Frontlines: Fuel of War

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 187 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 44 out of 187
  3. Negative: 44 out of 187
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  1. DavidB.
    Apr 1, 2008
    10
    Aside from the rough start this game is fantastic as a multiplayer game. Single player has something to be desired but multiplayer makes up for it. The sheer variety of weapons, vehicles, and tactics make this game infinite in enjoyment.
  2. PaullK.
    Apr 9, 2008
    9
    My god best future game I played single player is awesome but the multiplayer isn't that good as I expected I hope they make a sequel.
  3. TylerA.
    Mar 21, 2008
    9
    This game works great. It had some issues at first, but for now, it is AWESOME. The multyplayer can be laggy however if you don't meet the recommended requirements.
  4. SteveH
    Nov 29, 2009
    9
    Great story line, easy to control, and similiar to the old Black Hawk Down series.
  5. Role
    Mar 7, 2008
    7
    Its hard to know where to start with this game, as it is true there are a LOT of installation isssues with the PC title, however I have been quite lucky and have hit no problems. Gameplay wise, it is BF2 meets ETQW, witha large selection of weapons, classes, roles, and vehicles. My main gripe is the singleplay campaign which is supposed to replace a training mode. Basically you unlock a Its hard to know where to start with this game, as it is true there are a LOT of installation isssues with the PC title, however I have been quite lucky and have hit no problems. Gameplay wise, it is BF2 meets ETQW, witha large selection of weapons, classes, roles, and vehicles. My main gripe is the singleplay campaign which is supposed to replace a training mode. Basically you unlock a mission which will let you use all of the weapons and vehicles over the course of the campaign. However this is incredibly tedious as if you want to spend sometime learning the tanks for examplr you can only reply the same tank mission over and over again, nothing changes - the ememies are in the same place, and always do the same thing. There are also issues with the recoil on some of the weapons, there seems to be no apparent advantage to aiming automatic weapons, as the spread of shots remains the same as unscoped. Also the tank 120mm gun fires parabolic shells, much the same way as the tanks in BF1942 - no flat trajectory - very poor. Sadly there are no permanent class unlocks, and ou can still bunnyhop and fire, both are big steps back from the BF series, although this game does provide a lot more satisfaction than ETQW. However I still think its going to suffer compared to the big 3 in terms of online longevity. Graphically the game looks great and the audios are top notch, but the real problem is that with so many people having problems with the game there are still few people online. And this game is begging for big online scrims.… Expand
  6. JamesL.
    Apr 24, 2008
    9
    Pretty immersive impossible though to play at 1280 X 1024 on High settings even with 8800 GT and a Quad Core CPU that sort of disappoints but it gorgeous even at 1024 X 768 at medium settings future cards should make this game even sweeter!
  7. BOseN.
    Mar 12, 2008
    9
    This a very good game, who needs lots of updates and fixes.
  8. RikB.
    Mar 14, 2008
    9
    The game looks brilliant. Gameplay is good, but there are some little points where they have to work on. But I think they'll do that asap. 9/10
  9. KenS.
    Mar 15, 2008
    9
    Very good gameplay needs some minor work with a few glitches to do with movement but I like this game alot great graphics you will need a new pc to run on high. I had beta on old pc it barely ran, on new quad core runs real nice everything on high no problems.
  10. GeneN.
    Mar 25, 2008
    9
    Good balance of roles and teams. If you can get the patch to fix the intial crash problem on 8800 platform, the game is very fun!
  11. ThiagoM
    Dec 31, 2009
    9
    Very cool system of "Experience" and cool classes... The vehicles makes the game really fun and teh battle struture its pretty easy and complete. The bad things would be the Server Browzer but you can quickly avoid this using other softwares to connect you to servers.
  12. AndrewD.
    Feb 27, 2008
    9
    Much more accessible than ETQW - Frontlines rocks my socks. Explosive RC cars are flippin' sweet. Beautiful game - so long BF2
  13. AndyS.
    Mar 24, 2008
    10
    Great online Fight with vehicles! Like Battlefield 2, more from this! Greetsz from Germany.
  14. AndreiY
    Nov 24, 2009
    10
    This game is awesome, adicting gameplay. very good graphics nearly perfect The best multiplayer game in the history!
  15. Dankin
    Dec 25, 2010
    10
    great game for multiplayer, up to 64 players in server, ability to choose class (ground support, air support, drone tech...) also in game Armoured Fighting Vehicles (tanks, helicopters, aircrafts etc...). fast and realistic action. definitely worth the money
  16. RavenousX
    Jul 1, 2011
    8
    Not ground breaking but it does have enough cool elements to make it fun. Sometimes a good fun game doen't have to be awesome. The graphics are decent. Gameplay is decent. I think some people criticize to hard. Kick back and have fun playing a decent shooter.
