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Red Faction II (Europe)

GameCube
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
2003
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✪ Reviewed on January 29, 2023
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Volition FPS. Geo-Mod system to destroy environments in real time, futuristic military missions. Decent execution but inferior to PS2/PC, solid gameplay. For FPS fans curious about destruction. Honest no more.

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Category
First-Person Shooter 1 player 16+
Description
Third-person shooter set in a dark future with a rebel fighter. Published by THQ, released in June 2003. About ten on-foot and vehicle levels, Geomod-style destructible terrain, heavy arsenal and an insurrection storyline. Worldwide release.

Red Faction II review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,89 GB 📅13/06/2003
Published by THQ

Red Faction II (GameCube) price, value & rarity

Common
Q1 loose
 $6 Q6 complete
 $11 Q10 new
 $31 !
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Other versions
Red Faction II
USA
01/04/2003
🇬🇧
Red Faction II
France
13/06/2003
🇫🇷
Red Faction II
Germany
13/06/2003
🇩🇪

Is Red Faction II still worth playing in 2026?

This third-person shooter set in a grim future banked on its Geomod destructible terrain and heavy arsenal. At release it was competent but already a step below its predecessor, with a short, linear campaign and a by-the-numbers insurrection plot. Today the environmental destruction impresses less and the gunplay feels stiff against modern shooter standards. It remains a curiosity for fans of early-2000s shooters or followers of the series, but offers little reason for a wider audience to return.

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