Over all: This was the first game I played on the playstation 3, at first I was not that impressed by it because I was playing it in 480i on a normal tv, but once I got 720p going, we were blown away. Todd and I played this together in split screen co-op mode. I wish more games had this. This is a typical first person shooter. Although there are a large amount of bad guys on the screen at once with no slow down, this is a real plus. The details are amazing as well. The game has this very drab look to it as well. There is no cover behind walls as in uncharted or ghost recon advanced war 2. So it is more like Doom, or Quake in over all game play. It does have that frantic fast urgent feel like unreal tournament as well. This is fine by me. I loved how panicked I felt when those bugs came after me for the first time. If you are into first person shooters, this is a must. The visuals have this grim grey look to them, but i love it. kind of like a Fincher movie. Not to mention that i love alien sci-fi stuff as well. Below, to get the video trailer to play please click on the “Resistance - UK Launch Trailer” text in the player window.

After all, this was made by the developers who also made Ratchet and Clank. So the weapons are very well done as they are in those games. I think that is what really sets this shooter apart from the others, The over all look of the game is like a WW2 shooter meets alien invasion with that Fincher(director of seven, the movie) drab look to everything. The online play is great, 40 player death match, and 16 player capture the flag. Seriously, 40 players, this is a first on a console. Another aspect of this game is ammunition management, because there seems to be a shortage of it, making you rely mostly on your stock weapons through most of the game. You can expect about 14 hours of game play in the single player mode. The enemy AI is ok, but could be better, they react to gun fire, but oblivious to grenades. This is a launch title, and still holds up even a year later. There are downloadable add ons for this game from the playstation network as well, some new multiplayer maps mostly. You can find this title used for a good price i think. So be sure and check this out if you have a ps3 and are bored.

6.0 Presentation
Most of the story is told with a slide show feel to it with still images and narration. This was fine on the ps1, not the ps2 and ps3.

8.2 Visuals
This is where the game shines, the detail, the muscles, the teeth, the environments are all at a level never seen before this game was released. The weapons fire, The boss battles. This game is pretty in that drab way.

8.0 Audio
Standard typical music. The voice acting is good however, and does make the story interesting despite the sub-par dated presentation. Gun fire and weapons sound great.

8.5 Game Mechanics
This was the game that broke my teeth on console first person shooters. It was a good thing, it taught me well. It handles great, aiming is smooth, and what i like about ps3 controls for this more than mouse and keyboard is, the screen all ways moves smoothly, it doesn’t jerk the screen around like mouse controls does.

8.0 Replay
The single player has a rewards type system, so it is cool to play through it at least 2 times. The multiplayer is great, especially the death match, which i think is the best console death match on the market, even better than call of duty 4. Capture the flag is kind weak though.

8.6 Total Score.
(out of 10 / not an average)

And on my final note. This company made two AAA titles in one year, This, and Ratchet and Clank. So we know the ps3 doesn’t have to have frame rate issues, and that it is not as hard to make games on despite some people’s lazy i’ll founded claims, BS, this company has shown what you can do and still probably hasn’t even tapped into 50% of the power under the hood of the ps3. Seriously, this company rocks and deserves money for their great efforts. You should be able to find this used at a game store or go buy it new: Click here to buy Resistance for PS3.

Music Listened to while writing this review: The Tear Garden - Tired eyes slowly burning.