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Red Faction Guerrilla: Demons Of The Badlands (DLC) on Playstation 3 Review.

For those itching to take another delve into the destructive world of Red Faction Guerrilla, Demons Of The Badlands provides a competent array of back story and gameplay to make the experience fulfilling, if not a little overpriced.

Set eight years before the perils of Alec Mason; Demons Of The Badlands focuses on the pursuits of the buxom blonde Samanya, of whom you may remember from the main campaign. This time sporting a red hair colour, representative of her youth, the DLC depicts the struggles she faces with her sister, Vasha, and the morals of the Marauders.

It’s a rather mini expansion, spanning perhaps three hours of play in a new setting known as Mariner Valley. The gameplay remains completely unchanged. You’ll have Guerrilla Actions to complete, three missions and plenty of EDF buildings to blow up. Weapons are unlocked as you progress (note: Samanya is effing tough from the start, allowing you to focus more on destruction and less on upgrading) through the relatively familiar mix of escort and delivery missions. The puzzle-like Demolition trials make a welcome return – again setting you time and arsenal limits with the sole objective of bringing a specific building to its knees.

Due to the download nature of the DLC, it’s clear corners have been cut on the execution. New textures look flat, Samanya’s character model is rough and the new vehicles leave a lot to be desired. The new area – Mariner Valley – is also devoid of interest, life or personality.

But if you’ve read this far, the likelihood is that you really enjoyed Guerrilla’s campaign. And those who enjoyed it will find more than enough reason to return to the game with this DLC. Granted it’s more of the same, but isn’t that what you wanted?