Freedom Force

From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with…

90 26 March 2002 from $1.24

Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Tactical Action Comedy

Freedom Force is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Irrational Games, released 26 March 2002 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.24 at Steam.

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What Freedom Force is

Freedom Force is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Irrational Games and released in 2002. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on NetImmerse.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Freedom Force is a real-time tactical role-playing game developed by Irrational Games and published by Electronic Arts and Crave Entertainment in 2002. The player guides a team of superheroes as they defend Patriot City from a variety of villains, monsters, and other menaces. The game's budget was around $2 million. A sequel, Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich, was self-published in early March 2005. The games were made available on Steam on May 29, 2009.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Freedom Force holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 22 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 600 MHz or faster Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor, 128 MB or more RAM and 32 MB or greater supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 8.1 compatible driver. At 0GB 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.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.24 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Freedom Force launched on 26 March 2002, within three weeks of Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast and Heroes of Might and Magic IV. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

Cheats and codes

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Freedom Force — frequently asked questions

When did Freedom Force come out?

Freedom Force was released on 26 March 2002 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does Freedom Force cost?

The cheapest current price for Freedom Force is $1.24 at Steam, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Freedom Force?

At minimum, Freedom Force needs 600 MHz or faster Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor, 128 MB or more RAM, 32 MB or greater supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 8.1 compatible driver graphics, 570 MB or more free hard disk space plus space for saved games of storage.

How many GB is Freedom Force?

The PC version needs about 0.6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("570 MB or more free hard disk space plus space for saved games"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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