Volker Schlöndorff which cast her as both a terrorist and a prostitute. The newspaper is based upon the real right-wing German tabloid "Bild-Zeitung", whose publisher Axel Springer was the inspiration for the character Werner Tötges. In Schlöndorff's view, West Germany had fallen into political hysteria over the activities of the terrorist group the Red Army Faction. The police and journalistic activities in both Böll's novel and Schlöndorff's film portrayed the Red Army Faction era as reminiscent of McCarthyism in 1950s USA, including illegal police raids, phone tapping and tabloid smears. Alhough Böll was heavily attacked after the publication of the novel, both
Red Faction: Armageddon of five and said, "Armageddon's not bad, it's just plain. The game feels like Volition started from scratch, but accidentally threw out too much of what made the last game great." "Joystiq" said of the Xbox 360 version: "In "Red Faction: Armageddon", developer Volition has run from everything that made "" great, and is left with a drab, heartless lump of competence for its efforts." MTV's Russ Frushtick concluded "Volition has transformed "Red Faction" back into a mindless, forgettable shooter. Here's hoping they right the ship for the next release." In Japan, where the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were