Red Faction II (Sony PlayStation 2, 2002)

Geo Mod is awesome, plan and simple. The ability to significantly change the gameplay by breaking through walls instead of using the door is a lot of fun. So then tell me this, why didn't this game use it more? There were far too many indestructible barriers. Why walk through one room to get to another when you can just blast through the wall (and possibly kill the bad guy on the other side) with a well placed sticky mine? I found myself running and gunning through most of this game, and even though that was a lot of fun, I would have liked to be able to go apesh*t with the explosives and really level the playing field, literally.

Red Faction II functions as a very entertaining first person shooter game, but what makes it really great is the multiplayer modes.

With up to four players on one screen with a multitap, this is the most fun console multiplayer game I have ever played. The game offers several great multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Arena, Bagman, Regime and others.

Each multiplayer mode is customizable with up to 6 total players including bots with varying difficulties from Easy to Medium to Hard. Even with four-player split screens, the graphics are bright and very easy to see. Different weapons and pickups are neon color coded so you can easily spot them from a distance. The action is fast paced, and the twenty or so different levels you can unlock give an awesome variety with infinite hours of fun.

I've played other split screen multiplayer games, such as Halo 2, Medal of Honor, Dead Red Revolver, Unreal Tournament, Time Splitters, etc., and Red Faction II is the one I always come back to as being the most fun multiplayer game.

The single player mission is also very enjoyable, although frustratingly difficult at parts. It is worth playing through, however, just to unlock all of the multiplayer levels and characters.

If you enjoy multiplayer shooters, you owe it to yourself and your friends to try this game out.

Love this game forever, it is paced, nice weapons, graphics, game options, and multiplayer battles. Enjoyed ever second of gun play with red fraction with the computer and friends.

Sweet game. The story line is pretty lame but being able to blow up walls and doors makes up for it. There is a great selection of weapons. The multiplayer is 10 times better than in the first red faction. The ability to create and manage bots is an added bonus.

If you have played the first Red Faction and liked it, than you will love this sequel. If you haven't played the first game, you owe it to yourself to play it first. This game has updated graphics and better A.I. than the first game. And just like the first is a lot of fun to play. However, the single player mode was really on the short side and left me wanting more. But overall, a great futuristic game that you will have a blast playing.