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 $2 million.

Contents.Known members CharacterReal NameJoined InNotesOriginal Incarnation (Uncanny X-Men #4: 1964)Erik Magnus Lensherr (originally Max Eisenhardt)#4Team founder and original leader. Depowered following M-Day, but repowered in Uncanny X-Men #507. Currently a member of ' faction of.Mortimer ToynbeeServed in many incarnations of the team as both a member and a leader. Served as the janitor for the. Last seen with Magneto's most recent incarnation of the Brotherhood.Pietro Django MaximoffFormerly known as Pietro Frank.

Recruited alongside his sister, the Scarlet Witch. Lost his powers following M-Day, but repowered in. Current member of X-Factor.Wanda Marya MaximoffFormerly known as Wanda Frank. Recruited alongside her brother, Quicksilver. Former member of Force Works. Currently a part of the.Jason WyngardeRecruited as the final member of the original lineup.

Former member of the Hellfire Club. Died in The Uncanny X-Men Annual #17.Frederick J. 'Fred' DukesAmazing Adventures vol. 2 #12 (May 1972)Has been in several incarnations of the team. Depowered as a result of M-Day. Later joined X-Cell. Last seen during Fear Itself storyline.Angelo UnuscioneAlso known as Gunther Bain (due to a legal name change).

Depowered following M-Day. Died when the Terrigen Mists restored his powers in Son of M #1.Lani Ubana#15 (September 1974)Currently a member of the.NoneGenetic creation of Magneto.Telford Porter#17#1 (retconned)Associate member. Later a forced member of.UnrevealedX-Men Forever #4She was never seen as a participating member. As the first recruit. Resigned prior to the first mission. Anodyne treatment.

Current status and whereabouts are unknown.Second IncarnationFounded by Magneto. Later known as the and the.Byron CalleyAnnual #4 (1977)Later known as Crucible. Current whereabouts are unknown.Ned LathropLater known as Meteorite. Current whereabouts are unknown.Peter QuinnLater known as Occult and later Peepers. Retained his powers following M-Day only to be killed and eaten by.Randall DarbyLater known as Paralyzer.

Depowered following M-Day. Current whereabouts are unknown.Aaron SalomonCurrent whereabouts are unknown.Third IncarnationFirst appeared in #141 (January 1981).

Later became known as. Included the veteran member Blob.Raven Darkholme#141 (January 1981)Co-founder and team leader. Served in several incarnations. Adoptive mother of the X-Man and actual mother of the X-Man. Lover of Destiny. Later worked alongside the X-Men and the Marauders. Current member.Irene AdlerCo-founder and second in command to Mystique.

Lover of Mystique and adoptive mother of the X-Man. Killed by Legion in The Uncanny X-Men #255. Revived by Selene in X-Necrosha #1.Dominikos Ioannis PetrakisCo-founder and served in several incarnations. Retained his powers following M-Day; current whereabouts are unknown.St. John AllerdyceCo-founder and served in several incarnations. Died in Cable Vol.2 #87.

Revived in X-Necrosha #1.Anna MarieAnnual #10 (1981)Adoptive daughter of Mystique and Destiny. Later defected to the X-Men.Unrevealedvol.

3 #7 (March 2005)to have joined this incarnation. Current status and whereabouts are unknown.Fourth IncarnationFounded in #5 (December 1991). Included veteran members Blob, Pyro, and Toad.Eileen Harsaw#5 (December 1991)Depowered following M-Day and driven insane.

Current whereabouts are unknown.Karl LykosFormer member of the. Retained powers following M-Day and currently in the Savage Land.UnrevealedFormer member of the.Lucia Callasantos#6Former member of the. Depowered in the wake of, however, her mutant form (albeit without powers) has returned.Fifth IncarnationFounded in #112 (July 1995). Briefly became servants of under the names Dark Attendants and Dark Descendants.Henry Phillip 'Hank' McCoy#112 (July 1995)Founder and leader of this incarnation.

On her 10'th birthday she is old enough to start making herself a destiny.You have different options at your disposal when you are making her monthly schedules. Princess maker 3 online.

'Beast' from the Age of Apocalypse timeline, thus coming from another reality. Briefly pretended to be and infiltrated the X-Men. Retained powers following M-Day.

