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Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a first-person shooter video game. The game takes place in an alternate history in which Winston Churchill dies in 1931, eight years before the start of World War II, presenting the possibility of what could have happened to Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world without his leadership.
Details
- Released
- February 25, 2008
- Developer
- Spark Unlimited
- Genres
- Shooter
- Publisher
- Codemasters
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Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Reviews
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Turning Point: Fall of liberty is a shining example of a great idea poorly executed. There is fun to be had with the game, but it's not the grand adventure it claims to be. Shooting Nazis in the streets of three major U.S. cities should be a non-stop thrill ride that has me on the edge of my seat. This game provides the opposite experience. If you're a die-hard WWII buff (or zeppelin fetishist), give this one a rent. Otherwise, skip it and read a Harry Turtledove novel instead.
The idea for the game itself was quite interesting in this case, and the considerable budget was apparently not a big obstacle either. So what didn't work and is it worth getting interested in this shooting at all?
Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an explosive action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation.
Despite the odd pleasing moment, Turning Point is never in danger of being a good game. Any positive aspects are overshadowed by the sluggish game engine, the last-gen visuals and cheap design decisions. It feels conspicuously padded out, with completely unnecessary platform sections adding a crucial 60 seconds of play time every now and then. And yet for a game that can be finished in about 5 hours, it manages to feel endless. Despite Turning Point being based around alternate realities, t...
The world is in crisis. The man who was meant to help fend off the Axis powers died before he was able to make a difference. Germany has expanded its empire to the ends of the Earth…