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Win2k Users Beware!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: November 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Before I get flammed, I should say that I played this game on Win98 first and was blown away. Very cool graphics, gameplay is nice too. But my main problem with the game is that it does not support Win2k or WinXP. How stupid is that? Especially in light of the fact that it was released in September right before WinXP was released. Apparently, the company (THQ) is not concerned about the market of new computer buyers. Which most new computers will be pre-loaded with. I feel that I must warn any gamer thinking they can buy this game and make it run on Win2k or WinXP. If you go to the THQ forum and look at the number of post about this, you will see that it is a major problem. You will see numerous posts of how people have had to tweak there machine settings all different ways just to get the game to run for an hour or so before it crashes. No one should have to modify their machine settings to such an extent to get any game to run! I strongly warn any gamer with Win2k or Xp to not buy this game! Win98 and Win95 users have fun, Win2k and WinXP users play with something else like Unreal Tournament, which is now 2 years old but runs on Win2K. If anyone cares, I am running a 667 Pentium III, 256 MEG of RAM with a VisionTek GeForce 3 video card and SoundBlaster Live X-Gamer sound card.

AN EXCELLENT GAME THAT WENT MOSTLY UNNOTICED!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: November 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

RED FACTION is a 2001 FPS game that packed so much innovation and so many great ideas that is still considered a gaming milestone.

This is the FIRST game to feature effective interactive environments. Not only can your firing or explosives do actual damage, often it was essential to do so (in order to gain passage through a wall or destroy a bridge).

The graphics will seem a bit dated today of course, yet, on the bright side, will truly shine even on less powerful systems. And, if truth be told, a number of the latest shooters relay too much on their graphics and not enough on their overall gaming experience.
The level design is exemplary; the guns are numerous and really balanced and the gameplay is really intuitive and enjoyable.

Give it a try. I am sure you will like it too!
Note that there has also been a sequel, RED FACTION 2, which unfortunately, did NOT share this game's virtues. For the original RED FACTION though:

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Cool game, a bit overrated but worth paying...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: August 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Nice game, but nothing very special except the Geo-Mod engine that let's you GO YOUR WAY! In fact probably the best thing in the game. The gameplay is fun but not as addicting (for me)as let's say Unreal Tournament or Deus Ex. The overall look of maps (actually map, because of early demo) is good, textures a nice too. Speaking of weapons, they're somewhat regular to FPS games. The collision detection is quiet good and only occasionally you'll see the arm of a dead body going through a wall but they'll probably fix it in a next patch. For some reason however, models are really low on polygons. Probably under a thousand, and Unreal Tournament modeals look much better. The facial animation on the models is the other thing. Facial animation is good and looks very realistic. The system requirements aren't all that high for today's games. In fact RF run water smooth on my PIII with 128 megs of RAM and 32 meg GeForce 2 GTS with everything to the max and 1024x768 screen resolution (max resolution of my monitor). Anyway, if you changed your mind about buying this game after reading my review then just forget about it. It's a good game that's definitely worth buying so, go on and buy it! (or preorder...) Here's how I would rate it on a 10 point scale: Graphics: 7 Sound: 9 Controls: 8 Gameplay: 8 -- Overall: 8

BETTER THAN THE PS2 VERSION!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I played a beta version of this game and it is better than the PS2 version!

Fisrt, you can destroy ANYTHING you want to. Can get through a door? Blow up the wall and walk around! You can blow up the supports of a tower and bring the whole thing down!! Blow the bridge out beneath a huge armored tank! You can destroy anything and everything thanks to the new geo-mod technology!

The story about the "revolution" isn't the best, but who cares about a story in a first person shooter?? Anyway, you are a miner (basically a slave forced to mine all day) forced to work all day by Ultor. A woman named Eos is leading a revolt against Ultor and you are all caught up in this. Plus, miners are dying from a disease known as the "plague." Story: 3/5

The graphics are sweet!!!! Character faces are beautifully animated and the enviroment looks great! Graphics: 5/5

Now, the sound......... WOW! The voice-acting is great! The sound of gunfire and explosions are awesome. Everything about the sound in this game couldn't have been better. Sound: 5/5

Everyone knows that first person shooters were made for the computer and the control of this game proves it. It is execellent and could not be better! Control: 5/5

Overall, this is the best first person shooter since Half-Life. I suggest that you go out and buy this game as soon as it comes out! Overall: 5/5

