Frontlines: Fuel of War
 

Anyone playing this? Ive been playing the demo on Live for the last few days and im really enjoying it.Its gonna have 50 player online capability.The developers of the game are the guys who worked on Battlefield 2 and the Desert Combat mod for BF1942.

It comes out on Feb 25th for the 360 and also PC.

I've been playing around with the multiplayer demo too, once I started it reminded me a lot of Battlefield. Seems pretty neat, and I also read the 50 player comment yesterday it's definitely moved up on my pick up list.

I've been having a blast with it. Its controls are pretty stiff compared to CoD 4 and the graphics aren't anything special but I'm loving the maps. They're freaking gigantic. Its actually made sniping fun again.

I've been wanting this game since the 1st Demo hit LIVE!

I dl'd the Multi Demo the other day but I haven't fired it up yet. Then again I'm gonna get it anyway so it's I may just delete it and wait for the game.

I never saw the single-player demo (is it still up?). But I tried the multi-player demo and didn't really care for it. Mostly because I couldn't tell what was going on, and I kept dying for what seemed like no reason, and I didn't really care too much about figuring things out - I mostly just wanted to get back to CoD4, which is more my speed. I'd give it another look if I could try the single-player aspect of it.

I dont think the single player demo is there.I didnt even know about this game till i grabbed the multiplayer demo.I will be picking this up next week :)

Holy crap. The multiplayer is amazingly addictive. I tried the single player demo last week and it was underwhelming. I was planning to pick this game up when it hit $30. But now it's a must buy.

For those of you planning to get this, there's a $10 Off $75 Coupon for Best Buy (only good on Games & Accessories). It expires on 2/26. BestBuy's also going to have some deal involving $15 Off a $20 360 Headset with purchase of Frontlines (don't know if you can combine the coupon and headset offer).

http://emailinfo.bestbuy.com/pp/edit...A=1007&ci=9758

i played the demo of this.. Thought it was OK at best, but I was only playing it with like 12 total people and those GIANT maps were not much fun cause only 6 people on the other team... I also thought Sniping was VERY VERY diffacult, but the game really reminded me of BF2 (for the PC).. I might rent this at first and see what its like with 50 people (which should be awesome)... I still love COD4 though, i just really miss the vehicles and the large maps.

The single player demo was fun, but it wasn't earth shattering. The multiplayer demo, however, has me hooked. I love playing the anti-vehicle class with emp as the support role on the oil field map. It's satisfying as hell to knock a bird out of the sky with an emp rocket and finish it off with the rocket launcher. I just wish the emp also disabled your opponent's weapons as well.

Sniping seems a little off to me. I swear I've hit some people dead to rights but they just keep trucking along.

My most memorable moment thus far was dropping a fuel bomb on a capture point...I didn't think anyone would be foolish enough to be in the area, but I got lucky and caught four unsuspecting opponents in the blast.

IGN gives it a 7.6.They praise the multiplayer but not too high on the single player which is fine with me since its the multiplayer part im more interested in.They gave the graphics a 6 though which seems a bit harsh.I thought the demo looked good.Anyway i will be getting it this week :)

I must be playing a different multiplayer demo than the rest of you. This game is horrible. It's back to COD4 for me.

Free soundtrack CD if you buy this at CC.

Picked it up today so im looking forward to seeing the other maps and might even give the single player a go even though thats not what i got it for.

I read over on the forums at xbox.com that the servers(gamemakers?) are wonky for the multiplayer. I guess they're fixing it now. Anyone else hear of this or have problems playing on LIVE?

I picked it up Tuesday but I haven't played it yet.

My game updated when i put it in tonight so dunno what that was for but ive had no problems so far.

I rented it a couple of nights ago and I've played it for about four and a half hours thus far. When I first put it in, it updated. I kept getting notifications regarding games "not existing," but I was able to get into one or two, while they were in practice mode. There weren't enough players to actually start a game.

The single player campaign seems pretty short, but it's fun. It's exactly what I expected, which is a good thing. Multiplayer seems fun as well.

Just when I was trying to get an achievement, the game started to skip and would only let me pause after a 30 second delay. So, I paused it and went back to the title screen, then turned it off. It looked a little dirty when I checked it before putting it in, so I wiped it off, but there were a couple of light scratches/marks on it, so I guess that's what caused it. I hope my 360 is okay (I wasn't sure if it was making a bad sound or not while it was doing this. It wasn't hot, though.)

I'm glad I rented it. I'm actually going to go play some more now. Add me if you want to play sometime: GT = Wick98.

My last two game purchases - DMC4 and Warhawk - have turned out to be disappointments, as far as I'm concerned. Just not my cup of tea...

Now I'm torn between this and Super Mario Galaxy. I'd like to get something this afternoon, but I'm hesitant to pull the trigger.

Lackluster reviews are turning me away from this game, and my general lack of enthusiasm for Mario is turning me off of Galaxy.

Just buy Viva Pinata and be done with it. :p

But seriously, I've heard many good reviews of Frontlines...from people actively playing it and not just some reviewer who played it for a weekend to hit a deadline. Why not just rent it either game and <b>judge for yourself</b>?

I've enjoyed many so called "poorly reviewed" games(Jericho, Lost Planet) and I've have been bored or disappointed by many "Games of the year"(Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid)

I'm on the 5th mission (of 7) of the single player campaign. Although it's relatively light on missions, all seven are relatively lengthy. Most are 25 to 35 minutes long, but there's one that takes an hour to beat. There's a nice mix of gameplay types (standard FPS run and gun, sniping, driving tanks, driving a helicopter, different remote control helicopters and stuff to use to kill, turrets, etc.) and it's obvious that the developers just wanted to make it something fun - not a "Game of the Year" nominee, so they didn't take it too seriously and didn't overdo anything.

