Red Faction

in official patch is called Purefaction. will allow you to play in borderless window (F1 for menu) and adds qualitiy of life changes

Red Faction is a dream come for true for any fan of first-person shooters looking to imagine they're in the plot of Total Recall. While I cannot vouch for the quality of the GOG release--I still own and use the original CD version--I can say that Red Faction is a surprisingly engrossing story told in a fun FPS that allows you to destroy just about anything. Couple that with an excellent selection of cheats codes and you'll find yourself passing hours without furthering the plot. What are you waiting for? Get your butt to Mars!

Of the two games, this game is far better than it's sequel as there's much more substance to it. It had a rather good storyline for a FPS game when it was first released, much better than many that were around at the time. You actually had a passion for the rebel cause of the downtrodden miners of Mars! It's certainly one to play if you've never played it before. I just wish they'd do an updated version of it, similar to what they did with games like Halo, with more atmospheric graphics to match the excellent storyline and gameplay.

Red Faction is one of those games which saw a lot of attention for its innovative technology on release, but was still a good game in its own right. The GeoMod tech, which allows players to blow holes through solid walls, was not quite as innovative as it was made out to be and was not used to its full advantage. However, the actual shooting elements of the game, while rather standard, are still pretty good. There's a fun story with a unique setting (a Martian mining colony), lots of weapons to wreak havoc with, and pretty good variety in level design (with a few vehicle sections which, in fact, are rather enjoyable). GeoMod probably meant RedFaction was remembered more for its tech than for the actual game part of it, but play it and you will find a surprisingly good shooter for its time. Recommended.