1up Resistance 2 Review: B+

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171026

That's the main disappointment, if any, behind Resistance 2. It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front. If you're really picky, you can quibble about certain aspects -- not as many cool visual effects as you'd hope for in a modern shooter (depth-of-field, motion blur, etc.) or occasional slowdown (mostly when respawning after an active firefight), to name two. But, overall, Resistance 2 is an extremely well-assembled FPS, with an improved campaign, fun competitive multiplayer, and a damn neat take on co-op. I wouldn't go as far as to say this is the definitive PS3 game, but it's certainly one of the best PS3 exclusives I've played. Plus, I gotta give props to a game that loves giant monsters as much as I do.

Reading the review, it makes the score seem a bit harsh. I would have thought at least an A-.

Still, not a bad score by any means.

Lack of motion blur and occasional slow down knocks off an entire letter grade?

That's so cute.

1up also rated Wii Music an A something also, so yea, credibility shot in the face.

So Wii Music is better than Resistance 2 according to 1up?

They fail. Hard.

This game sounds like a disastaaaaaa

8.5 not bad

I'm guessing 8.5-9 on here

I don't care for Resistance but that's pretty funny. Anyone giving wiimusic anything higher than 8 has mental problems.

So Wii Music is better than Resistance 2 according to 1up?

They fail. Hard.

Aljosa23

if wiimusic was a fps, then yes.

Wii music isn't FPS, so stop mentioning that.

Anyway, this is the score I think it will get on GS, B+ is what 8.5?

So Wii Music is better than Resistance 2 according to 1up?

They fail. Hard.

Aljosa23

LMAO. Wow. But I guess they're going by standards. Then again, what shooter on PS3 offers what R2 does?

Lack of motion blur and occasional slow down knocks off an entire letter grade?

That's so cute.

angry_fork

1up also rated Wii Music an A something also,angry_fork

[QUOTE="angry_fork"]

Lack of motion blur and occasional slow down knocks off an entire letter grade?

That's so cute.

blue_hazy_basic

"Negative aspects" in a game usually detract from the score and overall quality (in the reviewers eyes). I don't think R2 would have gotten an A+ had it not suffered from those negatives, but they are there.

From what i can gather, the main criticisms are:

- Enemy AI seems to focus on you incessantly regardless of your actions (fair enough).

- Lack of traditional co-op (... yeah, not quite so sure i can agree with that when considering the scale and effort they have put into the 8 player game. Seems like a bit of a slap in the face really.)

- Lack of vehicle sequences (which werent very good in the first one...)

- Difficulty points down a path of trial and error (isnt that basically most games with any sort of reasonable challenge level?)

SO thats what a review looks like when it isn't exclusive. Hmm IGN has some explaining

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

SO thats what a review looks like when it isn't exclusive. Hmm IGN has some explaining

too_much_eslim

And 1up has some explaining to do for writing crap reviews like Wiimusic,...

We Ski > Wii Music > Resistance 2

Hahaha, 1up is such trash.

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

nicenator

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

nicenator

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

nicenator

So Wii Music is better than Resistance 2 according to 1up?

They fail. Hard.

Aljosa23

Any affiliate with EGM does terrible reviews imo.

EGM hasnt been the same since they got bought years ago.

1up is my most trusted review site, and that was a review I would trust.

At the same time, the grade seems to contradict how shining the review really is. I really REALLY hate it when people do that.

This is the only thing that bothers me about the substance of the review:

"That's the main disappointment, if any, behind Resistance 2. It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title--"

That is a ridiculous thing to include in a review. If the game itself carries more than nominal quality, the motivation for making it shouldn't matter--Especially since this feels like a blind assumption to me.

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="angry_fork"]

Lack of motion blur and occasional slow down knocks off an entire letter grade?

That's so cute.

Episode_Eve

"Negative aspects" in a game usually detract from the score and overall quality (in the reviewers eyes). I don't think R2 would have gotten an A+ had it not suffered from those negatives, but they are there.

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

nicenator

Let it score high that's ok, but God forbid it's sub AAA and people are all over it.

Remember only GS scores count anyway.

[QUOTE="nicenator"]

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

ULTIMATEZWARRIO

Not really. Standards change so no self ownage here.

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

nicenator

Standards do change over the course of 2 years. It improves upon the original, but it still may not be A+,A, A- material by todays standards.

I think WE CAN ALLAGREE that 1UP FAILS HARD. Lems, Cows, and Hermits alike. Sheep love them surely :P.

