Abstract: Early PlaySation 3 adopters will recall Resistance: Fall of Man as the only title to seriously justify their hefty hardware purchase back in the fall of 2006. While not quite the system-selling juggernaut the PS3 needed, Insomniac’s ambitious sci-fi F...
Fantastic eightplayer cooperative mode, Large, vividly detailed environments, Smart, tough enemies and huge, huge bosses, Lagfree online matches with up to 60 players, Varied and powerful weapons.
Weak story with uninteresting characters.
Resistance 2 is bigger, better, and broader--everything a stellar sequel should be. ...
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Published: 2008-11-05, Author: Chris , review by: cnet.com
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Single-player campaign too hard for some; occasionally muddy visuals; a mostly solid story has some irritating plot points.
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