Homefront

 PlayStation 3
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 199 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 75 out of 199
  3. Negative: 58 out of 199

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  1. RTCWFAN
    Jun 13, 2023
    8
    Not the expected hit game, but still a strong FPS. The story is negligible but the action is good. Overall rating: 7.6.
  2. BleedingJester
    Jan 8, 2023
    6
    The storyline is interesting though highly unlikely which will either be extremely important or not important at all depending on the type of person you are the game itself is incredibly generic and is best described as a Hollywood shooter graphically its aged the guns still look good but nothing else does the game froze a total of 6 times within roughly 4 hours 2 of those times It fixedThe storyline is interesting though highly unlikely which will either be extremely important or not important at all depending on the type of person you are the game itself is incredibly generic and is best described as a Hollywood shooter graphically its aged the guns still look good but nothing else does the game froze a total of 6 times within roughly 4 hours 2 of those times It fixed itself and I could keep playing the other 4 times I had to restart the console completely and I checked it wasn't an Issue with my copy it's a common issue with the PS3 version

    Overall, the game while generic is pretty fun, and I would recommend you pick it up for a different platform because the PS3 version at least has freezing issues    … Expand
  3. JrDouble
    Dec 20, 2022
    7
    Good first person shooter. Fun gameplay and interesting story. Worth one playthrough for sure, but not two.
  4. pydmy
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    Better than call of duty and battlefield, gameplay is simply awesome. I enjoy this game.
  5. HuevoAlce
    Jun 25, 2022
    5
    Nothing in this game will surprise you. It's not a bad game. But it's certainly not a good one, either.
  6. JotahCriticon
    Apr 15, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quizás no sea el mejor FPS pero si da gusto saber y descubrir que existen más FPS y me atrevo a decir mejores que uno que otro Call Of Duty, la historia no es una obra de arte pero te mantiene enganchado , jugabilidad variada, teniendo varias formas de jugarlo, quizás en lo único que peca este videojuego es en su duración pero de que es un gran juego lo es. Si aun no lo pruebas te invito a probarlo y jugarlo. NO TE DEJES INFLUENCIAR POR REVIEWS DE USUARIOS POR QUE NO HAY NADA MEJOR QUE EXPERIMENTAR Y SACAR TUS PROPIAS CONCLUSIONES DE UN VIDEOJUEGO. Que tiene 58 scores negativos? Que tiene una nota promedio de 5.7? Que tiene? Es la opinión de otras personas quizás a ti te encante como lo fue en mi caso.… Expand
  7. PixelGamer115
    Oct 24, 2020
    6
    - Campaign: 7/10
    - Multiplayer: 6/10

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  8. storygamer
    Sep 2, 2020
    6
    Wow, what a disappointment! Homefront isn´t crappy but I think everyone, who followed the announcements prior to the release had high expectations. The end product has cool graphics but an incredibly stupid story and mediocre gameplay. Also this shooter is very short and repetitive. Nothing special!
  9. PSGaming
    May 28, 2020
    7
    This game is not bad at all.It has very dramatic story,bit its short.The Graphics,sound effects and music,combat and weapons are very good.Now lets talk about the bad things.The performance is very bad.I walk 5 steps and each time i get stutters.I played the game on easy mode and even when some enemy shot 3-4 times i die or the screen turns red,warning me that i am about to die.And that'sThis game is not bad at all.It has very dramatic story,bit its short.The Graphics,sound effects and music,combat and weapons are very good.Now lets talk about the bad things.The performance is very bad.I walk 5 steps and each time i get stutters.I played the game on easy mode and even when some enemy shot 3-4 times i die or the screen turns red,warning me that i am about to die.And that's on EASY difficulty.I dont want to imagine on Hard what would it be.The other thing i hate is that in some levels there are NPC's constantly respawning from nowhere.Overall i liked the game,but if the developers where putting more time and effort in the issues i mentioned,i may give it 8,even 7 is high now.… Expand
  10. FidelGastro
    May 12, 2020
    7
    I´ve bought this game in sale in local game shop for only 2$. To be honest i was ready for playing one of "these" cheap games, but i was really surprised.
    Campaign had pretty refreshing game-play with good story, i really enjoyed it.

