Red Faction (video game)

Red Faction
Developer(s)Volition[a]
Publisher(s)THQ
Designer(s)Alan Lawrance
Programmer(s)John Slagel
Artist(s)Frank Capezzutto III
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Dan Wentz
SeriesRed Faction
EngineGeo-Mod
Platform(s)
Release
May 22, 2001
  • PlayStation 2
  • Windows
    • NA: September 18, 2001[3]
    • EU: September 28, 2001
    Mac OS
    November 28, 2001[4]
    Mac OS X
    January 4, 2002[5]
    N-Gage
    Mobile
    October 20, 2005[8]
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Red Faction is a first-person shooter video game developed by Volition and published by THQ for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and Macintosh platforms in 2001 and 2002. A version for the N-Gage was developed by Monkeystone Games, and the mobile version was developed by Blue Beck. The game was inspired by several works of contemporary science fiction.

Red Faction takes place on Mars in the late 21st century. The player controls a miner named Parker who helps lead a rebellion against the Ultor Corporation. The premiere feature of the game is its "Geo-Mod" technology, short for "geometry modification", which provided destructible environments, allowing the player to destroy certain sections of the scenery in the game. For example, instead of opening a door, a player could blast through the rock surrounding the door.[9] The game sold more than 1 million units by 2002.[10]

On November 29, 2016, the game was made available for the PlayStation 4 through the PlayStation Network with added features such as trophy support and widescreen resolutions.[11]

  1. ^ "UK Release Dates (2001 Releases)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on June 4, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ GameSpot staff (May 22, 2001). "Red Faction ships". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 7, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Walker, Trey (August 30, 2001). "Red Faction on track". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Largent, Andy (November 28, 2001). "Red Faction Shipping Today". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Deniz, Tuncer (January 4, 2002). "Red Faction 1.2 Released". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Taylor, Martin (December 12, 2003). "Red Faction (N-Gage)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Red Faction (N-Gage)". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGNMOB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Fahey, Mike (May 21, 2016). "Red Faction Started Blowing The Hell Out Of Everything 15 Years Ago Today". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Oxford, Troy (November 3, 2002). "THQ sequels improve upon popular originals". The Palm Beach Post. Gannett Company. p. 119. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dunning, Jason (November 22, 2016). "Red Faction, Samurai Shodown VI Are the Latest PS2 Games on PS4". PlayStation LifeStyle. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).