This is the PC version of the game that uses the revolutionary new GeoMod 2.0 Destruction Engine. You are Alec Mason. When you arrive on Mars your brother gets killed by the EDF (Earth Defence Force). After they killed your brother you join the Red Faction and start fighting against the EDF to liberate Mars from their suppression. Almost everything in the game is destructable. The game heavily relies on the HAVOC physics engine along with their own destruction code. The multiplayer and DRM is provided by Games for Windows Live