Red Faction: Battlegrounds

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 10 out of 20
  1. PSFocus
    May 3, 2011
    60
    This small warming up for Red Faction: Armageddon is a nice try. You can play with a vehicle and you have to kill all the other players. It's like the traditional modes within multiplayer games, deathmatch, team deathmatch and more and it's vehicle based. Fun and it works nice, but there aren't many maps, the game can be a bit boring and the price is pretty high.
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 19, 2011
    50
    All in all, this isn't a good month for life on Mars. [July 2011, p.103]
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  3. Worth Playing
    May 21, 2011
    50
    If you can snag a copy as a free pre-order bonus for Red Faction: Armageddon, then go ahead and give it a spin, but if you're thinking of spending money on it, give this one a pass. At 800 MSP ($10) for the download, Red Faction: Battlegrounds simply isn't worth the cash.
  5. SpazioGames
    May 5, 2011
    50
    A title technically well made​​, but with obvious limitations, especially concerning multiplayer.
  6. Vandal
    Apr 18, 2011
    50
    Ultimately, this game will only please series' hardcore fans who are eager to play the next Red Faction game and want some freshness within the series universe. Battlegrounds seems to have been quickly conceived and executed and that is noticeable from the first minutes of play.
  7. Eurogamer Sweden
    Apr 14, 2011
    50
    The singleplayer training missions are promising but are over in less than an hour, and the multiplayer is neither varied nor fun. A zoomed out and annoying camera together with the boring and random weapons bland this down and makes Red Faction: Battlegrounds positively average.
  8. GameSpot
    Apr 13, 2011
    50
    Battlegrounds is a forgettable entry in the Red Faction franchise that neither builds upon previous games nor forges an interesting path of its own.
  9. IGN
    Apr 8, 2011
    50
    I was left wondering what the point of playing Red Faction: Battlegrounds was. Honestly, the game struck me as a vehicular combat game that was halfway done when someone walked in and said, "Hey, we should make this a Red Faction game!"

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. ASGaming21
    Feb 12, 2015
    1
    I don't believe it, i really don't. The series that started as a first person shooter, then it changed to a 3rd person shooter and now aI don't believe it, i really don't. The series that started as a first person shooter, then it changed to a 3rd person shooter and now a demoliton derby. Never buy this game at all… Full Review »
  2. resumegam3
    Jun 14, 2014
    7
    First off, this is NOTHING like the other Red Faction games, they are third-person shooters and open-world games. This is an arcade drivingFirst off, this is NOTHING like the other Red Faction games, they are third-person shooters and open-world games. This is an arcade driving shooter. However, this game does have some fun challenges like checkpoint races and survival. It's worth its price of £1.49/$2.99 and it has some good shooting and driving levels. I will mention that the game gets difficult after the first few levels, and if you fail, Winters will insult you, making you want to hurl your controller at the screen. The overall game is definitely worth buying at its current price, but is certainly not as good as the other Red Faction games.… Full Review »
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