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Red Faction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 34
Date: April 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Who's sick and tired of walls being your blockade? Well, i am. I think this game next to metal gear solid sons of liberty is the best game ever. I don't care in the next 1,000 years and there is better games. This will be no matter what, the best game ever! What I'm tring to say is, you can pretty much completely destroy everything with the right weapons.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: April 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is going to be the best thing that ever hit playstation 2(Besides unreal). It looks lik an awesome setup for some good old Carnage.

An ADULT

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 23
Date: April 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

...I tested this game, and it is a definite hit in the making. I see too many similarities with other shooters, but it's still one to buy upon its release....

AWESOME!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 32
Date: April 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME ROCKS!! I PLAYED IT AND IT IS SUPER!! I HAVEN'T FINIshed it yet, but what I played was excellent and soooo new and never been in another game before! YOU CAN SHOOT ANYTHING AND IT WILL BE DESTROYED!! Buy this game no matter what kind of game you like! IT IS AWESOME!! The bazooka thing has an infra-red sensor so you can see people through walls!! THIS GAME IS AWESOME!!! rock on.

Lay Off/Cool Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 17
Date: May 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

.... this game looks quite good. I have been following its developments thru magazine articles. It looks as if the game is going to build off the shortcomings of past fps (first person shooters). There is a new feature called Geo-Mod technology that allows nearly every solid object in the game including wall to be shot or blown down. There are supposed to be up to 4 vehicles for you to control. There are also to be many weapons for you to use including rocket launchers, pistols, machine guns, and a gun that I think is called a rail gun. It allows you to fire a high velocity slug that will penetrate walls in a single shot. The gun also includes an inferred censor that allows you to see behind the wall. This game looks as if it will be a winner, but we tell until the game comes out on May 25.

Incredibly fun 1st-person shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 32
Date: May 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

After playing the demo, which was plagued with nasty slowdown, I held out little hope. But the released product was actually quite good. More than a little Half-Life influence, which drags down the originality score, but RF more than makes up for it with solid gameplay, compelling sound, tight control, and a cohesive storyline. I can understand the plot complaints though, as it did tend to get slightly dry and boring at times. But overall, this is certainly one of the very best 1st-person shooters for the system. Too bad the "Geo Mod" technology was only a shallow gimmick.

22 year old reviewer.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 43 / 45
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's about time a great game to the PS2. Yes, I know there have been some good games coming in slowly but this is one that want have you saying.."It's over....just like that." Ex. Onimusha and ZOE. Both pretty good, both pretty short. Okay, on to Red Faction.

First thing I noticed.... well the graphics weren't what I was expecting. I was expecting Half-Life PC. Anyway, once you get into this game and explore a little, you come to find the graphics to be very well done, especially the textures. If you have the game be sure to look down at the ground..close up. Don't mistake me..this isn't Metal Gear Solid 2. But that's okay because a game like this you need depth and gameplay. Both of those make a bigger hole in the wall than you can even think of blating. Yes, the Geo-Mod is very, very cool.

Depth.... you actually feel part of this world. It's a movie and you're the lead role. Plus some 60 levels. This game is huge and their is always something new to try. Instead of just shooting enemies, get into vehicles to run em' down. Hell, take over a gun turret and mow 'em down. Blast a hole in the bridge by an unsuspecting guard and watch him fall. The environment is very interactive. The bottom line.....if you want a game you can spend time with, explore and not get bored of....Buy Red Faction.

Onto gameplay...Okay, this is where I thought it would fall apart. Me, I'm used to having a mouse and keyboard to be my eyes and feet. Okay, can't do that here unless the usb keyboard and mouse work...haven't heard. But that's okay, The control is tight and the game moves at constant frame-rate. The load times are short and the save times are shorter. The games' multiplayer feature is good if you want to shoot up on some friends or some bots. Though, this is designed to be a single player game...and if you're like me....that's the one you'll be playing.

Alright that's about it. RED FACTION is a great all-around game. No other game out there now comes close. So proud PS 2 owners....go do yourself a favor. Pick this one up and join the revolution.

Oh, yeah...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I first played this game I thought it would be another of those FPS who have great ideas, but really stink. I was so surprised. Everything looks realistic. The guns are sweet, the graphics are great, the sound is awsome, and, the best part, you can blow right through walls. Don't have a keycard? Just blast a hole in the wall and you have just done the soon-to-be-famous technique, wall-be-gone! You can destroy bridges, pilot vehicals, and snipe victoms from a distance. Is there a big tank coming your way? Just pop a hole in the ground and down it goes! This is defenitly a must buy.

---Realistic Blood--- ---Realistic Violence--- Mature users recommended

Release Day Thoughts

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

So, I picked it a couple of hours ago and I've been playing it ever since. The story is well done and I like the fact that you can't just shoot everything that moves, as some of the characters are friendly members of the Red Faction. Also, the ability to drive vehicles is a nice touch, although I've only hopped into a couple at this point.

I'd spoken with the [gentleman] at ebworld and he said that, when playing the demo, he'd also experienced the framerate drop that others had mentioned-- which was the most negative thing that I'd heard about this title and I was a little worried about it. Fortunately, I have yet to detect a drop, although there's not been more than 4 or 5 characters on screen at any given time and I haven't done the 2 player thing with multiple bots yet. Sure, it's no Timekillers, but the framerate was pretty much the only thing that was great about Timekillers. In fact, Eidos hyped the game with the 60 fps tip, so it should have performed at that rate.

So it's onto the aspect of this game that's supposed to set it apart from all others- The Geo-Mod or Geometrical Modification component. And I have to say, it really is sweet and I'd bet that many FPS's will follow Violition's lead in the future. It's a very cool thing to send a rocket into the ceiling above your enemies and watch the rocks rain down and put an end to them. The flipside of this is that you can waste a whole lot of time drilling through a wall in the vehicle only to end up no where, and then have to turn around. But, I suppose that's the price you pay if you don't want to be confined by standard video game logic-- and I think it's worth it.

Overall I'd say the graphics are decent, but I have to admit I was hoping for a little more-- at times the textures and detail are lacking, but the gameplay and Violition's other attempts to bring new elements to the FPS make up for it.

Bottom Line-- If you like most FPS's you should definitely pick this up, as it does introduce new elements to the genre and it is a lot of fun.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the bomb! I bought the game, the day it came out and I got the last copy! You play as Parker, a miner for the Ultor Corporation on Mars. Lured by false promises of high adventure and return to an easy life on Earth, the miners realize that life on Mars is a living hell. The guards beat them at random, the barracks and bathrooms are trash and the food is waste. There is also a mysterious virus spreading through the barracks called the Plague, killing people left and right.Ultor says they are doing everything they can, but the reality is different. People believe that Ultor is letting them die, and others believe they are spreading the plague. A band of survivors found a group called the Red Faction and proceed to steal weapons and vehicals. There is a revolution on the horizon and all it needs is a spark. That spark is you.......

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