Speaking of the environments, exploring them is one of the game's more challenging aspects. It's clear that a lot of thought and work has been put into creating Homefront: The Revolution's environment: It's packed full of detail, from interesting building interiors to streets strewn with garbage and rubble. Having never been to Philadelphia, I can't attest to how well the game echoes its architecture and general feel, but the city seems impressively realistic. The game's areas are all well designed, and range from lively ghettoes through more upscale neighborhoods to bombed-out demilitarized zones. Each objective you complete incrementally adds to that zone's Hearts and Minds meter, and once full, you have the populace behind you. These include finding radios (which automatically tunes them into resistance programming), helping citizens who are being threatened by KPA forces, and sabotaging pieces of equipment. There are also specific objectives to fulfill to help rally that zone's inhabitants behind the resistance. The hacking mechanic is a rather simple mini-game that uses the joypads to "tune" into the technology, and once you've got the gist of it, it's really easy to complete – every time you do it. There are safe houses and bases to establish, as well as KPA tech to hack that, if you're successful, fill your local map with items and things to do. In others, missions are a little more covert – such as letting prisoners free or stealing a specific item that will help the resistance and generally hinder the occupation forces. Some areas feature more typical first-person shooter fare that involves activities such as taking on a small army single-handedly, or destroying something like a vehicle or supplies. His story plays out through a series of interconnected missions and activities that see him slowly build the roots of a resistance, and over time undermine the KPA's domination of Philadelphia's populace.Īlthough it looks and feels like an open-world game, Homefront: The Revolution is actually compartmentalized into a series of zones, each of which contains its own set of missions and dynamically-assigned side jobs. The player takes the role of Ethan Brady, a hero who wants to fight back by igniting a revolution. The game takes place in the ruined city of Philadelphia, four years after the occupation.
However, in an almost-plausible, paranoia-inducing plot, the Korean People's Army successfully invades the United States through nefarious means, and subjugates its citizens. Set in an alternate reality, Homefront: The Revolution presents a world in which North Korea has become a technological powerhouse, and seemingly benign superpower.
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