Later seen trying to help Beast reverse M-Day. Former member of the Dark X-Men.UnrevealedUsed the alias Pamela Greenwood to get close to Bishop, but this is not her name. Depowered following M-Day and former member of X-Cell. Current whereabouts are unknown.Marshall Evan Stone III#114 (September 1995)Associate member and revealed to be only a child. Former member of the Acolytes, which recently disbanded in #225. Currently a resident of the mutant nation of.Alexander 'Alex' Summers#125 (August 1996)Defected from X-Factor to infiltrate and spy on this incarnation.

Took over leadership following Dark Beast's leave. Leader of X-Factor and former field leader and member of the X-Men. Brother of the X-Man. Former leader of the Starjammers. Later returned to the X-Men, then X-Factor.

Currently a member of the Avengers Unity SquadEverUnrevealed#339 (December 1996)Apparently a (retconned) former member of the Gene Nation. Current status and whereabouts are unknown.Nathaniel 'Nate' GreyX-Man #26 (April 1997)Like Dark Beast, he is also from the Age of Apocalypse timeline. Died in X-Man #75. Returned in Dark X-Men Volume 2 #1. Currently a member of theJeanne-Marie BeaubierFormer member of and sister of the X-Man. Retained powers following M-Day.

Brainwashed into becoming evil, but was eventually restored to sanity by Later seen in Canada when her brother rejoined the X-Men. Subsequently, joined the X-Men and rejoined Alpha Flight.Sixth IncarnationFounded in #363 (January 1999). Included veteran members Blob, Pyro, and Toad. Following the departure of Professor X, they became mercenaries led by Mystique.Charles Francis Xavier#363 (January 1999)Founder and first leader of this incarnation.

Also founder and former leader of the X-Men. Former member of the Starjammers. Current member of the Illuminati.Calvin Montgomery RankinNot a mutant, but can mimic mutant abilities. Has the powers of the original X-Men (, and ).

Former member of the Dark X-Men. Current member of the Jean Grey School staff.Kevin TremainWas annihilated by Pyro during an assassination attempt against.Seventh IncarnationFounded in #106 (November 2000).

Included veteran members Avalanche, Blob, Mystique, Post, and ToadUnrevealedvol. 2 #106 (November 2000)Female successor to the original Crimson Commando. Current status and whereabouts are unknown.UnrevealedSuccessor to the original. Current status and whereabouts are unknown.Victor Creed#388 (December 2000)Former member of the Marauders and infiltrated the X-Men later on. Beheaded by Wolverine.Martinique Jasonvol.

2 #87 (January 2001)Daughter and successor of the original Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde). Retained her powers following M-Day and current member of the Sisterhood of Mutants.Eighth IncarnationFounded in The Brotherhood #1.

This was a large organization with many independent cells. Many were never seen on page or even named.XMarvin HoffmanThe Brotherhood #1 (July 2001)Co-founder and later killed by Mike Asher.OrwellUnrevealedCo-founder and later killed by X.FaginUnrevealedFagin could transform into a purple, spiky humanoid form with slightly enhanced strength. Later killed by Vivisector.Mike AsherMichael AsherLater killed by U-Go Girl.UnrevealedCurrent status and whereabouts are unknown.

Presumed deceased.UnrevealedThe Brotherhood #2 (August 2001)Co-founder and later leaves the group. Turns against the Brotherhood, but is killed by Mike Asher.Unnamed Colombian mutantUnrevealedMutant left behind for the government. Current status and whereabouts are unknown.MarabethUnrevealedThe Brotherhood #3 (September 2001)Current status and whereabouts are unknown. ^ (w), (p), (i). 'The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants' Uncanny X-Men 4 (March 1964),. (w), (p), (i). 'The Gift Goodbye' Uncanny X-Men Annual 17 (1993),. ^ (w), (p), (i). 'Iron Man: D.O.A.'

