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Set a few years after the first game but curiously failing to feature Parker, the hero from the original, Red Faction II casts you as Alias, a nanotech-enhanced soldier out to bring down the Soviet-style Commonwealth that has decided to blight the land in the way that evil dictatorships always seem to in video games.
The primary gimmick of the Red Faction games is the Geo-Mod (geometry modification) graphics engine, which allows you to destroy almost any wall, ceiling and floor in order to proceed or simply to just have a bit of a laugh. The biggest problem with the first game was its terrible loading times, which really interrupted the flow of the game, but that's been sorted out for this sequel, which also includes improvements to the previously Spartan multiplayer modes.
As you'd expect there are also lots of new vehicles to drive--including a very natty robotic power suit--plus tons more weapons and even a new Halo-style shield system. Admittedly none of this is terribly original, and the frame rate can stutter on occasion, but it's still lots of fun for red-blooded men and women. --David Jenkins
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
move over Goldeneye,
This review is from: Red Faction 2 (PS2) (Video Game)
Having only received this game two days ago I am surprised how addicted I have become. The single player game plunging you straight into the action is not as simple as it may seem. The enemies start off very easy to kill but get tougher from level to level. The multiplayer game has kept me up 'till the early hours every night so far and has some the best designed arenas to tootle around in. Having not seen a decent fps since Goldeneye on the N64, I advise anyone with free time to pick up this game. You will not be disapointed!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing game, really,
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This review is from: Red Faction 2 (PS2) (Video Game)
i just wanna start by saying i played this game long enough to get 11000 kills and counting, which really shows how much replay value there is. and now its on platinum!where to start? the levels and enemies are perfectly designed for a varying difficulty level and a enjoyable experience: the geo-mod feature (thats destroying the scenery for those of you who didnt already know) lets you blow walls out and collapse towers on top of enemies! the weapons are also cleverly created: you get the usual stuff like machine guns and the like, but then an 'anti-personnel' explosive gun and a railgun to shoot thru walls! awesome as well as the single player missions, you get botmatches, which stand out from deathmatches in most other games because you can create your own bots and upgrade their stats - another good idea that increases replay value further. yes, the single player may be a bit short as other reviewers have said, but you play through it several times anyway: its all explosive action with not a single boring bit. the only complaint i really have is that while the developers claim to have improved the geo-mod, you can actually blow up less stuff than before, but this is hardly noticeable. overall, a revolutionary game full of fresh ideas that make it better than the other 5 billion shooter games.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
decent fps,
This review is from: Red Faction 2 (PS2) (Video Game)
Red Faction 2 is a very enjoyable game. The gameplay is sometimes 2 straight forward but the fact you can destroy your suroundings more than makes up for that. The Multiplayer aspect is better than most fps's with a wide range of levels to choose from, and when two people pick up anti-personel weapons it becomes a good blast-fest! Something you don't get very often anymore. A plot has been added but it's only there as a trasition from one level to another. One of my favourite things about this game is the missions based on vehicles, it adds abit more depth to the gameplay. Graphics are pretty good, sound is ok and playability is high, so overall a good alternative to Splinter Cell.
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