Gritty occupied-America atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“What makes this game stand out is its incredible, gritty atmosphere.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
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Mixed · 66%Mixed · 66%Kaos Studios, Digital Extremes2011FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A short, dated Call of Duty-style campaign with a gritty occupied-America premise and strong opening. Gunplay and AI are weak and multiplayer is dead, so skip it at full price.
Great for
Players wanting a cheap, short, nostalgic 2010s military shooter with an alt-history setting
Main risk
Campaign lasts 3-5 hours and feels generic and clunky, so full price is poor value
What changed in the last 30 days
29 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews often call it a fun, short nostalgic campaign worth a few dollars on sale. Evidence is thin, with few recent reviews and no clear patch or event.
29 recent reviews
What players love
Cheap, short and fun on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Very fun game. On sale, it's $2.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Old-school CoD-style action and nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Fun short action-filled campaign, similar to how Call of Duty campaigns are full of scripted action.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Decent, satisfying gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Headshots matter, and can bring down most enemies with one hit. The grenade use is satisfying.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Brutal, memorable set pieces and story moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“the opening bus sequence remains unforgettable a decade on, and the white phosphorus strike is genuinely disturbing”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced, dead multiplayer, linear scripting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The multiplayer is dead, and the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ part is that it's still advertised on the game page”
Steam review · 40.7 h played ↗
Generic, clichéd story and flat characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the story moves at break neck speed and the characters are paper thin”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Very short campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Took me 4 hours to finish the game on the hardest difficulty WHILE getting all 61 collectibles, that's how short the game is.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Weak, unimpactful gunplay and clunky movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game has some of the worst feeling, least impactful gunplay in any shooter I have ever played.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Bugs, freezes and poor PC port
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“If you want to have your mouse freezing every 10 minutes, then this game is for you, there is no fix the game is broken”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Bad AI and waiting on NPCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Story beats are tied to your allies physically moving to specific locations, which means you are constantly forced to wait for them to catch up just to advance the game.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0 graphics card with 256MB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS or ATI Radeon 1900XT
Storage10GB of free hard drive space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel or AMD Quad Core 2 GHz+ CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 260 or ATI Radeon 4850
Storage10GB of free hard drive space
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0 graphics card with 256MB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS or ATI Radeon 1900XT
Storage10GB of free hard drive space
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