History VideoGame / TurningPointFallOfLiberty

A UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AlternateHistory FirstPersonShooter that was developed by (now defunct) Spark Unlimited and published by Creator/{{Codemasters}} in 2008 on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/Playstation3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: For some reason, the Quisling President Stevenson has quite a bit more health than normal enemies (it takes a couple dozen rounds of [=MP50=] fire to drop him) if you just stand around and let him talk until he pulls a pistol on you. If you shoot him in the face while he's talking like you're supposed to, he dies in one shot.

* ForWantOfANail: Winston Churchill died from being run over by a cab in 1931, as opposed to surviving with mild injuries, causing the timelines to diverge.

* WeInterruptThisProgram[=/=]ThisJustIn: The player is briefed on the next mission by news broadcasts.

* GrappleMove: Enemy soldiers can be grabbed and used as [[HumanShield human shields]].

* MonumentalDamage: The Statue of Liberty is bombed by German bombers during the start of the invasion (surviving pieces of the statue's crown are depicted on the game's European box art). The Chrysler Building is also knocked over. For the good guys, the American Resistance bombed the [[spoiler:White House]], which was occupied by the Nazis.

A UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AlternateHistory FirstPersonShooter that was developed by (now defunct) ''Spark Unlimited'' and published by Creator/{{Codemasters}} in 2008 on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/Playstation3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360.

On December 13, 1931, UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill was hit by a cab while visiting UsefuNotes/NewYorkCity. While in real life, Churchill was only mildly injured, [[PointOfDivergence in the game's universe]], the accident causes his death. Years later, without Churchill's foresight and leadership, the United Kingdom falls to the [[ThoseWackyNazis Third Reich]] in 1940, and the rest of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East fall soon afterward. While in the United States, the nation chose an isolationist policy, implemented by Republican president Thomas E. Dewey (who defeated UsefulNotes/HarryTruman in 1948).

On December 13, 1931, UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill was hit by a cab while visiting New York City. While in real life, Churchill was only mildly injured, [[PointOfDivergence in the game's universe]], the accident causes his death. Years later, without Churchill's foresight and leadership, the United Kingdom falls to the [[ThoseWackyNazis Third Reich]] in 1940, and the rest of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East fall soon afterward. While in the United States, the nation chose an isolationist policy, implemented by Republican president Thomas E. Dewey (who defeated UsefulNotes/HarryTruman in 1948).

* TheFifties: The game is set in 1953, in an alternate reality that saw the Axis Powers' victory in WWII. It primarily takes place on the American East Coast, where you play as a resistance fighter attempting to repel a Nazi invasion of the United States.

* WeInterruptThisProgram / ThisJustIn: The player is briefed on the next mission by news broadcasts.

Despite an interesting plot, the game received generally very negative reviews. The criticisms include a flat, linear storyline that provided little characterization, a very short campaign that can be finished in 2-3 hours, a lackluster and unamusing multiplayer mode, and frustratingly uncooperative gameplay actions, such as climbing ladders. In response to the reviews, the developers have stated that their game was not intended for hardcore gamers, but rather a more casual audience.

* BitterSweetEnding / HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Carson stops the Nazis from dropping the atomic bomb on New York; however, the bomb's controls are damaged in the firefight, leaving Carson unable to simply jettison the bomb. Instead, Carson rewires the atomic bomb to self-destruct, destroying the zeppelin and killing himself, but saving New York and inspiring other Americans to continue the resistance]].

On December 13, 1931, UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill was hit by a cab while visiting New York City. While in real life, Churchill was only mildly injured, [[PointOfDivergence in the game's universe]], the accident causes his death. Years later, without Churchill's foresight and leadership, the United Kingdom falls to the [[ThoseWackyNazis Third Reich]] in 1940, and the rest of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East fall soon afterward. While in the United States, the nation chose an isolationist policy, implemented by Republican president Thomas E. Dewey (who [[DeweyDefeatsTruman defeated]] UsefulNotes/HarryTruman in 1948).

* TheFifties: The game is set in 1953, in an alternate reality that saw the Axis Powers' victory in WWII. It primarily takes place on the American East coast, where you play as a resistance fighter attempting to repel a Nazi invasion of the United States.

* TheFifties: The game is set in 1953, in an alternate reality that saw the Axis Powers' victory in WWII. It primarily takes place on the American East coast, where you play as a resistance fighter attempting to repel a Nazi occupation of the United States.

* TheFifties: The game is set in 1953, in an alternate reality where the Axis Powers won WWII. It primarily takes place on the American East coast, and you play as a resistance fighter attempting to repel a Nazi occupation of the United States.