Freedom Force (PC)
Freedom Force (PC)
The game opens with the origin of Minuteman, the patriotic leader of Freedom Force. The first thing you see is an elderly man’s face, all Jack Kirby-style black lines and wrinkles, surrounded by bright secondary colors. The narrator explains the game’s events in a bombastic voice that owes more to Adam West’s version of Batman than Tim Burton’s. The heroes of Freedom Force don’t have time to brood in dark corners; they’re too busy returning stolen purses, fighting the communists, and protecting Patriot City from dinosaurs and aliens. It’s a spot-on homage to the era that may seem like a parody only because it gets almost every detail, from the dialogue to the enemies, exactly right. This game is a masterpiece among superhero games. If you’ve never played this before, this is a must have. And being able to pick up a traffic light, lamp post, phone booth and use them as weapons is even better.
