After confirming the game early this morning, THQ’s lifted the lid on Red Faction: Battlegrounds, their upcoming downloadable title set to launch on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade in 2011. The game is a multiplayer-focused vehicular combat game that has players driving around an arena wreaking havoc on Mars.
Players will be able to fight with four players on split-screen or online in a number of game modes including: Survival, Annihilate and Flag Frenzy. Players can unlock bonus content that can be used in Red Faction: Armageddon by playing the downloadable.
“The pick-up-and-play multiplayer action of Red Faction: Battlegrounds adds a completely new perspective to the acclaimed Red Faction franchise,” said Kevin Kraff, Vice President of Global Brand Management, THQ. “Just as in other Red Faction games, you can pretty much blow up everything. Only this time, you do it with your friends using hulking mechs, armored tanks and combat walkers.”
Check out the first screenshots at the gallery. The debut trailer can be found below.