Fans of Freedom Force who can't wait to enjoy the latest exploits of Minute Man, Tombstone, Tricolour, Blackjack et al in the forthcoming PC strategy opus Freedom Force versus The Third Reich can whet their appetite immediately, as Digital Jesters unleashes a new multiplayer web-based game set in the Freedom Force universe.

Freedom Force: Fight For Freedom, available at http://www.freedomforcegame.com/fightforfreedom/ is a free e-mail challenge game in which gamers across the globe can challenge friends, family, random players or mortal enemies to a spot of one-on-one combat using a selection of Freedom Force characters.

The game takes the form of a beat-'em-up in which players select simple but potentially devastating attacking and defensive moves prior to each bout. Once each player has decided their moves for each stage of the fight, the outcome is animated online, with the winner free to gloat forever – or at least until the next challenge is received.