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Two years after the Red Faction Guerilla celebrated with its debut on the current console generation, THQ sends a new offshoot of the race series. Red Faction: Armageddon is likely after the mediocre predecessor and the bursting eh not just in front of top titles third-person shooter genre to be taken safely by many with subdued expectations in reception, but one thing we can tell you in advance: The Game is a real surprise hit. How So? You'll find out here!

The (blood) red planet

Red Faction: Armageddon is linked not directly to guerrillas, but plays many years later. The venue is again the Mars, on which, however, things have changed. The machines, which provide a kind of livable atmosphere were destroyed and so humanity is forced to leave the once beautiful face and to build their camp in tunnels and galleries inside the planet. As if that was not uncomfortable enough to make the Martians, led by a sinister fellow named Hale, also chasing the seemingly uninvited roommate. We slip into the role of Darius Mason Here, his character is a handsome guy and fearless fighter. He has made it his mission to keep the pesky attackers at bay and its settlement on the run. Of course it would be damn boring if everything was going perfectly and then Darius looks always face other challenges. When he is even accused of their own people to stick with the enemy under a blanket, begins an exciting adventure for our heroes, in which there is to put some clear and more opponents who want Darius to the leather.

Already at the important point story can Red Faction: Armageddon convince what unfortunately counts in shooters already among the exceptions. Not only the dark and dreary atmosphere falls on positive, but also the voltage is maintained until the end.

One-man demolition squad

Darius in action
The game is almost 100% an extremely action-packed shooter, puzzle on deposits or the like has been largely dispensed with. Your paves you in linear, but also partly something weitläufigeren, levels the way through masses of bugs in all shapes and sizes. The nice thing is the exchange between the clean an area in which we are more or less the attacker, and the run, mostly on a vehicle in which we carry all possible pursuers into the afterlife. Helpful is the extensive arsenal of weapons, which will be increased with the course of the season and on, is also optional automatic target search usable, it should again be too busy on the battlefield and that happens more often than guaranteed! The enemy AI is not very bright in the bulb, but what can you expect from oversized insects also different? Required you will anyway, because either storm huge hordes with constant fire upon you to, or you meet really nasty toughest challenge in which you partially verballert his complete ammunition, yet they stand in front of you. Sometimes both cases occur simultaneously and a really incredible amount of action is called for. Just dull fire it happening you can watch abschminken here. Fast pike, constantly collecting ammunition and a well-timed change of four portable weapons lead to success.

Fettes vermin offers you the forehead
As we know from older Red Faction titles already, is here again as well as to destroy any building. To make Darius the ultimate wrecking ball, there is therefore in addition to the familiar sledgehammer slightly thicker caliber rocket launcher, plasma gun or a magnetic cannon, in addition carries our hero on his arm a weapon with which he fires blasts. It is therefore done everything possible to enable the Mars in ruins. It is not surprising that some mission objectives are to destroy various buildings and equipment, but also in combat it can be extremely useful if you the adversary just snatches the cover. Every now and then Darius also use vehicles, which have a far more violent fire and clout Himself. This not only ensures a pleasant change, but makes just plain fun. Almost paradoxically is because the possession of another sophisticated gadget. With the so-called Nano Forge can be ruined buildings and machinery repair again, what is important on the one hand for Darius progress on defective elevators or bridges, as well as the fulfillment of some quests.

The campaign makes quite a bit ago, there is not a moment of boredom, nor to ensure the well-balanced levels of difficulty for motivation. But Red Faction: Armageddon has even more to offer. Up to four players can join in the visitation mode online or locally struggle to survive. The third and final playable option is the destruction. The name is definitely the program, because it comes to tear as many buildings within a predetermined time. Short term quite funny, but in the long run may not reflect actual screamer.

Really chic

To make it short: Red Faction: Armageddon has become an action game really nice. From the technical side, there are the graphics hardly any complaints. Random tearing in the video sequences is because even the worst, if it bothers at all much. Otherwise, everything works smoothly, everything runs smoothly. The physics of the collapsing buildings may be described as a success, only a pity that they always coincide in big chunks rather than really pulverize but above can be overlooked. Pluses we distribute for the visual design. Mars is on the surface an uncomfortable and dry planet, much desert, hardly life. In the tunnel, however, the uncomfortable atmosphere comes across well, especially when Darius trudges only with a flashlight through the dark. Especially great the really big opponents have become. Very detailed and lifelike, but also the slightly smaller one sees in particular because of their fixed movements like to.

Where we were impressed by the graphics almost always, a touch went the sound disillusionment. For now, let me tell you that the synchronization is really great. Although in English, but with subtitles. Unfortunately, the sounds of explosions and collapsing buildings are a little weak in the chest, as such a great game would have really deserved something more powerful. We would not have complained about a cool soundtrack.

Conclusion

Red Faction: Armageddon has really everything you need for a good third-person shooter. Story, action, graphics, there is nothing to complain about. In addition to the relatively low price, which makes this sleeper hit to the absolute buy recommendation for all fans of the genre.