Sequels That Should Have Been: Freedom Fighters 2
"The term “freedom fighter” is a controversial one, depending on whose side they are on. But regardless of motivations, there’s something noble about it, isn’t there? Giving up their former ways of life to fight for a country, a cause or even an idea takes guts. They’ll be fighting against an enemy that’s better equipped, better trained and better fed than themselves. However, they’ve got one thing the enemy hasn’t. Determination and desperation. To reiterate the old cliché: they’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
A quiet morning in New York – well, as quiet as they get – is interrupted as the Soviets decide to invade. For years they’ve slowly been eating up more and more of the world, and have been sitting quietly on the borders, waiting for an opportunity to show itself. In other words, Freedom Fighters (2003) is an exploration of what could have happened if the Cold War hadn’t been fairly balanced. The game was crafted by IO Interactive, who are otherwise most famo…
