The Weapons
There are multiple weapons available in Red Faction Guerrilla, including the standard array of first-person weaponry: pistol, shotgun, assault rifle and the sledgehammer. Some of the more exotic include the Arc Welder, a short-range energy weapon, and the Thermobaric Rocket. There are, of course, also a variety of explosives like the mining charge, proximity mine and the high-damage singularity bomb.IGN: The Weapons of Red Faction Guerrilla (April 22, 2009) GameTrailers.com: Red Faction: Guerrilla Weapons and Vehicles Trailer (Time: 1:30)
Volition has promised that, based on player feedback during the multiplayer beta, they will be adding hammer unlockables, new multiplayer modes and other additions to the game.Official Site: "We're Giving Them The Bird!"(April 2, 2009)
The Ostrich Hammer
In February 2008, images of a pre-alpha version of Red Faction: Guerrilla were leaked on the internet. One of the screenshots showed a soldier wielding a hammer whose shape resembled an bird's head and neck. A Photoshopped version of the image soon appeared in which the soldier now wielded an ostrich as a weapon. NeoGaf: First images of Red Faction 3: Guerrilla
For April Fools' Day, developer Volition revealed a new weapon called the Ostrich Hammer. Reactions to the joke were so positive that it was decided to make the Ostrich Hammer a real weapon in the game. It will be an unlockable weapon in the game's multiplayer mode.Official Site: "We're Giving Them The Bird!"(April 2, 2009)
Red Faction Guerrilla Weapons
- Source: Red Faction Underground: Red Faction Guerrilla Weapon of the Week
- Arc Welder
- Primary Attack: Fire continuous electric arc(s).
- Secondary Attack: Upward bash.
- Pros: Will attack a driver inside of a vehicle, making for easy extraction.
- Cons: Short range, no destruction from arc(s).
- Assault Rifle
- Primary Attack: Automatic Fire
- Melee Attack: Sideways Bash
- Pros: Large clip size, fast reloads
- Cons: Low level vehicle damage
- Enforcer
- Primary Attack: Automatic Fire
- Melee Attack: Sideways Bash
- Pros: Heat-seeking projectile that maneuvers in air towards a target.
- Cons: Damage dealt is less than the standard Assault Rifle.
- Gauss Rifle
- Primary Attack: Fire projectile.
- Special Function: Sideways bash.
- Pros: Very effective at long range, automatic fire.
- Cons: Destruction ability is limited.
- Grinder
- Primary Attack: Hold to rev up a razor disc.
- Melee Attack: Upward Bash.
- Pros: One-shot kills to the head, great at short to medium range.
- Cons: Slow fire rate, due to the required time to rev the blades up to speed.
- Nano Rifle
- Primary Attack: Fire projectile.
- Melee Attack: Sideways bash.
- Pros: Vaporization of a target.
- Cons: Small clip size
- Peacekeeper
- Primary Attack: Fire shell (Hold for auto-fire).
- Melee Attack: Sideways bash.
- Pros: High amount of close-range damage, automatic fire.
- Cons: Ineffective at long range.
- Pistol
- Primary Attack: Fire single round.
- Melee Attack: Pistol Whip.
- Pros: Fast refire.
- Cons: One of the weakest weapons in terms of firepower.
- Proximity Mine
- Primary Attack: Place charge
- Secondary Attack: Mine swing
- Pros: Large blast radius
- Cons: Must be placed precisely and well hidden - if the enemy spots them, they can be blown up with a few bullets.
- Rail Driver
- Primary Attack: Single shot.
- Special Function: Zoom with thermal vision.
- Pros: Projectile can pass through multiple walls and people.
- Cons: Slow re-fire rate.
- Reconstructor
- Primary Attack: Fire reconstructive beam.
- Melee Attack: Upward bash.
- Pros: Can reconstruct any man-made structure.
- Cons: Short range, low attack power.
- Remote Charge
- Primary Attack: Throw charge
- Secondary Attack: Detonate charge
- Pros: Large amount of destruction for a handheld device.
- Cons: Charges must be attached to an object before they can be detonated.
- Rocket Launcher
- Primary Attack: Fire rocket
- Melee Attack: Upward bash
- Pros: Large amount of destruction for a quick reloading weapon
- Cons: Slow moving projectile
- Singularity Bomb
- Primary Attack: Place bomb on ground.
- Melee Attack: Two-handed bash.
- Pros: Heavy destruction ability to structures.
- Cons: Slow placement, can be sucked into the vacuum created.
- Sledgehammer
- Primary Attack: Sideways swing
- Secondary Attack: Overhead swing
- Pros: You have a sledgehammer, they have guns...
- Cons: You have a sledgehammer, they have guns...
- Sniper Rifle
- Primary Attack: Single shot.
- Special Function: Optical zoom.
- Pros: Long range, high physical damage.
- Cons: Slow re-fire rate, small clip size.
- Thermobaric Rocket
- Primary Attack: Fire rocket
- Special Attack: Detonate in mid-air
- Pros: Huge amount of destruction
- Cons: Very slow reloads
