Resistance: Fall of Man (PlayStation 3)
Manufacturer: Sony Part number: 98107
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Gamespot editors' review
Resistance: Fall of Man (PlayStation 3) price range: $14.00 - $28.99
- Reviewed by: Greg Kasavin
- Reviewed on: 11/15/2006
- Updated on:06/25/2007
- Released on: 11/14/2006
If you're going to make a first-person shooter, you might as well take aim to deliver the best of what this style of gaming has to offer. That's what Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games must have done with Resistance: Fall of Man. One of the most highly anticipated titles in the PlayStation 3 launch lineup, Resistance is a technically impressive, well-designed, intense action game that unmistakably draws inspiration from some of the finest recent examples of similar games. Resistance doesn't attempt anything wildly different than other first-person shooters out there, but by offering a strong selection of interesting weapons, plenty of ruthless foes to shoot them at, good level design, and an excellent presentation, it accomplishes what most such games fail to do. A fully featured multiplayer mode for up to 40 players rounds out an exciting campaign in what's an all-around great effort and a promising example of what the PlayStation 3 can do.
Nathan Hale's got no time for chitchat. He'll combat the Chimera almost single-handedly in Resistance's action-packed campaign.
Resistance takes place in a grim alternate reality in which World War II never happened, yet something possibly even worse happened instead. As political tensions run high in the middle of the 20th century, a monstrous race of horrifying creatures suddenly shows up and starts killing everyone. Initially presumed to be a Russian biological weapon, this fiendish species is known as the Chimera. It quickly overwhelms Asia and most of Europe before it focuses attention on the United Kingdom. In the game, you play as a no-nonsense American soldier named Nathan Hale, who is sent in to reinforce the UK's defenses. A brush with death early on gives Hale a unique perspective of his foe and, before long, he's lone-wolfing it against the worst that the Chimera has to offer. As Hale, you'll blast your way through the devastated streets of England and also find yourself deep within the enemy's own territory as you struggle to survive and turn the tide of a losing battle.
The story is told from the perspective of a different officer who briefly interacts with Hale during his missions against a seemingly unstoppable enemy. Her solemn narration is easy enough to follow but not particularly engaging because by her own admission, she doesn't really know what's going on in Hale's head or what's going on with the Chimera. Brief but nicely done cinematic cutscenes using the game's 3D engine at least serve to give Nathan Hale a believably concerned look between battles. Still black-and-white images and charts that are made to look as if they could have come from the early '50s also help set the mood and premise of each level in the game's more than 10 main stages. However, the story in Resistance is there mostly to justify a number of fairly conventional, though very well done, first-person shooter battles. You'll learn a bit about the Chimera as you fight, and there's some resolution once you finally finish the campaign after countless grueling shoot-outs. But Hale's character is never developed and he almost never speaks, and the plot has some noticeable gaps. Ultimately, this is a game whose personality mostly comes across when you're shooting something. The Chimera and their ugly spider-like features make them easy to hate straightaway.
Resistance controls just like other first-person shooters on consoles. You use the two analog sticks to move and aim, while the left and right shoulder buttons trigger your weapon's primary and alternate firing modes. The game takes a few small liberties with certain conventions, but none that will substantially change how you'll play it if you're used to playing similar stuff. Some of these tweaks to the formula have to do with how you recover your health between shoot-outs. In Resistance's campaign, your health bar is divided up into four quadrants, which automatically recharges up to the nearest quadrant if you avoid getting hit for a little while. This isn't quite like what's become trendy because of games such as the sequels to Halo or Call of Duty, in which your health recharges completely between firefights. Here, when your health is low, you can still survive the typical encounter but you'll really need to be on your guard. Also, unlike in those games, Resistance lets you pick up and carry each new weapon you find, which may not seem as realistic as having room for only a few guns, but it means you get an increasingly powerful, all-purpose arsenal at your disposal. The game transparently saves your progress as you fight through the campaign and uses a checkpoint system in mid-mission. Checkpoints can be fairly sparse at times, creating tension and the need to replay some tough battles repeatedly. But because the combat is dynamic and exciting, having to do this usually isn't a bad thing. However, the game does get almost punishingly hard near the end at the default difficulty setting, forcing a little too much trial and error. There's an easier and a harder difficulty setting as well.
Conventional shooter controls that are matched with some unconventional weapons and unusually good graphics make Resistance feel familiar but distinct.
