Red Faction

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  • Summary: "Half-Life" meets "Total Recall" in THQ's innovative first-person shooter which employs Geo-Mod technology (see a bunch of stuff blow up in real time!) and a heavy Martian mining colony storyline.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. GamePro
    100
    With its innovative Geo-Mod technology that allows players to blast away the environments as well as enemies, and an awesome (and lengthy) storyline, this game packs in plenty of thrills.
  2. Gamezilla!
    95
    Beyond any doubt, Red Faction has the best control, look, gameplay, and weapon variety I’ve ever seen in a console based FPS, and it definitely shows.
  3. TotalPlayStation
    92
    One of the best first-person-shooters of the summer, if not ever for the PlayStation 2.
  4. Playboy
    90
    Virtually every element of Red Faction is nicely polished -- even the controls are intuitive, unlike most console shooters, which make PC gaming vets long for a keyboard and mouse.
  5. Electric Playground
    85
    Due to a sometimes plodding pace, occasionally repetitious environments and one cliché too many, it's no "Half Life." But in a way that's good.
  6. Into Liquid Sky
    83
    One of the few FPS games that actually is better as a single-player. The greatest joy of Red Faction is finishing a gun fight only to see what carnage you've wrecked on the surroundings.
  7. Core Magazine
    75
    A bland storyline is the only thing keeping Red Faction from greatness. Nearly every other aspect of the game shows polish: sound, graphics, weapons, even a fun multiplayer mode.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 44
  3. Negative: 4 out of 44
  1. JS
    Dec 16, 2009
    10
    One of the best FPS games of all time. It set the stage for the modern controller use. Play Halo 1 and then this. You'll see why the One of the best FPS games of all time. It set the stage for the modern controller use. Play Halo 1 and then this. You'll see why the Halo franchise changed their controls. Now every FPS out there uses this formula. Great vehicles, terrain destruction. Non-stop multiplayer action. The multiplayer bots had some impressive AI at times.… Expand
  2. V.Tek
    Sep 7, 2001
    10
    Now this is an Amazing game...lots of gun action..interactive enviroments which they took advantage of...and the story line was Now this is an Amazing game...lots of gun action..interactive enviroments which they took advantage of...and the story line was interesting...after about 5 minutes of game play, the next thing I knew it was 30 hours later and the bags under my eyes were so big I thought I had went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson himself...Overall, very addicting game, although it would have been nicer if multi would have been more PS2 friendly. And about another 30 hours more game play would have made this game PS2's best creation.… Expand
  4. MaxB.
    Jun 7, 2005
    10
    Seriously who ever thinks its crap or boring is stupid, this game has such an amazing atmosphere sure there always gunna be better graphicsSeriously who ever thinks its crap or boring is stupid, this game has such an amazing atmosphere sure there always gunna be better graphics and multi-player but you cant buy or put money into atmosphere seriously i felt so involved with the game felt like i was there, maybe i love it so much because it reminds me of the film "total recall" which i love but my number 1 game of all time even beating the crap new san andreas.… Expand
  5. JamieE.
    Aug 10, 2003
    8
    This is a top-notch game. The graphics are good, the storyline is very deep, the multiplayer mode is very hectic & fun and the geo-mod is This is a top-notch game. The graphics are good, the storyline is very deep, the multiplayer mode is very hectic & fun and the geo-mod is bound to be the future of FPS games. The only downfall may be the length... but it's a great all-round game.… Expand
  6. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 18, 2023
    8
    Immersive first person shooter with an innovative feature that enables you to reshape the landscape using explosives; this combined with theImmersive first person shooter with an innovative feature that enables you to reshape the landscape using explosives; this combined with the sprawling environments and vehicles to commandeer makes it very much a forerunner to the Halo games. Combat can be a little fiddly thanks to the fact that enemies refuse to stay still for more than a microsecond, but atmospheric graphics and a nice storyline make for a quality action adventure.… Expand
  7. KyleK.
    Nov 23, 2003
    7
    I thought this game was going to be a really good game i was wrong. well not in the multiplayer cause you have hours of fun on that. But a I thought this game was going to be a really good game i was wrong. well not in the multiplayer cause you have hours of fun on that. But a hage let down was the graphics, disgusted compared to red faction 2 and a very lifeless story mode.… Expand
  8. TheElusivePossom
    Feb 16, 2007
    0
    Well "TA DA", you should know that my arse happens to be a place that many wish to inhabit, and you would be lucky to grace it with your head.Well "TA DA", you should know that my arse happens to be a place that many wish to inhabit, and you would be lucky to grace it with your head. I on the other hand will keep well away from your arse, which is where I suggest you shove your crappy game, you Sony Fanboy! Red Faction? More like Red Crap-tion.… Expand

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#19 Best PS2 Game of 2001
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#18 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
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#38 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001