Resistance:Fall of Man - 9/10
Hey guys , this is my first ever review and i dont know how to add pictures so please forgive me for this.
Resistance is a revolutionery First Person Shooter(FPS) to hit consoles in many years. From gameplay to graphics to the way the story is panned out , gives the player a fresh new idea of playing FPS.
The Story ?
The game is set out in the late 40's during the time WWII happend , but there is twist here as in resistance WWII never happend and was put off due to the attack of the Chimera(fictional race and are the enemies in the game). In 1949 Russia closed it borders and the world feared something big was coming from the communists , but actually it was far worse as the Chimera attacked Europe and due to the suddeness of this attack and the numbers of the Chimera , Europe fell in 1950 to their hands and left the continent barren of Human life and then the Chimera proceeded to dig beneath the English channel , invading England in the late 50's , with only a few troops left to defend her , up rose Nathan Hale to be the hero of the day.
The Plot?
The game starts in 1951, when you are deployed by a helicopter in York England, there you meet up with your squad for the mission , most of them are blown up by bombings in the cuty square and you have to fight it out to the end of the level. When you finish the level , a cutscene comes up where your squadron gets killed and your knocked out from the attck nd then suddely little bug sized creatures go into your mouth but mesteriously you make it through and you have resisted death and become the first onw to do so . Nathan aquires the chimeras trends like healing powers and his eyes start turning yellow like the Chimera , this can only mean Hale has further missions to aquire to resist the Chimeran assault.
As you play throught the various stages m you need more skill in various departments of the game to succesfully accomplish missions . You find intel documents scattered throughout the levels which is an ipotion for you to pick up, I dpnt want tp spoil the story line any more to keep you in suspense of whats next as this is not a spoiler review.
Gameplay?
Resistance is a standard FPS , R1 to shoot , L2 to duck , Square to reload and the analog stick to move. There are a number of weird and wonderful guns from the basic carabine that you start off with to the splitter gun that you get after the second play through theres a large arsenal and too many to mention. Gameplay ranges from 12 to 15 hours and the levels vary from underground to Rubble cities to the unusual snow filled streets of London there is heaps of variety in lighting and mood in every level and its a pleasure really. The strongest point of this game however is the multiplayer mode. Its lag free and can support upto 40 players in certain maps (number of players next to maps)
Grimsby (8,16,32,40)
Manchester (8,16,32,40)
Nottingham (8,16,32,40)
Somerset (8,16,32,40)
The Mall (32)
U.S.S. Lexington (32)
Rooftops (32)
Bus Yard (16)
Hanger (16)
Thames (8)
Subway (8)
WestMorlands (8,16,32,40)
Cambourne (8,16,32,40)
Bracknell (8,16,32,40)
Axbridge (8,16,32,40)
(The maps and number of players taken from wikipedia.com)
You also get ranks starting from corporal all the way to supreme commander which usually takes about 1000 matches to achieve depending on your win to lose ratio. There is also a full record of how many kills and deaths you have as well as for how many people you have killed with various guns and even the number of time you hit ! resistance MP has it all folks ! and there are enough players online still to keep you enthrilled and entertained .
Graphics?
Graphics are fairly impressive in this game, the motion physics of the bodies are truly amazing , the bodies move realisticly and even dead bodies respond to blows like bombs . The best thing is the bodies do not dissapear when you kill them and there is absolutely no lag in the game. Lighting is awesome , you can tell when the sun reflects spmething and even when you shine the light on your gun its surprisingly very usefull in the dark areas , when you shine it in the dead Chimeras eyes it even refelcts! very good . The textures are awesome in some stages but others are slightly poor but not very noticeable.
Overall?
I would say:
Story : 10
Plot: 10
Gameplay:10
Graphics:8
Replay Value : A full 10 due to the awesome SP and MP modes.
Submitted by PlayG3ar
1 days ago
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