Resistance closes in on being one of the best first person shooters out there, but not quite.
You play as Nathan Hale, an army soldier who you don't learn alot about in the story. The story hardly exsists apart from the history which goes as an alternate reality for World War II in which it never happened and something even worse happened. Alien's invaded and began a slaughterfest, that were presummed as a Russian weapon. These brutal aliens are known through-out the game as Chimera's they take over most of the world and you almost by yourself will have to take them out. Coming close to death early on gives him an edge on the monsters.
Your hear the story from an officer who briefly interacts with Nathan. It's really hard to get into the story, because the narrorator herself doesn't really know whats going on. Ocassionaly you will go into a cutscene or black and white photos will pop up and set the mood. It begins to just feel like a pause between gruesome killing. You hardly learn about yourself or the enemy. But Nathan is never developed because he never really talks and there is some holes to poke in the plot. It's not for those who love deep story just for those who love as I said before a "slaughterfest".
It's extremely easy to take to the controls for old veteran shooters, and even for new players. The shoulder buttons control the aiming and different modes, and the triggers are shooting. The buttons do different things, like throw grenades or hit somone near you. If your not very good at shooters, no problem. You can set the difficulty to different modes, easy and hard. The only real difference is the use of the Sixaxis controller, with not very many uses. There is a grabber monster, that takes hold and you shake the controller to get him off. In multiplayer you can catch fire and shake it to put it out.
The main thing that sets this apart from other shooters is the wide variety of guns avaliable to you, they can range from a standard 50 round rifle to a tag blaster that plasma rounds will home in on the enemies. However for the many wierd ones they come with a rocket launcher, shotgun and sniper rifle. After you beat the game once, you unlock more weapons and it's time to beat it again. The only way this is fun again is with a buddy, or you must really like the game.
There is an online gameplay, and its truly amazing for those who love total action. With rooms for up to 40 people it almost feels like a constant war, run and shooting no real time for precise aim. Most of the time your going to be dodging grenades, and shooting to keep alive. For those who love games like Counter-Strike and Unreal Tournament you will want to definetly check this game out.
Also, for everyone who owns a PS3 definetly check ths game out, its a highlight of the PS3 launch.