The reviews that came out for this game made it seem very disappointing and
not worth your time and money. It's not the greatest game in the world but, it
is a good game with some great weapons and a good 6–8 hours of playtime. Once
you've beaten the game you get access to New Game + which let's you keep all
the upgrades and weapons you've unlocked. You also get access to “Cheats”
(Unlimited ammo, weapon unlocks, etc). You “buy” these things by picking up
Salvage, much like in Guerrilla. This is the games' currency.
I think why a lot of the reviewers were hard on this game is that unlike the
previous entry Red Faction: Guerrilla which is an open world game, Armageddon is
a linear, story driven experience.
I happen to enjoy both approaches so that change was not a problem for me.
The story is serviceable, nothing ground breaking. The shooting action is fine
and enjoyable. What really made it great was the weapons.
My personal favorites early on are the Assault Rifle, Maul (Big a$$ hammer)
and the Magnet Gun. The MG works by letting fire an Anchor point. Then you fire
an Attractor which pulls anything that the Anchor is attached too towards it.
Great fun.
Later on as the number and size of the enemies increases I switched to the
Singularity Gun, Plasma Cannon and Rocket Launcher. Great fun, lots of
destructible buildings and inventive ways to kill enemies, well worth
your time.