  17. keefbaker
    Nov 13, 2013
    6
    This review is about the sigle player as I don't play much in the way of multiplayer. The game mechanic is certainly good enough but there is precisely zero storyline. The music and sound effects are good but a bit.... well... let's put it this way... if Call of Duty isn't "AMERICA FK YEAH" enough for you then this game is probably for you.
  18. Manatee634
    Dec 6, 2011
    9
    The game is great; Bad Company but, in my opinion, better. The underlying story is also pretty good. Plus, it's only about US$15 (if it's not on sale[which it often is] for about 20c), which is great value.
  19. DanielB.
    Mar 10, 2008
    4
    The game is a typical over-hyped but not delivered product heavy on graphic "bells and whistles" and short on gameplay execution. It feels like an unfinsished beta release that was rushed out of the door with promises of fixes yet to come. Joystick support is not even implemented properly, As for game play.... The game is very unbalanced and does not promote team play. It "encourages" The game is a typical over-hyped but not delivered product heavy on graphic "bells and whistles" and short on gameplay execution. It feels like an unfinsished beta release that was rushed out of the door with promises of fixes yet to come. Joystick support is not even implemented properly, As for game play.... The game is very unbalanced and does not promote team play. It "encourages" team play but the reality is that people on the public servers tend not to cooperate. (By the way, the server browser is very poor). People tend to flock to the overpowered sniper rifle or play with the drones. Makes for a very unrealistic battlefield experience. The futuristic setting and pace of play leaves me cold. It is a twitch fest more than a cooperative tactical environment. Outside of the nice graphics, I cannot recommend this game over some of the more polished Battlefield 2 Mods out there. FFOW only rates a 4 out of 10 and that only because of the graphic quality on higher end computers. My advice is to wait until a few patches have been produced and the game gets discounted. If the gaming community becomes interested in FFOW some better mods may develop over time. Save your money for now, this game is not worth buying.… Expand
  20. ElBarto
    Dec 25, 2009
    9
    I bought the PC version 2 years after it was released, and still it was able to surprise me. This is one of the better shooters I have played and with some nice gameplay which you do not find arround to much lately these day. Also the sound of the weapons are quiet good. Only play this game AFTER installing the patches (3 with +/- 1.8 gb !!! together) to avoid bugs With Steam you are I bought the PC version 2 years after it was released, and still it was able to surprise me. This is one of the better shooters I have played and with some nice gameplay which you do not find arround to much lately these day. Also the sound of the weapons are quiet good. Only play this game AFTER installing the patches (3 with +/- 1.8 gb !!! together) to avoid bugs With Steam you are running the latest release Single player is nice but somewhat unbalance, it is rather a fight between tanks/airplanes and helicopters and as footsoldier you do not stand any chance unless some support of these… Expand
  21. CamilD.
    Mar 5, 2008
    10
    It's one of the best FPS ever played, with an excellent graphic and very accessible commends. The only thing I could reproach was that the game in terms of single player levels was a bit too short.
  22. ClausD.
    May 1, 2008
    10
    Best Game I Played until Now, Compared to BF2 the textures/Grafics are in my opinion much better. Singleplayer is Awsome, Multiplayer I think one of the Best ever. Anyway still space for Improvement on Handling the Server Browser.
  23. JWun
    Mar 4, 2008
    5
    Perhaps I have been spoiled by the greatness of COD4, but this game sucks. I used to be a big battlefield fan and was hoping for something similar. The single player dynamic feels like Nerf-wars: The enemy AI is borderline retarded, i.e.; I was able to take down an enemy hum-vee by running circles around it while reloading my RPG. The multi-player feels like a Quake Wars knockoff. If you Perhaps I have been spoiled by the greatness of COD4, but this game sucks. I used to be a big battlefield fan and was hoping for something similar. The single player dynamic feels like Nerf-wars: The enemy AI is borderline retarded, i.e.; I was able to take down an enemy hum-vee by running circles around it while reloading my RPG. The multi-player feels like a Quake Wars knockoff. If you liked that game, you may like MP on this one. I expected more.… Expand
  24. DelT.
    May 1, 2008
    10
    Awesome Graphics and Game Play. Very Fun and addictive Multiplayer. Awesome story line and Single Player offering as well.
  25. toddnance
    Mar 10, 2008
    4
    gameplay and graphics are nice but not quite the quality of its peer games (i.e. call of duty 4).
    playing frontlines: fuel of war is the first time in along time that i have seen the infamous "blue screen of death." yes, i have the latest nvidia drivers and am running dual evga 8800gt 512Mb cards, but when i crank up the graphics options to high i experience lockups and eventually    gameplay and graphics are nice but not quite the quality of its peer games (i.e. call of duty 4).
    playing frontlines: fuel of war is the first time in along time that i have seen the infamous "blue screen of death." yes, i have the latest nvidia drivers and am running dual evga 8800gt 512Mb cards, but when i crank up the graphics options to high i experience lockups and eventually the troubling "blue screen of death."

