Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25
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  1. EdwardG
    Aug 3, 2019
    6
    If all you're looking for in a game is an excuse to completely destroy loads of buildings and shoot loads of enemies, you'll enjoy Red Faction: Guerilla. It gives you a bunch of cool weapons and vehicles like mech suits and tanks and encourages you to have some cathartic fun.

    There's not much more to it than the core gameplay of destruction - there is a story but it's pretty thin and    If all you're looking for in a game is an excuse to completely destroy loads of buildings and shoot loads of enemies, you'll enjoy Red Faction: Guerilla. It gives you a bunch of cool weapons and vehicles like mech suits and tanks and encourages you to have some cathartic fun.

    There's not much more to it than the core gameplay of destruction - there is a story but it's pretty thin and exists only to give you a reason to blow stuff up. There's also a fair bit of driving, but it's far from the most fun the game can offer.

    The game works best when you're destroying every building you can see, and thankfully there is a lot of that. Unfortunately, constant destruction does lose its initial 'how cool is this?!' feeling after a while, and the shooting mechanics are decent but nothing exciting. On the plus side, Red Faction is short enough that it ends before you feel fatigued by it all.

    The port itself seems solid to me apart from a few frame rate drops when there's a lot going on plus the noticeable pop-in of terrain. It's not the prettiest game either, with bland environments and a very limited colour palette, but given that it's set on a recently terraformed Mars, it's somewhat forgiveable.

    Red Faction is good for some mindless fun, but apart from it's interesting physics engine that makes the destruction satisfying, it's a little forgettable on the whole. However, given that you know what you're in for - a fun but unremarkable excuse to destroy, destroy, destroy - I'd recommend it. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but overall, it's a decent game, if nothing special.    … Expand

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Cubed3
    Sep 11, 2019
    60
    There's nothing new to say about Guerrilla that hasn't been said before - its gameplay is solid and enjoyable enough to hold up its shortcomings in the story and graphics departments. They just don't make games like this anymore, and perhaps with good reason. Nevertheless, this is a robust cult classic that houses some thrills up its sleeve. It's intriguing that Red Faction has even made a reappearance… Is THQ Nordic gauging interest for a sequel, perhaps?
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  2. Gaming Age
    Aug 22, 2019
    100
    This was one of the most enjoyable games when it first came out during the PS360 generation, and Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is proof that this is still the case for this generation.
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  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Jul 29, 2019
    55
    Red Faction Guerrilla’s primary hook, its physics-based destruction, has aged remarkably well. It is still to this day incredibly fun to take out the support of a building and watch it tumble to the ground. Regrettably, the game that surrounds this mechanic is a shallow and repetitive misunderstanding of open-world design. Add to this the less than impressive performance levels of the Switch version and you’re left with a great idea that just doesn’t have the design to support it. Much like the result of its primary game mechanic, Red Faction Guerrilla crumbles without the support of more engaging gameplay to surround that mechanic.
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