I'm not an advocate of making sequels just because the first game was good. If a game works perfectly and wraps everything up in a single entry, I'd prefer that it remain a standalone game (but that's not saying I won't play the sequel when it comes out). However, there are also those superb games that just don't get a chance to tell the whole story in one entry. There is no better example of this than Freedom Fighters.

Freedom Fighters was well received when it was released in the fall of 2003. The game is set in an alternate present time where the Cold War actually came about and the Soviet Union started conquering countries one by one. At the start of the game it's finally the United States' turn. The Soviets invade and the game chronicles the story of plumber-turned-soldier Chris Stone and his guerilla fight against the invaders.

Freedom Fighters 2 was actually scheduled to be made, but it was cancelled to make Kane and Lynch: Dead Men. Why Io made this decision I can't say, but it proved to be a pretty bad move, and the Freedom Fighters fans paid for it.

In all likelyhood, the game will never get a sequel, which is a real shame. The first game, despite being an unfinished tale, is a gem of its generation. If you've never played the original, it's still worth playing if you can get your hands on a copy.

Maybe in an alternate present time this would be a blog boasting Freedom Fighters 2 as one of the all-time greats.