Parker is a college boy turned miner, so where did he learn to use the 15 odd weapons so well? The miners on Mars apply for work, but never return home. The situation erupts and Parker, guided by a sympathetic Ultor security tech, must join up with the enigmatic Eos, leader of the rebellion, to help put a stop to the corrupt mining company's ways.ĭespite the hype over Red Faction's sci-fi story and setting, there are several holes in the storyline. Parker finds himself in the middle of the fight when he jumps a guard who is beating up a miner. When a mysterious plague breaks out, tensions run high and conflicts between miners and guards increase. Once there, however, he discovers the mining company, Ultor, is running a corporate slave camp where guards are as brutal as the mine conditions. Red Faction is the tale of Parker, a young man who opts for adventurous mining on Mars over attendance at a stuffy Ivy League school. While the story is standard science fiction fare that degenerates into a regular turkey shoot, the extra elements of Red Faction deserve a look from fans of the genre and designers alike. Sadly, the FPS style of action has been mostly mined out. Making the transfer from console to PC, the first-person shooter Red Faction contains many unusual aspects that will turn more than a few heads, mainly the new possibilities of Volition, Inc.'s Geo-Mod Engine that powers it.
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