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| Turning Point: Fall of Liberty | 
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| From: Codemasters
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $13.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5387
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 40181
Model: 40181
UPC: 767649401819
EAN: 0767649401819
ASIN: B000V7KLKQ
Release Date: February 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Defnitely a Let Down March 5, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This game was definitely a let down. I have yet to finish it, and I'm up in the air about if I want to invest the time in doing so.
The premise is great and honestly is what got me to buy this game in the first place, but that isn't able to out weigh everything else that is bad about the game.
The graphics are not in keeping with the PS3. The characters look like they were rendered for the PS2. Every enemy death is the same whether you shoot them in the leg or the head (good luck getting that aimed in). The explosions are just inserted animations with no area effects. At one point I shot an exploding barrel and after the explosion animation the other barrell right next to the original one was still there. The frame rate gets jumpy every once in awhile and the game stops completely to load a new area.
When you have shooterss like Resistance or Call of Duty 4, you can't get these things wrong. In fact if you want a shooter get either one of these especially COD4. Look for this game to soon fill the shelves of your favorite used video game store.
 If you enjoy it for what it is and don't compare it to superior games... February 29, 2008
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I guess my title says it all, but I'll elaborate.
First if all, this game is far from perfect. If you are looking for another Call of Duty 4, look elsewhere (try COD4 again because it's in a class of its own). The game is, however, enjoyable. It's frustrating at times and in small doses, but still enjoyable if it is taken on its own and not compared to superior, one-of-a-kind games.
In the interest of fairness, I'll list the three best and three worst things about the game as I've encountered them thus far. Judge for yourself what outweighs what.
Best
1. Excellent, innovative story that blends history with imagination. It is also fun to play as a resistance fighter (against the odds all the way) with really bad aim :)
2. Nice rendering of real cities in chaos. Lots of explosions and sirens and far-off enemy advances and so on. The graphics are moot (neither breathtaking nor atrocious) but the atmosphere feels frenetic. Nice music, too.
3. The game has a brisk, albeit linear, pace. There are plenty of firefights, and missions take careful treading to finish.
Worst
1. Aiming and firing can be downright frustrating. It's good that firing continuously makes you lose some control (an attempt to simulate recoil), but there is a total lack of precision aiming. If you hit an enemy in the head (good luck), it's the same as hitting him in the leg. Something just feels off about shooting, a real problem for a first-person SHOOTER.
2. The frame rate jumps occasionally. Not a big deal, but it wrecks some otherwise tense moments.
3. You can kill every enemy soldier with grapple/melee attacks. I know Dan Carson is a hardened New Yorker from the mean streets, but come on. He can overpower and kill trained Nazi soldiers without so much as a struggle. Either develop melee fighting or junk it. In fact, junk it to focus on fixing the firing interface.
My score: 7/10 (with COD4 as a 10 and Medal of Honor Airborne as a 5), most definitely worth playing if you enjoy basic FPS combat with an historic twist
Definitely a Turning Point February 28, 2008
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
I was really looking forward to this game. I had read the reviews and thought the premise was awesome, then I played it.
Well, the premise of the game is still good. Nazi's attack America after defeating England in WW2. The graphics look like they still believe it is the 1990's and the PS2 is new. I saw the video trailer, which IS a good representation of the game, and thought that that must be the "work in progress". I was wrong. There is nothing that makes me think that this game is even pushing the envelope of what the PS3 is capable of. The weapons are not as realistic looking as COD4 and the enemies look like they fell out of Wolfenstein.
I have yet to finish the game...not sure if it will keep me interested enough. With a whopping 8 person multiplayer (This is a joke), I might have to go back to COD4.
My biggest regret with this game is convincing my friend to buy it too.
If you like FPS's then stick to COD.
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