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Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third game in the Red Faction series developed by Volition Inc. and published by THQ. It was released on June 2, 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on September 15, 2009 for Microsoft Windows.

The Re-Mars-tered edition was released on July 3, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows, with a Nintendo Switch release the following year on July 2, 2019.

Gameplay

Red Faction: Guerrilla is a third-person, open-world action shooter that takes place on Mars in the year 2125, 50 years after the events of the first Red Faction game. Players take the role of an insurgent fighter named Alec Mason with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force (EDF).

Throughout their fight for freedom, players travel through Mars' Tharsis region, divided into 7 sectors controlled by the EDF, with each offerring their own missions, weapons, vehicles and upgrades to the player.

Utilizing improvised weapons, explosives and re-purposed mining equipment and vehicles, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to tear through fully destructible environments in an unforgiving Martian landscape swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire.

Multiplayer

Main Article: Multiplayer Guide

Red Faction: Guerrilla features online multiplayer, allowing players to choose from multiple gamemodes, maps, weapons and many other customization options. The mode is separate from the singleplayer campaign, utilizing a matchmaking system to discover and play with others.

Wrecking Crew

Main Article: Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew is a separate game mode from multiplayer that focuses on the game's destruction, allowing players to compete in time-based challenges with a score system based on the amount of destruction and chaos created.

Plot

In the year 2125, mining engineer Alec Mason arrives on Mars in the midst of a conflict between the Red Faction and the oppressive Earth Defense Force (EDF). Alec's brother, Dan Mason, is killed by the EDF shortly after Alec's arrival. The Red Faction, led by Commander Hugo Davies, recruits Alec to join their efforts to liberate Mars from the EDF's control.

After Alec's recruitment, the Red Faction successfully drives the EDF out of the Parker sector. Subsequently, they advance into the Dust sector, the EDF's primary source of income on Mars. Alec discovers the Nano Forge, a device sought after by the commander of the Hydra warship, Admiral Kobel, and the commander of the EDF, General Roth.

Alec's discovery forces the EDF to withdraw from Dust, prompting an artillery attack on civilians, which Alec circumvents by saving essential personnel and resources. Samanya, a Red Faction engineer, utilizes the Nano Forge to create the Nano Rifle, which poses a threat to the EDF.

After Dust's liberation, the Red Faction proceeds into the The Badlands, the home of the Marauders and the EDF's largest outpost. Alec, alongside Jon Kepler and Carmen Avila, kidnaps and extracts information from Colonel Broga, commander of the EDF's artillery base, revealing a path of entry through the Free Fire Zone into the Eos sector. Following The Badlands and Oasis' liberation, the Red Faction move into Eos by traversing the Free Fire Zone. Plans to liberate Eos by assaulting the EDF Central Command is thwarted by an unexpected EDF raid on the Red Faction's headquarters in The Badlands, forcing a retreat. The attack resulted in the death of Davies, Kepler and Carmen, leaving Alec, Samanya and a few survivors.

To counter the the impending threat of the Hydra, Alec and Samanya seek assistance from the Marauders and their leader Vasha, Samanya's sister. A deal is established, with Vasha granting the Red Faction the use of their particle accelerator inherited from Ultor to be combined with the Nano Forge, creating a weapon powerful enough to destroy the Hydra. As part of the deal, the Nano Forge would be returned to the Marauders once the war has ended.

To boost morale, Alec and Samanya seize a broadcasting station in Eos, rallying the Red Faction for an assault on EDF Central Command. The final confrontation occurs at Mount Vogel, where the Red Faction and Marauders meet. Vasha's attempt to defend a control tower results in her death at the hands of EDF forces. Alec proceeds to the summit, defeating General Roth and his army. Samanya launches a missile armed with nanites into the Hydra, ending the war.

Downloadable Content

Demons of the Badlands

Main Article: Demons of the Badlands

Released on August 13, 2009 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at $9.99 USD, the DLC includes an addon to the singleplayer campaign, adding Mariner Valley, introducing new weapons, vehicles, and missions.

