Red Faction (video game)
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 | |
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| Developer(s) | Volition |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Designer(s) | Alan Lawrance |
| Programmer(s) | John Slagel |
| Artist(s) | Frank Capezzutto III |
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| Composer(s) | Dan Wentz |
| Series | Red Faction |
| Engine | Geo-Mod |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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. The game sold more than 1 million units by 2002.
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.