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Crappy, but a lot of muliplayer maps

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a little corny and a little crappy for an FPS in campaign mode, but there are a lot of fair multiplayer options. Destructible environments, many different weapons, tons of maps (more than I've ever seen in a game), many goofy looking creatures to choose from, and 1 thing the people of Bungi forgot: BOTS! Although the Bot AI is just random - they run around and shoot, run around and shoot. Always running, never stopping. Still, the multiplayer is worth a couple bucks in the discount bin if you find it.

horrible

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game SUX. I didn't do anything. I chose easy and yet you were still shot at alot. I spent so much time figuring out what to do, and shooting my gun at the same time. I didn't try multiplayer even i thought it would be good. THQ sux. luckily i rented it. you should do the same if your thinking about this.

Run-N'-Gunner that could have been so much more

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I decided to rent this game because of the praise that I had received from numerous magazines about the original Red Faction. Now, let me tell you, this is nothing compared to the original Red Faction. For some reason, THQ had put it on cruise control for this version and instead of making it better, they had made it much worse. This game is a Run and Gunner, which I said on the title. If you are not into this genre, don't rent it.

Pros: 1. Walls can be blown up, dented, fragged, etc. (original, I think)

2. Solid Multiplayer Mode (up to 4 players with bots.... but can only have 6 playing though.)

Cons: 1. Plot is very stale (don't really get a background on Sopot (supposed "bad guy") or any of the main characters. And the plot twist in the middle of the game does little to make it interesting)

2. Cutscenes redefine the definition of "bare bones" (some take less than 5 seconds!)

3. "Multiple endings" is a joke (no real change in ending of game, just a change in the AFTERMATH of the game which is not affected by decisions, but by only friendly fire!)

4. Graphics leave much to be desired.

5. Grenade throwing is iffy.

6. music and sound aren't that good either.

Final Verdict: My belief is that this game is not worthy of being bought. Unless you don't have Halo and need a multiplayer game. But rent it if you wish to experience it.

Worth a rental....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was eager to play this game because I was a huge Red Faction fan for the PC when it came out years ago. I especiall enjoyed the G-mod effect where you can blow out walls...especially on multi-play. So I had high hopes for this new Red Faction release. I was dissapointed..plain and simple. The gameplay was horribly short and uneventful. I enjoy a FPS that has a good story behind it...ala Deus Ex:Invisible War or even the corniest story lines like Return to Castle Wolfenstein. But they were great games! Red Faction is the type of game that only a person would enjoy if you just wanted to go around shooting stuff. Mind you, I did enjoy the grenade launcher and turning my foes into chunks of flesh...but even that gets old at times. The graphic environments are below par...nothing new or innovative here. The voice acting is complete cheese and the storyline that was so brilliant in the first RF incarnation is absent here. The AI in this game is horrible and is completly laughable. I guess that is why getting through it is so easy because the difficulty is a joke.

All in all, this is not the best title out there...but is not the worst if you just want to pick up a game that you can spend a few hours on. Stick with greats for your Xbox like Prince of Persia, Ninja Gaiden, Halo...and the upcoming Doom 3 and Halo 2. A rental folks...not a buyer. You've been warned.

why did i waste my money?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game was just ok. i thought the multiplayer sucked. co -op mode was good but all the other modes sucked. The levels were horrible and it was extremely easy to kill people. you could just go in there with a grenade launcher and blow the heck out of everybody. I thought the multiplayer was fun but on the third level underground it was confusing what to do. Alot of times the enemies on normal level would shoot at you for forty-five seconds and you would barely be damaged.

Disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was really surprised that this game was so awful since the first one quickly became a Platinum Hit. Red Faction II takes place in the same universe as the first game: the 22nd century, where humankind is ruled by an evil dictatorship and only the freedom fighters who call themselves the Red Faction are able to stand in its way. Parker, the hero of the first game, is nowhere to be found here, so no previous Red Faction experience is required or even expected. This sequel introduces a nanotech enhanced soldier called Alias, whom you'll play as during the course of the single-player campaign. Alias is part of an elite squad developed to suppress insurgents like the Red Faction, but the squad has turned its coats and now seeks to rid the world of Chancellor Sopot, the man at the root of the Commonwealth's strife and poverty. The plot is pretty thin and the twist that's thrown in about halfway through seems ridiculous. In your mission to assassinate Sopot, you'll travel by air, sea and land while taking on droves of enemies and numerous challenging situations in a diverse and tightly paced series of levels. Most single player, first-person shooters aren't very long and Red Faction II is no exception. Even though you'll run into several very tough bosses when playing through the game at the normal difficulty setting, expect to get through the campaign in approximately seven hours.
It may be fun to play, but Red Faction II loses some points because it doesn't look all that great. I found the textures were blurry and plain. This is a game I would suggest that you rent first.

Dissappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I saw this game in the store and grabbed it right away, after playing the first Red Faction I thought this would only be better. I was wrong.

