It no longer has multiplayer but this game was Battlefield 3 before Battlefield 3 was Battlefield 3. R.I.P. the amazing multiplayer. :'(

Have owned this game for too many year to count :) Absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone who loves battefield type games. It's too bad the multiplayer servers are shutdown now since not too many ppl play it anymore. If they could re-open it somehow and get the name on the headlines again that would be legit.
5 star game

my childhood

nice!! 2,50! (van reanimation gekregen xD) THX daar voor!

I bought this game long ago, when it first released, to the people that complain and give it bad reviews, all i have to say, is, its your fault you bought it now, because what this game was, is no longer, you should have done your research before hand.

I bought this game when on its release like i said (The play time hours you see are not represenative of what i actually played, since at that time such hour stat system did not exist) and in its glory days, was an amazing game, i had endless hours of fun with this, from sniping (the way sniping is meant to be done in large maps) to close quarter, vehicles, you name it.

This game was ahead of its time, and its true worth was on the multiplayer, and so i cannot recommend you buy this at the current time, since the multiplayer is long gone, there are no servers.

So, a few years back i would have told you to buy it, because the game was absolutely fantastic due to its amazing multiplayer, but now, i suggest you stay away and dont buy the game, because you wont be able to get the old experience from before.

But, still, i will give this a Thumbs up, because i once came to love this game, and the game was a fantastic addition to my collection then, and because although you are best not buying this game anymore, it was a damn good one years back, and that deserves at least some apretiation from my part, so as a thanks, a Thumbs up for this once upon a time very good and ahead of its time Game. Thanks Frontlines, but i guess everything comes to an end.

Note: I will stress this here, so people, can understand and they dont let themselves fall into hole, The game is not playable anymore, there is no multiplayer, all servers have been shutdown, there is no way you will be able to play it online EVER again, do not yourselves get fooled, if you think there is such way, use it at your own risk. But it is from my experience that if something is too good to be true, then its because it is. Dont let yourselves take risks unnecesarily, its not worh it, i have been gaming for years now, so you can take my word for it, or maybe not, its your call, but i talk from experience.

A pretty solid single player experience as a near-future, open-world-ish, Military themed FPS. It's not a full open world, as it's one structured area per level. I think "open level" would be a better description. Think of a battlefield map that has your forces moving from one side of the map to the other (like the front line moving in the trailer). This open level mechanic is refreshing for a single player experience (that isn't battlefield with bots) compared to the modern military shooter campaigns which are very linear. There's still a hint of linearity as each mission is basically about 3 target objectives (at a time) you have to capture/destroy but you can pretty much get to each of them in whatever order you want. Then another 3, and so on, until you've basically hit ever point of interest in the large scale level. It plays out somewhat like Crysis (1) or FarCry (1), but better in my opinion because the combat comes sooner, is more sustained (more ammo, more bad guys, & less time traversing the map), you have allies to fight alongside you, you're given more choice via multiple simultaneous objectives, and the level design is more than just a jungle (it's an urban jungle)

This game lets you use vehicles (tanks) but you can survive w/o having to use them (unlike fights in battlefield). Then there's also using drones (RC cars/helicopters with mounted guns/bombs), which occures quite often-more than I would wish in an FPS game but at least its not the majority (or even the entirety) of any particular mission and It's possible to get the through the mission w/o using them, though can be difficult at times.

Graphics may be slightly dated, but they're unified and solid. Sound is generic but it gets the job done well enough without detracting too much from immersion. Dialog is simple, not much depth. Same with the plot, but this is good as it doesn't try to cram a bunch of narrative/history into your brain when you've come to play a shoot 'em up action game. The controls are tight. You have health regeneration so as long as you have cover, you can almost always stay alive. There are still times where you may die, but the open-world game mechanic makes dying less frustrating as you are not forced to follow the exact same path that just got you killed!!

No aim down sights, just some weapons with scopes as alt fire. You're able to choose your "class" (pre-set loadout) if you die and have to respawn in the campaign.

