<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
II	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
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
changed	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
introducing	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
action	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Mars	B-Application
in	O
the	O
year	O
2080	O
,	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
the	O
nanotechnology	O
developed	O
by	O
Axel	O
Capek	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
scientist	O
of	O
the	O
Ultor	O
Corporation	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
fall	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
claimed	O
by	O
the	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
EDF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
research	O
is	O
successfully	O
claimed	O
by	O
the	O
elite	O
forces	O
of	O
Victor	B-Application
Sopot	I-Application
,	O
Chancellor	O
of	O
the	O
dystopic	O
military	O
state	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Commonwealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectively	O
betrayed	O
by	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
squad	O
flees	O
underground	O
and	O
ally	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
as	O
mercenaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
at	O
this	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
an	O
organized	O
resistance	O
movement	O
that	O
is	O
strongly	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
Sopot	O
and	O
the	O
skewed	O
political	O
tenets	O
of	O
The	O
Commonwealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
squad	O
eventually	O
pursues	O
Sopot	O
and	O
neutralizes	O
all	O
opposition	O
in	O
their	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
takes	O
the	O
conflict	O
to	O
the	O
streets	O
in	O
a	O
joint	O
uprising	O
against	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
The	O
Commonwealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
initial	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
the	O
squad	O
mutually	O
support	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
they	O
overcome	O
shared	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
sabotaging	O
propaganda	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alias	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
makeshift	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
resistance	O
members	O
present	O
have	O
been	O
brutally	O
slaughtered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
declares	O
Alias	O
and	O
Tangier	O
,	O
a	O
fellow	O
squadmember	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
enemies	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
for	O
supporting	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tangier	O
helps	O
Alias	O
escape	O
,	O
and	O
shortly	O
after	O
fleeing	O
to	O
safety	O
,	O
Alias	O
lends	O
aid	O
to	O
surviving	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
members	O
who	O
are	O
defending	O
themselves	O
from	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alias	O
and	O
Echo	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
,	O
meet	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
secret	O
location	O
to	O
discuss	O
an	O
alternate	O
strategy	O
to	O
stop	O
Molov	O
,	O
and	O
Echo	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
action	O
during	O
a	O
firefight	O
with	O
Quill	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
squadmember	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alias	O
encounters	O
Repta	O
again	O
and	O
once	O
again	O
triumphs	O
over	O
him	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
energy	O
field	O
within	O
Repta	O
to	O
reach	O
critical	B-General_Concept
mass	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
positive	O
side	O
of	O
their	O
review	O
called	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
solid	O
,	O
well-produced	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
complaints	O
stated	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Volition	O
still	O
shows	O
some	O
room	O
for	O
improvement	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
spots	O
of	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
implementing	O
the	O
vast	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
Geo-Mod	O
concept.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
but	O
not	O
particularly	O
innovative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
whilst	O
conceding	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
example	O
of	O
its	O
fiercely	O
competitive	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
