with three new characters from the earlier era -- Skyking, Black Jack and Tricolour). You're either into this kind of thing or you're not.

My only possible complaint is with the AI. There still is that old problem of characters getting run over by cars and/or running full-on into things (like tanks, trucks, etc.) and taking significant damage. I still don't know whether or not this is on purpose.

This is great, great stuff. Perfectly realized comic book heroes against everybody's favorite bad guys. For those of you who are disappointed, what more did you expect? To me, this stuff can never get old. And, above all, this game has an "open" ending like the first, so there is room for still another Freedom Force in the future.

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