Revolution has cobbled together a stellar cast of actors who deliver the iffy dialogue with skill. Sadly said hero gets captured, while you get recruited into the resistance with the goal of finding him, because according to the trio of Dana, Parrish and Doc he has the charisma and support of the people needed to spark the revolution. Stiff animations and lifeless looking faces do the impressive voice work no favors. Surely America would not base its entire military off a single supplier whom they have no reason to try? And why is the rest of the world happy to sit by and let North Korea invade?Īs for the player, you’ll be taking control of Ethan Brady, an entirely mute lead character who is rescued by the legendary hero of the resistance. As premises go it’s interesting if a bit far-fetched. The North Korean KPA (Korean Public Army) invades America under the incredibly thin pretext of trying to help, even handing out some aid packages, before quickly dismissing that idea and becoming tyrannical jerks. Unsurprisingly this proves to be a stupid idea because eventually America begins suffering from major economic issues, at which point North Korea enacts a secret backdoor it had built into all of its technology that renders America’s army practically useless in one fell swoop.
Having made its money from phones and other smart devices Apex moves into military production, pumping out weapons, vehicles and other toys that America simply can’t get enough of, buying up everything it can lay its hands on. The premise is that North Korea has become a giant in the electronics industry thanks to Apex, a company that has essentially become the Apple of this fictional world. So what does this FPS bring to the table? Indeed, it arguably would have fared far better without the Homefront branding, but that’s pure speculation. And yet after five long years of development we Homefront: The Revolution, which ultimately doesn’t actually have much to do with the first game. The first game didn’t make much of an impact in terms of sales or critical reception and thus it didn’t seem likely that the name would ever be plastered on a videogame box ever again. The Homefront license isn’t one I saw coming back, despite the fact that it seemed to have some potential. Review code provided free of charge by the publisher.
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