    Unfortunately MP is dead on PS3 platform so its one of the games that you finish and never play again.
    7/10
  11. Broyax
    Apr 16, 2017
    3
    Une espèce de clone des Call of Duty, tout aussi pathétique, répétitif et grand guignol. Pas pire que les autres nanards annuels mais pas mieux non plus même si ça se laisse jouer d'un air distrait (bonne VF, graphismes des plus corrects, maniabilité sans histoire). Cependant l'intérêt proche de zéro laisse poindre un grand ennui, c'est la rançon d'un FPS scripté idiot de plus.
  12. BaronMonaco
    Oct 21, 2016
    6
    First let me say that this review concern only the campaign as the multiplayer is dead by now.
    Homefront was supposed to be the new big franchise in the FPS world and the savior of THQ. That obviously failed but let's see why.
    Technically the game is severely bugged, and by the worst kind in my opinion : freeze, in the short time it took me to finish the game I froze 5 times, its    First let me say that this review concern only the campaign as the multiplayer is dead by now.
    Homefront was supposed to be the new big franchise in the FPS world and the savior of THQ. That obviously failed but let's see why.

    Technically the game is severely bugged, and by the worst kind in my opinion : freeze, in the short time it took me to finish the game I froze 5 times, its unacceptable even more considering that the game looked pretty average for 2011 and there's no reason the hardware couldn't handle that.

    The gameplay is classic FPS from this generation (corridor levels, auto healing, cinematic direction) every one will have its own opinion on it (personally I like it but still prefer the old school style) but what is certain is that the game doesn't had anything and is clearly attempting to copy Call of Duty. It is fun (and challenging in the hardest mode) but not as good as the original.

    The story is certainly the most interesting part with a dystopian modern conflict where North Korea is the most powerful country in the world and has invaded the USA. Even if the story is of the most simple kind the setting is original and I personally love to play a rebel (like in the awesome Freedom Fighters on PS2). But don't expect to be a rebel for very long as you can finish the game under 5 hours, which is way too short, and if the game cost was higher than the 5 €/$ that you can find in stores it would kill all interest in the game.

    In conclusion Homefront was way over hyped, its technical weakness and lack of gameplay identity don't make its short campaign advisable to FPS players, unless the setting really attracts you and that you've already played most of the competition, don't buy it.    … Expand
  13. Manjisan13
    Jul 27, 2016
    8
    I really had a good time on the multiplayer with/out my squad teammates from Battlefield bad company2.

    huh what? Campaign...What campaign?...jk ofcourse, like most peeps alr said : too short!!!

    I had my fun with the multiplayer and thats what counts, having fun for 40+ hours then...onto the next game :D
  14. Freddo222
    Dec 19, 2014
    7
    Very short but also enjoyable. The story is alright but nothing special, just the cliche good and bad, black and white blablabla with quiet forgettable characters. The gameplay is solid but also nothing special, just a average experience. If you have some hours to kill, you should give this one a try.
  15. Shishka
    Aug 12, 2014
    4
    One of the worst games I have in my shelf. The story is short, it's not catching, graphics are bad and I found the idea of using Koreans as the evil ones very childish, because I see it as an attempt of the developers to make this game 'special' in some way. Let me explain better: usual FPS' evil character are Russian, and that's fair. I love Russian people, but I say that because I canOne of the worst games I have in my shelf. The story is short, it's not catching, graphics are bad and I found the idea of using Koreans as the evil ones very childish, because I see it as an attempt of the developers to make this game 'special' in some way. Let me explain better: usual FPS' evil character are Russian, and that's fair. I love Russian people, but I say that because I can see a reason for using Russians as enemies: since Russia and America have always been in competition/war in the '900, I find it fair to use Russians as the 'evil ones' in American games set in '900 (or they just shifted the idea to modern days). But why Koreans? The reason is not even explained in the game, there's just a war. Fight it. Kill them. Game completed.… Expand
  16. Phasmatis
    Sep 14, 2013
    2
    I was at my local gamestop recently and they had a local bargain bin and in it I picked up this game for $3.14 figuring that at such a low price, I couldn't foresee a reason why I would get some enjoyment out of this game. I mean I only paid $3.14.

