I don't review a lot of games, but this one is a little off the radar, so I thought I'd give it some props for being quite surprisingly awesome.
RED FACTION: GUERILLA is an incredibly fun game with a compelling story and super fun missions. Think Grand Theft Auto/The Saboteur, except that you can destroy EVERYTHING. (If you think the environments in Bad Company 2 are destructible, just play Red Faction: Guerilla).
You play a demolition engineer on Mars whose brother has just been murdered by the totalitarian occupying force. So naturally you join the resistance and fight to rid Mars of the despotic corporate scum. The way you accomplish this is by destroying key installations and annihilating anyone who gets in your way. Thus you liberate Mars, one sector at a time.
There are lots of weapons and upgrades to make your explosives and guns more powerful. You also have to be something of a structural engineer to figure out where to place detonations to bring down some of the larger buildings, bridges, etc. The physics of the game are mind-boggling and fun to play around with.
The pacing of the game is quick, and for each mission there is a lot of flexibility in the way you achieve it. So you can be creative in the ways you take out enemies and enemy installations.
And now that this game can be had for around $20 at your local game shop, there's no reason not to buy it.
Other games I dig (to give you a frame of reference): GTA 4, Bioshock (1&2), Dead Space, Modern Warfare 2, Killzone 2, Brutal Legend, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted (1&2), Resident Evil 5...Get more detail about Red Faction Guerrilla.
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