After replaying the second Red Faction entry 14 years later, I have to admit it had even less appeal than back then. Back in 2003 I was infuriated about the massive reduction of level destructability and what infuriated me back then does infuriate me even more today, after having replayed the first Red Faction just mere days before replaying the second one. Red Faction 2 does almost everything worse than the first game, which was and still can be somewhat a milestone of level destructability. Sadly there is literally nothing memorable about Red Faction 2, in fact, the only memorable thing is the fact that you won't remember any of it just a week later. The only other shooter that comes to mind in that regard of "forgetting entirely what everything was about in the first place and never having cared" would probably be the first Chrome, years later. Seriously, you might want to skip this entry entirely.

This game is pretty fun, I have never played the original one, so I cannot compare which one is better. This game featured a mechanic on which you can destroy your environment (mostly walls). All the weapons are cool, and the levels are also challenging. There are times when you mounted a mech armour or a helicopter, so the levels are pretty varied. There is multiplayer level vs bots but I don't know where the fun is playing with bots. There is a hilarious cheat, where you can make your enemies exploded in bits if you shoot them. Overall, this game is fun and if you like FPS, maybe you will like this.

This is not a big improvement from the original game of the series, but it is actually worth it. More action, better graphics and a step further in the geo-mod technology. Red Faction was a good game, but it tried so many different things it became vague. This game is more focused and embraces the true nature of the saga. A classic solid FPS that is aging well but not as good as what was going to come next. Still accessible for those who think Red Faction is now a retro game with bad graphics. First one was not a revolution in the genre, but this one is even less ambitious.

Red Faction 2 is not exactly the sequel of Red Faction. Actually, the game doesn’t even take place on Mars. Your are the member of a mercenary squad that works for the Red Faction which is, here, a group of rebels who fight the Dictator Sopot. Like its big brother, this game is a First Person Shooter with destructible environment. Note that the story is more cheesy and funnier this time. It’s not funny all the time but the mood here is very different from what it was in the previous game. The gameplay is pretty well done. It’s a good shooter with an average campaign. The graphics are dated but that much. The multiplayer mode is very addictive thanks to the possibility for your bots to gain experience and thus of becoming stronger after each match. It’s a good sequel and it is my favourite entry in the series.

Red Faction II is worse than original. Why? It just became a normal fps game. Remember what maked Red Faction 1 so great? Second game is missing this all. Another very bad thing is, that this game doesn't have multiplayer. Sure, you can play against BOTS, but that's all. Don't get mistaken by "multiplayer" on steam store or here. You can't call that multiplayer, if you can't play it online. The console version of this game had split-screen, so you could play it with friends together (in this so called "multiplayer" option), but sadly PC version doesn't have something like that. For the story, it's decent, I liked Red Faction 1 more. You can compare the sequel of Red Faction with the F.E.A.Rs sequels - it's not what original was, but if you are fan, you should play it. Well, Red Faction 2 is also nothing like new Red Faction games, so I guess only fans of the old RF will have some fun. Also, if you like some old school shooters, grab it.