    Start playing the game and the plot immediately strikes me as straight up retarded for a variety of reasons, mostly relating to the fact I    I was at my local gamestop recently and they had a local bargain bin and in it I picked up this game for $3.14 figuring that at such a low price, I couldn't foresee a reason why I would get some enjoyment out of this game. I mean I only paid $3.14.

    Start playing the game and the plot immediately strikes me as straight up retarded for a variety of reasons, mostly relating to the fact I pay attention to Asian politics. Yet the game's story itself is equally as bad as the setup. You start out with a black protagonists, who and shocker here, doesn't say a thing...ever. From there you are subjected to stupid set pieces of "Evil North Koreans" committing atrocities. I suppose this is supposed to make the games heroes relatable, but it just comes across as an annoying set of bs that I can't skip. Then the game goes even stupider in the rescue attempt which should have literally killed you. Miraculously you survive unscathed and follow them as they make bad decision after bad decision in one of the worst Call of Duty Clones I have ever played.

    Honestly the only thing this game has going for it, is some pretty decent guns and even those are overshadowed by the horrible regenerating health system that won't let you take more than a couple shots before having to duck behind cover. This wouldn't be a problem, but the game is la shooting gallery, die and you can enjoy having to gun your way through the same 20-30 NPCs again.

    In the end, the story is bad, the game play is barely passable and for me just unenjoyable, you are forced to go along with every stupid decision that the characters make, and ultimately it isn't worth your time. Sure I got the game cheap, but the time I have to put into this game feels like a waste. Just straight up avoid getting this game, there are better uses of your time, like chewing $3 worth of gum while looking at 14 cents.    … Expand
  17. jrmichael19
    May 31, 2013
    5
    Homefront shows potential for competing with the Call of Duty or Battlefield series but falls short due to some major issues. The campaign is too short and unlike cod your enemies are not Russian ultra-nationalists. I was not able to get emotionally attached to the characters and the graphics don't compete with the latest games but overall i enjoyed every last bit of it.
  18. Playstationguy
    Mar 24, 2013
    8
    10-Presentation; Well written story, amazing atmosphere, and well built characters with interesting dialogue and personality. The menu's are well laid out.
    7-Graphics; Nothing new or exciting. Looks dated.
    9-Sound; Amazing sound effects, great voice acting, and excellent music make this the best sounding shooter I've ever played. 9-Gameplay; Excellent levels and controls, and great AI    10-Presentation; Well written story, amazing atmosphere, and well built characters with interesting dialogue and personality. The menu's are well laid out.
    7-Graphics; Nothing new or exciting. Looks dated.
    9-Sound; Amazing sound effects, great voice acting, and excellent music make this the best sounding shooter I've ever played.
    9-Gameplay; Excellent levels and controls, and great AI and mechanics.
    8-Lasting appeal; The single player is short, but the multiplayer will take months to unlock everything. And the hidden newspapers throughout the campaign add to the replay value.
    Overall-8.5/10    … Expand
  19. Theguyoffire
    Nov 18, 2012
    6
    Generic, not so fun. The gameplay feels sluggish. Graphics are horrible. Its just not very fun. Story isn't too interesting either.
  20. heychrisfox
    Oct 11, 2012
    5
    Essentially, the plot boils down to North Korea vs. USA. North Korea, in the near future, begins intensifying its nuclear arms management, and eventually threatens South Korea to the point of annexation and unification, leading to the formation of the Greater Korean Republic. This radical change of hands in the Far East goes unopposed as the rest of the world deals with severe problemEssentially, the plot boils down to North Korea vs. USA. North Korea, in the near future, begins intensifying its nuclear arms management, and eventually threatens South Korea to the point of annexation and unification, leading to the formation of the Greater Korean Republic. This radical change of hands in the Far East goes unopposed as the rest of the world deals with severe problem involving the global economy: peak oil is reached, forcing a surge in international gas prices. The United States and allies are forced to retreat from military actions in the Middle East, causing a surge of territorial clashes between middle-eastern governments, both over