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Armageddon picks up 50 years after the events of the previous game. Players step into the role of Darius Mason, grandson of Guerilla‘s protagonist and a formidable warrior in his own right. The action actually starts 40 years after the previous game, with a prologue set during a terrorist assault on the Mars terraformer. The bad guys win that day and the giant machine is taken out, reversing all of the work done to give Mars a more habitable atmosphere and sending the local population down to live in the caves below the surface. Jump ahead 10 years to the “present” day of 2170; Darius, who still harbors some guilt for the unintended role he played in the terraformer’s destruction, will very soon be responsible once again for a sizable disaster as a race of Martians emerge from the planet’s depths to terrorize one and all. The unfolding story gets increasingly ridiculous as it develops, up to and including a nonsensical conclusion, but where the story falls short the gameplay is there to save the day. Armageddon definitely benefits in the change, and in the comparison. Squashing aliens is pretty much the sole focus of Darius’ adventure. There’s a lot of busywork as he fights to keep the people of Mars safe from an alien threat of his own (inadvertent) creation, but most of the time, the only thing standing between you and the next checkpoint is a small army of slavering creatures. There are only a handful of alien “types” that you’ll encounter, but there’s enough variation within those types — not to mention some fun environments to stage your battles in — to keep each encounter feeling fresh. The ever-useful sledgehammer returns in Armageddon as a starting weapon, but you’ll quickly discover that the game’s armory offers a great many more options for picking apart your environment–or creatively offing the odd beastie. The Magnet Gun is a standout; earned early, its useful throughout the game and it basically works by linking two points: a target and an anchor point. Once the two are set, the former is pulled toward the latter, with the rate of movement increasing as the distance is closed. Or, to put it in more practical terms, the distant sniper alien is your target and the roof directly above it — several hundred feet directly above it — is your anchor point. If the alien doesn’t burst into bits when it makes contact with the ceiling, it definitely will on its return trip to the surface. Red Faction: Armageddon is good, goofy fun. The story is B-grade fodder, frequently laughable and occasionally downright confusing. The shift to a more Gears of War-style approach to the action though is a big improvement for the series, especially with the inventive array of destructive tools you have to work with. There are occasional frustrations with widely spaced checkpoints and stone-stupid enemy A.I., but none of the slip-ups are enough to keep Armageddon from being fun, beginning to end. That’s the real win here; instead of a filler-packed 20-25 hours you get a tightly paced 15, with the option of playing again with an entirely new approach should you want for more after the credits roll.Read full review
Wow disapointed in this game. The game has no sandbox what's going on, that's what made this game awesome there is no free roaming at all. There is no driving kool vehicles or side missions. There are no challenge missions just totally lost base on what made this game awesome. Yea the destruction is awesome and has some kool weapons like the magnet gun but that's it. You basically fight the same boaring creatures over and over and over and over again. The sledge hammer no need for it in the 2nd game I had a blast usuing it in the first this game blows baby chuncks. I would suggest renting not buying or it will end up on ebay like that stupit game Brink that game sucks also.
I was happy to get the game till I notice a big scratch across the game so I didn't think it was a problem til I get halfway through the game and it stops working I'm really upset the game doesn't work cause of this and would like if there was a way to get a new game or something for the problems I'm have with it
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Very awesome game graphics are good gameplay is amazing love it 😍
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Just stared takes time to learn but what i see i like
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