Product Description

In a desperate, near future setting where controlling the planet's depleting fossil resources determines the ultimate fate of civilization. A global war for oil is being waged between two superpowers, the Western Coalition (US/EU) and the Red Star Alliance (Russia/China), and players will be instrumental in determining how the war is waged -- and won.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1323 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: THQ
• Model: 55021
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Features

• Open-world first-person shooter with non-linear mission objectives and destructible environments
• Focused and intense system inherently promotes teamwork by creating a unified front of war
• Epic campaign featuring 7 theaters of war with a climactic ending; 60+ futuristic vehicles and weapons
• Customize characters through character choices, weapon load out, and role specialization
• Supports 32+ players for large-scale wars online utilizing shared targeting systems and squad-based VOIP

Amazon.com

Frontlines: Fuel of War is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of the world's oil reserves. This title combines cinematic, non-linear game play, with next generation firepower and the Frontline Combat System to deliver an intense FPS.

Features:

• Frontline Combat System-In both single player and multiplayer, players join the forces on the frontline that result in focused combat and increased intensity while allowing player choice
• Open World Environment-In both single player and multiplayer, players can create their own path to victory with non-linear mission objectives and destructible environments. The player chips away at the battle instead of standard die and redo system
• Next Generation Firepower-Over 60 next generation vehicles and weapons inspired by military designs of the near future. Including Jets, helicopters, tanks and APC’s
• Customizable Soldier System-Character customization allows you to represent your play style through character choices, weapon load out and role specialization

Customer Reviews

I love this game!
The amount of enjoyment this game has given so far blows all the other multiplayer games i have played for the 360 out of the water.

I loved Battlefield 2 for the PC and this trumps even that. Really my only big complaint so far is a bit of lag here and there on certain dedicated servers but this has already been adressed and will be fixed. Oh and a few friends and I tried Vegas 2 last night for a few hours and thats about all I could stomach...the no jump, slow as molasses, warp speed engage run effect just make Frontlines all the more appealing. Smooth multiplayer graphics but compared to the overall package that is Frontlines it is inferior.

russians? again? oh brother....
Pros:

- standard FPS elements work well: shoot, duck, zoom in, yadda yadda, standard weapons function well

- map seems fine. stuff is were it says it is. objectives are marked.

- sound is top-notch, Battlefield: Bad Company quality.

- wide-open levels

- feels like a Battlefield type game (same dev as previous titles - but not Bad Company)

- some minor amount of destroyable environments

- drones (tiny vehicles) implemented very well. This is probably the game's one hook. The drones are a real pleasure to use (maybe the controls could be better for the rover you have to drive) and hopefully more developers will work these into their games...

- 50-player online matches

Neutral:

- no cover system, but so what

- number of re-spawns per level. Yikes, that's pretty idiotic. Especially if you plan to play this on the most difficult setting. I put this in the neutral category because it never affected me (only died a few times on the normal setting). But it's a frightening prospect if you are a noob gamer. Want to reach the very end of a level after an hour of play and have to start from the beginning?

- graphics and textures are okay. But there isn't much wow or zing here. No color or pizzazz. I realize we're in the desert much of the time, and much of the cities are bombed out ruins, but gimme something pretty to look at once in awhile.

- some minor framerate or pop-in gripes. I don't recall if page-tearing was an issue.

Cons:

- some odd engine behaviors. Step out of a tank in a certain place, it automatically blows up. Vehicles spawn in and out like that. These don't really impede progress in the game, but they are extremely goofy.

- odd enemy spawning. They seem to spawn from nowhere, sometimes right behind you.

- Halo-style vehicle controls, which is normally fine, but they work very clunky here. Often becomes awkward or impossible to back up in a vehicle, especially a tank.

- little in the way of options and customization of controls (or anything). Don't like the control scheme? Tough luck buddy.

- Cannot perform simple functions that most FPS games have, such as pick up enemy weapons, swap, etc.

- Friendly AI can't hit the broad side of a war. I think the kill ration was me: 99.99%, friendly AI: 0.01% (sometimes shooting at me or my vehicle trying to hit an enemy in front of me).

- Friendly vehicle AI can box you in sometimes. If I'm trying to move my tank, please get the hell outta my way.

- Enemy AI seems to be able to rush right out of a structure, blind fire and automatically hit you several times before you can even remotely react...

- AI in general is goofy. You'll often have enemies and squad mates running right past each other or standing right next to each other, never seeing each other, never firing.

- Very poor availability of the machine gun (my favorite). It was only available in a couple of levels from memory.

- Only 8 levels. The ones they give you are large, yes, but those are still over quite quickly, say 20-45 minutes per level (depending on your skill level). The game can be beaten in a few short hours. This is the game's KEY flaw. They probably figure the multiplayer makes up for the short campaign. They'd be wrong.

- Lack of online game mode variety.

- No offline multiplayer whatsoever. No offline co-op. What's that about?

- The story. Sure oil is a hot-button topic, but war with the Russians? Again? People need to stop recycling old bogeymen and enemies. Battlefield Bad Company (a much more fun game) also did this in 08. Of course, if you are a Republican, you'll probably love this theme (especially considering current events with Georgia), you'll be afraid of Russians (and everything that ain't just like you) and this'll be right up your alley.

Good Game : )
This is the Xbox 360 Version. Great Video and Great Weapons. It's not to easy and not to hard to play and figure out what to do. Don't think anyone will really need a "Guide Book" to complete this game. Would recommend this game for anyone that likes the shooting class type of games.