Homefront Review By Nick

Well, I finally took the time to play Homefront, the new FPS from KAOS and THQ. The single player story line was written by John Milius, the writer of Apocalypse Now and Red Dawn. That guy looks like Walter from The Big Lebowski, so there's no way that the story can't kick ass.

Well, you know what? The single player story does kick ass, and fairly mightily. The year 2027 and you've been arrested by the United Korean Government. See, this wicked lead up video that is at the bottom of this review tells the story of how North and South Korea have joined to become Super Korea and kick the shit out of the rest of the world. Where the game begins, Korea pretty much runs most of Asia and has recently invaded a poverty stricken United States. You're a resistance fighter trying to get your America on and kick some Korean ass. Your plan, to retake San Fransisco. I don't know, maybe the Koreans stole your Prius or something and you're mighty pissed.

The game play is pretty basic for an FPS but it's a formula that works. What really kept me in this game was the story. Sure, military FPS games are a god damn dime a dozen these days, but in Homefront, they really lay the story on thick. You are one of the last hopes for American liberation. You're fighting your way through US cities en route to San Fransisco where you will aide in the re-taking of the Golden Gate Bridge. And this game gets your blood up. There are around three "holy shit" moments that I recall from my first play through that really make you want to shoot the shit out of some invaders. As with most FPS's the story mode isn't that long. All in all though I found it fairly rewarding and I would like to see some DLC that continues the story, not just enhances the On-Line play.

The On-Line play in general is pretty fun. Points given out for kills and all that other stuff that you're used to from an On-Line FPS. Some standout features that I really liked were that you have have up to 32 player ground wars. That's a lot of annoying British kids calling me a fag. Also, unlike say Black Ops, the online is very vehicles based. As you build your kill count you can afford to use the points you accrued to purchase different vehicles. From your basic tanks to different types of airborne implements of destruction.

Overall I think that Homefront is a very entertaining FPS. Sure, when I'm looking for an On-Line Deathmatch I'm probably going to throw in Halo Reach or Black Ops, but Homefront gives a nice break from those from time to time. What really drew me into this game was the story. I love a good story in a game. Hell, one of my favorite parts of the Halo franchise is the depth of the story and the universe that they've created. So yea, Homefront really scratches that vengeance/shoot him in the fucking head itch. So this July 4th, do what I'm going to do. Watch Independence Day, get hammered, eat some sort of meat that you forgot about on the grill and is wicked overcooked but you're too drunk to go to the store and way too drunk to think to order a pizza, and liberate the shit out of San Fransisco on Homefront. God Bless Video Games!