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Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Dec 27 2004, 11:51 PM
Why the WW2 theme then? If anything else, a Superheroes game should be set in a fantasy theme, not into an historic war...
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Well, as Prejudice said, pretty much every superhero comic in the 40s had something to do with the war...
Let me elaborate.
In the Golden Age, what we comic fans call the 40s, nearly every superhero was either in the war, or protecting the homefront from spies and saboteurs. It's a big superhero setting.
Oh, but how come Superman didn't just stop Hitler right away, you ask?
Well, DC Comics changed the past (called retconning) to say that Hitler had the Spear of Destiny (the one that pierced Jesus' side, and yes the same one from the Wolfenstein 3D sequel) and used it to keep superheroes at bay. In the Marvel Universe, the heroes that were about then interfered. Hell, Captain America punched Hitler in the face.
Anyway, Freedom Force was quite a game. It was fun to play, funny as hell, and a great tribute to the Silver Age, or 60s. Hell, the box art (inside the flap, the one that shows all the characters) is a tribute to Jack "The King" Kirby's art. You could tell Irrational loved superheroes as much as say, I
do. In addition, it is heavily moddable. It was great playing the melee mode as Superman, the Martian Manhunter, Starman or Spider-Man, for example. Also, this site:
Alex's Freedom Fortress offers a Justice League of America mod.
I'm looking forward to Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich.