Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) (PC Games)

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Product Age Average review date: 10-09-2008

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alaScore 78

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May, 2012

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cracking game

By Vexpez13 (play.com) Read the full review

loads of action, well worth the money, get to pilot a helicopter and tank - awesome, still can't fly the helicopter properly yet, can fire the missiles and guns though, superb game, if a little short

Aug, 2010 2010-08-27   4

No Good

By Dominic (sofacinema.co.uk) Read the full review

ok well this game is a muliplayer based game the campaign is sh*t dont waist ur time with it. the muliplayer well its 2 years old so hardly anyone plays it but its fun as verickles play a bigger part then other games like battle field

Jun, 2010 2010-06-19   3

euuugh

By A Customer (sofacinema.co.uk) Read the full review

Sorry to say i didnt like it one bit, yes there was cool gadgets to play with but the whole control over your charactor i thought was abit rubbish. after playing on Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 i thought this game didnt even come close to being...

Jan, 2010 2010-01-20 No rating -0.5

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Manufacturer's Description

Set in a fictional future based upon the headlines of today, FFOW brings players into the world's next Great War. As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition (US/EU) or the Red Star Alliance (Russia/China). As depicted in FFOW, the Western Coalition and the Red Star Alliance have combined their military research and...

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alaTest has collected and analysed 270 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the multi player mode. The graphics also gets good feedback, but some have doubts about the reliability and controls.

We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other PC Games the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-23 alaScore 78 3.9

Frontlines: Fuel of War

By Brandon Hofer (totallygn.com)

With 2008 off to a roaring start in terms of game releases, THQ has now released Frontlines: Fuel of War. Frontlines is a first person shooter set in the not too distant future with a relevant storyline about oil shortages and the lengths some will go...

You are a "stray dog" , part of a military force that is there to stop the evil Red Star empire from...

Jun, 2009 2009-06-13   4

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Frontlines: Fuel of War

By Martin Korda (computerandvideogames.com)

Review: Has Battlefield finally met its match?

Visceral multiplayer ; Sizeable game modes ; Decent plot

Lacks imagination ; Lacklustre single-player

Poor man's COD4

Apr, 2008 2008-04-07   3.5

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Frontlines: Fuel of War (Xbox 360, PC) review

By Thomas McDermott (darkzero.co.uk)

I had not followed Frontlines through development whatsoever. It had never really stood out as an interesting game to me. After all it is just another FPS, and we already have four hundred and forty eight thousand of them to play already. Regardless, I...

So, for a game that offers an exciting yet slightly underwhelming multiplayer, and an action packed but somewhat brief and disjointed campaign, Frontlines still manages to be better than the sum of its parts. There are better alternatives available...

So, with me having no idea of what to know what to expect I stuffed it straight in my disc hole and started to play.

Mar, 2008 2008-03-25   3.5

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Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) review

By NowGamer ArchiveBot (nowgamer.com)

The debut effort from Kaos Studios promises an accomplished solo campaign as well as online battles, and tackles a topic that

Solo play is a pleasant, though unsatisfying, entrée, but you can really sink your teeth into the online multiplayer.

Feb, 2008 2008-02-29   4.1

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Frontlines: Fuel Of War

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Imagine a future in which the world has run out of oil. No more petrol. No more lubrication. And worst of all no more plastics – butt-plugs all but redundant. Frontlines: Fuel Of War puts you in the shoes of an anonymous member of a special forces unit...

Not a bad game by any stretch, but terribly average as a single-player campaign.

The other, an amalgam of the former USSR and China known as the Red Star Alliance, helpfully show up to the battlefield to give you something to shoot at.

Feb, 2008 2008-02-08   3.1

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The biggest shooter on Xbox 360 to date ; weapon loadouts and role system kick ass

There's only one game mode, only 8 maps, and it's not really an open-world, non-linear shooter as advertised

It isn't the best shooter out there, but the team at Kaos obviously put a lot of thought into the role system and the balancing of the game's sole game type. I do hope they offer new maps and modes soon, as gamers may quickly grow bored but for the...

Feb, 2008 2008-02-27   4

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Frontlines: Fuel of War (Xbox 360)

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The danger of driving a tank into battle is that if you get out to pee, your enemy might drive off with it. THQ and Kaos Studios (who, as Trauma Studios, were responsible for the popular Desert Combat mod for Battlefield 1942 and collaborated with DICE...

Although this tactic wasn't particularly creative, in a console generation that hasn't seen many Battlefield-type games, the outcome is a refreshing return to large-scale combat. With some wonky physics and a weak single-player campaign, Frontlines...

