<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
in	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
re-release	O
is	O
the	O
full	O
"	O
Official	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
soundtrack	O
"	O
together	O
with	O
2	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
never	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
through	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
with	O
a	O
controllable	O
squad	O
of	O
teammates	O
while	O
fighting	O
the	O
occupying	O
Soviet	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bunkers	O
are	O
positioned	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
spawn	O
either	O
Soviet	O
soldiers	O
or	O
American	O
freedom	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operation	O
was	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Jones	O
who	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
KGB	B-Application
agent	O
Colonel	O
Mikael	O
Bulba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
EA	O
Games	O
officially	O
announced	O
Freedom	O
:	O
The	O
Battle	O
for	O
Liberty	O
Island	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
renamed	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
using	O
the	O
Glacier	O
3D	O
engine	O
,	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
UK	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jesper	O
Kyd	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
by	O
Sumthing	O
Else	O
Music	O
Works	O
and	O
Nano	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
scoring	O
of	O
81.5/100	O
overall	O
by	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
82.69	O
%	O
overall	O
by	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Men	I-Application
,	O
casting	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
a	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
sequel	O
in	O
doubt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
a	O
potential	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dog	I-Application
Days	I-Application
director	O
Karsten	O
Lund	O
refused	O
to	O
comment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
's	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
tweeted	O
that	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	O
is	O
"	O
definitely	O
something	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
us	O
are	O
interested	O
in	O
doing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
split	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
took	O
with	O
them	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
since	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
before	O
the	O
Eidos	O
buyout	O
.	O
</s>
