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The year is 2027 and the USA has fallen to the world's new superpower, the Greater Korean Republic, which has already annexed its way across Asia. Homefront is nothing if not controversial, even casting Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il's son and likely heir i...
Smartly implemented multiplayer, but still requires polishing...
Singleplayer campaign is too short and glitchy.
Homefront is very much the military shooter equivalent of a packet of liquorice allsorts - a very mixed bag. The single-player game present a gritty and engaging premise on one hand, but one that's dogged by issues and overly short. The multiplayer sid...
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After playing Homefront I cannot help but feel bad for Kaos Studios (the developer) because you can tell a lot of love and work was put into it. The problem is that when you put all of that aside there is, sadly, almost nothing special about this first...
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T3.com
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2012-01-25 06:59:25
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Homefront houses an assortment of attention-grabbing treats - from stirringly evil antagonists to the fiery splendour of a phosphorous downpour; heartbreakingly childish reminders of your domiciliary surroundings to the bullet spray of Sentry tower...
Refreshingly domestic environments, Stunning last mission, Some very cool set pieces, Intelligent enemy, Well defined NPCs, Outstanding multiplayer, Little campaign 'filler'...
Rubbish team-mates, Too much hand-holding, Short campaign...
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Painting a real-life nation as the brutally oppressive opposing force is a risky move for a videogame, but Homefront does just that with North Korea. In Homefront's vision of the near future, the politically questionable nation muscles its way south...
The parts are strong, but the whole is underwhelming. Gamepro.com...
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The problem with gazing into a crystal ball and making bold predictions is the out-and-out risk. We did that with Homefront, pretty much calling it as a game of the year contender before it had even come out – we'd played a good wedge of the campaign, and...
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The FPS, as a genre, is in an interesting state right now. Once the flagship of PC performance and cutting edge engine design, it now seems to have collapsed down to an endless series of overblown real-world military scenarios ported from console releases...
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Homefront is a new first person shooter from THQ and Kaos Studios that sees players fighting as part of the resistance forces in an occupied United States.The moment you start Homefront for the first time, players are greeted not with a slick cutscene...
Homefront’s ambitious storyline and graphical portrayal of military occupation are some of the stand-out features of the game and its major drawing cards. You don’t often encounter the US as the underdog, with this “under occupation” story offering a f...
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It is the year 2027 and the economically crippled USA has been invaded by Korea and the citizens are literally fighting for their lives.This battle-ravaged scene is the backdrop for new first person shooter Homefront from Kaos Studios.Players assume the r...
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Homefront epitomizes the AAA title- high production values, a big name from Hollywood attached to it, a flashy marketing campaign and FPS gameplay that can be described as cinematic. If you are a fan of the and the of the world, then you probably hav...
Very Interesting Story & Setting, Some Exhilirating Set Pieces, Superb Multiplayer, Well Priced...
Terribly Short Single Player Campaign, Extremely Linear Gameplay, Average Graphics & Sound...
Homefront is a first person shooter set in a future where a crumbling United States has been invaded by an expansionist Korea...
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Developer: KAOS StudiosPublisher: THQPlatform: PC (Reviewed), XBox 360, PS3Price: $49.95Homefronts setup is pretty interesting. Instead of relying on tried and true wars they build the story around a fictional future one and a bunch of what ifs. For...
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Homefront can best be summed up by its opening (which is nice, because that means you don’t have to play much of the game). You’re kidnapped and tossed aboard a bus, at which point you get to witness the ugly carnage of Korea’s invasion right in front...
Interesting concept; a few wellconstructed environments; decent multiplayer.
Poorly paced linearity; no interesting characters; bland levels and shooting.
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Homefront was a title I had been looking forward to ever since John Milius was attached as a writer. Milius, who for those of you that don’t know, co-wrote and directed the 1984 action flick, Red Dawn, in which a group of young people-turned freedom fi...
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It’s a task in itself when reviewing a military FPS not to draw inevitable comparisons with other such titles in the genre. There’s a vast shadow emanating from Activision HQ these days that first person shooters in particular find themselves cowering...
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I really don't want to trash Homefront. Whenever a genuinely bad game comes around, the natural impulse for many writers is unchain their inner critic -- typically a once-annually event worthy of some note -- and tear the wretched thing to shreds. Last...
Multiplayer mode has potential.
Shamefully derivative; silly story.
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War brings out the worst in us all. This valuable morsel of information from one of Homefront’s leading characters sets the tone for the latest shooter from developer Kaos Studios (Frontlines: Fuel of War). In the near (fictitious) future, a highly v...
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Homefront from Kaos Studios and THQ arrived at the office on Friday. It is now Saturday at 14:38 and I have finished the game on normal. It took just four hours and even then that was with me doing some minor exploring and collecting. The game does a g...
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Kaos Studios is a name familiar to a fair portion of the multiplayer FPS community -- the developer started off as Trauma Studios, creating the excellent Desert Combat mod based on Battlefield 1942. Developer DICE found it impressive enough to hire on...
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Outside of its displays of life under Korean oppression, Homefront completely disregards the somber tone for combat born of the “Modern Warfare Guide to Shooting.” In deserted, war-torn, visually dense suburbs, you must gun down endless waves of Korean soldiers with indistingu...
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Homefront is one of the most hyped games of the year; at least when it comes to press events and pre-release coverage, but where are all the ads? It’s been a few days since the game hit stores and I have yet to see a single commercial, and that’s a sha...
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The opening scene of Red Dawn, in which Soviet paratroopers open fire on a classroom full of children, was devastating all on its own. In the initial spray of bullets, a young, unsuspecting boy is hit, and is left slumped over the broken window, litera...
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The year is 2027. A unified Korea has risen to power under Kim Jong-un and annexed much of south-east Asia, including Japan. With the United States in disarray amid continued economic hardships and a new flu pandemic, the Greater Korean Republic strike...
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I've been excited for Homefront for a long time. Ever since it was revealed at E3 2009, I've been cheerleading pretty hard for this game. With a story penned by none other than the man behind Red Dawn, Homefront offered a truly visceral take on a specu...
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War on American soil isn't a foreign concept for first-person shooters, but few do it with the grim dedication of Homefront. Its chilling vision of life in occupied America is vividly illustrated through lengthy scenes that depict the brutality of mili...
Unflinching representation of military occupation, Some very memorable moments, Wellcrafted online multiplayer.
Very short campaign ends abruptly, Action feels overly familiar, Multiplayer makes no use of intriguing setting.
Homefront's engrossing vision of the future and gratifying competitive multiplayer outweigh its squandered potential and workaday game mechanics...
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ign.com
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2012-01-25 06:59:25
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First-person shooters are quickly becoming the reality show of video games. No, Jeff Probst isn't going to weasel his way into Call of Duty, but first-person shooters, like reality shows on television, are everywhere. Both are saturated categories full...
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...
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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...
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...
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The best parts of the 1984 movie Red Dawn are when a band of small-town Colorado teenagers launch a series of guerilla attacks against occupying Soviet forces. The scrappiness of their insurgency is exhilarating to watch—it’s chilling to see high scho...
Homefront never quite captures the feel of guerilla warfare, but its multiplayer mode is a warzone worth fighting in...
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