Game Informer Reviews Red Faction: Guerrilla

The Red Faction series is built on the promise of destruction. For the two games that appeared on PlayStation 2, the execution of said promise was tempered by the technological constraints of the hardware. The highest destructive capability empowered the player with the ability to tunnel through dirt and rock.

Red Faction: Guerrilla approaches destruction in a different way. In this experience, players do not tunnel through the underbelly of Mars. In fact, they can't upturn one piece of dirt. The ability to dig holes is replaced with the power to destroy ­buildings.The technology behind this ability is far beyond anything you've seen in a game before; it's one of this generation's most significant technological breakthroughs. None of the chaos is scripted. When a building falls, a cloud of smoke doesn't mask its collapse. A rocket blast to a wall doesn't create the same hole each time.

[cranium]

Demo is really fun, but I won't be able to buy this one :(

[RememberThe357]

Like me.

[Hellsvacancy]

And me - i thought the demo sucked balls but ill give it a rent theres a lot worse out

[SL1M DADDY]

But not until I have all shards in inFAMOUS. ;-)

[callahan09]

I enjoyed the demo a lot.

[ElementX]

Wow another good game?!?!?! Give my wallet a break!

[Why o why]

Give my social life a chance!!

[ElementX]

LOL
true

[APOFISBORICUA]

but not much free time to play them. LOL! I have yet to open a few games that I even have played. Honestly I hope this game is really good, the last two specially the first were great.

Only if I could borrow some time!!

[cmrbe]

you still have one.

[N4PS3G]

didn't like the generic demo ..but whatever

[Kleptic]

yeah me neither...but didn't like the originals either...oh well, hope it does well...its not terrible at all, just doesn't stand out that much against the plethora of awesomeness coming out regularly...

its to the point now where a game with good mulitplayer will last me at least 5 months...with killzone 2 now, I have no desire to play any other titles at this point...whatever free time I have has been spent on that with friends for the past few months...i'm not buying infamous right away because of it...in fact Uncharted 2 might be the next game I buy, and will most likely skip MW2 altogether if killzone 2 is still as fun as it is now...which is seemingly getting better and better as I play more and more...

[Downtown boogey]

Did you see the A.I. in the demo? Or the graphics? Uhhh... Also the weapons are far from... Meaty.

[psycho360]

Agree with the above comments. The destruction also was a bit over the top, the jeep hitting one side of the building and it falls like card house. It like mercernaries 2 but with slightly better graphics and controls but nontheless not deserving 9/10.

[ian72]

Another game with high review score.
Great time to be a gamer, ps3 especially with Infamous.
Need more money.

[iDystopia]

I loved the online on this game, I think I'm gonna pick it up.

[Blue22]

I was not impressed with this demo at all. Maybe they changed a lot or I just didn't see the big picture, but it's a rental for me.

[N4PS3G]

exactly

[raztad]

Agree. Didnt like the demo. It seems the cover mechanics is broken, I didnt feel the shooting fun. Graphics are mediocre, but you can forgive that if game is really fun. Judging by the demo it isnt.

[phosphor112]

I mean, its physics intensive and mutli-platform. It's got great graphics for that much to go on and not have a frame rate drop. Looks almost as good as Halo 3 but with 50 times the amount of stuff to explode.

Oh well, its a matter of opinion. Right? lol, oh wait, its N4G =[

[Sanzee]

No, a 9/10 is a good score but I didn't feel that this game deserved it. However, I have only played the demo, so me judging this game just from playing the demo would be like judging the xbox 360 over a small percentage of RRoD reports. It's just in bad taste.

When I play the full game, I'll know. But I'm DEFINITLY not buying this.

[FrozenFrag]

Who cares if you buy it or not? Im sure the many people who DO buy this will not be thinking of you.. wait the developers wont think of you.. I wont think of you.. who WILL be thinking of you?

[TheBand1t]

Looks like it's gonna be this years Mercenaries 2.

Just mindless mayhem

[Traveler]

I was actually surprised by how fun the demo was. I was thinking more along the lines of an 8. But it seems really good in any case.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Damn GameInformer are usually spot on with their reviews. I"m going to have to check this one out now. And I'm sooooooooooooo behind on my gaming. :(

[I am Legend]

I'll probably rent it.

[nightfox11]

hey guys i just brougth a ps3 and i was wondering if u guys could give a top five ps3 games that i can get right now.

thax

[phosphor112]

Action/Shooters:
Killzone 2
Resistance 1 / 2
Uncharted
MGS4
Infamous
Warhawk

Racing:
Wipeout HD (PSN)
GT5 Prologue (maybe wait till GT5 comes out)
Motorstorm Pacific Rift
Burnout Paradise

RPG,Retro-ish, Other:
Flower (PSN)
Valkyrie Chronicals
Pixel Junk games (PSN)
Bionic Commando Rearmed (PSN)
Super Stardust HD (PSN)

[xabmol]

No love for ToD?
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[phosphor112]

Sadly. I need more moniez =[

[xabmol]

It's sure to be a crackin' time! =]

[solidsnakus]

this games a must buy, the demo was hella awesome.

[redsquad]

A '9'? Wow, I didn't think the demo was that good, jusy 'okay'.

[AKNAA]

After playing the infamous demo I'd give an 8/10, but I played the demo for this game(RF:G) and its no way a 9/10?! maybe a 7/10 at most. Sure you can distroy everything, but it doesn't make it great! the graphics looked so sh1t and outdated compared to infamous and even GTA4 to be perfectly honest with you.

[bjornbear]

When i played the demo, at 1st i was skeptical

"wtf is the point just destroy everything all the time...must get boring"

But as i replayed it on hard, i realised the challange of needing to weigh between destroying everything, and having any cover to hide behind.

Also, if you destroy everything, less places for you to hide in and more easily will you be flanked / attacked.

Thats when i realised the level of strategy based on the engine. It just a different way of going about things, since we've never had a 3rd person shooter with such destructable enviroments.

Only doubts i had about it is how fun is it over time (veriety) / how big is it and how good is the story...now i guess its pretty sweet =D def. gna check it out!!

[Cajun Chicken]

Tempted, tempted. Might wait until becomes cheaper, going to have to play this somehow anyway. Just paid for Infamous and Prototype, also need a reserve incase Crackdown 2 rears it's head. Don't think I can afford this one, besides, the demo'll keep me entertained until I get hold of it at a later date.

[IVYvsTAKI]

I might have to start renting games! There's definately a lot coming down the pipe as far as good games go these days.
But I must've played the demo for this game a hundred times! I like it a lot, and think it deserves this score, even based off the demo alone.

[xMAx Sadistik]

RF:G is an open world game and they could not add a lot of area to the demo. I had fun with the demo, it was just very brief. I was in the MP Beta last year, and they have really improved the gameplay. My friends and I play a few MP games each night. I cannot say what review score I think it should get, because I have not played the entire game. Also, some of you are a little hasty in saying what you think it deserved because you played a ten minute demo. And the graphics are actually very good. When playing MP, I hear many people say that the graphics are insane. Anyway, I'm not a Volition fanboy, I'm just defending a game that I see a lot of potential in.