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Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)


RRP: £39.99
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Product Description

In Resistance: Fall of Man, US and British forces band together in a last-ditch effort to save England from a horric scourge -- the Chimera. This parasitic species infects other life forms with a virus that rapidly mutates victims into new Chimera. In mere decades this race has ripped apart populations across Asia and Europe and by 1951 has landed on the shores of England. You play the part of US a Army Ranger, fighting alongside a group of British resistance soldiers to free the country from the Chimera and to halt their spread across the globe.

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Amazon.co.uk Review

In the end it will probably be to the benefit of European gamers that the PS3 was delayed, since it will give Sony the chance to put together a much more impressive line-up of launch games than greeted the console in America and Japan. Resistance was easily the best of the U.S. launch games – a first person shoot ‘em-up from the creators of Ratchet & Clank. The game’s story is based around an alternate version of World War II where instead of Nazis you’re facing off against the insect-like Chimera in a war torn Britain (naturally you’re playing an American though). It’s basically Call Of Duty meets Doom.

The game doesn’t use the tilt sensors of the Sixaxis controller for movement but it does demonstrate the improved build quality of the analogue sticks, which previously made first person shooters difficult on the PS2. The tilt sensors are used in a variety of secondary roles though, such as when you have to shake off a monster or if you get set on fire. Despite the faux WWII setting, most of the game’s weapons are fantastical and, as with Ratchet & Clank, are probably the highlight of the whole game. All have secondary fire modes, from grenade launchers to homing bullets. The armour piercing Auger for example, also doubles as a shield. There are also vehicle based sections, including a particularly fun ride in an almost indestructible tank.

Although the single player game is well above average, the criticism about the sometimes generic art and design are not entirely without foundation. Thankfully this is compensated by an excellent forty person online mode – a huge achievement for a launch game and a very good sign for future online PS3 games.
HARRISON DENT


Godlike!!!
Review date: 2008-11-02 Rating: 10 out of 10

At the beginning of 2007 Resistance: Fall of Man was released in Europe, and anyone who bought this game soon after the ps3 was released would have realized the true power of the ps3.

A lot of people forget that this was one of the first ps3 games released. With forgetting that, people compare it to other games that were released later in the year or the following year. Games such as Call of Duty4: Modern Warfare, Rainbow six Vegas 2, Metal Gear Solid 4 and many others. I agree that Resistance: Fall of Man isn't the best game ever and these games may be better than Resistance. Having said that Resistance is one of the most original and enjoyable games that has ever been made. This game does have flaws thought, but it gets over shadowed by the great points to this game.

I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a FPS. Resistance: Fall of Man also has a fantastic storyline with brilliant characters. Cannot wait for the sequel it will be even better!!! 92%.

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Great Fun
Review date: 2008-10-14 Rating: 10 out of 10

I got this game with my PS3 upon purchase, and I admit that I put it to one side and didn't play it for a few months as I am not a fan of FPS. How silly of me, this game is great! The graphics are fantastic and the story is equally as great. I thought that the alternate history of the world was set out perfectly and I could not help thinking that this could have been a possibility if Hitler did not come to power in Germany etc. Am I thinking to hard? Possibly.

As for gameplay, I felt that I was in the middle of this alternate World War II at all times thanks to the amazing graphics and great story. The colours on this game are shades of grey and brown which give the game an authentic 1950's feeling. I also enjoyed walking up to dead Chimera and hitting them with the butt of my rifle. Wrong? Maybe.

A note to XBOX 360 users. Stop comparing this to Call Of Duty or Gears Of War. Resistance is not trying to be these games. This game is great and you will not be disappointed.



Over-rated
Review date: 2008-09-26 Rating: 2 out of 10

This game was really naff tbh. Did not enjoy it at all. Oh yeah...also the fact that the hero is the only American in England as well....hmm i wonder why? Oh yes it is because Americans wouldn't buy it unless they are depicted as the heroes...get over it.

Fantastic!!
Review date: 2008-09-10 Rating: 8 out of 10

I have always been a fan of fps arcade shooters and here we have one of the best out on ps3. The graphics are very good, gameplay in single player and co-op is good but could be a little better, hence the 4 stars. however this game comes into its own online. now i used to frown upon people who played online...but this game is seriously addictive! this game was meant to be played online...there are loads of different types of games so you won't ever get bored! Personally i recommend the huge maps with loads of people on one-hit-one-kill...its mayhem!!

Overall if you love arcade shooters and fps and want a bit of fun then i would recommend this game especially if you want to play online!

Gets good after a slow start
Review date: 2008-07-21 Rating: 8 out of 10

I was actually quite suprised that this turned out to be any good at all, and considering I got it for a tenner it was fantastic value for money. It was actually quite long for an Fps.

The story is reasonable all the way through, but the whole game starts off very slowly and is incredibly easy to begin with. I actually found it pretty boring for the first few levels as all the missions were so short and simple. There was always a feeling of 'is that it?'

However, it does get much, much better as you get into it and it becomes quite frantic and challenging, especially near the end which I have to say was actually quite hard. Definatley doable, but I was suprised how quickly the difficulty ramped up.

Everything about the game works ok. The engine is good, although it does feel quite strange and light at first. Think more Unreal Tournament (But slower) than COD4. The Weapons are excellent, and improve as the game goes on, but the enemies do get a bit samey and although they look unique, behave in a very similar way, and have a very similar pecking order to those in Halo. Very similar. The AI is also reasonbly good, but not groundbreaking at all.

Obviously this is the PS3s answer to Halo and on the comparison front it does pretty well. It has all the enemies, weapons and gameplay to match Halo, but its just missing the atmosphere. The basic premise of the story has you (Hale) as an American Soldier that has been mildly infected with the Chimera (Opposing alien factions) disease. Yet nothing is really made of this apart from the fact that it means you can take more hits than a regular soldier. There are brief scenes every now and then outlining his struggle with the disease but nowhere near enough, and so there is very little character development with the main character.

There is also a lack of decent non player characters. There is one that is okay, some British soldier guy, but you never really get much info on him.

I think the game suffers from being based around missions. The beauty of Halo was that it was just one long game, so it kind of felt like you were in a sci fi movie. This constantly reminds you that you are playing a game though and so any kind of suspended belief is destroyed.

All in all, its an excellent bog standard fps if you see what I mean. As good as they get. It just doesnt really leave you with a great sense of satisfaction after you've completed it as you never felt you were truly engaged in the story.

84%


Product Details/Specifications


Recording label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
EAN: 0711719684688
Binding: Video Game
Release date: 2007-03-23
Universal product code (UPC): 711719684688
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Manfacturer maximum age: 216
Manfacturer minimum age: 132 months
ESRB age rating: Mature
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Brand: Sony

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