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Platform: Xbox 360
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Red Faction: Armageddon places you in the role of Darius Mason, a man born of Colonist and Marauder blood, who must save mankind from an unspeakable evil that has resurfaced. In the latest installment of the Red Faction franchise, you must travel across the storm-blasted Red Planet — and below the surface as you take up arms against a terrifying new force that threatens the sake of mankind. Will you be able uphold your family's tradition of fighting for the freedom of Mars to protect the settlements against this mysterious lethal force?
Stunning graphics
Continue the fight for freedom
Play as Darius Mason
Synopsis
It has been more than 50 years since the Red Faction resistance and the Marauder allies liberated the Red Planet from the brutal Earth Defense Force — however, that harmony is once again threatened. A massive Terraformer that supplies Mars with its Earth-like air and water has been destroyed, causing the once-balanced atmosphere to transform to chaos. The Colonists have been forced to flee underground and begin their lives beneath the surface. Darius Mason, the grandson of Martian Revolution heroes Alec Mason and Samanya, runs a dangerous, yet lucrative business carrying out jobs that others fear to do. When Darius is tricked into entering an old Marauder temple, he reopens a mysterious shaft — releasing a long-sleeping evil that unleashes Armageddon across Mars. Only Darius and the Red Faction can protect the Colonist and Marauder settlements and save mankind from the evil that envelops the Red Planet.
Key Features:
- Latest installment in the Red Faction franchise
- Play as Darius Mason, grandson of Red Faction: Guerilla's Alec Mason and Samanya, and continue the fight for the freedom of Mars against a new evil
- Battle across the storm-blasted Red Planet and beneath the surface as you combat a lethal force shrouded in mystery
- Uncover the mystery that threatens the safety of mankind on Mars
- Protect the settlements of Colonists and Marauders against the unspeakable threat of Armageddon
Product Description
A long-dormant evil emerges from the caves of Mars, unleashing Armageddon on the planet’s colonists. With this force stopping at nothing to cleanse the planet of life, mankind finds itself poised on the brink of extinction. Red Faction Armageddon expands on the critically acclaimed, best-selling franchise with new, groundbreaking challenges. You are humanity’s last hope for survival.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Kris
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
When I saw that another Red Faction game was coming out, I was very excited since I loved the last one on the 360, with its open world where you could take things at your own pace, do challenges when you wanted to, and other sandbox elements.
Don't get me wrong, the game is quite fun while it lasts, and the magnet gun is by far one of the nicest weapons in a game. The destructibility of the environment was quite nice as well, meaning that in most parts of the game you can get through using only the magnet gun. Once you beat the game, you unlock an extra very strange weapon, 'Mr.Toots" who is quite destructive if bizarre.
The main problems that I had with the game were twofold:
1. The game is short. I was searching every nook and cranny to try and find extra content, and still finished the game at a brisk 8 1/2 hours.
2. The sandbox elements of the last Red Faction are gone. The game leads you around by the nose at all times. At many points, if you are trying to back track a bit to go pick up some ammunition you left behind, the game starts a 10 second countdown telling you to get back to the area you are supposed to be in. (I assume that if you do not, you will lose the game, I never tried to goad it too much to be honest) At any point in the game, if you are at all uncertain as to where to go, you can press a button on the control pad to create a glowing trail showing you exactly where you are supposed to go.
I joked to myself when I saw the SYFY games logo on the front that it would be much like SYFY movies, entertaining, but lacking somehow. How correct I was.
Good for a rental, or to borrow from your friend, I wouldn't suggest buying it until the price comes down to $30 or under however.
Don't get me wrong, the game is quite fun while it lasts, and the magnet gun is by far one of the nicest weapons in a game. The destructibility of the environment was quite nice as well, meaning that in most parts of the game you can get through using only the magnet gun. Once you beat the game, you unlock an extra very strange weapon, 'Mr.Toots" who is quite destructive if bizarre.
The main problems that I had with the game were twofold:
1. The game is short. I was searching every nook and cranny to try and find extra content, and still finished the game at a brisk 8 1/2 hours.
2. The sandbox elements of the last Red Faction are gone. The game leads you around by the nose at all times. At many points, if you are trying to back track a bit to go pick up some ammunition you left behind, the game starts a 10 second countdown telling you to get back to the area you are supposed to be in. (I assume that if you do not, you will lose the game, I never tried to goad it too much to be honest) At any point in the game, if you are at all uncertain as to where to go, you can press a button on the control pad to create a glowing trail showing you exactly where you are supposed to go.
I joked to myself when I saw the SYFY games logo on the front that it would be much like SYFY movies, entertaining, but lacking somehow. How correct I was.
Good for a rental, or to borrow from your friend, I wouldn't suggest buying it until the price comes down to $30 or under however.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By J. Garrett
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Red Faction: Armageddon.
First let's talk about what's not to like: the story is paper-thin, there are no real plot twists,
it's about as linear as a game can be, and only seems to exist to fill the gaps between stopping about laying waste to and abundance of enemies,
be they human or otherwise, and while the voicing is bearable the dialogue isn't, and SAM, your faithful Situational Awareness Module has more personality then any other sentient life.
