Video Gaming News - May 2002
Redwood City, CA (May 20, 2002) - EA today announced that development has begun
on Freedom: The Battle for Liberty Island, an third-person action-adventure game
set in an alternate history. As the hero, the player takes
the role of a mild mannered, blue-collar worker who finds himself hurled into
the position of a fearless freedom fighter as he battles an invading Soviet Red
Army on the besieged streets of New York City. The game is currently in
development for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, from Io Interactive and is slated for a worldwide
release Fall 2002. A first-person version of the game is also in development for
the PC and is scheduled for a winter release.
From EA:
In a new reality where the Soviet Union won the Cold War, a fierce conflict
is unfolding in America as the Red Army invades a vulnerable United States. The
player takes on the role of an average citizen caught in the middle of the
conflict as enemy forces take control New York City and begin imprisoning
innocent Americans, including the player's brother. With American military
forces pushed out of New York City, an Underground Resistance movement is all
that remains to retake control of the fallen city. Recruited by the Resistance,
the player will rise through the ranks by successfully completing missions with
minimal casualties, ultimately becoming the charismatic leader of the group.
Success will largely depend on the player's ability to recruit and lead fellow
New Yorkers to join in the battle, and eventually rescue his sibling and
liberate the city.
Freedom: The Battle for Liberty Island provides two layers of gameplay -- a
strategic turn-based mode centering around base operations in the underground
sewer and an action mode that unfolds in the streets where fierce battles are
won or lost and resources are captured. In this mode players will experience
intense urban guerilla warfare scenarios ranging from small sabotage missions to
large battles where players have to conquer enemy installations.
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