Resistance 2 was one of the new games I was most excited for this season. I was bursting at the seams after playing the beta (which I loved) to get the full game and play through it all. I was eager to use the weapons and interested to see what twists the story would have. So let’s take a look at the 5 categories most people want to hear about.

1) Graphics
- In my opinion, on an HDTV this game looks beautiful. Yes there are a few jaggies that I wish they could have gotten rid of, but I think the levels and environments were large enough so that I didn’t really care to nit pick.
- I think that the scale of this game definitely qualifies as epic. You regularly see Chimera much larger than yourself. However, there always is a way to take them down, no matter how large they are. And they are plenty large let me tell you.

2) Sound
- Plenty of realistic sounds coming from both the environment and the weapons.
- The soundtrack isn’t anything special music wise, but it certainly sets the mood when it needs to.
- Playing this game in surround sound is AWESOME simply put.

3) Gameplay
- This is where the game really shines. With the multitude of enemies and great array of weapons, this game is a joy to play through.
- Different kinds of Chimera seen:
- The standard Chimera wielding the Bullseye (and the upgraded ones wielding the Bullseye mark II)
- The Auger wielding beast
- The Brute-like monsters wielding energy shields and what I like to call “green hand cannons
- The juggernaut Titans wielding their rocket launchers.
- The invincible Furies
- The small and annoying….jumpy things. Thankfully in small does.
- The giant, stealthy Chameleons.
- A few special Chimera left for you to find for yourself.

- Obviously, there’s a good variation of enemies, as well as a wonderful array of weapons which can only truly be experienced by using them. In name, they are the Bullseye, Auger, Fareye (sniper), LAARK (rocket), carbine, magnum (w/ exploding shells), and a few more powerful Chimera-killing toys.

The controls are also tight and the frame rate is a steady 30FPS.

4) The only thing that I feel this game was missing was a story such as the story in the first game. There are plenty of plot points, but there is no one to tie them together. I really missed the narrator chick from the first game in this aspect (yea I can’t really remember her name sorry). Overall though the story is still decent, but unfortunately not as epic as the gameplay.

5) Online
- The online is just as addicting as the SP campaign. With frantic 60-player competitive online and a RIDICULOUS amount of enemies on 8-player co-op, there is plenty to go online for. Whether you prefer human or AI competition, there is something online for you. The only thing I wish Insomniac hadn’t done was omit so many of the kick-ass weapons for the Co-op campaign. I really wish I could pick up an Auger.

Overall, if you are in anyway a fan of Resistance, PS3, first-person shooters, or Insomniac, I recommend this game. It may not have the elite story or most dynamic graphics of other games, it brings everything together beautifully. It is basically just pure fun. The weapons are ridiculous and the enemies are awesome. In the end, I consider this game a success and one that lived up to me lofty expectations.