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A [[Third-Person Shooter]] released in 2003 by the makers of ''Hitman''. An [[Alternate History]] began when the [[Dirty Communists|Soviet Union]] developed the first [[Atomic Hate|atomic bomb]], shifting the balance of power firmly in their favor. The [[Soviet Russia Ukraine and So On|USSR]] [[Red Scare|steadily expanded]] to encompass most of the world, with only the [[Eagle Land|United States]] opposing them, until a massive invasion quickly overwhelmed the US. The player takes control of former [[Action Survivor|plumber]] Christopher Stone, now the "Freedom Phantom", as he fights against the [[Reds With Rockets|invaders]] to liberate [[New York City]].▼
▲A [[Third-Person Shooter]] released in 2003 by the makers of ''Hitman''. An [[Alternate History]] began when the [[Dirty Communists|Soviet Union]] developed the first [[Atomic Hate|atomic bomb]], shifting the balance of power firmly in their favor. The [[Soviet Russia, Ukraine, and So On|USSR]] [[Red Scare|steadily expanded]] to encompass most of the world, with only the [[Eagle Land|United States]] opposing them, until a massive invasion quickly overwhelmed the US. The player takes control of former [[Action Survivor|plumber]] Christopher Stone, now the "Freedom Phantom", as he fights against the [[Reds
Well-received critically, though something of a [[Sleeper Hit]], this game is notable for having a surprisingly intelligent ally system. The player, being a leader of [[La Résistance]], can get up to twelve fighters under his command, and order them to attack specific targets or areas, secure and defend areas, or just follow the player. Allies (and enemies) will take advantage of cover and [[More Dakka|mounted machine guns]]. Also, it had a ''[[Crowning Music of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|really]]'' [[Crowning Music of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|great soundtrack]].▼
▲Well-received critically, though something of a [[Sleeper Hit]], this game is notable for having a surprisingly intelligent ally system. The player, being a leader of [[La Résistance]], can get up to twelve fighters under his command, and order them to attack specific targets or areas, secure and defend areas, or just follow the player. Allies (and enemies) will take advantage of cover and [[More Dakka|mounted machine guns]]. Also, it had a ''[[
A sequel was announced in 2004, however, [[Vaporware|there hasn't been much said about it since that time]].▼
▲A sequel was announced in 2004
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* [[A-Team Firing]]: It's rare that the friendly AI hits anything beyond a few feet, especially if there is cover, unless they are using a sniper rifle, or a machine gun. It's justified in-game due to the fact that none of them are trained soldiers, and thus lack firearms training.▼
** The player character's accuracy starts off pretty terrible at first too, with more than half your shots ending up nowhere near where the crosshair is pointing. He gradually gets better over the course of the game.▼
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: It's your [[Elaborate Underground Base|underground base]], a raft big enough to fit a dozen men can float comfortably along, and it's [[La Résistance|the resistance]]'s preferred mode of travel for bypassing Soviet roadblocks. The game [[Justified Trope|IS]] set in [[New York City]] after all, which really does have sewers ''that'' big (some even describe the network as an underground city).
* [[Action Survivor]]: Chris was a plumber before becoming a freedom fighter.
* [[AKA-47]]: All the weapons are obviously real, but none are mentioned by name, just "assault rifle" or "[[Shotguns Are Just Better|shotgun]]".
* [[Apathetic Citizens]]:
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: {{spoiler|Even when you become the de facto leader of the resistance}}, you can only bring a small squad with you.
** Relatively small, anyway
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: According to the Soviets' propaganda, "Last three American president were corrupt, involved in assassination of foreign countries' leaders, and cheated on their wives."
▲* [[A-Team Firing]]: It's rare that the friendly AI hits anything beyond a few feet, especially if there is cover, unless they are using a sniper rifle, or a machine gun. It's justified in-game due to the fact that none of them are trained soldiers, and thus lack firearms training.
▲** The player character's accuracy starts off pretty terrible at first too, with more than half your shots ending up nowhere near where the crosshair is pointing. He gradually gets better over the course of the game.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Realistically averted. General Tatarin goes down from a single sniper shot to the face from a few hundred feet away. Even if you do fight him directly (and you're not even supposed to), he's no tougher than a basic enemy soldier, and the only challenge is the fact that he's protected by a dozen or so [[Elite Mooks]] and a heavy machine gun-wielding [[Giant Mook]].
