A must own for anyone with a PS3
Gameplay: Gamespot is right when it says it doesn't change or reinvent the FPS genre, but what it does do is match the previous best. Its nothing new but it is still amazing. The only part of gameplay that is different is the fact that it has very interesting and not so standard weapons. The weapons are definitely a strong point in the game. Some examples of the unique weapons are: a gun that can shoot through walls and deploy a shield/wall in front of you, a grenade that shoots little spikes out in every direction, and a gun in which you can tag an enemy and then bullets are attracted to them.
Graphics: The graphics are very good. I do not have an HDTV so I am not viewing them in the best quality but they are still great.
Sound: The sound is good. All the guns shooting an grenades are nice. If you play online the standard resistance music may get repetitive.
Value: The game is definitely valuable. There is so much to do. I have put well over 200 hours into the game online by my estimations plus the campaign mode. Speaking of the campaign mode there are 30 levels. The campaign is no short one that you can beta in under 10 hours. On the other hand it is no epic, but I would say I put in over 15 hours to beat the game. Plus with multiple difficulty levels it has replay value.
Tilt: This game is a must own for any PS3 owner simply put.
Story/Plot: The story of Resistance is interesting; it is both a strong and weak part of the game. The general story of Resistance is incredibly interesting. There are many different types of Chimera and there is a good amount of detail on them. The whole general concept is intriguing. But the flaw of the story is when it is actually put into action. You are only introduced to a few human characters and the ones that you are aren’t developed particularly well. When your done playing this game you don’t feel attached to any of the characters and you feel like you barely know any of them beyond basic attributes.
Online: The online play is spectacular. Gameplay is enjoyable with varying sizes of games, and varying types. The game has ranked and unranked games, both have their stats tracked but unranked is a customizable less serious mode. When you pick a ranked game you pick between three options: Free For All, Team Death match, and Team Objective. Free For All contains death match and conversion. Most of the time you play death match. Conversion is a game in which you only have 2 lives, and you get points for kills and time stayed alive. Team Death Match is self explanatory. Team Objective consists of Capture the Flag, Meltdown, and Breech. Capture the Flag is self explanatory. Meltdown is a mode where you capture nodes and when you gain more nodes then your enemy your enemies reactor will go down, when it is gone you win. Breech is like Meltdown in the fact that you capture nodes to be used as spawning points but in order to win you must go into the other teams base and shoot their reactor until it is destroyed. Two new modes, team conversion and assault will also be introduced during the next update.
Another great aspect of the online mode is the great stat tracking. As said before statistics are tracked in both ranked and unranked games. Not only are simple things like kills and deaths are tracked but there are loads of other things like, kills with each gun, stealth kills, target bombers ect. But Resistance does not only track stats it has ribbons and medals for the player to strive for. Ribbons are easily attained, you get them for doings stuff such as: 3 kill spree, 5 kill spree, multiple kills, capture a flag, capture a node, kill a flag carrier ect. The game tracks how many time you get these and most rounds you will get at least one ribbon, in objective mode you may get a great deal of them (5-10 is easily reachable). Medals are tougher things to achieve which you only get once. Some medals include: 10 kill spree,, 20 kill spree, beat the offline mode, a separate medal for each weapon you get 100 kills with as well as an additional one for getting 100 kills with all weapons, 1,000 games played, ect.
AI: The AI on the offline mode is good but also has a flaw. The AI overall is very good in my opinion. The Chimera are sometimes unpredictable. Many times they sneak up to you when your fighting masses of them. The flaw in my opinion is the fact that when you are fighting a chimera long distance they do jump out from behind and back into cover in a very basic and repetitive way.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Resistance: Fall of Man is a must own for anyone than owns a PS3 with amazing offline and online play, and is one of the top games released in 2006.