Red Faction: Armageddon Review
Red Faction: Armageddon continues the story of Red Faction: Guerrilla , but in a very different tone.
Taking down a tower
The beginning of the game is wonderful. You get pretty much the game stuff as Guerrilla - great destruction with the hammer, explosives everywhere and much more. And plenty of choices on how to kill your enemies. The graphics feel improved and everything looks great. Destroying building seem to be a little bit better, too. One of the first surprises is the nano forge. While you could use the nano rifle on Guerrilla to kill and destroy, this version of it magically restores man-made structures - such as stairs and floors. That is a big help for the level designers, as fully destructible levels can easily end up as levels that you cannot complete - something that happened quite a bit on Guerrilla when I damaged a building a little more than I intended. You have plenty of extra weapons too, such as shockwave (stuns and damages nearby enemies), im...