I downloaded all 1.69 GB of the Frontlines: Fuel of War demo the other day and gave it a little run through. I'm going to come right out an say it, this game can't compete with the other big names in its genre. I know I only played a demo and I really can't pass ultimate judgment now, but the combat just wasn't tight and satisfying like in COD4 or even to a lesser extent Mass Effect (which isn't even in its genre). The control layout was clunky and I had a hard time switching between weapons and doing other basic actions. Shooting was inconsistent, it would take a single burst to take some guys out yet other enemies required entire clips. You would think that in the future they would have caseless rounds or something that would damper recoil, yet the assault rifle you are given has some of the worst recoil I have seen in any game (it made shooting unfun in a shooter). Drones are one of the things that this game may have going for it but even they had some glaring flaws. The first drone you are given is like an exploding RC car and it was extremely difficult to maneuver around. I ended up hitting the same wall two or three times with different drones because the controls were so out of whack. The helicopter drone that you get to try out a little later in the demo has similar control problems that are exacerbated by the missiles you are trying to shoot from it. I thought I would be aiming in the right place, yet time after time my missiles would harmlessly explode right next to a bad guy, seemingly doing little harm. The main premise of the game seems to be capturing certain enemy points on a map to advance the "frontlines" which is actually a pretty cool concept (but could that eventually become a chore?). This game does have potential, graphics are decent and the drones are a welcome break from the run of the mill shooting. But, as the game stands right now it is not going to steal many gamers away from the more established games that have come out this holiday season.