I finally found a PS3 and I'm so glad I got this game. It is more than I could have hoped.
Gameplay-Let me first start out with the weapons. There are about a dozen weapons in the game, and they are all extremely unique. In campaign, you unlock a new one about every 3 levels. You start out with the standard 1950's machine-gun and work your way up. The cool thing is that they all have very unique statistics. The alternate fires can greatly change battle and are very useful. You can't beat the game without using every single one, except for maybe some of the bonus weapons or the sapper, which shoots out globs of goop that explode. It is very cool I might add. Almost everything has physics in this game. It is really fun to mess around with them. The enemies are very awesome and are kind of creepy. They all have there strengths and weaknesses and there are some really cool ones, like howlers and rollers. The campaign is quite long. I played it for 4 days and that is almost all I played. It has a very interesting storyline, and it always reveals just enough at a time. One of the only flaws with the gameplay, though is that the game is very inconsistent in difficulty. Sometimes you will breeze through and then you will get stuck on a certain part. This can be extremely annoying. There are 4 difficutly levels and overall, the game is very challenging. Once you finish the addictive campaign, you will move on two the online. I must say the 40 player battles are fun, but they are very very chaotic. You can spawn and die 5 seconds later. But it adds to the excitement. There are several game modes, although my personal favorite is just team deathmatch. Humans and chimera have slight differences but it is balanced and is really great. There is also the co-op and splitscreen battle. All of these modes are very fun and will keeped you hooked. This game is just plain fun.
Graphics-The graphics are simply amazing, especially for a launch game. The two things that stick out the most are the shadow effects and the snow effects. You have a flashlight and when you turn it on you can really admire the shadows constantly being made. It is stunning. The snow is the best snow I have ever seen in a video game, along with the shadowing. Every snowflake goes different directions and there is a nice blur effect. You really have to see it to know what i'm talking about. The levels are massive and have a bunch of stuff blowing up and going on. The graphics are the same online and there is no subtraction of graphics there. But the really great part is that there is almost never a slowdown in the framerate. I have only experienced it once or twice and it is very small. It just goes to show you the potential of the PS3 if you know how to program for it. This is a very good looking game. The only problem I have with the graphics are that bushes are 2D and that there are some jagged edges here and there. Sound-The sound is very good in this game. The music is very well done. There are some great symphony sounds used in big battles and some creepy music parts too, for the creepy parts. The music isn't always going on though, which is good. The voices are very nice and some of the chimera have some ferocious growls and howls. There is a lot going on, and I think blu-ray helped that. You will never hear your gun not make noise when a lot is going on if there is a lot of stuff going on. The Music isn't the best though. Value-Resistance is a very long game. It has a very addictive and lengthy campaign, and you can also play co-op. There are several difficutlies and some unlockables and skill points too. There is also split-screen versus, and the online. Overall, this is one of the longest shooters you will play. This is definately worth a buy and is a great game. I even recommend buying this game this spring and all through next year. I'm throughly enjoyed with my PS3. I have 3 download games and this and COD3. And I must say that I enjoy and play this one the most. It's a very solid shooter that is a must play. Give it a try. This is an exceptional game, especially for the fact it's a launch game.