    the games AI engine is buggy. playing the single player version, i have seen objects materialize out of thin air (team members, opposing enemy, missles, and other objects just appear as if spawned into the game). the occaisional opponent, running around like a chicken with its head cutoff and not seeming to know what it's function is...

    overall, for $50, this game was a big disappointment. if it was priced at $10, i could overlook the flaws that i encountered.    … Expand
  26. VonCarlsson
    Oct 31, 2010
    4
    I got this game off steam for 1.5â
  27. ShaneSuckMe
    Jul 4, 2008
    0
    O MY GOD!!! The shitiest game i have ever played a wast of 50 bucks... DO NOT BUY... There are very very few servers only about 6 servers have players on Cant use a joystick WTF is with that... All the servers lag even tho i have the best internet i can get... Sad sad shity game... im never ever buying a XBOX converted game ever agen... They have fucked uss all over selling use shit like O MY GOD!!! The shitiest game i have ever played a wast of 50 bucks... DO NOT BUY... There are very very few servers only about 6 servers have players on Cant use a joystick WTF is with that... All the servers lag even tho i have the best internet i can get... Sad sad shity game... im never ever buying a XBOX converted game ever agen... They have fucked uss all over selling use shit like this how dare they selll a game they are still making... DO NOT BUY... COD 4 is better BF2 is better BF1942 is better CCS is better.… Expand
  28. EvanM.
    Mar 5, 2008
    1
    When I saw this game, I should have waited until it was going to be released as a demo. Considering that this title has been proceeded by some very clever titles. I'm amazed it doesn't seem to have even tried to apply some of those to it's own package. By no means has this title acheived anything new. Sorry but this is a waste of time. Well done with the marketing campaign, When I saw this game, I should have waited until it was going to be released as a demo. Considering that this title has been proceeded by some very clever titles. I'm amazed it doesn't seem to have even tried to apply some of those to it's own package. By no means has this title acheived anything new. Sorry but this is a waste of time. Well done with the marketing campaign, and 1 point for widescreen compatability.… Expand
  29. SP
    Jun 8, 2008
    1
    If a game is said to be "Games for Windows" it should at least work on VISTA... But I have two PCs... one is a HIGH END (and anyone telling the opposite can check amongst the 100 best benchmark over 3D Mark) while the other is a "pretty good laptop" with a XP (Gforce 8600 512 [true mem not shared] - 4Gb Ram - 2xHD 160 Sata 7200rpm) ... And the game won't work on any of those two If a game is said to be "Games for Windows" it should at least work on VISTA... But I have two PCs... one is a HIGH END (and anyone telling the opposite can check amongst the 100 best benchmark over 3D Mark) while the other is a "pretty good laptop" with a XP (Gforce 8600 512 [true mem not shared] - 4Gb Ram - 2xHD 160 Sata 7200rpm) ... And the game won't work on any of those two PCs... The Support isn't able to help, and I still can't play after 3 month... (The beta was working only on the XP machine... and now that the "final" release is there, it won't work anymore???) Well, the game was fun in beta, except a bit laggy and low Frame rate at 1024x768 on the laptop (only 17f/s) I just wonder why they did (and how could they???) release a game that is not finished and so bugged!!! (That's because the beta wasn't working that bad that I put a 1... otherwise I'll give this game a complete 0 (ZERO).… Expand
  30. Blacksheep1
    Mar 1, 2008
    5
    Fuel of war: Again I feel as though I was duped into buying the "wow" factor. I wonder when game developers will pull their butts out from behind the monitor long enough to talk to gamers in order to really see what were looking for in a game. Huge disappointment.
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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Game Informer
    73
    Frontlines does enough to entertain on the multiplayer end to make up for the woeful single-player experience. It’s a shame Kaos didn’t scrap the single-player altogether to focus completely on honing the online experience.
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  2. IGN
    78
    If you can forget about the fact that you’ve been playing this style game for years with the Battlefield franchise then Frontlines will hook you for some time with its gargantuan battles, but for most Fuel of War will likely be too generic to truly sink their teeth into.
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  3. GameStar
    83
    Frontlines is basically an easy-to-learn shooter with lots of action. But your AI-controlled comrades-in-arms are close to useless because of their stupid behavior. This is the reason why Kaos Studios didn't achive the goal to create a solo campaign that feels like a multiplayer game. In the end, it's a team shooter that plays like an ego shooter - at least as long as you play offline.
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