Multiplayer Pack

Released on September 17, 2009 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at $6.99 USD, the DLC adds two new multiplayer gamemodes, Bagman and Team Bagman, as well as the following new maps:

Smasher Pack

Released on October 1, 2009 for Xbox 360 and October 3 for Playstation 3 at $4.99 USD, the DLC includes access to the Behemoth mode for Wrecking Crew, as well as the following new maps for Wrecking Crew:

Wrecking Crew Maps

GameStop handed out the code MAPMAYHEM to anyone who purchased the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 versions of the game. When entered, the code unlocks the following new maps for Wrecking Crew:

Preorder Bonuses

AmRuKuo 700M Heavy Walker figurine
Official Handbook
Official Comic Book
RF:G Official Keychain
RF:G Official T-Shirt

Prequels

Red Faction and Red Faction II are the two previous games in this series.

Sequels

Formally announced on GameTrailers TV on June 4, 2010, Red Faction: Armageddon stars Alec Mason and Samanya's grandson, Darius Mason, and takes place 50 years after the events of Guerilla. A cataclysmic event of Mars' surface has forced those above to begin life anew in the mines below. A swarm of surface-dwelling creatures have invaded the underground mine network and threaten the lives of those who live there.

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+|title          = Red Faction: Guerrilla
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 |release        = ''Original Release''<br />'''PlayStation 3''', '''Xbox 360'''<br />NA: June 2, 2009<br />AU: June 4, 2009<br />EU: June 5, 2009<br />'''Windows'''<br />NA: September 15, 2009<br />AU: September 17, 2009<br />EU: September 18, 2009<br /><br />''Re-Mars-tered''<br />'''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One''', '''Windows'''<br / >July 3, 2018<br />'''Switch'''<br / >July 2, 2019
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+|platforms      = ''Original Release''<br />PlayStation 3<br />Xbox 360<br />Windows<br /><br />''Re-Mars-tered''<br />PlayStation 4<br />XBox One<br />Windows<br />Nintendo Switch
-|developer      = [[Volition Inc.|Volition]]<br />[[KAIKO]] (Re-Mars-tered)
+|developer      = [[Volition Inc.|Volition]]<br />[[KAIKO]] (Re-Mars-tered only)
 |publisher      = [[THQ]] (Original Release)<br />[[THQ Nordic]] (Re-Mars-tered)
-}}
+}}Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third game in the Red Faction series developed by [[Volition Inc.]] and published by [[THQ]]. It was released on June 2, 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on September 15, 2009 for Microsoft Windows.
-<!-- {[http://www.thegamers.es/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rfg_logo_copy.jpg The "other" Red Faction Guerilla logo][[Image:Rfglogo.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Red Faction: Guerrilla logo]] -->Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third game in the Red Faction series developed by [[Volition Inc.]] and published by [[THQ Inc.]] Red Faction: Guerrilla was released on June 2nd 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and in September 2009 for Microsoft Windows.
-The Re-Mars-tered edition was released on July 3rd 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows, with a Nintendo Switch release following on July 2nd 2019.
+The Re-Mars-tered edition was released on July 3, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows, with a Nintendo Switch release the following year on July 2, 2019.
-==Plot==
+== Gameplay ==
-Red Faction: Guerrilla is a 3rd person, open-world action shooter set on [[Mars]], set 50 years after the events of the original [[Red Faction (Game)|Red Faction]] ( the year 2125). Players take the role of an insurgent fighter named [[Alec Mason]] with the newly re-established [[Red Faction(Rebellion)|Red Faction]] movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive [[Earth Defense Force]] ([[EDF]] - allies in the first [[Red Faction (Game)|Red Faction]]). Throughout their fight for freedom, players carve their own path, wreaking havoc across the vast, open-world environment of [[Mars]], from the desolate mining outpost of [[Parker(Settlement)|Parker]] to the gleaming [[EDF]] capital city of [[Eos(City)|Eos]] to the [[Earth]]-like region known as [[Oasis]].
