<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
TV	O
network	O
Syfy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
various	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
between	O
June	O
7	O
and	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poor	O
sales	O
resulted	O
in	O
THQ	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
stop	O
releasing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
negatively	O
impacted	O
their	O
financial	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2175	O
,	O
fifty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
has	O
become	O
uninhabitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
occurred	O
when	O
the	O
massive	O
Terraformer	O
machine	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
which	O
supplied	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
Earth-like	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Adam	O
Hale	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
key	O
antagonist	O
,	O
causing	O
super-tornados	O
and	O
violent	O
lightning	O
storms	O
to	O
engulf	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
survive	O
,	O
the	O
Colonists	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
to	O
the	O
underground	O
mines	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
built	O
by	O
their	O
ancestors	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
habitable	O
caves	O
under	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
setting	O
up	O
colonies	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
relocation	O
to	O
the	O
mines	O
in	O
2175	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Darius	O
Mason	O
,	O
grandson	O
of	O
Martian	O
Revolution	O
heroes	O
Alec	O
Mason	O
and	O
Samanya	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
,	O
who	O
runs	O
a	O
lucrative	O
series	O
of	O
businesses	O
based	O
in	O
Bastion	O
,	O
the	O
underground	O
hub	O
of	O
Colonist	O
activity	O
,	O
including	O
mining	O
,	O
scavenging	O
and	O
mercenary	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
sane	O
people	O
venture	O
to	O
the	O
ravaged	O
surface	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
apart	O
from	O
contractors	O
like	O
Darius	O
and	O
smugglers	O
who	O
transport	O
goods	O
between	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darius	O
is	O
tricked	O
into	O
reopening	O
a	O
mysterious	O
,	O
vast	O
shaft	O
in	O
an	O
old	O
Marauder	O
temple	O
by	O
a	O
fanatical	O
Marauder	O
priest	O
,	O
which	O
awakens	O
a	O
long-dormant	O
race	O
of	O
Martian	O
creatures	O
,	O
causing	O
an	O
Armageddon	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
Darius	O
must	O
join	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
to	O
clear	O
his	O
name	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
as	O
his	O
grandfather	O
did	O
before	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
Cultists	O
,	O
a	O
splinter	O
faction	O
of	O
the	O
Marauders	O
led	O
by	O
Adam	O
Hale	O
,	O
attacked	O
and	O
captured	O
a	O
terraformer	O
that	O
controls	O
the	O
weather	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
forces	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Frank	O
Winters	O
along	O
with	O
Darius	O
Mason	O
,	O
made	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
terraformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
Adam	O
,	O
disguised	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
tricks	O
Darius	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
terraformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grouping	O
up	O
with	O
survivors	O
and	O
some	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
soldiers	O
,	O
he	O
escorts	O
an	O
ambulance	O
convoy	O
to	O
Bastion	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
L.E.O	O
exosuit	O
that	O
is	O
found	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Frank	O
,	O
shows	O
up	O
and	O
arrests	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
attacked	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Darius	O
joins	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
helps	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
Plague	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S.A.M	O
explains	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
underground	O
depth	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
break	O
surface	O
fast	O
to	O
stop	O
Plague	O
from	O
over	O
running	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Marauder	O
forces	O
soon	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
terraformer	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Comic-Con	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
comic	O
book	O
titled	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
#0	O
was	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
giveaway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
vehicle-based	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	O
Battlegrounds	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Syfy	O
network	O
produced	O
a	O
direct-to-television	O
film	O
that	O
bridges	O
the	O
story	O
gap	O
between	O
Guerrilla	O
and	O
Armageddon	O
,	O
titled	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
demo	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
through	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
THQ	O
released	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	O
Battlegrounds	O
,	O
a	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
THQ	O
Digital	O
Warrington	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	O
Battlegrounds	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
twin-stick	O
vehicle-based	O
shooter	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
DLC	B-Protocol
called	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
-	O
Path	O
to	O
War	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
"	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
great	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
,	O
inspiring	O
,	O
and	O
downright	O
hilarious	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
to	O
come	O
along	O
in	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
makes	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
immensely	O
appealing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
forgettable	O
story	O
and	O
pacing	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
good	O
fun	O
for	O
letting	O
out	O
your	O
inner	O
destructive	O
child.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Mike	O
Splechta	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
n't	O
sure	O
whether	O
I	O
would	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
change	O
from	O
Guerrillas	O
open	O
world	O
formula	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
linear	O
mission-based	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
a	O
blast	O
to	O
play	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Armageddons	O
not	O
bad	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
plain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Volition	O
has	O
run	O
from	O
everything	O
that	O
made	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
great	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
left	O
with	O
a	O
drab	O
,	O
heartless	O
lump	O
of	O
competence	O
for	O
its	O
efforts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MTV	O
's	O
Russ	O
Frushtick	O
concluded	O
"	O
Volition	O
has	O
transformed	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
back	O
into	O
a	O
mindless	O
,	O
forgettable	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
both	O
console	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
nines	O
and	O
two	O
eights	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Backwards	O
sequel	O
that	O
sabotages	O
or	O
removes	O
all	O
the	O
best	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
and	O
wastes	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arsenals	O
in	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
fourth	O
on	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Five	O
Worst	O
Games	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
plot	O
that	O
felt	O
like	O
it	O
had	O
dropped	O
half	O
its	O
cue	O
cards	O
and	O
peeled	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
off	O
a	O
homeless	O
man	O
's	O
back	O
scabs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
trademark	O
destructo-physics	O
reduced	O
to	O
a	O
carnival	O
sideshow	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
slips	O
comfortably	O
into	O
the	O
heavily	O
stained	O
underpants	O
of	O
fourth	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Path	O
to	O
War	O
DLC	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sales	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
were	O
poor	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
actual	O
sales	O
figures	O
are	O
revealed	O
,	O
after	O
THQ	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
developer	O
Volition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
in	O
an	O
auction	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
both	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
had	O
"	O
lost	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
"	O
of	O
money	O
for	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
