Yet as players send fighters into battle and experience casualties, their charisma rating will diminish. Once on the streets, the action takes place in real-time as players fight using such weapons as machine guns, grenades, and Molotov Cocktails.Īs players capture key military installations and rescue prisoners, their character's charisma rating will increase, thereby helping the recruiting process. From an underground base in the sewers, players plan out their missions using a turn-based system. cities.Ĭast in the role of a New Yorker whose brother was kidnapped by the Red Army, players must solicit and then lead a group of ragtag freedom fighters to accomplish various objectives. Soldiers then started flooding across Canadian and Mexican borders to establish control in each of the largest U.S. After winning the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched a nuclear missile at Washington, D.C., killing the President. Freedom Fighters offers a blend of strategy and action as players fight to reclaim New York City from Soviet invaders.