+Red Faction: Guerrilla is a third-person, open-world action shooter that takes place on [[Mars]] in the year 2125, 50 years after the events of the first [[Red Faction (Game)|Red Faction]] game. Players take the role of an insurgent fighter named [[Alec Mason]] with the newly re-established [[Red Faction (Group)|Red Faction]] movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive [[Earth Defense Force]] (EDF).
-Utilizing improvised weapons, explosives and re-purposed mining equipment and vehicles, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to tear through fully destructible environments in an unforgiving Martian landscape swarming with [[EDF]] forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire. Red Faction: Guerrilla also features a robust multiplayer component, including several modes focused on destruction-based gameplay.
+Throughout their fight for freedom, players travel through Mars' [[Tharsis]] region, divided into 7 sectors controlled by the EDF, with each offerring their own missions, weapons, vehicles and upgrades to the player.
-The game starts out with [[Alec Mason]], the protagonist, landing on [[Mars]] and meeting his brother, [[Dan Mason]]. As they drive through the streets of [[Mars]], a group of [[EDF]] cars nearly crashes into them. This starts Dan talking about all of the horrible things [[EDF]] has done to the people of [[Mars]]. As he speaks, scenes of cruelty are shown, such as death squads and beatings. When Alec and Dan arrive at their destination, an abandoned lab, they spot a gunship flying in the air. The player is then tasked with destroying the abandoned buildings while their brother keeps a lookout. As the player returns to the vehicle, the gunship returns and orders Dan to surrender, revealing that he was part of [[Red Faction]]. When Dan tries to run, the gunship shoots him and Alec. Alec survives but Dan is killed instantly. He returns to Dan's home to find that [[EDF]] has raided the house. When the soldiers see Alec they order him to drop his "weapon" (a sledgehammer). Alec is accused of being a part of the Red Faction insurgents by the commander and is placed under arrest. Despite Alec's protests of arriving today which is responded with the commander saying "I guess you work fast." And retorts that Alec had detonators for the remote charges the player used in the first game play sequence. Alec responds to being a mining engineer and having a permit for the charges, which results in the commander pushing him off and retorts once more "It just got revoked!" the commander then orders the platoon with him to shoot and kill Alec. Before he can be killed [[Red Faction]] members start engaging the soldiers. As all of soldiers fall except for the commander, Alec picks up the sledgehammer and kills the leader with it. The leader of the [[Red Faction]] walks up to Alec and tells him that whether he likes it or not, he is now part of the rebellion.
+Utilizing improvised weapons, explosives and re-purposed mining equipment and vehicles, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to tear through fully destructible environments in an unforgiving Martian landscape swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire.
-== Wrecking Crew ==
+===Multiplayer===
+:Main Article: [[Red Faction: Guerrilla Multiplayer Guide|Multiplayer Guide]]
+Red Faction: Guerrilla features online multiplayer, allowing players to choose from multiple gamemodes, maps, weapons and many other customization options. The mode is separate from the singleplayer campaign, utilizing a matchmaking system to discover and play with others.
-''Main Article: [[Wrecking Crew]]''
+=== Wrecking Crew ===
+:Main Article: [[Wrecking Crew]]
+Wrecking Crew is a separate game mode from multiplayer that focuses on the game's destruction, allowing players to compete in time-based challenges with a score system based on the amount of destruction and chaos created.
-Wrecking Crew is a hot-seat multiplayer game of destruction unique to Red Faction: Guerrilla. This mode is offered as essentially single player full screen gaming, with the option to specify players and accumulate scores while taking turns playing the game.