land, values, and oil. In the US, things become dire as gas prices rise and oil quantities dwindle, leaving the US military and government paralyzed to do anything but try to take care of itself via the National Guard. All the while, the Greater Korean Republic strengthens its totalitarian hold on East Asia, claiming territory on the mainland, then invading Japan unopposed by allied coalitions. Before long, the KPA invades the US mainland in its crippled state, dominating the western coast and heartland, irradiating the Mississippi River, and ousting the American government entirely. You play as... some guy. I honestly can't remember his name, but it's something underdramatic and anglo-saxon; you don't even have the opportunity to see your character in so much as a mirror, and your mute self has no definition whatsoever - quite boring, I must say. What is known is that you're a pilot in Montrose, Colorado, post-occupation, and caught up in a KPA roundup of American citizens for the war-effort. You're fortunately sprung my Resistance leaders, and then join in a clandestine effort to reclaim San Francisco from Korean hands in cahoots with a still active cell of the US Army. Gameplay is very much like a theme-park-rollercoaster-ride. Go here, get on this vehicle, oh now you're not there anymore, pick up that gun, look out bullets, oh geez a grenade, crawl here, shoot that, et. al. It's all very simplistic, and nothing you haven't encountered before in any FPS. And let it be said that the Guerrilla (or extra-hard) difficulty mode is the most frustrating thing you will ever play thru, as enemies only aim at you, and seem to have superhuman accuracy and damaging abilities (the game is best played on Normal or Hard). The graphics are lovely, but what game doesn't have lovely graphics these days? The sound is actually quite fascinating, and it felt like quite a bit of time was spent into some of its nuances. There's one scene in particular where you can look on as Montrose is gunned down and bombed out by Korean helicopters, and the explosions and gunfire in the distance is quite haunting. The real appeal to this game is definitively its campaign mode. With the same writer as the award winning films Apocalypse Now and Red Dawn, the plotline delivered is outstandingly well conceived, and is actually extremely eerie how plausible this Korean takeover is, if give the thought under the game's circumstances. A wealth of backstory is delivered through collectable news clippings, which is a bit of a downside. However, the game is extremely well conceived, written, acted, and delivered, with excellent use of juxtaposition, so the plentiful action throughout the game never seems too overwhelming. At times, the game pushes on modes of cliché a bit too strongly; however, these downsides are forgivable for the dense backstory and the relief in an FPS from the fusillade of space marines cluttering up the gaming market. One of my favourite features in the whole game was Goliath, an automated ATV with a mounted turret and RPG-launcher. You use it in several scenes, and it gives you a strong feeling of superiority whenever you're in control of such a wickedly cool piece of futuristic military hardware, given the option of controlling the rockets at whichever targets you choose. The only downside of the great campaign is its shortness. While this speedy game seems like an eternity on extra-hard difficulty, it's a mere breeze on any other mode. I enjoy how the game never really repeats itself and stays exciting throughout. But by the time it ends, you may feel a little put off by its length, and craving more. Although, I'm sure there are bound to be new incarnations of this game in the future... way to plan out those sequels, there, THQ.… Expand
  21. mbourou
    Aug 24, 2012
    10
    I have to completely agree with the negative reviews submitted here, so much that i subscribed to metacritic in the hope to warn other gamers of this atrocity. Firstly, Single player campaign, to put bluntly, GASH, too short, poor graphics, dialogue, lack of originality, empty, cliche ridden characters, just poorly designed really.
  22. XRAIN
    Jun 19, 2012
    0
    This game feels like it was purposefully made with its flaws, so that it could be called "Modern FPS games in a nutshell". Why? Because the game shares almost EVERY problem 99.9999% of the modern FPS games share.

    Lets start with singleplayer. Way too linear? Check. Stupid AI? Check. Way too scripted? Check. Way too short? Check. Ok, that went quick. What about multiplayer? Vehicles    This game feels like it was purposefully made with its flaws, so that it could be called "Modern FPS games in a nutshell". Why? Because the game shares almost EVERY problem 99.9999% of the modern FPS games share.

