<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2009	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
Re-Mars-tered	I-Application
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Alec	O
Mason	O
as	O
he	O
assists	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
oppressive	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
EDF	O
)	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
GeoMod	O
engine	O
,	O
Guerrilla	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
represents	O
a	O
terraformed	O
area	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
 '	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
area	O
also	O
contains	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
safehouses	O
staffed	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
guerrillas	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
re-arm	O
or	O
change	O
their	O
weapon	O
loadout	O
,	O
and	O
spend	O
salvage	O
to	O
purchase	O
upgrades	O
to	O
their	O
weaponry	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
engage	O
EDF	O
forces	O
in	O
a	O
sector	O
with	O
high	O
morale	O
,	O
teams	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
guerrillas	I-Application
will	O
likely	O
arrive	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
typical	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
individual	O
and	O
team	O
Deathmatch	O
and	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2125	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
EDF	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
allies	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
have	O
become	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
of	O
Guerrilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
pressure	O
by	O
Earth	O
's	O
corporations	O
and	O
leaders	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
resources	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
at	O
any	O
cost	O
and	O
at	O
a	O
pace	O
to	O
meet	O
Earth	O
's	O
high	O
demand	O
,	O
the	O
EDF	O
has	O
forced	O
Martian	O
society	O
into	O
a	O
permanent	O
state	O
of	O
unfree	O
labour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newly-reformed	O
"	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
"	O
arises	O
to	O
revolt	O
against	O
the	O
EDF	O
,	O
drive	O
them	O
off	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
begin	O
fairer	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
Mason	O
,	O
a	O
mining	O
engineer	O
,	O
arrives	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
Tharsis	B-Application
Region	I-Application
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
his	O
brother	O
Dan	O
and	O
begin	O
a	O
new	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
work	O
detail	O
,	O
Dan	O
testifies	O
about	O
the	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
's	O
(	O
EDF	O
)	O
cruelty	O
to	O
the	O
Martian	O
people	O
and	O
asks	O
Alec	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
Dan	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
guerrillas	I-Application
and	O
reluctantly	O
becomes	O
a	O
freedom	O
fighter	O
for	O
the	O
group	O
alongside	O
avid	O
inventor	O
"	O
Sam	O
"	O
Samanya	O
,	O
rambling	O
psychotic	O
Randy	O
Jenkins	O
,	O
and	O
commander	O
Hugo	O
Davies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
brings	O
attention	O
to	O
Admiral	O
Kobel	O
,	O
commander	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
warship	O
called	O
the	O
Hydra	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
General	O
Roth	O
,	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
EDF	O
forces	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
who	O
declares	O
Alec	O
an	O
outlaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
saving	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
intel	O
on	O
the	O
EDF	O
from	O
the	O
bombardment	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
succeeds	O
in	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
determining	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
blind	O
spots	O
in	O
its	O
coverage	O
a	O
successful	O
run	O
against	O
an	O
EDF	O
artillery	O
base	O
commences	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
begin	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
fight	O
to	O
EDF	O
territories	O
,	O
The	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
prepares	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
massive	O
coordinated	O
offensive	O
against	O
the	O
EDF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
EDF	O
stages	O
an	O
assault	O
against	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
abortion	O
of	O
the	O
offensive	O
,	O
the	O
annihilation	O
of	O
the	O
Badlands	O
camp	O
and	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Commander	O
Davies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
learn	O
afterward	O
that	O
the	O
Hydra	O
is	O
nearing	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Kobel	O
intending	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
firepower	O
to	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
,	O
if	O
necessary	O
,	O
all	O
planetary	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vasha	O
agrees	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
use	O
their	O
technology	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Nano	O
Forge	O
once	O
the	O
war	O
is	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
capturing	O
a	O
broadcasting	O
station	O
and	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
regroup	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
Sam	O
and	O
Alec	O
lead	O
the	O
remaining	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
Marauders	O
on	O
a	O
final	O
assault	O
on	O
EDF	O
Central	O
Command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vogel	O
to	O
assemble	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
however	O
a	O
surprise	O
EDF	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
led	O
by	O
General	O
Roth	O
wipes	O
out	O
the	O
Marauders	O
guarding	O
the	O
summit	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
accelerator	O
and	O
Vasha	O
along	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
survivors	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
celebrate	O
,	O
Sam	O
declares	O
the	O
war	O
over	O
,	O
but	O
Alec	O
responds	O
that	O
the	O
EDF	O
will	O
return	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
'll	O
be	O
ready	O
for	O
'	O
em	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
and	O
Sam	O
approach	O
the	O
crowds	O
of	O
civilians	O
gathered	O
,	O
and	O
Alec	O
raises	O
his	O
hammer	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
sign	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
their	O
long-waited	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
series	O
was	O
coming	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
mid-2008	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
details	O
revealed	O
at	O
GDC	O
'	O
08	O
were	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
fully	O
upgraded	O
Geo-Mod	O
system	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Geo-Mod	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
keys	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
Fileplanet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Beta	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
at	O
3AM	O
EST	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
a	O
single-player	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
soon	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
due	O
to	O
problems	O
connecting	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
would	O
have	O
included	O
a	O
,	O
,	O
hand	O
painted	O
Walker	O
with	O
pewter	O
handrails	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
/Blu	O
-ray	O
disc	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
handbook	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
THQ	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
strip	O
made	O
by	O
DC	O
Comics	O
contained	O
within	O
the	O
book	O
featured	O
a	O
prologue	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
,	O
detailing	O
how	O
Dan	O
Mason	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
also	O
follows	O
a	O
mission	O
involving	O
Dan	O
,	O
Samanya	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
members	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
EDF	O
and	O
encounter	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
orphaned	O
boy	O
who	O
joins	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
only	O
to	O
later	O
betray	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
beta	O
to	O
remove	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
integrate	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
Steamworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
and	O
Steamworks	O
integration	O
was	O
finalized	O
and	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
Steam	B-Application
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
has	O
three	O
downloadable	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
adds	O
two	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
"	O
Bagman	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Team	O
Bagman	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
bag	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
while	O
getting	O
extra	O
points	O
for	O
killing	O
enemies	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
held	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
new	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Guerilla	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Re-Mars-tered	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
from	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
provided	O
free	O
to	O
those	O
users	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
that	O
own	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
announced	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
launching	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32-track	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
distributed	O
for	O
sale	O
via	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
service	O
and	O
globally	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
compositions	O
in	O
2011	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	O
Battlegrounds	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Q1	O
earnings	O
conference	O
call	O
,	O
THQ	O
Director	O
Brian	O
Farrell	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
had	O
then	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
pace	O
,	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
missions	O
:	O
"	O
you	O
'll	O
be	O
lucky	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
heated	O
battles	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
E-Frontier	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
2009	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
former	O
two	O
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
nines	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
36	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
THQ	O
cancelled	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
high-profile	O
disappointment	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
leading	O
to	O
a	O
$38.4	O
M	O
loss	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
Guerrilla	O
"	O
the	O
one	O
time	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
good	O
on	O
its	O
promises	O
in	O
any	O
meaningful	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
writer	O
Peter	O
Glagowski	O
cited	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
major	O
gripes	O
,	O
noting	O
issues	O
with	O
framerate	O
and	O
input	O
lag	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
several	O
system	O
crashes	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
it	O
...	O
took	O
me	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
entire	O
system	O
restarts	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
through	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Guerrilla	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
many	O
decades	O
later	O
via	O
Alec	O
Mason	O
's	O
grandson	O
Darius	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
major	O
video	O
game	O
platforms	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