** Played straight in that Soviet officers and other higher ranking units can survive noticeably more damage than basic Soviet soldiers.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The sub-machine gun. It has considerable stopping power, but it's only accurate to pistol range and it's high rate of fire is a mixed blessing, since ammunition for it is quite hard to find.
* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: The PKM machine gun deals ludicrous damage, has reasonable accuracy, never needs to be reloaded except when you find more ammo, and provided you don't waste your bullets [[Rambo
* [[BFG]]: Chris can wield a PKM machine gun (over 16 pounds unloaded) like an assault rifle.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: The Soviets really speak Russian. [[Aliens Speaking English|But gain a rudimentary understanding of English if you heal them when they're wounded]].
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The Soviets are gone for now, but the city's been destroyed and they'll be coming back...
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: Though with the stacks of bodies that accumulate after some especially spectacular set-piece battles you'll barely notice.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: The assault rifle is going to be the weapon of choice for almost the entire game.
* [[Brick Joke]]: Seen in the SAFN <s>news</s> propaganda ticker: "Trouble with your pets? Take them to Pets4Free at Lincoln Tunnel, and we will take good care of them for you
* [[Dragon
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: It's shown right there in the corner. By completing missions and objectives, you gain charisma, which lets you get more allies to command. But if you try to recruit more people then you're allowed, they blow you off, which is a little insulting after you {{spoiler|infiltrate the enemy command center and shoot the supreme leader in the face
▲* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: It's shown right there in the corner. By completing missions and objectives, you gain charisma, which lets you get more allies to command. But if you try to recruit more people then you're allowed, they blow you off, which is a little insulting after you {{spoiler|infiltrate the enemy command center and shoot the supreme leader in the face.}}
* [[Dummied Out]]: Subverted. The Liberty Island bonus level can be unlocked and is perfectly playable, but is quite obviously nowhere near finished. The alternate version of the [[Giant Mook]] enemy doesn't appear anywhere else either.
* [[Exploding Barrels]]: And cars, too.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: The soviets try to claim they're "liberating" the United States from their corrupt regime... in a same speech where they mention they will re-educate TV personalities a.k.a. [[Brainwash]].
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
** [[Big Bad|The Big Bad]]/[[The Brute]]: General Tatarin.
** [[The Dragon]]/[[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]]: Colonel Bulba.
** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]]: Tatiana Kempinsky.
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]]: Christopher Stone.
** [[The Lancer]]: Phil Bagzton.
** [[The Big Guy]]: Troy Stone.
** [[The Chick]]: Isabella Angelina.
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Mr. Jones.
** [[Sixth Ranger]]/[[The Smart Guy|The (other) Smart Guy]]: The Kid.
** [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|
* [[Friendly Fireproof]]: The other freedom fighters are invulnerable to their ally's bullets (but not the player's grenades).
* [[Gameplay Ally Immortality]]: Mr. Jones in the first level and Isabella in the last one are completely invincible. Your freedom fighter allies can be incapacitated, but can only be [[Final Death|permanently killed]] by explosives, vehicles, [[Elite Mooks]]
* [[Harder Than Hard]]: The Revolutionary difficulty, in which you have the exact same amount of health as the weakest enemy [[Mooks]]. And there are hundreds of them, and only one of you. Hope you know how to use cover and put your squad to good use.
* [[Heal Thyself]]: With nice red medkits. You can also heal injured allies and civilians.
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Your primary weapon is on your back when it's not used, but your backpack apparently holds your ammo, pistol, wrench, twenty grenades and Molotovs, four packs of C4 explosive, ten medkits
* [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels]]: The game actually has two entirely different sets. For selecting the difficulty there's Demonstrator, Rebel, Freedom Fighter and Revolutionary. The save/load menu uses a second set with "A walk in the park", "Have a blast", "You got what it takes?" and "Against all odds".
▲* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Your primary weapon is on your back when it's not used, but your backpack apparently holds your ammo, pistol, wrench, twenty grenades and Molotovs, four packs of C4 explosive, ten medkits, and your binoculars. All of which can be accessed easily.
