Red Faction II

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 92 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 24 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 92
  3. Negative: 20 out of 92
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  1. Klewer
    Sep 13, 2013
    5
    A solid action shooter but really does not stand out from similar games of the era.
    Was relatively popular due to the success of the original but really did not stick to its roots and a was a blatant cash in from publishers.

    No real link between this and the first, borrowing name only and you won't miss a great deal if you do not play this. Still provides some easy fast paced action.
  2. ScottR.
    Nov 2, 2004
    6
    This game would be way better with online multiplayer!
  3. Kelemvor
    Mar 7, 2005
    5
    A bad console-port. The graphic is mediocre at best, you cannot save, there are only checkpoints on really dumb places, and the story is boring to. If you develop games for a console, please don't martyr the pc-community with such crappy ports.
  4. JoeS.
    Mar 24, 2003
    6
    Why would you buy this game and not any other FPS in the universe? Well its because of the GeoMod Technology right? Its the only game that has it right? Well this "new and revamped" geomod is non existant. All of the walls are "invincible" and I have not seen geomod throughout the game. If you want real geomod then buy the original RedFaction.
  5. DGDrocks7
    Aug 26, 2014
    5
    Having played the first Red Faction, this was disappointing. This game is Red Faction in name only. First, the plot. It's completely goofy and too light-hearted, unlikely the gritty and dark story of the first. In the first game, you were an ordinary miner who probably had no combat experience. Here, you are a super soldier. The plot twist you'll see in this game was just pointless. ButHaving played the first Red Faction, this was disappointing. This game is Red Faction in name only. First, the plot. It's completely goofy and too light-hearted, unlikely the gritty and dark story of the first. In the first game, you were an ordinary miner who probably had no combat experience. Here, you are a super soldier. The plot twist you'll see in this game was just pointless. But that's the least of our problems. Here's comes my biggest gripe: lack of Geo-Mod. Seriously? The very thing that defined Red Faction is dumbed-down, almost non-existent. You can only destroy a couple of walls; that's it. This is inexcusable, especially that most of the game takes place within cities and urban areas. Geo-Mod would have been perfect here. The gameplay itself is okay, I guess. And no online multiplayer? Why, when the original RF had? You can play with bots, sure, but online should have been included alongside. As a RF game, it fails. I'm glad I got this for 99 cents. Maybe you should do the same. You want real Red Faction action? Get Red Faction 1 and Red Faction: Guerrilla.… Expand
  6. iddqd4
    Jan 27, 2018
    5
    Скучное продолжение и так далеко не самой лучшей первой части.
  7. Rhiun
    Mar 11, 2014
    7
    Pros:
    - Fast paced, excellent arcade shooter with large variety of standard and more interesting weapons.
    - Destructible environments - Fun and intense game play - Cheats for a more over the top experience - You get to use a Mech - Offline Bot matches - Jason Statham is a voice actor in this Negatives - Too short, easily completed within 3-4 hours - Very linear - No ported    Pros:
    - Fast paced, excellent arcade shooter with large variety of standard and more interesting weapons.
    - Destructible environments
    - Fun and intense game play
    - Cheats for a more over the top experience
    - You get to use a Mech
    - Offline Bot matches
    - Jason Statham is a voice actor in this

    Negatives
    - Too short, easily completed within 3-4 hours
    - Very linear
    - No ported co-op, even in offline local
    - Not much of a story

    Personal Preferences
    - It has a Helicopter and tank turret level
    - Outdated graphic - but has a charm to it
    - No actual reason for replaying the game apart from to use the cheats

    Conclusion:
    If you are looking for a quick, solid FPS game with loads of fast paced action and explosions, with a story that is good enough just to keep the ball rolling and don't mind older graphics and play style, then this game is for you. If you are looking for anything more than this, then you should probably look elsewhere.    … Expand
  8. Bottlecaps
    Mar 24, 2019
    7
    Red faction 2 really doesn't feel like a sequel , it feels more like a standalone game with the name red faction , and i can see why fans of the series don't like this game but is it really that bad ?

    Story: keeping with the 80s cheese they go the cyber commando route its almost like a bad dolph lundgarden movie that's still entertaining. the game is short and i think the writers knew    Red faction 2 really doesn't feel like a sequel , it feels more like a standalone game with the name red faction , and i can see why fans of the series don't like this game but is it really that bad ?

