Speaking of blowing things up on Mars, the Red Faction series makes a selling point of having “destructible terrain”, essentially letting you knock down walls and buildings to progress through the game. How? Why, by commandeering a massive laser on Mars’s moon Phobos and blasting a gigantic crater into the planet’s surface. As you fight your way through endless demon hordes, it becomes clear you must journey to hell through a portal at the centre of Mars.
One exception is Doom Eternal, which I reviewed last year. Mars is a common locale for many first-person shooters, with games in the Doom, Destiny and Call of Duty series all featuring levels on its dry, dusty surface, but they rarely do very much interesting with the setting. THIS month sees a trio of real-life spacecraft arrive at Mars, so in honour of their voyages I thought I’d run through my own jaunts to the Red Planet in game mode. Tharsis Choice Provisions PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