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Freedom Force is a real-timetactical role-playing game^[2][3][4]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 $2 million.^[5] 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.^[6]

Plot[edit]

Fleeing Lord Dominion and his invading forces, Mentor headed towards Earth in a small spaceship containing many canisters of the mysterious Energy X. Lord Dominion's ships pursue Mentor and destroy his craft just outside the Earth's atmosphere; the blast scatters containers of the substance over the metropolis of Patriot City. Energy X strikes many of the city's inhabitants, giving them superpowers that echo their personality traits (for instance, Minuteman's staunch patriotism and El Diablo's fiery temper) or draw on the situation they were in when energized (e.g., The Ant or Nuclear Winter). Most of the game is set in Patriot City, but a number of other locations and time periods are used, including magical realms, prehistoric times, and realms entirely removed from time and space.

The game involves a diverse roster of characters embodying traditional comic book archetypes and paralleling popular DC and Marvel properties.

Comic book tie-in[edit]

From January sarvar the first Freedom Force game was retold in a six-issue comic book miniseries published by Image Comics. This series was scripted by Eric Dieter and featured Jack Kirby-influenced artwork by Tom Scioli. Dieter also wrote the series 'bible' and served as community manager for the official website's forum, 'Freedom Fans'.

Reception[edit]

The game received 'universal acclaim' according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[7]

Freedom Force won Computer Gaming World's 2002 'Strategy Game of the Year' award.^[20] The editors of Computer Games Magazine named it the ninth-best computer game of 2002, and called it 'the superhero game fans have been waiting for'. It also received the magazine's 'Best Voice Acting' award.^[21]Freedom Force was a nominee for PC Gamer US's '2002 Best Roleplaying Game' award, which ultimately went to Neverwinter Nights;^[22] and for The Electric Playground's 2002 'Best Strategy Game for PC' award, which went to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.^[23]

Sequel[edit]

Freedom Force was followed by a sequel, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich.

References[edit]

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2. ^'Freedom Force FAQ'. Taktikzone.
3. ^GameSpot staff (July 17, 2000). 'Freedom Force Q&A'. GameSpot. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
4. ^Allman, Mark (October 22, 2000). 'First Looks: Freedom Force'. RPGPlanet. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
5. ^Grant, Christopher (May 8, 2009). 'Ken Levine: Next project will cost 'a fair amount of money''. Engadget (Joystiq). Retrieved July 1, 2017.
6. ^'Freedom Force - Now on Steam - Save 10% for one week!'. Steam. May 29, 2009.
7. ^ ^ab'Freedom Force for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
8. ^Deci, T.J. 'Freedom Force - Review'. AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
9. ^Coffey, Robert (June 2002). 'Freedom Force'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 215. pp. 80–81. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
10. ^Edge staff (May 2002). 'Freedom Force'. Edge. No. 110.
11. ^Taylor, Martin (August 2, 2002). 'Freedom Force'. Eurogamer. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
12. ^Brogger, Kristian (May 2002). 'Freedom Force'. Game Informer. No. 109. p. 92. Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
13. ^The D-Pad Destroyer (March 27, 2002). 'Freedom Force Review for PC on GamePro.com'. GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
14. ^Dulin, Ron (March 29, 2002). 'Freedom Force Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
15. ^Chick, Tom (March 15, 2002). 'GameSpy: Freedom Force'. GameSpy. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
16. ^Lafferty, Michael (April 10, 2002). 'Freedom Force Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
17. ^Osborn, Chuck (May 2002). 'Freedom Force'. PC Gamer. p. 58. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
18. ^Brooks, Mark (May 10, 2002). 'Freedom Force'. Entertainment Weekly. No. 653. p. 84. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
19. ^Steinberg, Scott (March 26, 2002). 'Freedom Force'. Maxim. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
20. ^Staff (April 2003). 'Computer Gaming World's 2002 Games of the Year'. Computer Gaming World (225): 83–86, 88, 89, 92–97.
21. ^Staff (March 2003). 'Best of the Year 2002; 12th Annual Computer Games Awards'. Computer Games Magazine (148): 58–61.
22. ^Smith, Rob (March 2003). 'The Ninth Annual PC Gamer Awards'. PC Gamer US. 10 (3): 48–50, 54, 58, 60, 66, 68, 70.
23. ^Staff. 'Blister Awards 2002'. The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on March 8, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

External links[edit]

• Freedom Force at MobyGames