Pick up your rifle Soldier it's time to join the Resistance one more time
Story--The struggle continues, but this time on a larger scale and on our home turf. Which is a breathe taking experience in itself. As some people may know the only war that was fought in America has been the civil and revolutionary wars. So even though this is an alternate take on World War 2 era it's good to see you fight somewhere that hasn't been touched in gaming namely America. You continue the mission of Nathan Hale (whom I can't figure out if he is a Sergeant or a damn LT if you look at the first game they call him SGT, but he wears LT rank) who is now a part of an elite team of half breed Chimera / Human fighters. The Chimera attack has advanced from Europe to our home turf and things are looking mighty bleak. While this is a good back drop I found myself caring more about Nathan in the first game than in this one. Partially because they took out the narration, and partially because HECK they don't bother covering how things have come to the point of no return in a short time. Also the dialogue is lack luster, I only remember Hale uttering a few lines in the first, but he talk more in this one and I could care less. Story is a so so thing to me in this game. Oh unlike other games this one has two campaigns which are great and not only that, but the second is designed for multiplayer entirely. WOW!! Great!!
Graphics-- They are great, but can't compare too many of the recent games on the PS3. The lighting is better than in part one. You have more of a weighted feel when battling. You can feel the shots you fire off when you hit an enemy. They clutch the body parts they are hit in and the fire fights look very intense. Although the rag doll use is kind of overused I think.
Sound--Keeps a nice thumping pace with the music and comes in at the right times. Although there is voice acting and the actors them self give a decent performance the script or written dialogue is so drab and unforgiving. It's hard to give a good performance over the dribble that is put before these actors. There is a radio show that is being put on while you fight and when you pass by a radio you can hear it. This show brings more life to the game than anything other sound bite does. The DJ describes what goes on from his point of view in his studio and is more than believable. He also does a good job of explaining some things that have happened in the game its self. So you kind of have to piece things together by listening to him. Outside of that the guns sound great and are believe able.
Game play-- It hasn't changed much from the first game and nor does it set the bar for FPS games. You run and gun taking out enemy Chimera on your way to the end of the game same as Halo, Gears, Half life, and so on and so forth. There aren't many shooters outside of games like Bioshock and Dark Sector to name a few that handle battle in a different light. So when people complain about these games it's pretty safe to say you should know what you're getting into when you but these games. You can take cover which sucks, but in some cases you don't need to. Wave after wave of stupid, or brave (however you want to look at it) Chimera just run at you. It is fun to blast them as they charge forward. Some Chimera Soldiers though are quite smart and tough and hide, take cover, and flank. To put it short its fun, but there isn't anything new to see here.
Online--Here is where most of the PS3 Shooters really shine with its large scale battles and so many combatants you are guaranteed to kill someone a couple of times. So there is no need to worry about being a liability to your team mates. It also never seems to be unfair like in games like Gears of War where you seemingly pump lead into someone only to have them kill you with fewer shots. The online is a great place to game with this one.
There are some cons to this game that would have put it a 10 status for me. The Narration from before I mentioned, the awful script, you can only hold two rifles at a time (why??), and a couple of other things like back story. Besides those things I think the game devs achieved what they said they would. PEACE