Freedom Finger

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Freedom Finger
Freedom Finger Steam library cover.jpg
Developer(s) Wide Right Interactive
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Jim Dirschberger
Producer(s)
  • Jim Dirschberger [1]
  • Mark Zorn
Designer(s) Jim Dirschberger [1]
Programmer(s) Mark Zorn
Artist(s) Travis Millard
Writer(s)
  • Jim Dirschberger [1]
  • Mark Melara
Composer(s) Aesop Rock
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, Switch
  • WW: September 27, 2019
PS4, Xbox One
  • WW: March 24, 2020
Mac
  • WW: August 3, 2020
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Freedom Finger is a 2019 horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published by Wide Right Interactive. The game was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch, and was later ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and macOS.

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Gameplay

Freedom Finger is a shoot 'em up where players assume the role of a rookie space pilot, Gamma Ray, where they have to rescue a group of kidnapped scientists. Unlike most shmup games, there are options for melee combat. There's also an option to grab enemies and either use them as shield, or using their guns as power-ups.

Development and release

The game was announced for Microsoft Windows and macOS on March 4, 2019. [1] On August 29, 2019, the game got its definitive release date and initial platforms, September 27, 2020, for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch, replacing macOS. [2] On March 10, 2020, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports were announced, for a March 24, 2020 release. [3] On August 3, 2020, a macOS port was released. [4] On December 3, 2020, Limited Run Games announced a physical PlayStation 4 physical release with a manual that includes the entire source code for the game, [5] under the BSD-4-Clause license according to its programmer Mark Zorn. [6] The soundtrack for the game was completed by producer and artist Aesop Rock and was released digitally in 2020.

Reception

Freedom Finger for Nintendo Switch received "Mixed or Average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports received "generally favorable" reviews. Both Nintendo Life and Shacknews rated it 8/10. [10] [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ (Nintendo Switch, retail)
  2. ↑ (PlayStation 4, retail)

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