KAOS is not unfamiliar with the world of games, it was founded by some members of Trauma Studios, known from among others Desert Combat (a BF1942 mod, red.) and some technologies of Battlefield 2.

The singleplayer part of Frontlines: Fuel of War, consists of a dynamic storyline in an open world. Your orders are in other words adapted to the choses you make and the losses you suffer.

Dependant on the type of map (infantry combat, tank battle or helicopter chase) the world extends over 5 to 15 km, in which you can joyride to your own liking with the about 60 vehicles in the game.

The two sandbox-levels I was presented, differed strong in gameplay. In the infantery map you are dropped together with a squad on a safe distance of the fight. When the heli leaves, dust flies up and consequently visibility decreases. Time to get in the humvee and move on tot the real fight !

To my surprise the teammates followed in a self-chosen vehicle, and they helped wherever possible. Tanks, grenades and ATs could literally reduce the environment to ashes.

With tank fights the world is much bigger, and weapons of mass destruction give the game a nice touch. After a few seconds of blindness and a deafening roaring, you notice a really big mushroom cloud which rises slowly up in the air. Meanwhile the AI runs into you while fleeing, and they're all yours.

On the high-definition screen on which I could see Frontlines: Fuel of War, the graphics were splendid. Reflections of effects and explosions are nicely reproduced, although I wonder what use a shining ground could have. About the sound I can be positive as well. When a jets flies over your head and drops a bomb, the sound of the explosion follows with the necessary delay, to reproduce the whole more realistic.