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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 16 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Alter and destroy the game environment in real-time
- Multiple mission objectives and game endings
- 15 dual-handed weapons including grenade launchers, sniper rifles, rail drivers
- Acquire superior firepower from multiple boss battles
- Vehicles include tanks, hover flyers, submarines
- Fight alongside 5 elite and unique squad members
- Auto-save function, enhanced enemy AI and dynamic environments
- Full USB keyboard/mouse support
- Four-player split screen, customizable computer opponents
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
If you enjoy fast cars, boats, mobile assault battle-armour, big guns and a bit of property destruction on the side, Red Faction II is the game for you. Red Faction was one of the first and best first-person shooters on the PS2, and this eagerly awaited sequel improves on every aspect of it.
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
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
"FPS fans are sure to delight in the visceral entertainment provided by the Geo-Mod system. 8/10."
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!!!
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
Format: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.
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
Format: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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
NOT for fans of Red Faction!
After enjoying Red Faction I decided to buy the sequel. I personally found this game to be unplayable and no fun at all. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. P. J. Harrison
COD4... You are still 2nd.
This is my favourite game of the decade, Doom being the one of the last. Totally mind blowing, graphics are dated now, but the gameplay, powerups, plot weapons and geo-mod... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Mr. Daniel J. Roebuck
IT doent follow red faction
This game is ment to be the seqal to red faction but it does not follow the story as it is set 20 years after. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by TMHoward
still can hold its own
well i came across red faction in early 2003 and bourght it and loved it and found it to be a great competitor against other game and eventually when my friends were playing halo... Read more
Published on 14 April 2008 by Daniel Davies
My favourite game, solely for the multiplayer.
Ahh, Red Faction II. The story mode I can take or leave- it feels and looks good, but there's no real plot to speak of. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2008 by A. Quinn
Hyped-Up Action
Finally, a sequel to the superb original 'Red Faction', but truth be told, you'd be better playing on the first more than this. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2004 by "generalblob"
Bland, predictable, relentlessly the same
I was very disappointed with RF2. I enjoyed the first Red Faction outing, and was keen to get my hands on this sequel. But it wasn't worth the wait in my view. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2004 by Mr. Paul A. James
Sweet but short
The return of red faction is here in red faction II.The success of the first red faction was huge.The story if a basic line not to complex not to easy. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2004 by "mummymonster"
Great game, short gameplay
Over-all, a great game. The gameplay is excellent with plenty of action throughout the game. There often plenty of guns and ammo to use. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2003 by Chris
What happened?
Having thoroughly enjoyed the first Red Faction game which I found to be underated I looked forward to this one. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2003 by "bazacaza"
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