Homefront

Overall, the game has a gripping single-player and an action-packed multiplayer. Now bring on the DLC.

I liked Homefront a lot, and yet I acknowledge that the aspects of the game I like the most aren’t the most important in determining whether the game is great or not. Homefront is certainly one of the most unique shooters I’ve ever played, driven by an ingenious and surprisingly well-fleshed out plot and a dark and dreary, realistic setting. But it also controls and feels like a typical shooter, looks like a game that’s several years old, and most importantly, has an inexcusably brief campaign. Multiplayer is Homefront’s redeeming quality, and those gamers out there who are like me and swoon ...

The idea behind this game is excellent but it’s a matter of regret that the idea wasn’t executed as rightly as it should’ve been. Both the Korean nations merge together under a great leader and attack America. You take the role of a resistance group solider and fight your way through to defeat the Koreans. The way the game begins, really makes you expect a whole lot of excitement but each chapter you leave behind, your expectation takes the shape of dissatisfaction.

Homefront is a pretty big disappointment in my book. A story that I eagerly anticipated to wade through was never actually realized. Without that, the multiplayer also meant that much less to me as well.

Incredibly rough around the edges, wasteful of unique opportunities, and light on content, we quite frankly question the longevity of this title. But you know what? There are worse games you could spend your money on. If you want something different yet familiar whilst you wait for Battlefield 3 or the next COD maps, give this a go. Kaos and THQ may not have found its heavy-hitting FPS with which to stake a claim on the market, but they’ve created an experience that’s at least tried to cr...

Hype is a funny thing. Over-hyping a game can lead to high expectations, which are all too often dashed once the final product is seen in the cold light of day. Then again, too little hype can also be damaging, putting a game at a severe disadvantage when it releases, simply because no one has heard of it. So, what is the right amount of hype then? Is it the level of hype that's been thrown at Kaos Studios’ Frontlines: Fuel of War successor, namely Homefront? Perhaps not, but the real quest...