Posted on: June 7, 2025
StuntmanMikeL
Games: 303 Reviews: 52
Decent shooter, disappointing sequel
A lot of this game seems strangely crummy compared to the first Red Faction, and the developers of this sequel completely gave up on the most interesting gimmicks of the first game, like the geo mod. It's not a bad shooter on its own - it can be quite fun too. But compared to the first game it seems a lot less polished, the shooting feels floaty and feedback from hitting the enemies is very minimal. Pretty much the only enemies that are fun to shoot are those zombies that look like out of a Time Splitters game, because their heads fall apart if you score a headshot. The story is also this generic yarn about disgruntled military super soldiers overthrowing a dictator, and then turning coat and betraying the player, and bla bla bla bla... It's completely dull and forgettable, which is disappointing because, again, the original's story and setting was actually one of the standouts of that game (for the time, at least). Even having some good actors for voice talents doesn't help to salvage it. It feels like a quickly slapped together sequel, made by a B studio on a lower budget and shorter deadline, and it just ended up being this black sheep of the series (that is, until Red Faction Armageddon came out).
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