Exclusive: Red Faction - Ostrich Hammer in action

Published 7 April, 2009 Duration 1:16

You've read about it, you've watched the April Fool's spoof, and you've delighted in the fact it will be offered in the real game. Now see Tom take it to town on a poor defenceless building.

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  • Rictor001 #1 3 years ago

    April fools gag? not bad. Actually putting it into the game? not so sure.

  • Transcendent #2 3 years ago

    It better be a special weapon in a special gamemode or something. If they make this weapon a multiplayer unlock like they said in the joke video I'm gonna rethink buying the game.
    Edited by Transcendent at 07/04/09 @ 16:18

  • jovus #3 3 years ago

    animal cruelty? XD

  • Gearskin #4 3 years ago

    Bird-F**ked!

  • ChthonicEcho #5 3 years ago

    Sigh. First, there are dozens of comments where people cry for this to be in the game. Then, everyone starts complaining that it is indeed in the game. Make up your fucking minds.

    I'm bothered by something else after watching the vid. Volition said every other game thrown in pre-modelled 'gibs' into destructed buildings or whatnot. But I see old-fashioned chunks flying here, too.

  • rhinoxious #6 3 years ago

    A bit dull all that, would ratehr have seen a big explosive weapon being used.

  • Buztafen #7 3 years ago

    Is the entire world made of balsa wood in Red Faction....i mean he destroyed a building...with just a hammer.....even within the realm of a 'game' its still a bit OTFT!!!

    /picks up hammer
    /knocks down workplace

  • DarthInsinuate #8 3 years ago

    Now where's my giant robot gestalt building?

  • skillian #9 3 years ago

    Sigh. First, there are dozens of comments where people cry for this to be in the game. Then, everyone starts complaining that it is indeed in the game. Make up your fucking minds

    Perhaps Eurogamer isn't a hive mind?

  • ChthonicEcho #10 3 years ago

    Really? It isn't? Usually, Eurogamer complains about something massively and unison.

  • PapaSmurf630 #11 3 years ago

    "Is the entire world made of balsa wood in Red Faction....i mean he destroyed a building...with just a hammer.....even within the realm of a 'game' its still a bit OTFT!!! "

    Apparently in the weapons video, this hammer has some gravity thing on it that multiplies the amount of force the hammer has when you swing it. It makes more sense if you look at it with that knowledge rather than your typical B&Q hammer.

    Still looking forward to smashing stuff up though. I especially like the way the building starts to break up under its own weight after he has knocked away some of the load-bearing supports.

  • MyPointIs #12 3 years ago

    So that the ostrich have that gravity thing on it too?

  • PapaSmurf630 #13 3 years ago

    I guess so...I think perhaps we're looking into it a bit to deeply here. It's supposed to be a bit of a laugh.

  • makeamazing #14 3 years ago

    Its meant to be a joke, seems some people have their humour gland missing or something.

    As for the building destruction, its a scifi game, its not going to mimic real life destruction otherwise its probably going to take a while to destroy one little building.