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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1080 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2008-11-28
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Format: Unknown format
• Original language: English, German
• Subtitled in: English, German
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
The United States is being invaded by the evil Chimera hordes, and only you can stop them. Set in an alternate universe in which World War II was cut short by an alien invasion, this exclusive PLAYSTATION 3 first-person shooter sees the battle moving in the 1950s from the recently liberated UK to a human resistance base in Iceland and finally onto America.

You play as Nathan Hale, a U.S. soldier immune to the Chimera’s mutagenic virus

Chimera spaceships appear over the America's coasts

Resistance is set in an alternative 1953, where World War II never happened

Fans originally accused the monster in the movie Cloverfield of being inspired by the Chimera

Although the single-player story mode features much more variety than the original, with many new weapons and Godzilla-sized enemy bosses, the game’s real appeal has always been the multiplayer. There’s now a whole separate story mode to play co-operatively with friends, either in split screen mode or with up to seven people online.

There were some complaints that the original played the first-person shooter formula a little too safe, but the unique new 60-person online versus mode should help to silence most critics for this sequel.

Key Features

• Co-operative carnage: Join the battle with friends in an 8-player online co-operative story campaign.
• It takes two: Weapons can be used in pairs, including the new “Marksman” semi-automatic rifle, a .44 Magnum revolver, and a chaingun that can double as a sentry gun.
• Know your enemy:Fight more than a dozen new enemies in the Chimera horde, including the invisible Chameleon and underwater Fury creatures.
• Massively multiplayer: Up to 60 people can play online in giant-sized battles in which gamers will be organized into smaller sqauds to focus on specific tasks to win the overall battle.
• Team rewards: Do well in the multiplayer and earn battle points to boost your soldier’s strength, gain score multipliers, and acquire personal shields and other special bonus items.

About the Developer: Insomniac Games
Californian developer Insomniac created the first three Spyro the Dragon games on the PSone and the Ratchet & Clank series on PS2 and PS3. Resistance 2 is the latest shooter following Disruptor and Resistance 1 from the studio.

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Customer Reviews

An exemplary sequel
The original was a crushingly average launch title, so little was expected from this seemingly rushed follow up. Yet Resistance 2 is superb, and one of the best shooters of 2008.

The opening begins fairly sombre, with protagonist Nathan Hale picked up by a mysterious squad, who intend to run tests on the virus he is infected with. Before they get chance, their craft is shot down by a Goliath. The opening level is a glorified training section, but theres a huge sense of urgency as this Chimeran vehicle towers overhead. The linearity is also well disguised, creating the illusion of open spaces well.
From this opening section onwards, Resistance 2 is graphically impressive. The traditional greys and browns no longer dominate; instead the environments are brimming with colour. This gives Resistance 2 much more character and individuality. Nice graphical effects like motion blur when running and reloading maintain this presentation throughout. Cut scenes are also much improved, linking the story better than the static images of Fall of Man.
The weapon set has also been tweaked, and Chimera now drop after a few shots. As a result, the combat feels much more visceral. Weapons like the Auger rifle (which can shoot through walls and solid surfaces), and the Marksman (a sniper assault rifle) create new tactics and approaches to combat. Consequently, Resistance 2 plays like no other shooter.

Single player is well paced, and offers lots of variety. Almost every level throws up a new enemy, weapon or gameplay element to keep things fresh. Flooded sections become deathtraps for waterborne Chimera; advancing through a forest is made unbearably tense when cloaked enemies ambush; and the first time a spinner hatches is a horrifying sight. Boss battles are also memorable and truly immense.

There are a few bad points. Enemy AI is weak compared to other sections of the game. The game is also prone to freezes and glitches; my save file corrupted at one point, which has never happened before. The single-player campaign also ends abruptly, leaving questions unanswered and setting up the inevitable sequel. Another small point, but the actor used to voice Nathan Hale has been changed, and doesent work as well.

Like most follow ups, bigger really is better with Resistance 2.
The universe has been expanded, and every element of the original improved. Even multi-player skirmishes have been upped from 32 players to 60, and is likely to dominate the PlayStation Network for some time.
Insomniac have outdone themselves here. The pressure is now on Killzone 2.

Lack of offline Co-Op is a dissapointment
What made the first game for me and my son was sitting down in the evening loading this game up for 2 players and playing a splitscreen offline game of the Single Player story and having an absolute blast

through my own lack of research i just assumed that this sequel would give me that same option so imagine our disappointment to find out on Christmas day that we couldn't do this

Me and my son were Bitterly disappointed , there is an option to play some counterstrike style offline games but even setting them up is frustrating beyond belief and not a lot of fun

this will be a play through the SP mission once for each of us then sell it on here the CO-Op mission is what still brings me and my son back again and again to the first one but the sequel wont even get a replay

BTW

Single player mission = excellent
Sound = Excellent
Video = Excellent

just bombed out with the Co-op and thats a real shame

resist the frustration and enjoy
i have now finished the game and played both the 8 player co op and multiplayer mode. so time to list what was good and what was bad for me:

good parts

1. expansive maps - ive gotta say the levels are quite expansive, not so much in room to move around but more distance to end objective.

2. variety of weapons - there is the collection of the old weapons plus some new one's such as the marksman, magnum, wraith and even the rossmore has went through a model change.The marksman is of course my favourite gun though.

3. multiplayer is fast - really fast paced and very enjoyable, no lag even on the 60 player mode. abosuletly brilliant. you can also pick which weapon you want from the start. instead of having to pick them up as you go along.

4. 8 player co op!! - this has got to be the most enjoyable thing i have played in years. its really funny taking on 50+ on screen enemies with 7 other people, beware the enemies are much stronger.plus there is a EXP system in place so you can level up to unlock new guns etc.

5. challenging AI - this seems to be a standard for FPS games, the enemy has on occassion killed me from behind by knocking me out cold with a kick to the head.

bad parts

1. ally AI - it is appualing, they will ignore enemies and leave you to attack every single on screen chimera that moves, plus it isnt nice fighting two titans on your own.

2. 8 player co op - there is only one problem with this, this is that you cant sign in the other profile on your playstation. LBP had this where for any level you could sign in the other account, with resistance 2 you cant. instead it creates a copy of your profile name and treats it as a guest. shame really.

3. story mode ending - i was warned by reviewers that it was abrupt, and indeed it was. trust me it just ends very abruptly leaving questions for the next game. well i guess we will just have to wait.

final score 8/10 - looses two points for a conviluted story and changing nathan hails voice actor. first one was better.

but of course this review wont be helpful, why is that you ask. well because no one points out the bad parts ;)