+== Plot ==
+In the year 2125, mining engineer [[Alec Mason]] arrives on Mars in the midst of a conflict between the [[Red Faction (Group)|Red Faction]] and the oppressive [[Earth Defense Force]] (EDF). Alec's brother, [[Dan Mason]], is killed by the EDF shortly after Alec's arrival. The Red Faction, led by Commander [[Hugo Davies]], recruits Alec to join their efforts to liberate Mars from the EDF's control.
-==Multiplayer==
+After Alec's recruitment, the Red Faction successfully drives the EDF out of the [[Parker (Sector)|Parker]] sector. Subsequently, they advance into the [[Dust]] sector, the EDF's primary source of income on Mars. Alec discovers the [[Nano Forge]], a device sought after by the commander of the [[Hydra]] warship, [[Admiral Kobel]], and the commander of the EDF, [[General Roth]].
-Red Faction: Guerrilla features online multiplayer. it utilizes a matchmaking system similar to that of the Halo series. The current game modes include [[Demolition]], [[Anarchy]], [[Siege]], [[Capture The Flag]], and [[Team Anarchy]]. Before Siege and Demolition can be played, the player must achieve a certain rank.
-The PC version of Red Faction: Guerrilla will not feature dedicated servers, instead clients will have to host "listen" servers.
+Alec's discovery forces the EDF to withdraw from Dust, prompting an artillery attack on civilians, which Alec circumvents by saving essential personnel and resources. [[Samanya]], a Red Faction engineer, utilizes the Nano Forge to create the [[Nano Rifle]], which poses a threat to the EDF.
-== Area ==
+After Dust's liberation, the Red Faction proceeds into the [[The Badlands]], the home of the [[Marauders]] and the EDF's largest outpost. Alec, alongside [[Jon Kepler]] and [[Carmen Avila]], kidnaps and extracts information from [[Colonel Broga]], commander of the EDF's artillery base, revealing a path of entry through the [[Free Fire Zone]] into the [[Eos (Sector)|Eos]] sector. Following The Badlands and [[Oasis]]' liberation, the Red Faction move into Eos by traversing the Free Fire Zone. Plans to liberate Eos by assaulting the EDF Central Command is thwarted by an unexpected EDF raid on the Red Faction's headquarters in The Badlands, forcing a retreat. The attack resulted in the death of Davies, Kepler and Carmen, leaving Alec, Samanya and a few survivors.
-Red Faction: Guerrilla takes place on a section of [[Mars]] called [[Tharsis]]. [[Tharsis]] is made up of 6 sectors.
-*[[Eos(City)|Eos]]
+To counter the the impending threat of the Hydra, Alec and Samanya seek assistance from the Marauders and their leader [[Vasha]], Samanya's sister. A deal is established, with Vasha granting the Red Faction the use of their particle accelerator inherited from [[Ultor]] to be combined with the Nano Forge, creating a weapon powerful enough to destroy the Hydra. As part of the deal, the Nano Forge would be returned to the Marauders once the war has ended.
-*[[Parker (Settlement)|Parker]]
-*[[Dust]]
-*[[Oasis]]
-*[[The Badlands]]
-*[[Free Fire Zone]]
-In the expansion pack [[Demons of the Badlands]] there is another location Mariner Valley.
+To boost morale, Alec and Samanya seize a broadcasting station in Eos, rallying the Red Faction for an assault on EDF Central Command. The final confrontation occurs at [[Mount Vogel]], where the Red Faction and Marauders meet. Vasha's attempt to defend a control tower results in her death at the hands of EDF forces. Alec proceeds to the summit, defeating General Roth and his army. Samanya launches a missile armed with [[Nanotechnology#Nanites|nanites]] into the Hydra, ending the war.
-==Platforms==
+== Downloadable Content ==
-Red Faction: Guerrilla has been released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The PC version was released on September 15, 2009 (North America) and September 18, 2009 (International). Cross-platform multiplayer will not be available. The PC version of Red Faction: Guerrilla is available for purchase through Valve's '''Steam''' content distribution system[http://store.steampowered.com/app/20500/], as well as via retail. On 9 July 2009, [[THQ Inc.]] announced that the "Raptr" client will be bundled with Red Faction: Guerrilla along with Games for Windows Live and Steam (if you buy the game via Steam). [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175254]