It's worth noting that the motion sensor in the PS3's stock Sixaxis controller is put to limited but oddly likable use in this game. For instance, there's this one ghoulish Chimera creature that attempts to sidle up to you and grab you by the throat. Should you let this happen, you can shake the controller to break free from its grip. Because this effect is used sparingly, it's surprising and effective. In multiplayer matches, you might also catch fire if you're torched by an enemy flamethrower. You can't stop, drop, and roll, but by shaking the Sixaxis, you can put the flames out. It's a simple, fairly intuitive way to make you feel a bit more connected to what's happening onscreen.
What helps to distinguish Resistance from other first-person shooters is the quality of its weapon design, its enemy artificial intelligence, and its presentation. While these aspects of the game are not substantially different or vastly superior to what's been done before, they're right up there with the best of what such games have had to offer. Resistance doesn't include any real-world weaponry but lets you brandish an impressive variety of powerful make-believe automatics and energy weapons, many of which have imaginative alternate-firing modes. Your starting weapon, a powerful rapid-firing rifle with a 50-round clip and a mounted grenade launcher, will be a mainstay throughout the campaign. You'll also quickly find the Chimeran equivalent, called the bullseye. This is an energy rifle that has the unique ability to fire homing beacons, which causes all of your bullets to zero in on those beacons. So it's possible for you to tag an enemy, then step behind cover and fire straight into the air as those shots automatically change trajectory to find their mark. Another remarkable weapon is the auger, a massive rifle whose shots burrow straight through solid surfaces, making them very difficult to evade. Better yet, the auger can form an energy barrier to protect the user against incoming fire. You'll gain a real appreciation for this fearsome weapon during the campaign.
Not all of the weapons are noteworthy because the lineup includes your fairly typical shotgun, sniper rifle, rocket launcher, and so on. Interestingly, when you finish the campaign for the first time, you'll unlock some additional weapons that you can find if you go through it again. You can also find these in the game's multiplayer mode. If there's an issue with the game's guns, it's that you wind up depending on the first two weapons most of the time. Each of these weapons is a fairly standard point-and-shoot affair, so it's perfectly effective to just stick a target in your reticle and go full-auto on it. Resistance definitely has more of a run-and-gun feel to it than a deliberately paced, tactical shooter. However, you still need to inch your way into enemy territory. You'll also need to use grenades to disrupt enemy formations because getting surrounded by your enemies brings swift death and a visit back to the nearest checkpoint. Resistance winds up feeling quite a bit like the Halo games in how it balances a simple, action-packed style of shooting with a basic need to frequently take a defensive position and wait for opportunities against entrenched foes.
The chimera aptly fit the profile of your typically ugly, nasty monstrous menace.
The game presents the Chimera as a virtually unstoppable foe, while Nathan Hale seems uniquely capable of surviving their attacks. In reality, they're not quite as tough as they look--some concentrated gunfire will bring any of them down eventually. You'll also pick up on how heavily injured Chimera troopers tend to stagger to their knees, which is the perfect time for you to finish them off and the wrong time to move on to the next target. You'll face a variety of Chimera during the course of the game, including some very predictable spider-like things that burst forth from egg sacs and rush you mindlessly. The vast majority of the time, however, you'll be fighting squads of Chimeran hybrids. Typically armed with bullseye rifles, these soldiers are quite effective at using cover, as well as flanking and rushing tactics. They'll also flush you out of hiding with one of their hedgehog grenades, which send deadly needles flying in every direction when they explode. Fighting against the hybrids grows to feel a bit monotonous in spots because they're by far the most common type of foe you'll face. Yet it's a testament to the quality of the game's artificial intelligence and presentation that battling these forces is often quite thrilling.
User reviews
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Really good, but hipe spun it
by zman1991 on December 26, 2006
Pros: Very creative plot, weapons, and characters. Great graphics, but are just as good as Call of Duty 3
Cons: News claimed to have THE best PS3 graphics, but was actually just as good as Call of Duty 3
Summary: Everything about this game is very good for gamers who love creativeness of Ratchet and Clank and the fire power of Halo. The graphics are very good and the load ...
