Freedom fighters is a shooter in the third person, where the player moves through the streets of New York while fighting Soviet forces. The game also contains basic elements, having a charisma meter. The player gains charisma by performing feats of the resistance movement against the invading forces, such as the capture of a base or destroying vital supplies. Charisma rather than won, teammates on the character can take, guerrilla leaders and Russian soldiers injured, up to a maximum of twelve.
Freedom fighters uses a simple method of controlling recruits in battle. In the game, the player can send recruits by giving them simple orders as "follow", "attack" and "defend", but in the majority of situations, take care of themselves. Given the terrain of the city of New York after the initial invasion, stations generally the resistance of its soldiers in positions covered such as craters and buildings.