+[[Image:Expansion_Demons.jpg|120px|thumb]]
+=== Demons of the Badlands ===
+:Main Article: [[Demons of the Badlands]]
+Released on August 13, 2009 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at $9.99 USD, the DLC includes an addon to the singleplayer campaign, adding [[Mariner Valley]], introducing new weapons, vehicles, and missions.
-On 6/30/10 the game was available for $5.00 as part of a promotion via Steam.
+[[Image:Expansion_Multiplayer_Pack.jpg|120px|thumb]]
+=== Multiplayer Pack ===
+Released on September 17, 2009 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at $6.99 USD, the DLC adds two new multiplayer gamemodes, [[Bagman]] and [[Team Bagman]], as well as the following new maps:
+* [[Division]]
+* [[Equilibrium]]
+* [[Gradient]]
+* [[Haven]]
+* [[Puncture]]
+* [[Broadside]]
+* [[Remnant]]
+* [[Compound]]
-==Collector's Items==
+[[Image:Expansion_Smasher_Pack.jpg|120px|thumb]]
-As preorder bonuses, the following items were given away at different stores around the world:
+=== Smasher Pack ===
+Released on October 1, 2009 for Xbox 360 and October 3 for Playstation 3 at $4.99 USD, the DLC includes access to the [[Wrecking Crew#Behemoth|Behemoth]] mode for Wrecking Crew, as well as the following new maps for Wrecking Crew:
+* [[Ruins]]
+* [[Repercussion]]
+* [[Imperial]]
+* [[Expansion]]
+* [[Frost]]
+* [[Abandoned]]
+=== Wrecking Crew Maps ===
+GameStop handed out the code <b>MAPMAYHEM</b> to anyone who purchased the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 versions of the game. When entered, the code unlocks the following new maps for Wrecking Crew:
+* [[Scrapheap]]
+* [[Fortress]]
+* [[Gulch]]
+* [[Transmission]]
+==Preorder Bonuses==
 *[[AmRuKuo]] 700M [[Heavy Walker]] figurine
 *Official Handbook
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 *RF:G Official T-Shirt
-==Previous Games==
+==Prequels==
 [[Red Faction]] and [[Red Faction II]] are the two previous games in this series.
 ==Sequels==
 Formally announced on GameTrailers TV on June 4, 2010, [[Red Faction: Armageddon]] stars [[Alec Mason]] and [[Samanya]]'s grandson, [[Darius Mason]], and takes place 50 years after the events of Guerilla. A cataclysmic event of Mars' surface has forced those above to begin life anew in the mines below. A swarm of surface-dwelling creatures have invaded the underground mine network and threaten the lives of those who live there.
-==Trivia==
-* In the [[Dust]] [[safehouse]], the radio operator can occasionaly be heard saying "Cut the chatter Freeman". This may be a possible reference to Half-Life's protaganist, Gordon Freeman. This is hinted to not only in the name Freeman, but also in that the Gordon of Half-Life does not talk.
-* In the EDF bases, calls for Pvt. Calhoon are made over the speaker system. This is a reference to Barney Calhoun of the Half-Life series.
-* The Parker and Eos sectors are named after characters from [[Red Faction]].
-*There are two buildings in Eos named Hendrix Hall and Hendrix Memorial. These are in reference to [[Hendrix]], a character from Red Faction that helps the protagonist and later dies.
-* In Eos, there is a radio tag of [[Alias]], the hero from [[Red Faction II]].
-* In Eos, there is a War Memorial statue featuring a plaque that contains the name of Bryan Adams (a singer).
-* In Badlands, there is a man known as [[Old Coot]] that refers to himself as 'Crazy Parker'. It's implied that he is Parker, the hero from the first Red Faction game.
-* There is a Mars Rover found in [[The Badlands]], appearing in a small gully towards the Guerrilla safehouse.
-<!-- EDITOR NOTE: Need more information for this piece of trivia, who is the line spoken by and when?
-* The "It just got revoked" line may be a reference to the famous line in [[wikipedia:Lethal Weapon 2|Lethal Weapon 2]]
--->
-==Related Pages==
-*[[Red Faction (Rebellion)|Red Faction]]
-*[[Backpack]]
-*[[RF:G Weapon Guide]]
-*[[RF:G Backpack Guide]]
-*[[RF:G Vehicle Guide]]
-*[[Damage Control]]
-*[[Anarchy]]
-*[[Team Anarchy]]
-*[[Earth Defense Force]]
-*[[Marauders]]
 {{Red Faction Games}}
-[[Category:Red Faction: Guerrilla]]