    Lets start with singleplayer. Way too linear? Check. Stupid AI? Check. Way too scripted? Check. Way too short? Check. Ok, that went quick.

    What about multiplayer? Vehicles too powerful compared to other battle point rewards? Check. One-wait. This is going to take too long to just list. Let me shorten that by checking only two things. Way-too-low-skill-gap-made-by-creating-the-damn-kills-way-too-easy-to-acquire? Check. This game sucks? Check.

    But it has dedicated servers! Lets uncheck "This game uses only p2p system." Uncheck. But it still sucks!    … Expand
  23. FriezaTr0LLz
    Apr 27, 2012
    7
    They should've made the story longer. 3 hours makes it a little off and updated graphics. Honestly it looks like Fallout and Oblivion and those are already showing their age. Well since it is a 32 player game I guess that they had to cut down the quality in order to have the 32 cap work I guess but there is lag issues still but they are some what fixed.
  24. Truth1065
    Apr 18, 2012
    7
    Homefront is an enjoyable fps with a good story, but there are a few problems with it. The campaign is short like almost all the new fps games. This is disappointing because the plot is interesting. However the campaign has a lot of memorable moments. Gameplay-wise the game is fun just don't expect anything different from other fps games except the story. Same with the graphics, it looksHomefront is an enjoyable fps with a good story, but there are a few problems with it. The campaign is short like almost all the new fps games. This is disappointing because the plot is interesting. However the campaign has a lot of memorable moments. Gameplay-wise the game is fun just don't expect anything different from other fps games except the story. Same with the graphics, it looks good but it isn't revolutionary.… Expand
  25. nathan_drake
    Jan 2, 2012
    10
    the story may be short. but the levels are awesome.. the controls are great and homefront has my favorite campain of any fps game. the multiplayer is just as good. despite almost no game modes if you just play team deathmatch youll be fine
  26. ImBetterThanYou
    Dec 31, 2011
    7
    The story is really cool. Graphics are bad and controls are wonky but you can assimilate to them easily. The multiplayer has some nice touches but for me don't match up with the BF's and CoD's. Solid game, just not the next blockbuster they were hoping for
  27. vinnie_vegas
    Dec 1, 2011
    0
    The game is broken doesn't work half the time freezes up and would of been an okay game maybe if they could of worked out the bugs but they just gave up on the game no support for it anymore it's dead in the water now
  28. coldcalculated
    Nov 10, 2011
    5
    Do not buy this game. Graphics are really bad, horrible character models, lighting effects, textures, and environments. Sound effects are quite awful as well. Vehicle combat is fun, and the multiplayer is balanced. However, it has alot of glitches and feels laggy most of the time. Playable, but easily forgettable campaign that has been overhyped to the max. A cheap call of duty knock offDo not buy this game. Graphics are really bad, horrible character models, lighting effects, textures, and environments. Sound effects are quite awful as well. Vehicle combat is fun, and the multiplayer is balanced. However, it has alot of glitches and feels laggy most of the time. Playable, but easily forgettable campaign that has been overhyped to the max. A cheap call of duty knock off with a touch of Battlefield (vehicles).… Expand
  29. ezio121
    Oct 11, 2011
    10
    Everyone Talks about Call Of Duty, Halo Or Medal Of Honor, but really what they should be thinking about is HOME FRONT, which in my eyes is the best FPS ever made
  30. Alpha-Six
    Aug 27, 2011
    1
    Terrible game. I beat the multiplayer in one day, and it was boring and a rip off of MW2. Played the multiplayer, it was mediocre, but it takes more than a crappy campaign and mediocre multiplayer to make a good game.
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 60
  3. Negative: 6 out of 60
  1. Videogameszone.de
    May 24, 2011
    84
    The story is way too short and the multiplayer doesn't deliver the fun you know from the Call of Duty or Battlefield games.
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  2. DarkZero
    May 17, 2011
    40
    I'll admit that I've played games that are technically worse than Homefront, but I have not played a game that irritated me as much as this in a very long time.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 20, 2011
    70
    There isn't really a climax. It just finishes, coitus interruptus-style. [May 2011, p.114]
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