The ending is rather anti-climatic so don't expect things to end on a high note.
Collecting salvage is eventually rewarding, put still a pain to collect.
Scenery is bland, granted this is the barren planet mars we are talking about, but they could have made it more interesting.
That said, let's talk about the good:
You start with access to only a few weapons, but as you progress you will find more either dropped by enemies or laying near the mangled corpse of someone who failed to utilize it properly,
everything from assault rifles, to rocket launchers and MUCH more. (don't want to spoil it.)
You gain access to exo-suits, the first being a construction suit used for heavy life, later a military version complete with a high-caliber machine gun and heat-seeking rockets.
The nano-forge is a useful tool as well as an awesome weapon, knocking back your opponents, repairing destroyed materials, creating a protective shield and more.
There is a new game+ that carries over all upgrades you purchase for the nano-forge and unlocked weapons, and you can start on any difficulty setting. i.e beat it on easy, then play it on hard will all weapons unlock and nano upgrades.
Infestation is fun, up to for player co-op fighting waves of aliens, and any upgrades and salvage from single player carry over and vise versa.
Blowing things up is a blast.
Combat is very satisfying.
All in all I found Armageddon a lot of fun, I believe you will to as long as you are not looking for depth.
Graphics: 8/10
Gameplay: 9/10
Audio: 8/10
Story: 4/10
Replay value: Excellent.
Worth $59.99?
I would say no, $49.99 maybe, if you tried it and really liked it, I'd say around $40.
I also thought it might be worth mentioning that I have heard of freezing and other glitches, just so you are all aware.
I rented this game for five days, beat it on all difficulty settings, and completed all waves of the infestation mode and had no problems whatsoever.
Hope you found this helpful, cheers!
First let's talk about what's not to like: the story is paper-thin, there are no real plot twists,
it's about as linear as a game can be, and only seems to exist to fill the gaps between stopping about laying waste to and abundance of enemies,
be they human or otherwise, and while the voicing is bearable the dialogue isn't, and SAM, your faithful Situational Awareness Module has more personality then any other sentient life.
The ending is rather anti-climatic so don't expect things to end on a high note.
Collecting salvage is eventually rewarding, put still a pain to collect.
Scenery is bland, granted this is the barren planet mars we are talking about, but they could have made it more interesting.
That said, let's talk about the good:
You start with access to only a few weapons, but as you progress you will find more either dropped by enemies or laying near the mangled corpse of someone who failed to utilize it properly,
everything from assault rifles, to rocket launchers and MUCH more. (don't want to spoil it.)
You gain access to exo-suits, the first being a construction suit used for heavy life, later a military version complete with a high-caliber machine gun and heat-seeking rockets.
The nano-forge is a useful tool as well as an awesome weapon, knocking back your opponents, repairing destroyed materials, creating a protective shield and more.
There is a new game+ that carries over all upgrades you purchase for the nano-forge and unlocked weapons, and you can start on any difficulty setting. i.e beat it on easy, then play it on hard will all weapons unlock and nano upgrades.
Infestation is fun, up to for player co-op fighting waves of aliens, and any upgrades and salvage from single player carry over and vise versa.
Blowing things up is a blast.
Combat is very satisfying.
All in all I found Armageddon a lot of fun, I believe you will to as long as you are not looking for depth.
Graphics: 8/10
Gameplay: 9/10
Audio: 8/10
Story: 4/10
Replay value: Excellent.
Worth $59.99?
I would say no, $49.99 maybe, if you tried it and really liked it, I'd say around $40.
I also thought it might be worth mentioning that I have heard of freezing and other glitches, just so you are all aware.
I rented this game for five days, beat it on all difficulty settings, and completed all waves of the infestation mode and had no problems whatsoever.
Hope you found this helpful, cheers!
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I had my hopes up for this game and for the first time in a long time I can say I was not dissapointed! The destruction engine is great, the Magnet Gun is an absolute blast to use and u get it fairly early and it has not left my arsenal since. The campaign has a very sci-fi feel to it, including the soundtrack, which I very much enjoyed. Keep in mind that the destruction in this game is NOT scripted like 97% of other games out there, YOU decide when and how a structure is damaged/destroyed if even at all as well as how its repaired.
Here is my personal opinion on the main parts of the game.
GAMEPLAY: 9/10
GAMEPLAY MECHANICS: 10/10
STORY: 8/10
SOUND: 8/10
WEAPONS: 10/10
VARIETY: 9/10
GRAPHICS: 7/10
CONTROLS: 9/10
Overall I highly recommend this game!
One thing to keep in mind is there is no versus multiplayer! Only the co-operative survival mode, which is up to 4 players via xbox live or system link.
Here is my personal opinion on the main parts of the game.
GAMEPLAY: 9/10
GAMEPLAY MECHANICS: 10/10
STORY: 8/10
SOUND: 8/10
WEAPONS: 10/10
VARIETY: 9/10
GRAPHICS: 7/10
CONTROLS: 9/10
Overall I highly recommend this game!
One thing to keep in mind is there is no versus multiplayer! Only the co-operative survival mode, which is up to 4 players via xbox live or system link.
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