Freedom Fighters

Freedom Fighters is a third-person shooter, in which the player navigates through the streets of New York while fighting the Soviet forces. The game also contains squad-based elements, having a charisma meter…

70 26 September 2003

Shooter Simulator Tactical Action Fantasy Historical

Freedom Fighters is a shooter developed by IO Interactive, released 26 September 2003 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.

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What Freedom Fighters is

Freedom Fighters is a shooter game developed by IO Interactive and released in 2003. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Glacier.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Freedom Fighters is a 2003 third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and Windows. It was developed by IO Interactive and published by EA Games.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Freedom Fighters holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 37% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 134 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium 4 1.5Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent, 4 GB RAM and 100% DirectX 10 compatible video card. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Freedom Fighters launched on 26 September 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and The Simpsons: Hit & Run. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Freedom Fighters — frequently asked questions

When did Freedom Fighters come out?

Freedom Fighters was released on 26 September 2003 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Freedom Fighters?

At minimum, Freedom Fighters needs Pentium 4 1.5Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent, 4 GB RAM, 100% DirectX 10 compatible video card graphics, 800 MB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Freedom Fighters?

The main story of Freedom Fighters takes around 7 hrs.

How many GB is Freedom Fighters?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "800 MB available space" and the recommended line says "1 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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