Summary: Everything about this game is very good for gamers who love creativeness of Ratchet and Clank and the fire power of Halo. The graphics are very good and the load time is minimal. Unlike games in the past, you can rearrange the controller layout. This is unfortunately uncommon in most games, and is very useful if you are used to other games.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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One of the funnest games I have played in a while
by AvilaC on January 17, 2007
Pros: Graphics, Sound, Online Multiplayer, Replay Value, Long Game (16hours)
Cons: No online co-op
Summary: I was not sure about this game when I first heard about it. It's Call of Duty, Halo and Quake all wrapped into one. At first I thought, ahhh ...
Summary: I was not sure about this game when I first heard about it. It's Call of Duty, Halo and Quake all wrapped into one. At first I thought, ahhh another shooter but this game is extremely fun. Before I started playing this I was playing Gears Of War for my Xbox360 and I thought it could not get better. Once I started playing Resistance I was hooked. The actual game is long, very long which is nice for a change and even more surprising...its excellent. A lot of games now are short and feel incomplete but not this one. I also very impressed with the graphics. There was times as I was going through the game and I would stop just to look around. Very sharp, vivid colors and excellent sound. The weapons are great also. It took Xbox360 to put out a game like Gears Of War and this game which came out on the Playstation 3 launch day is right there with it.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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BEST ORIGINAL WAR GAME OUT THERE
by nileblack on January 8, 2007
Pros: PLOT, AMBIENCE, SOUND: GAMEPLAY
Cons: HIGHLY ADDICTIVE
Summary: This was not my first pick game.But when i chose to rent it off holywood video, it felt just right. I loaded that baby up and felt that "happy ...
Summary: This was not my first pick game.But when i chose to rent it off holywood video, it felt just right. I loaded that baby up and felt that "happy gamer" feeling inside. The backgrounds were not JUST backgrounds it felt like and actual ambience. No other game has ever made me be so aware of the sorroundings. it was like i was in the game. You use anything and everything to cover yourself. and the chimera A.I. is outstanding! They react to your movements and choices very well. From the get-go the game just starts you into battle, and your weapons seem to become your best friend, so much that you become triggger happy within the first 5 minutes of playing. I highly recommend this title to everyone.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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So much going on. Foreground. Background. Sometimes I just like to watch someone else Play it...
by kruegmeister on January 8, 2007
Pros: Excellent Weapons, Nice Graphics, Good Story, 40 Player Online
Cons: Not enough Sixaxis Implementation.
Summary: This game looks awesome. This game kicks its butt on ambiance.
There is so much going on. On the 360 I thought the Backgrounds were better than Last Gen but ...Summary: This game looks awesome. This game kicks its butt on ambiance.
There is so much going on. On the 360 I thought the Backgrounds were better than Last Gen but now on the PS3 I am starting to see improvements beyond that. For instance in Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter you can see other parts of the city in the background. Well in Resistance, not only can I see parts of the City in the background, but I can see things happening over there as well. There are explosions, and smoke, and Flames, and Birds, and Planes... This to me is the Way cool Factor.
Then in another level, I think it was the 2nd one. There is a bunch of brush and trees. The brush, grass, and trees all sway in the wind independently, Heck I bet the Even tasked a Processor just to handle things in the wind. You stare out in front of yourself and it is just awesome watching the Background just coming alive.
The Enemy AI is Very Good.
They Take Cover, Flank, Find different ways to come after you.
40 Players online. Holy $&#*. Gears only has 8 Players. Why am I paying $50 a year for XBox Live??? I thought Xbox Live was supposed to be so much better... and the best we can do is 8...
The Different modes are all pretty good.
The Weapons are a nice variety and all very cool. They all seem to have a purpose and are usable even the end levels. The Auger is useful for taking out chimera operating turrets. The M5A1 is useful for almost everything. The Shotgun is great in Close Quarters. The Bullseye allows you to Tag an enemy and keep running while you pump them full of Lead.
Boss battles are exhilarating.
Sometimes I just like to stand around and shoot the glass or stare at the water, because it is done very well. The Glass breaks in a different way for a Rifle Butt than a shot from a gun. Every time you hit the glass it breaks away in a realistic fashion.
The Sound I thought was done pretty well. Even on my TV Speakers the Voices would seem to surround me. I never got Lost because I could just turn in the Direction of where the War is going on.