If you are looking for something better than the first Red Faction, this is not it, keep on looking.

Bland and Boring.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If your currently bored with your current round of FPS and want something else to shoot, this game may keep you entertained for a day or two. But after that, if you unlucky enough to have bought it, you will be wishing it was a rental in your hand, like myself. I will admit, I bought this game blindly on hype and due to its better (yes, better) parent "Red Faction" and thought no wrong could come of Red Faction II. OH was I wrong!

Whats Good?:
It gets the basic-basics of running around blasting away done. Also, you can configure every button to your own liking.

Whats Wrong?: Everything else.
#1, IT IS SHORT!.
#2, The Geo Mod Engine that they claim is so "great" it will change the face of gaming doesn't even really come into play. You can blow thru the occasional wall for a power-up here and there, but for the most part, you will be wasting your ammo wondering and struggling to find what you can blow up. I seems for the most part 95% of the game still can't be "blown" up. And its more frustrating then anything to find something you think you could have blown to still be there after taking a rocket round.
#3, Multiplayer: TOO many maps. It seemed like they just tossed in a whole bunch in hopes a few good ones came out, and for the most part, they are very small. Also in multiplayer, the weapons show up as flat colored card board cut-outs. Really ruining the grity style of the game.

To keep this review short, I'll finish with this. This game feels rushed, very rushed, like they knew it would only sell if it came out before Brute Force and Wolfenstine. Other then a few enjoyable moments, there is very that will make you want to come back to this game once you finish it the first time, unlike the power of Halo.

Could have been alot better . . .

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game IS good, but not great. It could've been sooo much more.Here are my complaints with Red Faction 2.

1. Way too short - I started playing it last night at 7:00 p.m. and finished at 10:30 p.m. on normal difficulty.

2. Non-Linear gameplay - You basically only have one path to go and only one thing to do, shoot. Nothing else. No puzzles,nothin'. This should've been more like Deus Ex.

3. No more Splodin' - In the first Red Faction you could blow up almost anything you saw. In the second, there's rarely anything you can blow up. Tisk Tisk

4. No XBOX Live - Probably the biggest dissapointment. Again I say, Tisk Tisk. So much could've been done here.

Now I know I've put this down quite a bit, but it is a pretty good game. I like to compare it to 007:Nightfire because it's a big production game. It's like a Vin Diesel movie. Lots of flash,lots of guns,lots of violence,lots splodin'. The graphics are pretty good also (despite what some people say). The multiplayer is ok, but you'll find better in Halo or 007:Nightfire. This will quench your thrust 'till Halo 2 comes out. Can't believe they pushed it back . . . WHY?!?!?!?!?!???

Arcade style fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has everything going against it. The graphics weren't even that good on the PSII. They're not any better here, although the framerate is excellent. The enemy A.I. is not impressive. There are invisable walls to keep you from exploring too far. There is no stealth in this game at all. The dialogue is cheesy. You can't skip the cut scenes. There is not much strategy. You can't throw a grenade very accurately. But I love this game. This game is one of the funnest I have played on the Xbox. There are plenty of things you do in this game that you will never do in any other game. There are tons of little things that you enjoy as you go. The variety of this game exceeds most any other. There are tons of weapons and most have an alternate fire. You can grab two pistols and each trigger on your controller becomes the trigger for your guns. It feels pretty cool to fire from either side. The differen't grenades are cool. There is a fire grenade that sets anyone nearby screaming in flames. If you catch on fire, you can put it out unlike in Time Splitters. The controls are excellent and even the though you can change everything, I played the whole game with the default controls. The mines are cool because they stick to walls and enemies. Blowing holes in walls is fun and not overused. It is also occasionally helpful and even crucial. The rumble in your controller is used very well and really adds to the game. You get to man rail guns on Helicopters, Tanks, Mechs, and Subs. The mech levels and the sub level are fantastic. The mech levels are more fun than any Mech Assault level, and I've never played anything like the sub level. This takes the most strategy in the game. Although the idea is kind of oldschool, the enemy bosses are cool and all unique to each other. There are some mutants toward the end that attack you and if you head shot them, you can take them out, although sometimes you just shoot thier scalp off. Some of the scopes on the guns highlight where your enemies are. This is very helpful if you use it and it's lots of fun. I was never bored through the entire game. My first impression of this game after level one was warm. It kept getting better and better until the end. The multiplayer is very well done although the bots are pretty dopey. It plays great with four people and REGIME is similar to Skull King on HALO except you can shoot while you're it. The multiplayer action is not so fast that it just feels like chaos like in Time Splitters and Turok. There is a nice female voice that announces all the info for you like in HALO. There are sixty maps in all and all the ones I have tried are very fun. If this game was system link, I think the multiplayer would be right up ther with halo, except for the graphics. It is totally customizeable for your liking. If you're a FPS fan at all you should have a blast.

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