Resistance is an immersive shooter that has a compelling story and plenty of unique additions to add to the experience.
You play as Nathan Hale, a U.S. Soldier caught up in a war between the humans and the virus Chimera. The narrative in Resistance helps fill you in on the story as you progress through the game. Along with that, there is hidden intel scattered throughout the 10-12 hour long campaign that give you more of a back story to everything. The story is nice and immersive, and keeps you wanting to know more, and gives you the "What will happen next?" feeling.
The gameplay is fairly generic like most shooters on the market. However, Insomniac and their creative development team have managed to throw a really unique twist in to the gameplay: The weapons. The weapons in Resistance are by far some of the best, most unique in any shooter to date. These weapons come with pretty neat secondary fire modes that can give you a more strategic advantage over the enemy if used correctly. For example, the "Auger" is one of the many unique weapons in this game. It can fire through walls! As the rounds pass through each new wall, it becomes more powerful. This can help take enemies down by surprise and completely eliminate the need to take them on head to head. The secondary fire on the Auger deploys a shield that not only works in conjunction to your primary fire but can be used for defensive or evasive tactics if you're in a bind and will also hurt enemies running through it. The graphics in Resistance are good, but not mind blowing. The world does look believable enough and is very well done. The tone of the game really makes you feel like you're in World War II, just with an "infectious" twist. There are several environments that have a more sci-fi-esque feel to them as well. Not only do the environments look good, but the character models do as well. The animations are smooth, and there's rarely ever a hitch in the framerate, if at all. It's quite a feat for so much going on on the screen at a time, especially during the massive 40 player multiplayer matches.
It's online definately adds to the game, though lacking any cooperative mode online, it still provides an excellent, well polished, up to 40-player-at-a-time experience. There's the standard deathmatch, team deathmatch, a last man standing mode called Conversion, Breach, Assault, Capture the Flag, and Meltdown. All of which are great fun. The gameplay online is very stable, with very little lag. Resistance truly shines in its multiplayer.
Now, to wrap this review up, the game sounds great, it's easy to pick up and play, has great replay value due to the skill points you can unlock, the multiplayer, co-op, etc. If you're a fan of shooters and love a fun online experience as well, Resistance is definately a game to pick up. It's without a doubt a must own for early adopters to the PS3.