* [[Instant Win Condition]]: It doesn't matter how many Soviet soldiers are left in the level (or even if there are other objectives yet to be completed), as long as the player can raise the flag, it's mission accomplished.
* [[Invisible Wall]]: Often found near an [[Insurmountable Waist High Fence]]. The latter are actually less common, as the player can mount ledges and boxes.
*
▲* ~It's Up To You~: Even surrounded by allies and part of an organized resistance movement, Chris seems to do everything important, from demolition to assassination. Even when he {{spoiler|becomes the ''leader'' of the movement}}. Although, to be fair, he's never actually ''alone'' on any of his operations, with anywhere from two to ''twelve'' friendlies directly supporting him at any given time.
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: Chris, and probably most other freedom fighters.
* [[Justified Tutorial]]: Chris is a plumber. He needs the help.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Colonel/General Bulba is nowhere to be found by the game's ending after {{spoiler|having your hideout destroyed and revealing himself as [[The Mole]]}}. [[Fridge Brilliance|Of course, that doesn't mean he got off scot free]], due to the [[You Have Failed Me...|probable response]] of the Soviet Command to {{spoiler|his formation of a resistance group in New York for personal glory that actually THREW him and the Red Army out of the state}}?
▲* [[La Résistance]]: It's right there [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|in the title]].
* [[Large and In Charge]]: General Tatarin, the leader of the Soviet invasion force, is a 7-foot tall giant. He's a rare realistic example of the trope in that, from his facial features, he shows indications of having giantism and acromegaly, rather than simply being abnormally tall for no apparent reason.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Averted. Chris' outfit changes to match the weather and his objective, and his hair grows longer as the game progresses.
* [[Lost Forever]]: Once you complete the primary objective in an area, you cannot come back to that area [[Fridge Logic|for some reason]], and any bonus objectives, supplies, or useful equipment there is permanently lost.
* [[Made of Iron]]: The Soviet heavy machine gunner [[Giant Mook|giant mooks]] take about 3 full mags of assault rifle fire to bring down, and can even survive several direct frag grenade hits. Hint: {{spoiler|
** Allies that can join you (other freedom fighters and defecting Soviet soldiers) also seem to be able to take a good deal of damage as well.
* [[Magnetic Hero]]: A gameplay mechanic, even. You can even get some wounded Soviet soldiers to follow you if you're kind enough to patch them up.
* [[Molotov Cocktail]]: Quite realistic ones too.
* [[Mooks]]: It's raining Soviets!
** [[Mook Lieutenant]]: Soviet Officers fight with shotguns and are noticeably larger and tougher than regular troops. They also coordinate enemy squads with hand gestures in battle.
** [[Elite Mooks]]: Two different types of Soviet special forces, both armed with blistering-quick submachine guns; burly men wearing orange scarves who roll around and choke your rebel allies to death, and female Splinter Cell ninja wannabes who cartwheel around and can take almost a full magazine from an AK-47 before dropping.
** [[Giant Mook]]s: Huge Soviet supermen wearing full plate armor and carrying heavy machine guns, who can eat 2 rockets, at least 3-4 sniper rifle shots to the face, or 2-3 mags of AK-47 fire before finally dying. In the bonus level, a different variant appears with automatic shotguns and white armor. Run. Away.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Chris Stone becomes such a headache for the Soviet occupation forces, he earns the name of ''Freedom Phantom
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Chris himself [[Lampshade Hanging|wonders about this]] at the end, if he's destroyed so much to defeat an enemy that will just be back with even more troops.
* [[No One Gets Left Behind]]: Subverted all to hell on the Soviet side, as you'll often find wounded Soviet soldiers that have been left behind to die.
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* [[Ornamental Weapon]]: At some point in the game, Chris gets a knife on his left shoulder. You can't equip it.
* [[Pinned Down]]: The AI tends to take cover when under fire. Using your squad to lay a suppressive fire on the enemies, making them take cover, then flanking them, is an extremely effective tactic.
* [[Player Mooks]]: The other freedom fighters.▼
* [[Player Headquarters]]: Three of them: the sewers, the subway tunnels, and the interior of one of the vent shafts beneath Governor's Island. They gradually evolve over the course of the game, becoming better equipped, more populated, and more sophisticated as the resistance grows in strength.
