There’s a wide range of weapons available too which should suit a variety of play styles, ranging from a pistol to a bow and arrow.The hot potato of gaming, tossed from publisher to publisher, is somehow complete. It offers the player multiple ways to approach any situation – you can go in all guns blazing with a barrage of bullets and grenades, or you can play it smart and go in with a silenced pistol. The upgrades can completely change the weapon, like upgrading a pistol to an SMG, or can add attachments to existing weapons, like adding a grenade launcher to the AK-47. In a Fallout-esque way, you can scavenge the environment for tools and materials that can be used to provide upgrades to your existing arsenal. The intelligence of the NPCs is pretty impressive, but not as impressive as the weapon customisation. The fun thing about pursuits (in the red zone at least) is that you can jump on a motorbike and speed away, often using the crumbling buildings as ramps and bridges to escape the KPA. It’s a similar issue when you’re trying to sneak around in the Red Zone – the NPC’s aren’t blind, and if you go anywhere near the patrol you will be spotted and pursued. Why? We found that if we camped out in one (well covered) location and tried to take on the KPA reinforcements, the reinforcements would actually flank and surround us without us noticing. Combat is thrilling in Homefront because it’s not just your standard cover-and-shoot FPS, as you have to keep moving from cover to cover, exploiting the environment in any way that you can. It’s not all doom and gloom though – there are two things that Dambuster Studios did get right with Homefront: The Revolution Combat and weapon customisation. Homefront: The Revolution review: Combat and weapon customisation For a game to do well in terms of its storyline, gamers have to form relationships with the characters and in Homefront: The Revolution, the characters weren’t well developed and we didn’t form any kind of relationship with the roster of characters. While the storyline gripped us in the beginning, it lost momentum fairly quickly and by the end of the game, we didn’t really care about what was going on – and that doesn’t happen very often. While the concept and open world nature of Homefront: The Revolution initially sounded interesting, it was poorly executed. The only downside? The tasks are essentially the same in every Zone, meaning while it’s initially quite exciting to inspire a revolution, you’re bored by your fourth or fifth. It’s fun to see the levels of anarchy slowly rising in each zone as you rile up the general public to rebel against their North Korean captors, giving you the opportunity to hit some of the key bases in the area. Each action you perform will raise the level of resistance in the area and the higher the level it is, the less likely you are to be spotted by the KPA on your travels.

This is done by performing a number of actions in each zone, from tuning radios to the Resistance radio station, to destroying fear-mongering speakerphones and even assassinating key KPA targets.

The aim of the game? To rise up against the KPA and take back ‘Murica, of course. Red zones were our favourite zones in the game though, as having to sneak through the remains of destroyed buildings and run across roads metres away from KPA patrols gets the blood pumping, and the gunfights are on another level when compared to the other zones. It’s also the most dangerous area to be in, as anyone spotted in the Red zone will be killed on sight, with backup called almost immediately. Lastly you have the red zones, which are mostly rubble due to heavy shelling and constant street battles, as this is where the Resistance is strongest. Homefront: The Revolution was welcomed to a warm reception when it was initially announced, but does it deserve cheers or jeers? We’ve been playing Homefront: The Revolution, and here’s what we think. The game takes us on a journey down an alternate timeline where North Korea has conquered the US after a Korea-based tech boom in the 1970s, and the only person that can lead the Resistance is you – Ethan Brady. However, the combat and weapon customisation combined should be enough to keep most people entertained while they hammer through the campaign, causing riots throughout Philadelphia and leading the Resistance against the KPA.ĭambuster Studios has rebooted the 2009 classic Homefront, and given it an open-world spin. If you’re the type of person that enjoys a strong storyline in a game then this isn’t the game for you, as even though the concept is interesting, it’s not enough to keep you gripped.

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