The main problem with this game is its multiplayer. It's incredibly hard to get into any games and, if you do, they never actually launch. The online is set up with practice modes while you're waiting for enough players to join, but it never gets past "Waiting for 1 more person." I think it's because it becomes almost impossible to get into once there's 23 or 24/25 in the lobby. The practices that I've played were a lot of fun but it got annoying just running around aimlessly for thirty minutes, waiting for one more person to join. Hopefully they fix this.

I recommend renting it because it's a fun diversion, but I don't know if I'd buy it at the moment. The multiplayer is completely broken, but the single player campaign is quite decent. The graphics are good and the storyline is pretty unique, so those are pluses. It's a bit of a challenge on Hardcore, but not too much.

Super Mario Galaxy for the win. It's possibly my Game of the Year for 2007. I must say that I enjoyed Jericho as well, though.

They're having Server problems and are working on it.

Everyone's having problems. There's a big thread over at the Xbox forums. It's really annoying, since the online multiplayer is the main attraction.

http://forums.xbox.com/18592192/ShowPost.aspx

I finished the single player last night. It was pretty uneventful. Nothing really memorable. Altogether it took me about 10 hours, but I play really slow. I'm not very experienced at shooters, so I played on Normal. But I never really felt challenged or got stuck. Someone that's good at FPS could probably plow through it in 5-6 hours.

If you're just interested in the single player, this is definitely a rental. Don't bother buying it. But I love the multiplayer. Hopefully they'll get it fixed soon. Maybe we can have some big DVDTalk battles.

Heads up for everyone. There are two bonus single player missions. Just enter these codes on the bonus menu:

sp-village
sp-street

You would think Kaos would have learned their lesson and delayed the game a couple of weeks to iron out the multiplayer bugs since the demo had the same problems as the full release, but I guess that would have made too much sense.

I got the game on Friday and have been able to play a grand total of one multiplayer game thus far. I am, however, having fun with the single player campaign even though it looks to be pretty short. Hopefully by the time I finish it, the online portion will be fixed.

Thanks for the codes!

I'll have to look into it.

I should add to my previous comments. The single player campaign has some definite replay value. Throughout each mission, you get a couple series of 2-4 objectives. You can tackle those objectives in any order using a variety of methods. Do you want to blow everything away with a tank, storm the enemy on foot with your squad, or sit back and take out everyone with drones and an airstrike? Plus you can often flank a position instead of taking it head on. There's a lot of new stuff to try if you feel like playing it again.

I must be lucky cuz i havent had any problem with the multiplayer yet(knock on wood).Its really fun although i cant yet fly the helis so on that Invasion map i hafta hitch a ride over ;)

so those of you that have Frontlines, how do you compare this multiplayer to COD4 and battlefield 2 : MC? I am buying this game for $30 from a friend, and kinda want to know what you guys think compared to those 2 big muliplayer games

I'm just hoping that the problems will be fixed before my rental is due back, but that's probably a pipe dream.

I tried the MP demo. Couldn't find anyone. Got in a vehicle. Drove around. Got blown up by a tank. Respawned. Got in a chopper. Flew around for about 10 mins. Dodged 3 SAMs. Took out some poor shmoes running around.

I dunno. It was time consuming looking for people to engage until I got into a vehicle. Then I couldn't tell where I was supposed to go by looking at the HUD. :shrug:

I guess I wished it was a bit faster in engaging the enemy. Maybe I should read the instructions more. :p

I havent played the real game yet, but when I wsa playing the demo, there was only like 10 total people, so 5v5, and the HUGE maps sucked for that. Buy imagine 25x25, that will make it more exciting (I HOPE)..

It looks like they're rolling out a patch. Hopefully this will fix most of the problems:

http://www.frontlineswar.com/forums/...pic.php?t=2487

There's a bizarre glitch that allows you to hide inside a building and shoot the enemy while being protected by the building's wall. I hope this is next on their list of stuff to fix.

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I've been playing MP and it's lots of fun. Sometimes there's zero communication but it's still fun.

X-Play gave it 4 Stars (out of 5). I was really expecting them to give it 3 Stars. This game has a lot of flaws. If you're willing to look past them, it's an extremely fun game. But a flawed one nonetheless.

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Sure. But what games isn't "flawed"? I guess the key is to release a game that's "less flawed" than the other guy's game release. At the very least, balance the game's flaws with gameplay that makes it easy to overlook the said issues. (Gears ;) , COD4 ;) , and HALO 3 ;) )

I'm finding this game rather addictive in MP and I haven't had any issues getting into games.

Here's what I meant when I said "the game has a lot of flaws".

Collision detection is horrible. I've seen guys sitting in the middle of walls. I see people floating in mid-air. Sometimes when I'm lying prone, if I shift my body a little to the side it'll jump up in the air. I even posted a video above where players could hide inside a building and shoot out, while being protected by the walls. This kind of stuff really takes you out of the game. Check out this video for some highlights:

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I'm not talking about annoying gameplay qwirks like limited spawn points (which result in spawn campers), or the inability to pick-up weapons and ammo. And I'm not talking about server problems which can be easily remedied. The collision detection flaws are something that should have been fixed in beta, before the game was released. When you add everything up, this game is more flawed than the standard 2008 FPS game.

Sure, all games have flaws. But the 4 Star games shouldn't have flaws like these. Perhaps it's easier for players to overlook them in a game that had low expectations. Personally, I can live with it, because this game is so much fun to play. But I would still say that this game is an enjoyable 3 Star game.