So Much Potential

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: October 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, first let me tell you that I have been waiting for Red Faction ever since I heard about it six months ago. The ability to punch holes through anything? A submarine and plane [flying machine... whatever]? And a good story? Well, needless to say I was engaged, as nearly every FPS fan was. But the Red Faction they promised is very different from what they released. Sure, Geo-Mod technology lives up to the hype, except you can use it almost nowhere. And the engine is complete trash. I almost died from laughter watching guys run around [their legs look like a cheap cartoon that is missing a couple of animations] and speaking [the mouth animation is worse than Half-Life]. And the vehicles are nice, but you hardly get any [the submarines are very cool though]. If this game had been released with the Q3TA engine [Quake III: Team Arena] with the Geo-Mod tech tied in, it would have been a winner. Now it is just a game to play for a couple hours, not really a Half-Life killer or a legend. If this game had had a bit more polish, it would have been the best.

-Robbie

Good Shooter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: October 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'll make this one simple;

THE HIGH POINTS
Red Faction has lots of action. The weapons are well done - The rail gun can see shapes and shoot folks through walls. There is a lot of constant action and shooting. The game moves around - sometimes you are driving a vehcial - other times you are sneaking around with your weapons holstered in an office environment, and sometimes you are running and shooting. There are some fun moments built into the game - not everyone is waiting to shoot you - sometimes guards are taking a pee, or have their backs turned which adds some realism.

THE BAD & UGLY
If you just want to shoot & kill, Red Faction is fun, but if you like a story with your shooter, there are problems. First, sometimes you just plain forget what you are trying to do, but that doesnt matter because if you find the right button, press it, and kill the people near it, it's usually right. There aren't a lot of different skins for bad guys, so most of the time you are shooting guards or mercenaries that look the same. They also tend to say the same 3 or 4 things over and over. The story doesn't always make sense and the scripted acting is god-awful. Geo Mod doesn't make or break the game. Yes, you can blow chunks out of walls with rockets for fun, and sometimes even to your advantage but not everything is able to be blown up so easily. Finally, the graphics are good, but in some places they are blocky or hazy and lack the dramatic sky and martian landscape this game COULD have had if it put more into it's graphic engine.

Beta Tester, god this game rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

wow,.......wow, this game will change it all. the Geo-mod tech used that allows for instant level/map redefination rocks! I'm also on a MOD dev team and i can tell you that when this hits stores it will be the first thing on our list. If you havent heard about this game yet,... well not too suprising, the main things that will set this game apart are the tech aspects not the story-line. The Geo-mod engine allows the user(player) to modify the aspects of the level at will. this means that when you shoot a rocket at a door it blows a hole in it not just leaves a black scorch mark. A MUST HAVE for any Hal-life Fans!!!!!!!

The Demo Rocks-- The Game Should Too

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've played the demo and i have to say as a long time Quake player and then Half Lfe.. this game blew me away. The best part is that opnce you hav the rocket launcher you don't need doors any more... The completely destructable world allows you to even see NME's on a heat scope and just launch a rocket through the wall.

Plus the completely destuctable world works in Muliti-player... my favorite feature.. Now I don't have only one or two ways to escape.. I can make my own doors..

If the demo is any indication this will be a contender for Game Of The Year quick..

Grab the Demo .... Trust me you'll buy the game

Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a veteran FPS gamer and I found this game to be very, very short. It is not particularly challenging to defeat. The replayability factor was low, as the enemies were in exactly the same positions as the previous time. In a technical sense, it was well constructed, without any bugs. The GEO mod engine was very good, but under utilised as a gaming option. I managed to start and finish this game in a single session, of about 5 hours, and when compared to some games that released even within the last 2 years, that is poor.

In summary, technically well constructed, short game play, middling story line. 3 stars.

Half-Life in a shiny new wrapper

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I give it 4 stars because it was at least done fairly well. However, except for the vehicles (nice touch), one fairly interesting new weapon, and the ability to blow holes it walls (a "feature" I never actually NEEDED) it doesn't really offer anything Half-Life didn't. Actually, the Half-Life storyline intrigued me vastly more. Heck, the ending of Red Faction is even a little sad compared to HL.

However, that being said, it did give me my FPS fix for about 10 hours and it did it fairly well. I recommend buying it, but just barely. Wait until you are completely tired of Counter-Strike and need a little alone time.

Also, a word to the wise: don't depend on the quicksave feature. There is no autosave in the game, so every time you hit that F6 key to save you are overwriting the previous save. Exit to the main menu occasionally and perform a manual save. You won't be sorry.

-K

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