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Although Red Faction rarely outstrips the games it draws inspiration from, the fact that there are times when it shows them up at all is pretty impressive.
Featuring clunky controls, choppy animation, and a subpar frame rate, this reworking of a great game isn't one that you'd want to have with you on a desert island.
Red Faction is an accomplished shooter--it deserves a look from fans of the genre, as well as from those who've been impressed with Volition's other achievements.
Original Red Faction must be one of the top-grade gems of 2001 and maybe one of the top FPS games overall. Sure, playing it some 8 years after its release is not something that will make you go ... "wow, great graphics".... Read Full Review
10 of 10 users found the following review helpfulFirst-person shooters were new to me when Red Faction launched in 2001. I didn't have a gaming PC growing up, so games like Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake were nearly foreign to me. Red Faction was an overhyped game full o... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThis is one of the purest FPS games I played some years ago. The story is pretty banal in fact. You're a miner, Parker, on Mars. The mines are infected by a plague and, in short, you have to get out of there and save t... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulRed Faction is essentially a journey back to FPS 101 and indeed not a bad sci-fi journey. You play as Parker, a miner, pushed too far by the harsh overseers, that becomes a key player in a workers' revolt on Mars. The pr... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpfulRed Faction is one of the few first person games that you can call 'innovative' without expecting to get funny looks from people. It isn't just about running and firing from behind corridors - even though that element is... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulRed Faction is indeed a great game. Its cover is ridiculously sexy and it looks one of the best for the PS2 system. First of all, the graphics is superb for its time in 2001. One of the best looking around. Very unique a... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulGame Length: ~ 7 hours on first playthrough Red Faction is one of the better shooters going back a decade. It is nothing spectacular, and by no means a classic. However it holds its ground even today as a fun corrid... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulGameplay: 4/5 + This plays like a classic shooter from 2001. Which for me was a good thing. It doesn't have that modern feel to it, but it's still responsive and exciting. You have four categories of weapons you can ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulFirst person shooters (at least good ones) were a rarity on the Playstation 2, much like the PS One before it. When Red Faction was released in the Spring of 2001, it was a breath of fresh air. Mixing elements... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulAt the time of Red Faction's release, there had been a lot of shooter titles that have been published thus far - a tremendous lot. In fact, many of them are of the sci-fi genre, taking place in outer space or somewhere n... Read Full Review
1 of 7 users found the following review helpfulI review using a few different perspectives E.G Story, Music, Graphics etc... Story: The story of Red Faction is quite simple and easy to get on with. It's about a man named Parker who leads a rebellion on Mars. He wa... Read Full Review
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