An Incredible launch game for an Amazing system!
The game, of course, is Resistance: Fall of Man. Resistance: Fall of Man does everything a first person shooter should do right. The story in the game is top notch and you will want to watch the cutscenes just to follow along with the story. However, that isn't were the game really shines. The true highlight of the game is the gameplay. Resistance is one of the most chaotic first person shooters i have ever seen. There is almost always immense action on screen and the Playstation 3 handles it well. One of the great things about the gameplay is the controls and by that i mean that you can basically choose your own controls. Just about any way you want to set up your control configuration you can. The thing about this game that left me the most amazed however, is the A.I. The Chimera are just some of the smartest foes i have faced in any game period. They always seem to know where you are and create new stratagies to kill you constantly. You'll find that they'll very often outsmart you. Another awsome feature about the game are the weapons. Since this game is from Insomniac Games, the people behind Ratchet and Clank, you'll find many similarities to that. All the weapons have a unique feature that makes the game more interseting. For example, the sniper rifle lets you slow down time by pressing L1 ( or whatever button you choose to be your secondary fire button) which is great because it is easy headshots which are essential especially at the end of the game. This brings me to another point. This game gets hard. For the most part, its not too horribly bad that you'll be throwing your control on the ground and cursing out the game, no. But it does get progressively harder. New enemies appear every couple of levels and by the end, the standart Chimera arent even around anymore. Another great thing about this game is the multiplayer. It features up to 40-players online which is a console achievement as far as i know. This too can be a little hard at first but after playing for an hour or two you start to get the hang of it. While the 40 person online matches are fun, it isnt the greatest online multiplayer ever. That slightly hurts the value of the game but not much because the single player itself has replay value to unlock new weapons and skill points. However, even so you'll be a little bored of it after you beat it once. Another not so great part of the game are the graphics. While they aren't bad persay, when compared to a game like Call of Duty 2 which was a launch game for 360, they certainly are not the best either when compared to something like Gears of War. However, they are still very respectable graphics and the game makes up for it with an incredible framerate. Resistance: Fall of Man is just an amazing game that is a must buy for anyone who has a PS3 and is reason enough to go out and buy a PS3. This game will keep you busy for about 15 hours with the single player and several hours more with its fun multiplayer.
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