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About the only game in existence to-date that utilizes geo-mod type technology allowing players to blast the terrain around them as they see fit. However its high promise was ultimately let down by the publisher (THQ) with poor support and a sequel with no multiplayer. For a game that has such unique multiplayer abilities that decision was obviously to just cash in on the first in the series. However Red Faction is a very popular game and its multiplayer is still enjoyed by many.
While Red Faction is designed to be primarily a single player game, the PC and Mac versions came with full multiplayer support including Internet and LAN play for up to 32 players on a server. There are also various modes of play such as Death Match(DM), Capture The Flag(CTF) and Team Death Match(TDM). But vehicles and bots were not implemented in the PC version of the game. It would have made for a much better game that it already is. But oh well, we can't have everything in this world. If we did, then what would be the purpose of Heaven.
Story: The player assumes the role of Parker, a worker toiling in mines run by the Ultor Corporation far beneath the surface of Mars. The miners are suffering from inhuman living conditions and a strange, deadly disease called the Plague that is suddenly sweeping through their ranks. The miners' anger and resentment are ready to boil over, and the player provides the spark that starts a rebellion against Ultor. The player's goal is to stay alive long enough to bring down Ultor and solve the mystery of the Plague. This journey takes him from gritty subterranean mines to Ultor's pristine science and nanotech labs to the surface of Mars and even onto satellites orbiting high above the Red Planet. |
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