Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third game in the Red Faction series developed by Volition Inc. and published by THQ Inc. Red Faction: Guerrilla has been in development for over 4 years as of September 2008.
Plot
Red Faction: Guerrilla is a 3rd person, open-world action shooter set on Mars, 50 years after the events of the original Red Faction (around the year 2128). 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 - allies in the first 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 to the gleaming EDF capital city of Eos to the Earth-like region known as Oasis.
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.
Rick White revealed that most of the game will take place on the terraformed surface of Mars, with some parts in other places such as the Ultor labs to pay homage to the first Red Faction. Not much else is known of the game’s plot.
Multiplayer
Red Faction: Guerrilla will feature online multiplayer as Red Faction(PC) did. There is no cross-platform multiplayer, so gamers are limited to playing others on the same platform.
Area
Red Faction: Guerrilla takes place on a section of Mars called Tharsis. Tharsis is made up of 6 sectors.
Platforms
Red Faction: Guerrilla will be released in June 2009 on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Cross-platform multiplayer will not be available. The PC version of Red Faction: Guerrilla will be available for purchase through Valve's Steam content distribution system[1], as well as via retail.
Collector's Items
For US/Canada, the pre*sale programs are as follows:
GameStop:
- Guerrilla Handbook: Learn the tactics of guerrilla warfare with 128 pages of story details, tips, tricks, cheats and art including a 28 page comic book exclusive.
- Four Wrecking Crew Maps: Compete against your friends to cause the most destruction with these exclusive unlockable Wrecking Crew party*game maps. the other way to get these maps is to enter this code: MAPMAYHEM
- Bonus Coupons: Receive $5 off the Official Strategy Guide and $10 off a Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Wireless Headset
Best Buy: (in-store only)
- Walker Action Figure: A fully-posable action figure based on the Red Faction mining Walker. The Heavy Walker is powerful enough to tear through buildings and destroy vehicles in one hit. On Mars, nothing brings down a building faster.
Amazon:
- Golden Sledgehammer: Forged from gold found deep within the abandoned Ultor Mines, the golden sledgehammer is prized among Martian miners for its strength and durability. Able to deal more damage than standard*issue sledgehammers, this tool proves a significant tactical advantage for both peaceful and hostile purposes. the other way to get is putting in this code: HARDHITTER
Hollywood Video:
- Red Faction Lithograph: A limited edition lithograph print of Mason under fire from EDF forces.
For Australia, the pre-sale programs are as follows:
EB Games:
- Walker Action Figure: A fully-opposable action figure based on the Red Faction mining Walker. The Heavy Walker is powerful enough to tear through buildings and destroy vehicles in one hit. On Mars, nothing brings down a building faster.
JB Hi Fi:
- Guerrilla Handbook: Learn the tactics of guerrilla warfare with 128 pages of story details, tips, tricks, cheats and art including a 28 page comic book exclusive.
GAME:
- Red Faction Guerrilla T*Shirt
Europe will go here once I get the info.
Previous Games
Red Faction and Red Faction II are the two previous games in this series.
Sequels
No sequels to Red Faction: Guerrilla have been announced as of yet.