Red Faction (Game)

Red Faction is the first game in the Red Faction series developed by Volition Inc. and published by THQ Inc.

Introduction
Mars is the planet of opportunity, its mineral wealth feeding the insatiable needs of earth, a planet stripped of raw materials and minerals. Ultor Corporation, aptly named after the ancient roman temple dedicated to Mars, the god of war, owns all the mining rights on the planet. The company is an expert at maximizing production while minimizing costs. Fortunes are made as cargo ship after cargo ship return to Earth filled with precious Noachite.

Mine workers, misled by promises of adventure and easy money, arrive on mars by the shuttle load. few ever make it back to earth. Conditions in the Ultor mines are brutal. The work is dangerous and the miner's living quarters are disgusting. Enviromental suits and bunks are shared between miners on different shifts. food is lousy and in short supply. And beatings from Ultor guards are commonplace.

Worst of all, a mysterious, disfiguring plague is running rampant through the mines. As the death toll rises and Ultor remains complacent, the miners' fear and discontent grows. Pamphlets and posters from an underground organization begin showing up all over the complex. Signed by mysterious Eos, the pamphlets tell of bizzare deaths and missing comrades and urge the miners to take action against Ultor. Tensions run high, the mines are all wired up like a powder keg. All it will take is a spark...

During a shift change, a young miner is brutally assaulted by an Ultor guard. Another miner, Parker, witnesses the brutality and is quickly caught up in the chaos. He has no choice, kill or be killed. A rebellion explodes across mars.

Can you live long enough to become a hero?

Sequels
Red Faction II and Red Faction: Guerrilla are the only two known sequels in the Red Faction series.