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Genre: Action
System(s): PC
ESRB: M
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Red Faction is a first-person shooter computer game that was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2 and PC by THQ and Volition. It features online play, but lacks a central server to communicate game traffic, therefore all games must be hosted at the cost of the user (whatever that might be).
Red Faction takes place on Mars in the 24th century. Earth’s minerals are being depleted and humans need more of them to survive. The Ultor Corporation runs the mining operation on Mars. The living conditions are horrible and a disease called "The Plague" is running rampant throughout the colony. The player takes on the role of a miner named Parker, who witnesses the spark that starts the rebellion. Parker traverses through the Ultor complex, eliminating any resistance Ultor throws at him. Ultor then calls upon mercenaries to help them in their fight against the miners. He then meets Capek, the scientist who created "The Plague", fights and kills him, and takes a shuttle to a space station to deactivate a laser defense system so the force Earth is sending doesn't get shot down. After going through the mercenary base, Parker fights Masako, the mercenary leader. But Masako has activated a bomb that would destroy the entire base. Eos is tied to the bomb, which Parker deactivates. The Earth Defense Force shows up just in time, and eliminates the remaining mercenaries.
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