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Good Team Game
My son and I loved the game and the story. Gave us a chance to work together. Several of the advance battles require that the team players work together, acting separately, in order to succeed--one acts as decoy while the other attacks, and vice versa. <
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>Graphics are neat, and some of the creatures are eerie. (They have these scorpion like things that attack in packs--you hear them coming before they arrive. As you hear them coming, you tense up and feel the anxiety. <
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>Great fun!

A very good, if not incredibly inspired, first person shooter.
I feel a bit bad for Insomniac, as Resistance: Fall of Man has had unrealistic expectations placed on it. As the PS3 launch title which actually had some buzz around it, it has fallen on Resistance to prop up the PS3's launch lineup when other launch titles garnered reviews ranging from decently entertaining (Ridge Racer 7) to horrific (Mobile Suit Gundam). It's also hard not to note the difficulty of living up to a certain other first person shooter which happened to be a launch title: Halo. In many ways, Resistance borrows from that title, and several others, most notably Call of Duty 2 and Half-Life 2. In a nutshell, Resistance: Fall of Man is an FPS which takes place in an alternate version of the 1950s, where World War 2 never happened. Instead, the world is under siege by the Chimera, a monstrous collective of creatures which may be either mutants or aliens. As an American soldier brought overseas, your mission is to help the British fight off the Chimera. Things take an unforseen turn, however, and relatively early on, you obtain the ability to regenerate health to a small degree. <
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> Less unexpected is Insomniac's love of off-the-wall weaponry, and you'll find that here, although in smaller and tamer doses than their hallmark Ratchet & Clank series. While you'll get your stock machine gun/grenade launcher combo from the start, there'll be a number of other weapons you'll pick up, including the Chimeran standard issue Bullseye, which allows you to "tag" an enemy and have the bullets home in on the tag, the sniper rifle, which has a time "slow down" function, an organic mine-layer which spews explosive sacs, a rocket launcher with homing capability, and the auger, which fires energy bolts that can burrow through walls, and can also generate energy shields. There are also several types of grenades, including the always fun and fiery air-fuel grenade. If you finish the game, more weapons and a new difficulty level are unlocked for a subsequent playthrough. The weapons are what really set this game apart. The tactics they inspire will make for some heated battles. The controls are decent and better than Sony's last generation as far as FPS responsiveness, although I still prefer Microsoft's control sticks for this kind of game. Enemy AI, while sometimes buggy or simple, is fairly adequate enough of the time. The game can also be played in co-op mode, which is certainly better than a kick in the teeth. <
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> The good news is that, provided you don't play the game on easy, Resistance is a long enough game to keep you occupied for a bit. The bad news, however, is that the game can get oddly repetitive, thanks in part to the environments. You get a basic handful of motifs: war-torn urban battlefields, British military installations, underground tunnels, and alien-looking Chimeran strongholds. To be sure, there are a few areas that buck the trend, such as the relatively open spaces of Cheddar Gorge, or the frozen surface of the Thames River, but a pattern does start to set in. To break things up, Insomniac threw in a few vehicular sequences (where you drive a tank, jeep, or Chimeran walker), but they don't pop up very often. The basic gun-play is still very solid, though, and use of the motion-sensing SixAxis controller to shake off enemies who grab you is a nice touch. For multiplayer fans, there are a fair number of game types, and a high potential player count. Sadly, as is the case with too many games nowadays, there are no bots available for practice. <
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> Graphically speaking, the game is pretty nice, if somewhat underwhelming. The framerate is rock solid, especially considering the amount of activity going on, and despite what a few Sony-haters may claim, this game is more than just "slightly better looking" than a PS2 game. Textures are decent, there are the requisite shiny surfaces, and the draw distance is pretty damn good. Compared to Gears of War, however, it comes off as a bit blocky and plain in design and detail. Inspiration is clearly drawn from Call of Duty 2's urban areas, Half-Life 2's City 17 and the associated Combine metallic block installations, and Prey's sleek alien technology. The lighting doesn't stand out, but is used effectively enough in conjuction with a muted color palette and the usual atmospheric touches (different times of day in different areas, or the use of snowy weather later in the game). The Chimera are nicely (if gruesomely) rendered, and there are a few of them that are almost alarming in appearance. The sound effects and voice chatter are pretty good, but the music (which helped make Halo as unique as it was) is somewhat underwhelming. <
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> To put it simply, Resistance: Fall of Man is what one would expect from a launch game which was rushed, but created by a dedicated and very capable developer that refused to put out a sub-par product: somewhat unoriginal, yet consistently entertaining. There is clearly room for franchise growth, and Insomniac has already announced that a sequel will be forthcoming. While not a stranger to FPS games, Insomniac hasn't visited the genre in years, which makes the results all the more impressive (considering how archaic the game could have played). If you have a PS3, you really should have this game in your collection, as the higher difficulty levels provide a challenge for hardcore gamers that approaches Halo's "Legendary" difficulty mode. While not as inspired as the titles which it borrows from, or Insomniac's first three Ratchet & Clank games, Resistance still excels as a member of the higher echelon of console FPS games, even if it can't carve out a niche among the very best of the best.