Mar, 2008 2008-03-13   3.5

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Frontlines: Fuel of War

By David Pulgar (vggen.com)

It doesn't take much imagination to put yourself into the world Kaos Studios created in Frontlines: Fuel of War. Echoing today's energy crisis, Frontlines is a preview of the worst that could happen. This morose future finds two factions, the Western...

Massive maps ; Cool secondary abilities ; Great sound ; Plethora of vehicles to drive

Crummy graphics ; Lackluster single-player A.I ; Hit-or-miss online community

Even though Frontlines is entertaining it fails to deliver a memorable gaming experience. It feels like the game is unfinished. There is no single thread within the game that links graphics, game play, sound, controls, vehicles, weapons and all...

Though mediocre when compared to games like Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4, Frontlines has some endearing qualities that make it a fun FPS. Its sense of scale and excellent audio effects are a treat for any gamer, but its lackluster visual appearance and...

Sep, 2008 2008-09-10   3.3

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Frontlines: Fuel of War

By XG SBSub (snackbar-games.com)

Frontlines: Fuel of War is a first person shooter with a single player campaign and multiplayer mode that supports up to 50 players. Campaign play begins in 2024 after the world has long lived the effects of oil shortages, global depression, nuclear...

Just as the game title and the game quote that appears on the loading screen suggests, "It's what we grew up in, post Middle East, post peak oil, post everything." It's no shocker to find out the game's main storyline is about oil interests for your...

Jul, 2008 2008-07-30   4

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Frontlines: Fuel of War

By Lee Abrahams (GT: jackanape) (xbox360achievements.org)

When politics and games mix, the end result is usually somewhat ambiguous as it's often hard to get across a serious message in the midst of all that shooting, running and mushroom stomping. I may have drifted off point but you get the idea. Frontlines...

A rental at best if you are stranded offline but worth picking up for online play, sadly the community isn't as big as it could be and with a new Battlefield game on the horizon that may well stay that way. Despite the lack of originality there is...

Obviously it’s an issue that could potentially become a problem within our lifetimes but it's also one that has to be presented in an entertaining way.

Apr, 2008 2008-04-07   3.7

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alaTest has collected and analysed 3 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from ciao.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Apr, 2008 to Jun, 2009. The average user rating from ciao.co.uk is 67 out of 100.

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Review of front lines fuel of war

I bought frontlines fuel of war looking for a cheaper alternative to Call of duty world at war and to be honest i am dissapointed. relatively cheap s

Similiar to Battlefield 2 (PC), excellent..

I rented this from Lovefilm.com, expecting it to be okay, but to my surprise I really really enjoyed it! It reminded me of Battlefield 2 on PC a lot,

Good game, Good buy.

You start of as a soldier of the Western Coalition (basically the US and the EU join for a bigger army and better advances in technology). From the st

  2 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from play.com. This user review was collected in 2010-08-27, with a rating of 80 out of 100.

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cracking game

loads of action, well worth the money, get to pilot a helicopter and tank - awesome, still can't fly the helicopter properly yet, can fire the missile

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 10 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from sofacinema.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Jun, 2009 to Jun, 2010. The average user rating from sofacinema.co.uk is 53 out of 100.

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No Good

ok well this game is a muliplayer based game the campaign is sh*t dont waist ur time with it. the muliplayer well its 2 years old so hardly anyone pla

euuugh

Sorry to say i didnt like it one bit, yes there was cool gadgets to play with but the whole control over your charactor i thought was abit rubbish. a

Not bad

This game is ok but it is over too quick but you can get some easy achevments out of it. 5/10

field fuel of war

the game is ok but quite difficult to complete and i played it for 2 hours in total and i didnt get any achievments.

  5 Users positive 2 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 7 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2008 to Aug, 2010. The average user rating from cnet.com is 87 out of 100.

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Action, Strategy, Blood and Guts!

From the start, where you play a combat reporter/war fighter, you are immersed deep in the s**t. The worlds energy supply is almost gone, and Russia h

Great Action

The missions are great. The weapons of the next generation are cool. I like next generation weapons with out the Aliens. Some of the story lines in th

Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC)

From the start, where you play a combat reporter/war fighter, you are immersed deep in the s**t. The worlds energy supply is almost gone, and Russia h

Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC)

From the start, where you play a combat reporter/war fighter, you are immersed deep in the s**t. The worlds energy supply is almost gone, and Russia h

  7 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 13 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from newegg.com. The user reviews were collected from Feb, 2008 to Feb, 2009. The average user rating from newegg.com is 66 out of 100.

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DO NOT BUY

after waiting almost half an hour for this to load on my brand new computer i had to go online and download another 2 hours worth of patches just to f

Good FPS

After several forums and trying to fix the whole crashing thing there is a solution. After downloading the patch (two of them) you have to upgrade you

Frontlines: Fuel of War

The CD makes a nice coaster Tried several times to get this piece of junk to load. Wouldn't load at all. Patched the updates and still wouldn't load.

