Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered Edition Reviews
It simply doesn’t hold up ten years after release, and whilst we can kick back and enjoy the wanton destruction for a little while, it just isn’t enough to hold the attention for as long as the game is asking of you.
There are a handful of high points, thanks chiefly to the emergent gameplay provided by Geomod 2.0, but not enough to change what is, in the end, an acceptable but unremarkable sandbox shooter.
Red Faction Guerrilla Remastered is a good effort to bring back what was an excellent game of destruction while being a well rounded package.
Alec Mason’s adventures on Mars are just as much fun as they were nearly a decade ago. Worth a look as a low-cost summer game.
If you are the kind of gamer who appreciates destruction – beautifully done destruction, this game will satisfy. Hands down. If you are expecting to have an epic storyline involving a superior military force going up against a ragtag group of rebels, I’m sorry. You are better off searching somewhere else. Other than that. it’s a very fun game that is accessible to plenty of gamers.
While the hammer, gun and remote explosive are fun to tear across Mars with, the explosive action becomes dulled by repetition and the flow is too often broken by frequent frame-burps and crashes...
The story might as well not exist, the mechanics are clumsy and prone to screwing you over through no fault of your own, enemies come at you in endless numbers to make destroying things a deeply annoying and repetitive experience, and the slightly upgraded textures—which are the only real difference between this version and the original apart from some newfound performance issues—are virtually imperceptible because of the uninspired art design that's still trapped in the Guerrilla-era war against colorfulness.
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition's gameplay provides overwhelming issues that only some gamers can endure.
Red Faction: Guerrilla is a game that knows its place in life and owns it. A game so confident in its gimmick that nothing else in the game world matters. It was refreshing when it was released and it is still refreshing now. No heavy stories, no deep combat systems, just a man, his hammer and a giant playground waiting to be torn apart. Bliss.
It’s been over seven years since we’ve seen an entry in the Red Faction series. The fact that they can live on is nothing short of a miracle. After all that THQ has been through over the past few years it’s nice to know that they still have love for this franchise. With this release it’s safe to say that if it does well enough a potential sequel could be on the way to follow up 2011’s Armageddon.
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-mars-tered isn’t a bad title but certain aspects show their age and the lack of refinement from the original release. That’s not to say that it’s not a hell of a lot of fun to take on the EDF in any way you see fit, it’s just that the controls can often get in the way of a really enjoyable time.
The gameplay itself is fun and the weapon variety is great, but the crashes really kill a lot of the fun. Outside of that, the game world is rather bland, but at least that doesn't break the game.
A solid remaster which has evidently had plenty of work put into it. Red Faction Guerrilla still holds up today thanks to its fantastic destruction which remains relatively unrivalled. Whilst some areas of the game do show their age, this is still a great game being sold at a fair price point.
Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is not the first time that THQ Nordic has commissioned the services of KAIKO, with the developer previously bringing the first two Darksiders games to current-generation consoles. The experience gained while updating those titles appears to have paid off, with this latest offering lending vivid life to the Martian landscape. Nevertheless, the game is the product of a different era, and its age shows through in a number of key areas, the most notable of which is the archaic and uninspired open world. Despite these drawbacks, the game remains as engaging, and a series revival with Volition once again at the helm would surely be welcomed by many.
It's a game that's constantly reminding you that it is a game released in 2009, with its dated single-player mode and boring missions.
There’s always fun, albeit repetitive fun, to be had. It’s a perfect match for the Nintendo Switch, it’s a match made in Mars.
GREAT - Dad-joke in the title aside, Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-MARS-tered Edition is an excellent ride, one that breathes a rush of new life into a mostly forgotten franchise. Those who played the original absolutely owe it to themselves to give this title a second look, and new players just trying to hammer away at other people’s space-tech will be more than satisfied.
Despite being a weaker console than it’s bigger brothers, the Switch version of Red Faction Guerrilla: ReMARStered is a feature-perfect port. Sure, the resolution takes a big hit and the performance seems like it may be targeting a lower framerate than the other systems, but the core gameplay and excitement is all there and it feels great to play this game anywhere you want.
The translation to Nintendo Switch was well done and destruction on the go has never been so entertaining,
The story is a bore, but Red Faction Guerilla: Re-Mars-tered makes up for this with its incredibly fun gameplay and wide variety of weapons.