What if, just what if the Nazis had won the Second World War. That's the idea behind Codemaster's Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. The Third Reich having conquered Europe and the UK, turn their sights to the US with an invasion of New York. This alternative reality set in the 1950s after Hitler's armies were victorious puts a different spin on the WW2 FPS genre but could have been so much better in so many ways.

Good points:

1) Great original concept. Terrifying when you think it could have happened.
2) Fantastic score. The music adds to the tension and fits the themes of the game.
3) Good choice of weapons from side arms to machine guns, sniper rifles to RPGs.
4) Excellent opening scene with the Nazi invasion of New York.
5) Erie scenes of the Chrysler Building lying in ruins, the White House draped in Swastika banners and a giant Nazi airship moored to the side of Tower Bridge in London.

Bad points:

1) Graphics look like a PS2 game,… more »

What if, just what if the Nazis had won the Second World War. That's the idea behind Codemaster's Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. The Third Reich having conquered Europe and the UK, turn their sights to the US with an invasion of New York. This alternative reality set in the 1950s after Hitler's armies were victorious puts a different spin on the WW2 FPS genre but could have been so much better in so many ways.

Good points:

1) Great original concept. Terrifying when you think it could have happened.
2) Fantastic score. The music adds to the tension and fits the themes of the game.
3) Good choice of weapons from side arms to machine guns, sniper rifles to RPGs.
4) Excellent opening scene with the Nazi invasion of New York.
5) Erie scenes of the Chrysler Building lying in ruins, the White House draped in Swastika banners and a giant Nazi airship moored to the side of Tower Bridge in London.

Bad points:

1) Graphics look like a PS2 game, clearly not next-generation.
2) Poor hit detection and gun recoil. Want to shoot someone in the head? Aim at their feet!
3) No unique deaths. Enemies die the same way whether they're shot with a pistol or a bazooka.
4) Invisible walls stop you from going places you should be able to.
5) Bad AI. Sometimes you can stand right next to an enemy soldier and he still won't notice you.
6) In-game loads are often with frequent screen freezes.
7) Almost no interaction with other characters. It's just you and your gun against the world.
8) Only 3 levels. New York, Washington DC and London. You need to play the game on the hardest setting to get any length out of it.
9) Lame finish where the game suddenly ends with a black screen then the credits roll.

It's a real shame because this game could have been so much better if the power of the PS3 had been used to full effect by the creators. A game that could and should have been one of the best FPS to date just feels like another shoot-em-up you've played before.