Supposing Winston Churchill's cab accident in 1931 was fatal, "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty" presents us with a grim scenario of Nazi Germany winning the war in Europe and expanding the Third Reich from the Atlantic to the Urals and beyond. Due to American isolationist policy, Britain was abandoned and without a strong prime minister it finally succumbed to the twisted wills of the German war machine. The game avoids now any resemblance with the historical accuracy, which is fine because most of us are pretty bored with the classic "Call of duty" scenarios and were willing to try something different.

Unfortunately we won't even get a glimpse on the big picture even if we complete the game, because the game starts in a rush giving little or no details and will eventually end abruptly, just when things were about to get exciting. I strongly recommend anyone willing to play this game to spend a couple of minutes reading the articles in the "International Journal", a fictional newspaper of that period which briefly presents the rise of the Third Reich and the context that made this invasion possible; it's a small effort but it will greatly enhance your experience and will insure a more cohesive look of the entire story.

The main character is Dan Carson, a construction worker who is caught in the middle of the Luftwaffe raid with paratroopers storming New York City, who despite his lack of military training rushes to join the resistance and repel the invading forces. As the game progresses one would hope that we'll find out more about Dan, his amazing abilities and the patriotic enthusiasm that drives him, but the truth is that this one of the most underdeveloped characters I've seen lately.

After the epic introduction and impressive display of force by the German invaders in the intro movie, some might hope for large scale clashes between resistance forces and the oppressors. It might sound pretty glamorous but unfortunately what you'll actually wind up doing most of the time is shooting small groups of Nazis who seem to advance blindly to reinforced positions. There are also very few remarkable images you remember after completing the campaign and the storyline soon begins to feel rather dull and slowly sinking like an old man in a hot tub.