* [[Ragdoll Physics]]: Present, but rather subdued. [[Silliness Switch|Until you switch on the FlyMo-Ragdolls and/or Nailgun cheats.]]
* [[Rare Guns]]: The Bizon submachine gun, which has only seen limited service in [[Real Life]], is occasionally carried by Soviet special forces. However, it shows up too rarely to ensure a steady supply of ammunition, so the player usually won't get a chance to use it.
* [[Resistance Is Futile]]: The russian newscaster in the cutscene says after the first level that "all resistance is futile and will be dealt with swiftly."
* [[Respawning Enemies]]: In some levels, an armored car or transport helicopter will periodically [[Mook Maker|bring in reinforcements]].
** [[Defied Trope]]: You can blow up the helipad/bridge with C4, preventing reinforcements from coming in. Or, if you're feeling particularly vindictive, you can just blow up the transports as they come in.
* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: [[Averted Trope|Nope]]. Even disregarding how difficult it is to find ammo for them, they kinda suck. The only advantages are that it has more power and is more accurate.
* [[Rousing Speech]]: After the resistance takes back the news studio in times square, Chris addresses his fellow Americans - turns into a [[Balcony Speech]] at the end.
* [[Save Point]]: The manhole covers allow you to return to the rebel base and save or quicksave in the mission.
* [[Short-Range Shotgun]]: Almost every gun has poor accuracy at long range, but the shotgun is useless beyond a few feet.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** The ''Mario Bros.'' uniforms worn by the game's protagonist plumber brothers.
*** He is a plumber, who teleports through sewer pipes and can throw fireballs (molotovs). This is probably why they make a ''Mario'' reference.
** In the beginning of the game, there's a movie poster starring Agent 47 from ''[[Hitman]]'', IO Interactive's more well-known franchise.
*** When someone decides to kill the [[Big Bad]], Phil says "Sure! Let's sneak into his cocktail party and put some cyanide pills in his glass!". This is exactly what you do in ''Hitman 2'' to assassinate a Russian general.
*** Some trains carry the name "47 United".
** One of the lines your allies can call out when taking control of a mounted machine-gun is [[Scarface|"Say 'ello to my little friend!"]].
* [[Sniping Mission]]: You can also drop the [[Sniper Rifle]] for another weapon in the beginning; you'll be able to get another one later on.
* [[Storming the Castle]]: Done ''twice'', though the first is more of an infiltration.
** Really kicks in {{spoiler|during the final stage when you take Fort Jay on Governor's Island}}.
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* [[Super Drowning Skills]]: Everybody except Chris dies instantly if they fall in the water.
* [[Suspicious Videogame Generosity]]: Rocket Launchers and Sniper Rifles generally appear only where they would be the most useful, and generally only with enough ammo to be immediately useful.
* [[Took a Level
* [[The Unfought]]: Colonel/General Bulba disappears after [[The Reveal]] 3/4ths of the way through the game, and is nowhere to be seen during the final battle on Governor's Island.▼
▲* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Chris was just an everyman plumber to begin with. But when Chris gives his [[Rousing Speech]] to all of New York City, and when he and his men approach Governor's Island for the final assault, you can see just how far he's come as the leader of the American resistance. So much so that in the final fight, you [[George Washington|cross the frozen water on a boat with Chris standing on the bow.]] Whatever the ultimate outcome, Chris becomes a very significant player in this [[Alternate History]].
* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: He was really the [[Big Bad]] all along, building [[La Résistance]] up so he could destroy it later and get the glory.
▲* [[The Unfought]]: Colonel/General Bulba disappears after [[The Reveal]] 3/4ths of the way through the game, and is nowhere to be seen during the final battle on Governor's Island.
* [[Unusable Enemy Equipment]]: Averted. ''All'' of the weapons come from the enemy. Except [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, which you only get from the base and rebel stockpiles.▼
* [[What If]]: ...the Soviets got the bomb first?
▲* [[Unusable Enemy Equipment]]: Averted. ''All'' of the weapons come from the enemy.
* [[Wrench Whack]]: Your plumber's wrench is actually the best melee weapon in the game. And is also the one you score your first kill with.
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: There are about a half-dozen different models for freedom fighters, and only one for each enemy type. A bit less noticeable for the latter, ironically, since they're all in uniform.
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