Home is where the war is, well at least that’s how it seems in Homefront the alternative future FPS from THQ. America has been taken over by the new Korean alliance and it’s down to you to help lead the rebel forces to freedom.
Developers: Kaos Studios for consoles & Digital Extremes on PC
Publishers: THQ
Platforms: Microsoft Windows PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, OnLive
Release date: USA March 15, 2011, AUS March 17, EU March 18, JP April 29,
Genre: First-person shooter
Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings: BBFC: 15, ESRB: M
Minimum System requirements:
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or later
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz (Quad Core 2GHz+ recommended)
2GB of RAM
Shader Model 3.0 graphics card with 256MB of memory
NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS / ATI Radeon 1900XT (GeForce 260 or ATI Radeon 4850 recommended)
10GB of free hard drive space
Internet Connection
Campaign Story Overview:
Homefront is set in a near future America in 2027 when a nuclear-armed Korean People’s Army invades the USA. The game is written by John Milius, who co-wrote Apocalypse Now and wrote/directed Red Dawn. The beginning gameplay is reportedly set in Montrose, Colorado.
One of the major portions of the story arc is built around not only the growth of the North Korean forces over the years leading to the year 2027 (the year in which the game takes place), but also the economic downfall of the United States of America, and the unrest that seems to grip the nation before the invasion
Multiplayer:
The multiplayer part of Homefront is focused on large-scale vehicle based combat reminiscent of Kaos’ first title, Frontlines: Fuel of War. The defining innovation of Homefront’s Multiplayer is its battle points system, which is an in-game currency that allows a player to purchase weapons, gear and vehicles. Players earn points by taking objectives and getting kills and are forced to choose between many small purchases such as weapons versus larger, higher cost items like helicopters and tanks.
Multiplayer will support up to 32 players in one match, with 16 players on each team. It’s said there will be 7 maps for the PS3 and PC and there will be 8 maps for the Xbox 360. Homefront on Xbox 360 will be getting a limited exclusive map called “Suburbs”, which will be set in the Suburbs of America and will be infantry / drone only.
So that gives you all a brief run down of what to expect, but let’s get to the video review.
Okay so now it’s time to break down the scores and see how close to home this game hits.
