With Infinity Ward ramping up the FPS meter to 11 with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and 2K Games blurring the lines of perception with BioShock, gaming’s most overpopulated (and stale) genre looked positively invigorated at the close of 2007.
Xbox 360 Achievements revealed for Codemasters' Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. Credit: Codemasters.
Can that trend continue in 2008?
Well, Codemasters and Spark certainly hope to add to the FPS revival with its upcoming shooter Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, which takes the tried and tested World War II formula and poses the narrative question: What if the war didn’t end in 1945 and the Nazis brought the global invasion to the United States?
Moreover, Fall of Liberty sees Winston Churchill accidentally killed in New York in 1931 - subsequently never able to victoriously command British forces against Hitler’s maniacal plan for world domination. Without Churchill leading the country, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain surrenders in 1940 following an overwhelming German invasion.
With the Middle East and USSR falling soon after and a US-led resistance movement forming in Europe, Hitler pauses to advance the technology of his war machine… before finally turning his sights on the United States in a surprise attack on New York in 1953.
While the likes of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and BioShock have set the quality bar extremely high in 2007, Fall of Liberty offers a compelling new angle for the staid WWII category and it might, just might, be a winner-in-waiting.
Here are the unveiled Achievements for the Xbox 360 version of the game - as well as a trailer taster of what to expect when it arrives later in the year. Turning Point: Fall of Liberty will also be released on PlayStation 3 and PC.
Clingy (25 Points) - Kill 15 enemies in a row by grappling them on any difficulty
Combat Veteran (25 Points) - Kill 250 enemies in the campaign on any difficulty
Combat Experience (10 Points) - Kill 50 enemies in the campaign on any difficulty
Dead-eye (50 Points) - Complete any mission with an accuracy of 80% or higher on Normal or higher difficulty
Defender (20 Points) - Help defend the barricade in New York on Normal or higher difficulty
Dolly Madison Award (20 Points) - Save the Constitution from being burned on Normal or higher difficulty
Environmentalism (15 Points) - Complete 40 environmental or grapple kills on any difficulty
Exploding Monkey (20 Points) - Kill at least Four enemies with one explosion on any difficulty
Going Nuclear (30 Points) - Rewire an Atom Bomb on Normal or higher difficulty
Gravity is a Harsh Mistress (5 Points) - Toss a paratrooper onto the streets below New York on any difficulty
I Saved the General (20 Points) - Rescue General Donnelly from the D.C. courthouse on Normal or higher difficulty
Impeached (30 Points) - Oust the false President from office on any difficulty
Master Sniper (35 Points) - Kill 10 enemies in a row with a headshot on any difficulty
Need a Ride? (20 Points) - Meet up with the rescue team in Washington, D.C. on Normal or higher difficulty
Oh, the Humanity! (30 Points) - Destroy all the assault blimps at the Tower Bridge on any difficulty
One Man Army (45 Points) - Kill 400 enemies in the campaign on any difficulty
Presidential Citizens Medal (75 Points) - Complete the campaign on Hard difficulty
Presidential Medal for Merit (35 Points) - Complete the campaign on Normal difficulty
Presidential Medal of Freedom (100 Points) - Complete the game on Insane difficulty
Reservation for One (5 Points) - Make your way down to Hotal Langteau on Normal or higher difficulty
Run! (25 Points) - Sprint for a total of 30 minutes throughout the campaign on any difficulty
Save Yourself (25 Points) - Escape from New York on any difficulty
Sharpshooter (10 Points) - Kill all the paratroopers as you make your way down the skyscraper on any difficulty
Stowaway (30 Points) - Sneak onto the Zeppelin on Normal or higher difficulty
Swirly Time! (5 Points) - Drown a German in a toilet in the Tower of London on any difficulty
Turning Point (25 Points) - Complete the campaign on any difficulty
TV Repairs (5 Points) - Smash an enemy’s head through a TV in the White House on any difficulty
David and Goliath (30 Points) - Win a ranked match against someone 100 or more leaderboard ranks above you
First Time for Everything (5 Points) - Finish a multiplayer game
Killer (20 Points) - Get 100 ranked match kills in any mode
Killer Instinct (30 Points) - Get 500 ranked match kills in any mode
Maybe I Should Go Outside… (40 Points) - Get 2500 ranked match kills in any mode
MVP (15 Points) - Win an 8-player ranked or player match in Team Deathmatch mode with the highest score
Next Time Take the Stairs (5 Points) - Fall to your death during a multiplayer game
One in the Chamber (10 Points) - Kill a player in a ranked match with the last bullet in a pistol clip
pwnt (15 Points) - Finish an 8-player ranked or player match in Deathmatch mode with the highest number of kills
Stayin' Alive (25 Points) - Finish a ranked match in Deathmatch mode without dying
Team Player (25 Points) - Win 20 ranked matches in Team Deathmatch mode
Uberdork (25 Points) - Win 5 ranked matches in Deathmatch mode
World Tour (15 Points) - Finish a multiplayer game on every map in every mode
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