Good but not great

The "feel" of the game controls is like I'm using a video game controller, which I don't use. PC games are supposed to handle better, but this game ma

  10 Users positive 3 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 5 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from deeko.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2009 to Feb, 2010. The average user rating from deeko.com is 56 out of 100.

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not worth it at anyprice

The game had some potential but was defeated by poor graphics, silly gameplay, difficult vehicle controls and an enemy that can make headshots while r

Great For Xbox Live!

One of the best Games for Xbox live right now! The single player game is ok. Again the game Rocks on Xbox live!!! Ive had epic battles with 50+ pl

too old

it was maybe ok when it was released but now it is plain old bad...

Average At Best

Frontlines: Fuel of War isn't anything special as far as 1st person shooters go. I wouldn't put this game anywhere near the Call of Duty series, the B

  2 Users positive 3 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 6 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from epinions.com. The user reviews were collected from Mar, 2007 to Jun, 2007. The average user rating from epinions.com is 70 out of 100.

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Another masterpiece

It give's me a feeling of first Command & Conquer, in early 1996, when i was a pupil :) It's just a remake, but what a nice remake! Stunning FX, new u

The King Is Back

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun was released in 1999 with its expansion pack Firestorm and Finally after 8 years the king is really back and better th

$ 4 Xpansion - Too fast

I played the heck out of Red Alert C&C and I bought C&C Generals (at least my 8 year old likes it), so I thought I would try out their newest offering

Does EA games do the series justice?

Gameplay: 14/20 Graphics: 12/15 Sound: 13/15 Balance: 14/25 Longevity: 18/25 Overall: 70% (3 stars/Average) Important Information: Required OS: Window

  5 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 5 user reviews of the Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) from swapgame.com. The average user rating from swapgame.com is 44 out of 100.

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Frontlines: Fuel of War- Xbox 360

short single player but potential to be epic on multiplayer and gotta love the drones

Frontlines: Fuel of War- Xbox 360

Average, Very Average.I'll be honest, Frontlines comes nowhere near being the best war game around, but its nevertheless quite fun to play. The aiming

Frontlines: Fuel of War- Xbox 360

This game is foremost a first person shooter. Granted, there are quite a few of those on the Xbox 360, and this one tries to differentiate itself. The

Frontlines: Fuel of War- Xbox 360

I found this game quite boring...and the multiplayer with the automatic aim is as boring as the solo!

  2 Users positive 3 Users negative

Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC)

Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC): product specifications

Brand

THQ

Game
Context
Science-fiction
Elements
Action - first person shooter
ESRB Rating
Teen (13+)
Online Play
Built-in
PEGI Content Descriptors
PEGI Online / Violence
PEGI Rating
16
USK Rating
Keine Jugendfreigabe gem
Header
Compatibility
Game console/PC
Manufacturer
THQ
Model
Fuel of War
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
Frontlines
Miscellaneous
Package Type
Retail
Software
Category
Games
Distribution Media
DVD-ROM
Licence Category
Shrinkwrap
License Pricing
Standard
License Qty
1 user
License Type
Complete package
Subcategory
Games - Action
Type
Microsoft Xbox 360/PC
System Requirements
Platform
Windows

Manufacturer's Description


Set in a fictional future based upon the headlines of today, FFOW brings players into the world's next Great War. As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition (US/EU) or the Red Star Alliance (Russia/China). As depicted in FFOW, the Western Coalition and the Red Star Alliance have combined their military research and budgets, and the result is over 60 next-gen vehicles and weapons inspired by military designs for the near future. These include remote controlled drones, gun cams, and next-generation counter-measure systems, all of which are player-controllable. Use high-tech combat systems to collect and relay recon, targeting, and threat information between team-mates. Target acquisition and sharing between vehicle occupants is just one example of FFOW's focus on an advanced team play experience. The customization system allows players to develop their soldier to fit their play style by choosing a weapons loadout, as well as a technical specialization (role). As the game progresses, each role will upgrade, providing advanced equipment and abilities. It mixes RPG-like depth with the accessibility of a fast-paced FPS. The main game mechanic featured in FFOW in both single player and multiplayer modes is the ability to join the forces on the front line. This front expands across large portions of a mission and will require a firm strategy to achieve the objectives in order to move this front forward. Not only does this system keep the battle centric and players in the midst of the action, it gives a unique sense of advancement as your Division is rewarded with territory for their victories. Take advantage of a sandbox of destructible elements to create a unique path and strategy through each mission. Instead of failing and re-playing the same sequence of events, players can 'chip-away' with varied approaches, allowing diverse missions with high replay value.

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