    Story: keeping with the 80s cheese they go the cyber commando route its almost like a bad dolph lundgarden movie that's still entertaining. the game is short and i think the writers knew that and shoe horned in a plot twist to make the game longer i made it through the game in 4 hours and that plot twist was about half way through. you play as alias a demo expert who's also a super soldier with little to no personality , the story i guess dose its job but its nothing special
    Story: 5/10

    World building: this game feels so much like a stand alone game and doesn't build much on the first game besides the nano tech made by capec , and this nano tech is affecting earth , and earth is where this game takes place witch is why this feels more stand alone than a sequel. it has enough lore on its own to be interesting with sopot and the commonwealth and the civil war
    worldbuilding: 6/10

    graphics: graphics improved since red faction 1 not by much but the graphics are solid enough , character models look better , and the guns and animations look really good now , plus it has a cyber soldier sci fi style that i really liked. i think the graphics are a step up from red faction 1 and 2003.
    graphics: 8/10

    Gameplay: the guns feel so much cooler in this game , most likely due to being able to duel wield witch is always fun, rf2 is one of the earliest fps games i know to implement then feature, its not the first but it still dose it well and i often switched to the duel smgs because they were fun rather than what was effective. the geo mod tech is played down though and is more scripted because this game is more liner, but more things seemed to be destructible so at least they pushed the tech forward a little bit even if its not implemented as well
    gameplay: 7/10

    sound design: the music is really good in this game , better than the first red faction , sopots speech in the main menu was a good idea , it makes the main menu less boring and dose a little bit of world building as well, the music fits the atmosphere and really makes it feel like you are in an 80s sci fi action movie , the voice acting has improved even if its still not great . the sound effects are good as well but i think the first one did gun sounds better.
    sound design: 8/10

    5+6+8+7+8= 34
    34/5 =6.8/10

    red faction 2 is not as good overall as red faction 1 but it pushes the series forward in different ways than it should have , fixing some of the first games weaknesses rather than building on its strengths. its still a solid game all said and done and if you can get it for under 10 dollars its worth picking up    … Expand
  9. storygamer
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
    The PC port of Red Faction II plays a bit worse than the console versions. I expected better graphics but gameplay is still fun. Single-player is too short, multiplayer is better but still mediocre.
  10. ylnylmn
    Aug 27, 2021
    5
    I rarely give 5 points to a game. And congratulations deserved it.
    1_) The game is too dark. The lighting is very bad.
    2_) Shooting dynamics and gameplay like railshooter game. You have to move forward by shooting non-stop. There are too many enemy spam in some sections. 3_) Desturaction is not as good as the first game. Only limited places can be demolished. 4_) Most boss fights are    I rarely give 5 points to a game. And congratulations deserved it.
    1_) The game is too dark. The lighting is very bad.
    2_) Shooting dynamics and gameplay like railshooter game. You have to move forward by shooting non-stop. There are too many enemy spam in some sections.
    3_) Desturaction is not as good as the first game. Only limited places can be demolished.
    4_) Most boss fights are very bad especially Quill and Final boss fights.
    The reason why I give the game a low score is the effect of these 2 boss fights. Quill fight is total chaos. Who should I shoot, who shoot me, you keep asking these questions. The boss area is very bad and dark. In Molov, you take damage constantly and there is no health pack in the area. I've died 10 times and you know what? I had to watch the same cutscane 10 times because cutscenes are not skipped.
    It was really bad compared to the first game. I'm just sad. By the way, there was only one thing I liked in the game and that was fighting with battle armor. :')    … Expand

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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. GameZone
    65
    For those of you who are online multiplayer fans though, an offline botmatch may just be seen as unacceptable … and that’s what you get with RFII. That’s a shame since the first one was fantastic.
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  2. ActionTrip
    55
    Short is never good, no matter which context you put it in. And this game is short. It's penis-envy short. It's the shortest single-player FPS game I've ever played. A four hour gameplay experience for a retail product is like a 20 second sexual intercourse. It just doesn't feel right, and you feel cheated.
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  3. IGN
    74
    Fun, certainly, but single-player is a bit too linear and bit too short, even if the combat is engaging, well-thought out, and generally intense.
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