Red Faction: Armageddon cover

Red Faction: Armageddon

Critic score5 critics
First release
Jun 06, 2011
Developer
Volition
Publisher
THQ, Syfy Games
Engine
Geo-Mod
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Open world, Action, Science fiction, Horror

Red Faction: Armageddon is a third-person shooter video game developed by Volition and published by THQ. It is the fourth installment in the Red Faction series. The game takes place on the planet Mars. It is set in the year 2175, fifty years after the events of Red Faction: Guerrilla.

Also known as Red Faction 4

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Storyline
Half a century after the Red Faction resistance and their Marauder allies freed Mars from the brutal Earth Defense Force, harmony on Mars is again threatened but this time by a lethal force shrouded in mystery. When the massive Terraformer that supplies Mars with its Earth-like air and weather is destroyed, the atmosphere turns to chaos, super-tornados and lightning storms engulf the planet. To survive, the Colonists flee to the underground mines and build a network of habitable caves. Five years later, Darius Mason, grandson of Martian Revolution heroes Alec Mason and Samanya, runs a lucrative business from Bastion, underground hub of Colonist activity. Mining, scavenging, mercenary work--if the job is dangerous, Darius is your man. Few sane people now venture to the ravaged surface, aside from contractors like Darius and the smugglers who run goods between the settlements. When Darius is tricked into reopening a mysterious shaft in an old Marauder temple, he releases a long-dormant evil and unleashes Armageddon on Mars. As Colonist and Marauder settlements are torn asunder, only Darius and the Red Faction can save mankind. The battle will take them across the storm-blasted planet--and below it, to the very heart of the unspeakable threatRead more

Half a century after the Red Faction resistance and their Marauder allies freed Mars from the brutal Earth Defense Force, harmony on Mars is again threatened but this time by a lethal force shrouded in mystery. When the massive Terraformer that supplies Mars with its Earth-like air and weather is destroyed, the atmosphere turns to chaos, super-tornados and lightning storms engulf the planet. To survive, the Colonists flee to the underground mines and build a network of habitable caves. Five years later, Darius Mason, grandson of Martian Revolution heroes Alec Mason and Samanya, runs a lucrative business from Bastion, underground hub of Colonist activity. Mining, scavenging, mercenary work--if the job is dangerous, Darius is your man. Few sane people now venture to the ravaged surface, aside from contractors like Darius and the smugglers who run goods between the settlements. When Darius is tricked into reopening a mysterious shaft in an old Marauder temple, he releases a long-dormant evil and unleashes Armageddon on Mars. As Colonist and Marauder settlements are torn asunder, only Darius and the Red Faction can save mankind. The battle will take them across the storm-blasted planet--and below it, to the very heart of the unspeakable threat

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 06, 2011
PlayStation 3
Jun 07, 2011
Xbox 360
Jun 07, 2011
All 5 release dates
PlayStation 3
Jun 09, 2011
PlayStation 3
Jun 10, 2011
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
17h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
aliens, vehicular combat, mech, steam, achievements
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At a Glance

Critic Score
75
Main + Extras (IGDB)
17h

Overview

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Online co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

Feature data: IGDB

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