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Binding: Video Game
Brand: THQ
EAN: 0752919550052
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: THQ
Manufacturer: THQ
Model: 55021
Platform: Xbox 360
Publisher: THQ
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Sales Rank: 868
Studio: THQ

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In a desperate, near future setting where controlling the planet's depleting fossil resources determines the ultimate fate of civilization. A global war for oil is being waged between two superpowers, the Western Coalition (US/EU) and the Red Star Alliance (Russia/China), and players will be instrumental in determining how the war is waged -- and won.




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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Horrible game
the game is horrible because you cant talk online and the weapon-aming system is also horrible, you cant zoom in realisticly, instead, a circle with a reticule just pops out...story line is boring


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Incredibly Nonsensical
Frontlines is, without a doubt, one of the most frustratingly bad games I've seen for the XBOX 360. Most of the problems stem from lackluster level design and a complete lack of logic in the game world.

For example, vehicles have a tendency to appear from nowhere at designated spawn points. They are not moved airlifted into position, they just "pop" into existence. I cannot remember the last time I was as frustrated with a game as when one of these suddenly appeared and crushed me beneath it.

Characters in this game tend to absorb ridiculous numbers of bullets before being killed... even rounds from .50 cal sniper rifles which would normally cut a human being in half. It's unrealistic, frustrating, and slows the gameplay to a crawl. And when you are killed, the game gives you a finite number of extra lives with which to keep going and complete the mission. There are no in-game saves.

And yes, you read that right. We are in 2008 and there is still a game anachronistic enough to count your extra lives. This is a convention that went extinct with Wolfenstein 3D!

Vehicle controls are awful. Tank control is not entirely bad, except that a real-world M1A2 could out-perform your allegedly futuristic vehicles. The jeep controls are completely baffling, because you will always drive in the direction your turret is facing. The tanks don't suffer this handicap. Why the vehicles needed such different control schemes is beyond me.

Friendly AI is completely useless. After playing the entire single player campaign I can only recall a single instance of my allied troops killing an enemy soldier. Although you usually have half a dozen troops around you, trust me, you'll be the one doing all the work. I noticed more than one occasion in which my men seemed to magically teleport into enemy lines ahead of me. On the other hand, there were several major battles in which my supporting soldiers completely vanished, leaving me alone against dozens of enemies. (Not that they would have helped)

Level storytelling is nonexistent. In each level you are pitted against 50-100 enemy soldiers coming at you from every direction. They run around apparently at random, and have no sense of higher organization (such as squads). There is no problem-solving to be done and no deeper story beyond killing everything you see. After playing the virtuoso "Orange Box," this was a major letdown.

The cut scenes are skillfully animated, but I couldn't stand to watch them. Almost every character is a swaggering, testosterone-laden body builder attempting to look as comically macho as possible. I am convinced that anyone who watches these scenes will actually be dumber for having seen them.

There is one saving grace to "Frontlines." It is pretty to look at. Unfortunately, it takes more than that to impress me.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Starts out quite fun... faded fairly quickly
The short story:

This is, generally speaking, a fairly fun game. It didn't really break new ground for me, though, and there are so many shooters with online capabilities already out there. The fact that they added quite a few options as far as vehicles and weapons did give it an edge up on some other online shooters but after about a month it kind of wore out for me. I've heard this from some others as well.

I'm not sure I can put my finger on exactly why the fun factor faded but part of it might be the maps. At first I liked how open some of them were and then later I started feeling like they were TOO open.

My opinion... rent it and really get into the online play before buying it.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A very underated game. The best for Adult war gamer on the Xbox
I'm writing this review soley because I am so impress by this game I am hopeing that the producers will make more maps available, I would pay for new maps and maybe some follow up titles. BTW I don't work for the company that made it. Now that I got that out of the way, I would say the single player is interesting, but the Multiplayer is where Frontline Fuel of War shines. What makes this game different then the hundreds of shooters out there? Armour...Tanks, APC's Helicopter that actually once you learn the controlls are a breeze to fly and really give you a sense of helicopter combat. Then they include air and ground drones. I cannot think of any game that has this feature. Also this game is fairly good learning curve on it unlike other games like the battlefield series.
I think this game is oriented to a more adult audience and it shows, it's not a run and gun like Halo3 or COD4. Large maps in oil fields and solar farms. The military equipment has a realistic look to it unlike similar games with a more "far out" astetic to there designs.
To sum up, if you are looking for a realistic war game with armour, helicopter, jets, drones, emp.If You are not interested in hearing the kiddies screaming while your playing, If you want a multiplayer that is more then a speeded up crack dream then Frontlines Fuel of War is your Huckleberry.
A side note, the game centers around the story of "Peak Oil" a very serious issue wa all will have to confront. I gurantee that once you get in a multiplayer match you will just be focusing on the game.


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Nice Idea, Bad Delivery
When I played the demo for this game, i thought it looked awesome. The graphics where good, i like the idea of the drones, and i thought the story looked pretty complex. But once i bought the game and started playing it, i quickly became bored. Every mission all you do is capture enemy positions and blow up artillery pieces and you don't have any variety of weapons and vehicles. Not to mention the story, which is that the US and England is fighting Russia and China over the remaining oil wells, has only two characters and is very slow. And to add to that the controls suck. It would be a huge waste of money if you buy this game. And don't forget that the game is short.

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