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2019 · Wide Right Interactive · Arcade · Horizontally scrolling shooter

Freedom Finger

Shoot 'em Up, Punch 'em Up, F$ 'em Up! Freedom Finger is a music driven, side-scrolling shooter that sends you blasting, punching, and smashing your way across 36 levels of bat$#!% crazy cartoon action. Starring Nolan North, John DiMaggio, Eric Bauza, and Sam Riegel!

Released
27 September 2019
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SmacOS
Genres
ArcadeHorizontally scrolling shooterIndieRhythmShooter
Developers
Wide Right Interactive
Publishers
Wide Right Interactive
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Age ratings
ESRB MUSK 12CLASS_IND 14ACB MA 15+PEGI 16CERO B
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
4.5hmain story12hcompletionist

About

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

The game was announced for Microsoft Windows and macOS on March 4, 2019. 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. On March 10, 2020, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports were announced, for a March 24, 2020 release. On August 3, 2020, a macOS port was released. 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, under the BSD-4-Clause license according to its programmer Mark Zorn.

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. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 77% of critics. Both Nintendo Life and Shacknews rated it 8/10.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch26 September 2019Europe · Worldwide 27 September 2019
Windows27 September 2019Worldwide
macOS27 September 2019Worldwide
PlayStation 423 March 2020Worldwide
Xbox One24 March 2020North America · Worldwide 24 March 2020

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