People complain about Gamespot, but 1UP are some the most biased and shoddy reviewers on the net.

[QUOTE="Episode_Eve"][QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="angry_fork"]

Lack of motion blur and occasional slow down knocks off an entire letter grade?

That's so cute.

blue_hazy_basic

"Negative aspects" in a game usually detract from the score and overall quality (in the reviewers eyes). I don't think R2 would have gotten an A+ had it not suffered from those negatives, but they are there.

Yeah, but I think that the "minor negatives" in question made the difference from B+ to A-. The review seemed nitpicky.

From what i can gather, the main criticisms are:

- Enemy AI seems to focus on you incessantly regardless of your actions (fair enough).

- Lack of traditional co-op (... yeah, not quite so sure i can agree with that when considering the scale and effort they have put into the 8 player game. Seems like a bit of a slap in the face really.)

- Lack of vehicle sequences (which werent very good in the first one...)

- Difficulty points down a path of trial and error (isnt that basically most games with any sort of reasonable challenge level?)

nicenator

...

That's pretty bad. Enemy AI is supposed to focus on you anyway. What the hell? It's an FPS! A linear FPS at that.

Exactly

I kind of liked them, but they are hardly a significant loss.

Basically they meant it was hard. They found the game hard, and died alot. Resistance was allways quite hard, it was never trial and error though. You are not left guessing what to do. Trial and error does not equate to dieing because you didn't do well enough, and having to repeat a section because you messed up, trial and error is experimentation that can lead to either success or failure, not something you see in FPS games.

I know I'm attempting to de-rail this review, but I enjoy it. I don't really think the review is solid enough to be considered good evidence, just seems like the guy was aiming at the wrong auidence when he wrote it. The IGN review wasn't amazingly well written either (He uses the word "arguably" at one point. You never do that in a review. State what you say like you mean it! Numerous other things come to mind aswell...), but at the very least it could back up what it was saying with relatively good evidence (Point of view if you like).

GeOW 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> R2

CONFIRMED

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

nicenator

I think WE CAN ALLAGREE that 1UP FAILS HARD. Lems, Cows, and Hermits alike. Sheep love them surely :P.

People complain about Gamespot, but 1UP are some the most biased and shoddy reviewers on the net.

TREAL_Since

I still prefer 1up to Gamespot. At least they have more interesting reviewers, GS have the worst sorry ass boring bunch of people i ever seen.

[QUOTE="nicenator"]

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

BioShockOwnz

Standards do change over the course of 2 years. It improves upon the original, but it still may not be A+,A, A- material by todays standards.

No... R2 is not AAA standards by Thierry Nguyen's perspective.

[QUOTE="ULTIMATEZWARRIO"][QUOTE="nicenator"]

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

Kratos_OMEGA

Not really. Standards change so no self ownage here.

[QUOTE="TREAL_Since"]

I think WE CAN ALLAGREE that 1UP FAILS HARD. Lems, Cows, and Hermits alike. Sheep love them surely :P.

People complain about Gamespot, but 1UP are some the most biased and shoddy reviewers on the net.

Kratos_OMEGA

I still prefer 1up to Gamespot. At least they have more interesting reviewers, GS have the worst sorry ass boring bunch of ****'s i ever seen.

More interesting personality wise when yuo listen to their 1UP podcast has nothing to do with reviews. GT, IGN, and GS are the best hads down IMO.

We Ski > Wii Music > Resistance 2

Hahaha, 1up is such trash.

RuprechtMonkey

tHEY DIDNT REVIEW wII mUSIC AS A fps ,your not to bright are u ?

[QUOTE="TREAL_Since"]

I think WE CAN ALLAGREE that 1UP FAILS HARD. Lems, Cows, and Hermits alike. Sheep love them surely :P.

People complain about Gamespot, but 1UP are some the most biased and shoddy reviewers on the net.

Kratos_OMEGA

I still prefer 1up to Gamespot. At least they have more interesting reviewers, GS have the worst sorry ass boring bunch of people i ever seen.

Kevin VanOrd > Any critic from 1up. They don't even compare. Read the Fallout 3 review, then read this. See the diffrence?

[QUOTE="nicenator"]

Also, LOL at this;

"It's a clear "we're improving upon our predecessor" type of title, and it succeeds on that front"

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155184&p=37&sec=REVIEWS

Resistance: FOM score, A-

BioShockOwnz

Standards do change over the course of 2 years. It improves upon the original, but it still may not be A+,A, A- material by todays standards.