Very strong campaign packed with powerful imagery and atmosphere; diverse gameplay opportunities amidst the campaign; engaging tweaks on standard multiplayer conventions.
Abrupt conclusion and brief length keep campaign from true excellence; multiplayer options a bit thin compared to competition; occasional visual glitches can be distracting.
Abstract: It’s a mere 16 years into our future. The nuclear-armed Greater Korean Republic has crumbled the infrastructure of the United States with a catastrophic EMP strike. The Koreans have brought the war to our doorstep, imprisoning our people and tearing ...
Abstract: My main "like" for Homefront is that it sets up a definite story arc right from the opening chapter and runs it through to the logical end point. "Logical" being relative in this instance because Homefront piles on so many "What if...?" sce...
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...
Abstract: Not that THQ will ever admit it, but we got the feeling a lot was riding on Homefront. The latest first-person shooter from the makers of Frontlines: Fuel of War, its hard-hitting subject matter, the fully featured online mode and the sheer amount of p...
Abstract: One of the things we like to do at Gaming Nexus every year is to crank out a list of the top games that we are each looking forward in the coming year. It’s one of those things that falls into the category of easy game journalism as it’s something that...
Abstract: Hyped to the nines and promoted by THQ via the use of deliberately provocative images of a war-ravaged America, Homefront is a shooter that places Korea firmly in its sights as the bad guy. Probably the only really ‘easy target’ left for the more ...
