<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
platforms	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Monkeystone	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Beck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
in	O
the	O
late	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
with	O
added	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
trophy	O
support	O
and	O
widescreen	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
unscripted	O
level-altering	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
extra	O
level	O
called	O
"	O
Glass	O
House	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
GeoMod	O
as	O
a	O
mechanic	O
in	O
a	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
offline	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
featuring	O
deathmatch	O
rounds	O
with	O
AI	O
bots	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
releases	O
are	O
direct	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
and	O
include	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
around	O
the	O
year	O
2075	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vast	O
Ultor	O
Corporation	O
runs	O
the	O
mining	O
operation	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
,	O
a	O
downtrodden	O
miner	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
start	O
in	O
his	O
life	O
—	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
the	O
promises	O
and	O
advantages	O
Ultor	O
has	O
to	O
offer	O
in	O
the	O
mines	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
traverses	O
through	O
the	O
Ultor	O
complex	O
,	O
eliminating	O
any	O
resistance	O
Ultor	O
throws	O
at	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Orion	O
,	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
member	O
)	O
kidnapping	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Ultor	O
administrator	O
,	O
Gryphon	O
,	O
for	O
Eos	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
,	O
Parker	O
lands	O
back	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
via	O
an	O
escape	O
pod	O
,	O
Ultor	O
brings	O
out	O
its	O
reserve	O
of	O
mercenaries	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
miners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
tells	O
him	O
she	O
is	O
leaving	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Parker	O
should	O
enjoy	O
his	O
new	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
4	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
and	O
the	O
technology	O
behind	O
it	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarities	O
between	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
the	O
1990	O
film	O
Total	O
Recall	O
have	O
been	O
pointed	O
out	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
setting	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rebellion	O
against	O
the	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
entered	O
a	O
pre-production	O
phase	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
John	O
Romero	O
’s	O
studio	O
Monkeystone	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
must-have	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
single-player	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
by	O
a	O
long	O
shot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
rarely	O
outstrips	O
the	O
games	O
it	O
draws	O
inspiration	O
from	O
,	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
times	O
when	O
it	O
shows	O
them	O
up	O
at	O
all	O
is	O
pretty	O
impressive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetPS2	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
delivers	O
a	O
satisfying	O
,	O
if	O
slightly	O
flawed	O
single	O
player	O
experience	O
and	O
a	O
distracting	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
shallow	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chester	O
"	O
Chet	O
"	O
Barber	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
its	O
July	O
2001	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
most	O
inventive	O
FPS	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
it	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
worthy	O
with	O
a	O
solid	O
single-player	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
D'Aprile	O
of	O
Extended	O
Play	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
say	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
does	O
n't	O
do	O
it	O
justice	O
--	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
available	O
for	O
any	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixing	O
tried	O
,	O
true	O
,	O
and	O
blisteringly	O
entertaining	O
action	O
with	O
superb	O
AI	O
,	O
innovative	O
game	O
design	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
constantly	O
moving	O
storyline	O
to	O
drive	O
this	O
long	O
and	O
challenging	O
shooter	O
forward	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
into	O
the	O
whole	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
far	O
as	O
looks	O
go	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
is	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
cute	O
girl	O
next	O
door	O
than	O
a	O
hot	O
fashion	O
model	O
from	O
the	O
Upper	O
West	O
Side	O
:	O
It	O
's	O
pretty	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
make	O
a	O
man	O
drop	O
to	O
his	O
knees	O
and	O
thank	O
God	O
for	O
giving	O
him	O
sight.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
is	O
an	O
accomplished	O
shooter	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
its	O
December	O
2001	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
on	O
PC	O
is	O
well	O
worth	O
playing	O
for	O
its	O
engaging	O
storyline	O
and	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
enjoyable	O
without	O
being	O
especially	O
notable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Maxim	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
all	O
five	O
stars	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
have	O
to	O
admit	O
that	O
most	O
first-person	O
games	O
nauseate	O
us	O
,	O
but	O
[	O
Red	O
Faction ]'s	O
smooth	O
graphics	O
and	O
easy	O
gameplay	O
make	O
it	O
hard	O
to	O
put	O
down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Playboy	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Virtually	O
every	O
element	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
is	O
nicely	O
polished	O
–	O
even	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
intuitive	O
,	O
unlike	O
most	O
console	O
shooters	O
,	O
which	O
make	O
PC	O
gaming	O
vets	O
long	O
for	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
clever	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
then	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
supersoldiers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
physically	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
nanotechnology	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Capek	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
THQ	O
released	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
iteration	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
again	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
has	O
become	O
as	O
tyrannical	O
an	O
organization	O
as	O
Ultor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Locomotive	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
games	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	O
B.E.A.S.T.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
in	O
a	O
pre-alpha	O
development	O
stage	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
was	O
announced	O
with	O
the	O
trailer	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
occurs	O
approximately	O
50	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>
In	O
Armageddon	O
,	O
the	O
Martian	O
colonists	O
now	O
reside	O
underground	O
following	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
responsible	O
for	O
terraforming	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