Overall, great fun playing the single player campaign as an open level shooter. I was disappointed with the last few levels in the cities as you couldn't enter many of the large buildings which greatly restricts your movement and attack options compared to the previous levels in the game.

amazing multiplayer,still perfectly playable via hamachi,tunngle,gameranger etc. due to LAN mode (yes LAN! mindblowing, i know). also online servers hosted by the kiling crew are also still avaiable (connectable via ingame console).
lil sidenote: retail and steam version frontlines cannot play together in lan iirc.

well resurrection of frontlines great multiplayer wont happen anyway because people are idiots as usual.

4 years and its still better than the new generation fps

Cons - pretty much everything

Pros - nostalgia

10/10

5/10

Graphics
☐ Beautiful
☐ Average
☑ Outdated (even for 2008, this game has poor graphics and textures)

Gameplay
☐ Very Fun
☑ Average (run of the mill military action shooter, you know what to expect nothing out of the ordinary)
☐ Repetitive

Audio
☐ High quality
☐ Average
☑ Poor (the audio mixing seems all over the place, sometimes works well, others some things are way too loud)

Difficulty
☐ Very Hard
☑ Average
☐ Too Easy

Story
☐ Amazing
☑ Average (not the worst military action shooter out there, iv'e played worse, but it won't blow your mind either as it's pretty hard to follow)
☐ Low quality

Bugs
☐ None
☑ A Couple (shadow bugs, & some assets seem to render poorly disappearing. cell load bug perhaps?)
☐ Gamebreaking Bugs

Pros
-Deployment system, you have limited attempts at each mission adding some challenge if you do die a lot, (game isn't hard enough for this to be effective though)
-A variety of action sequences, both on the ground, in vehicle and in air, a nice mix here.
-Open ended maps, where you can explore, though don't expect open world.
-Deployable drones, heavy mg turrets, and heavy rc drones (mini tanks) great feature.
-Squadmates will call out enemy locations, makes for more immersive gameplay especially helpful on hard difficulty when on low health.
-Enemy choppers are pose an actual threat to the player, especially if you are infantry


Cons

-Off the bat the game doesn't support current current Nvidia Physx Drivers, you will need to uninstall current, and use the old legacy drivers (check pc gamerwiki)
-60 fps cap, though i would imagine the engine doesn't support above this, i still like to have the option to un-cap (just glad it isn't 30).
-Doesn't support 21:9 or multi monitor setups (it is an old game so i don't expect it to,
-Poor console fov, hard for me to play games this low, makes me ill. this however, can be edited through the config (refer to pcgamerwiki)
-Weapons (assault rifles) have poor accuracy at long to medium range, pistol works best for me.
-Can't pick up enemy weapons
-Redeploy can sometimes put you in front of enemies, getting you insta killed on max difficulty.
-Enemy have rediculous aimbot, though this was common for 2008, a sign of poor Ai programming, (shooting through bushes, all shooting at you & ignroing team etc)
-Explosions are locked at 30fps, very noticeable as the game runs at 60 by default.

Summery

Frontlines Fuel of war, is set in the near future 2024, where oil supplies have run dry and nations are fighting over the last reserves, in this case russia has joined with china to create 'The red star' faction, you play on the side of the coalition.
this is the basic premis, the story is pretty hard to follow, and when people die you dont feel anything as they haven't been built up.
it's for the most part your average 'call of duty' style action military shooter, using similar puns that have been bled dry through countless movies over the years to the point i want to bang my head against a wall.
Nevertheless, i did have a bit of fun for what i payed for it, so for that reason it's not the worst game action shooter ive played.
Fun Fact, some of the sound effect were later reused in homefront 1, (objective update sfx sound VERY similar if not the same) i noticed them right off the bat, checked the developer and to my surprise kaos studios, the same dev from the 1st homefront, not sure what to make of that.
unfortunately, it Doesn't support 21:9 or multi monitor setups (it is an old game so i don't expect it to) so it does stretch hud elements etc, being the niche game it is, i couldn't find a 21:9 fix which i usually can for older titles.
I like that the game doesn't just put you on the ground for the entire game, putting the player in both infantry sections, vehicle, and air sections where as most of these games only give one perspective (infantry) so it shows effort which i like.
mission structure however is quite similar often revolving around CTF (capture the flag) type scenarios. think battlefront 2 classic, a sandbox map style with vehicles you can use for objectives, though some can't be entered.

-Even with the bugs and dislikes it's Worth a purchase on a sale, as some fun can still be had here.

Time Played

Story: 4-7 hours