Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered Edition Reviews
While I wouldn’t consider Red Faction: Guerrilla a classic like Killzone 2 or Halo 2, it’s still a lot of fun to play. Sure, it hasn’t aged as well as other games but it’s still a fun experience, if only for the fact it allows you to think outside of the box. Maybe you smash this skull or blow up that wall, giving players a fair amount to consider while trying to free the people of Mars. Combine it with a story that instantly hooks you, though it fails to maintain the momentum, decent gunplay and plenty to see and do, it makes a solid choice for fans and newcomers alike.
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.
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.
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...
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.
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered won't be winning any awards for Remaster of the Year, but blowing stuff up is still so much fun that it works. The explosive gameplay brings enjoyment to side, story and DLC missions.
Despite being nine years old, this remaster makes Red Faction Guerrilla look almost new. With its fantastic GeoMod 2.0 engine, the mayhem and destruction hasn't lost any of its appeal, though its PS4 Pro “high quality” mode is in dire need of optimisation.
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition's gameplay provides overwhelming issues that only some gamers can endure.
Red Faction: Guerrilla is ostensibly an open-world action game. It is actually an escalation of opportunities for artistic demolition. Other aspects of Guerrilla—shooting, narrative, driving, logic—may be generously labeled as dated or defective, but rarely distract from the lure of explosive Martian terrorism. Re-Mars-Tered Edition is a convenient and good-enough way to treasure its spectacle in 2018.
Red Faction Guerrilla is back with a remastered version that is not enough to make up the 10-year-old flaws of the game. In spite of the fact that destroying everything is still quite funny, there are better options nowadays for the fans of this crazy action games.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Although Red Faction Guerrilla did almost nothing to polish the last gen version issues, the 30 dollars price and upgraded visuals may very well worth it to once again take on the red planet, and discover its secrets.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Disassembling numerous buildings with a hammer and explosives is still a lot of fun after nine years.
Review in German | Read full review
If you're a fan of Just Cause or Saint's Row, then Red Faction Guerrilla might well tickle your fancy. In the days of sprawling open world titles with hundreds of missions tied together with awful stories, the simplicity of this game makes a welcome change. Violence is not big, hard, or clever, but it sure is a hell of a lot of fun. Red Faction Guerrilla Me-Mars-tered is the remaster no one was asking for, but has turned out to be a welcome surprise.
It's a shame that for the second time Red Faction: Guerrilla will not have the attention that deserves, but the truth is that the game, despite it's still fun to play, it's simply outdated.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Red Faction Guerilla got a remaster treatment, but it's underwhelming.
Red Faction Guerrilla was a frantic open world romp and mayhem simulator. This remaster is a total recall of the original with a fresh coat of paint.
It's not really worth your time to play this one but if you haven't before, wait for it goes on sale before you buy it.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Red Faction: Guerrilla is a good game, but it hasn't aged very well. Its open-world structure is only a glimpse of what the genre would become in later years. Its saving grave is to be found in the destruction mechanic, that it's still very up to date and enjoyable.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Despite the numerous visual corrections, the years do not pass in vain for an original game of 2009.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
I've had such a blast playing it all over again, and desperately wish Volition would announce a new entry in the series that – unlike the follow-up Armageddon – is also set outside in a big open world.