Red Faction II
Volition · 2009 · Action, FPS, Shooter, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
PC
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About Red Faction II
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Lead an elite squad of nanotech-enhanced super-soldiers to overthrow a ruthless dictator in this sci-fi shooter where you can demolish terrain and structures in real-time with the revolutionary Geo-Mod engine. Blast through fourteen specialized weapons, pilot vehicles, solve puzzles, and experience multiple endings shaped by your combat choices in a campaign driven by squad-based tactics and environmental destruction.
Twenty-second century Earth. Five years after the rebellion on Mars.
For the last 15 years, Sopot, the corrupt dictator, has oppressed the people of the Commonwealth. His relentless pursuit of unification with the neighboring United Republic has left the country soaked in unnecessary bloodshed and poverty. Propaganda is plastered throughout communities and a Public Information Building, built as a tribute to the self-centered chancellor, spews news broadcasts with claims of victory as more and more soldiers fall victim. Fed up after years on the front lines, a group of super-soldiers injected with nanotechnology vow to replace the dictator and restore peace.
Defend your country as Alias, a demolitions expert, with the help of your five squad members, each specializing in their own method of destruction. Fight through diverse levels using vehicles, an arsenal of specialized weapons and massive explosives in your rampage to overthrow the government.
For the last 15 years, Sopot, the corrupt dictator, has oppressed the people of the Commonwealth. His relentless pursuit of unification with the neighboring United Republic has left the country soaked in unnecessary bloodshed and poverty. Propaganda is plastered throughout communities and a Public Information Building, built as a tribute to the self-centered chancellor, spews news broadcasts with claims of victory as more and more soldiers fall victim. Fed up after years on the front lines, a group of super-soldiers injected with nanotechnology vow to replace the dictator and restore peace.
Defend your country as Alias, a demolitions expert, with the help of your five squad members, each specializing in their own method of destruction. Fight through diverse levels using vehicles, an arsenal of specialized weapons and massive explosives in your rampage to overthrow the government.
- Revamped Geo-Mod™ engine — the only FPS with real-time, arbitrary geometry modification
- All new storyline & characters — fight as a member of an elite squad of six
- Enhanced graphics and pre-rendered cut scenes for a completely immersive experience
- Utilize four varied vehicles in combat including a tank, hover flyer and submarine
- Acquire superior firepower from multiple boss battles
- Fourteen specialized weapons of mass destruction including dual-handed combinations
- All new inventory of useful items - health kits, night vision, numerous grenades and more
- Stealth, puzzle solving and action oriented objectives
- Advanced AI behavior - AI works in squads and reacts realistically to each combat situation
- Experience alternate endings based on style of combat - good or bad "karma"
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Feels like a background game in a 2000s tv show2 found this helpful
Doesn't work well on a modern PC and sometimes crashes. It has worse AI, story, level design and gameplay. It's just a bad sequel. Get the GOG version instead which runs way better2 found this helpful
If you really love Red Faction 1 but haven't played II you're probably going to be disappointed. It seems Volition completely misread fan feedback and enthusiasm about RF1 and inexplicably went a very different direction with this sequel. When I picked this game up for PS2 back in the day I hoped for a continuation of RF1's story, more or better RF1 style gameplay, and more geo-mod fun. Story wise this game borrows one macguffin from RF1 but is otherwise completely unrelated and the game takes place on Earth. The gunplay feels about the same as RF1 with some variations. RF II actually pulls back on the geomod tech that made RF1 unique and it's barely used in the campaign. If you liked RF1's multiplayer you're out of luck here as Volition inexplicably decided to not include online MP on RF II. All that said, I do like RF II. I've spent hours speed running it and I think it's kinda a charming microcosm of its time. The story and dialogue is cheesy on purpose as it's meant to be a satire to the typical action shlock that was popular in the early 00's. Moreover some of the story beats are meant to reference the U.S.'s conflict in Iraq which was a new issue when this game was being d…1 found this helpful
mouse does not work1 found this helpful
This is one the bad red faction games. If you want to put on a podcast and just run through it, it's fine, but it's not engaging enough to ever stand out in the pantheon of shooter history. That was the reception on release and that's the perception now - they made up for it with Guerilla of course. Go play that.
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