Vehicles are very Nice. The Gamespot Reviewer complained that the Vehicles were to Powerful, but it did not bother me at all. Heck, after getting my butt kicked by the AI for a couple of hours, a vehicle that allows me to rule the roost for a couple of minutes is a nice way to go... Blow up window... Blow Up Bus... Blow up Car... Fun stuff
The Gamespot Reviewer called the Visuals "Derivative visual style" in my opinion it is the same Derivative that Gears of War is sporting around. It is that Grey and Brown tone graphics that gives you that War feel. I feel it works very well. Oh Yeah, one more cool thing... If you kill the Chimera there Cooling Life support Tubes will pop out if you hit them from the side or the back, then they will flop around blowing out coolant for a few seconds until it runs out, Very nice touch.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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The best game i've seen in a long time
by J_Murfy on December 26, 2006
Pros: graphics, sound, use of the cell processor
Cons: none other than me having trouble beating single player
Summary: This was not my first choice game, but then i downloaded the demo from the PS3 store and WOW! The demo was only 2 level but i couldnt put it ...
Summary: This was not my first choice game, but then i downloaded the demo from the PS3 store and WOW! The demo was only 2 level but i couldnt put it down. I played just the demo for 2 hour straight. I beat it over and over again, and i never lost intrest, so what do i do? I went to the store and bought it the very next day. From what I've played so far, it is great and has a very interesting story line. I havnt tryed it online yet (cuz i dont want to get owned).
Final thought: I learned to download demos. Although they take long to download and unfortunatly right now on the ps3 you can't do anything else while you are downloading, it is worth it to get a look at the game.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Outstanding gaming experience
by johnnydk on March 27, 2009
Pros: This game great gaming experience. I like the realism and the graphics in the game. Also, http://www.squidoo.com/playstation3shopping is a very helpful site, which I found, that introduces many great ps3 games at cheap price.
Cons: I don't think there is one.
Summary: An excellent game and I played it 2 times already.
Summary: An excellent game and I played it 2 times already.
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Most fun I've had since Half Life 2 came out.
by pelowell on October 30, 2007
Pros: Great gameplay, interesting storyline, unique setting
Cons: At it's core, it's still just a run and gun....
Summary: Love playing this game. It's got a unique setting (think world war 2 england) and a cool storyline (think scifi invasion of the body snatchers), and the gameplay is ...
Summary: Love playing this game. It's got a unique setting (think world war 2 england) and a cool storyline (think scifi invasion of the body snatchers), and the gameplay is just fun with all the cool weapons and great missions. If you like blasting evil aliens...and I do mean evil, these puppies are nasty...get this game.
It is the most fun I've had with a game since I played Half Life 2.
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Amazing Game
by ian8 on September 25, 2007
Pros: It's awesome in every way. Has great replay value will never get old.
Cons: None all good
Summary: The Best story mode I have ever played Single player and co-op. Story mode is like a movie where you get to play the action parts hard to stop playing ...
Summary: The Best story mode I have ever played Single player and co-op. Story mode is like a movie where you get to play the action parts hard to stop playing because you want to know whats coming next after every level. You encounter countless enemies and get to use a good number of great weapons. Online Play is great keeps stats and everything. Has great replay value. It's a deffinate must have game. Oh and graphics are amazing.
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Great Game
by JamieJandaur on September 17, 2007
Pros: Scary and Crazy
Cons: nothing, it's just awesome
Summary: This game is crazy fun. If you have wireless, it's theeeeeee best thing to play ONLINE.
Summary: This game is crazy fun. If you have wireless, it's theeeeeee best thing to play ONLINE.
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A League of Its Own
by Wardog541 on July 2, 2007
Pros: Amazing graphics, Fun Online Gameplay, No Lag, 40 Player matches Online with no lag, Scary, Original Storyline
Cons: $7.99 (U.S.) for New Maps online
Summary: By far the best FPS out there. This game keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what's going to pop up in front of you ...
Summary: By far the best FPS out there. This game keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what's going to pop up in front of you next. This game can get very scary sometimes, so don't play it at night. The idea of this game is very original; there is nothing like it. Overall this is the best game for the PS3 and the best launch title ever. (Watch for Howlers)
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: 98107
Product Basic Spec
- Platform Playstation 3
- ESRB rating Mature - Blood and Gore,Strong Language,Intense Violence
- Genre Action
- Number of players 1-4 Players
- Connectivity Online
- Difficulty Variable
- Learning curve About a half hour
- Offline modes Cooperative,Competitive
- Online modes Competitive
Game
- Developer Insomniac Games
- ESRB Mature
- ESRB descriptors Blood and Gore,Strong Language,Intense Violence
- Release date 11/14/2006
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