A surprisingly fresh and entertaining experience.
The story is nothing new, but it's interesting enough to make you care about it. You are a soldier, Nathan Hale, up against a mysterious group of alien lifeforms, called chimera. The chimera have taken over most of the world except Britain, and it is your duty to stop them. However, fate can be tricky and Nathan is soon infected by the chimera virus, and in the process becomes one of the only people to survive an infection. Like previously mentioned, not groundbreaking work but still entertaining in its own B-movie way.
The infection gives Nathan some perks, as luck would have it. Most prominent is the boosted regenerative powers of Nathan. Nathan's life bar is divided into four parts, and if you stay out of harms way for a short while, your life will replenish to the next bar. There are also health packs scattered around the area. This might seem to make the game too easy but the chimera are tough buggers, and you'll be surprised how fast your life will deplete.
The chimera themselves are a colorful bunch, for lack of a better word. There are many different breeds of chimera with different weapons and strategies. There are the traditional grunts and then there are the monstrous titans. The chimera are all well made and entertaining to fight, and well balanced to boot. So you won't be disappointed when it comes to variety of opponents.
Then there are the weapons. The weapons can be split into two groups: human weapons and chimera weapons. They are a joy to use and hit hard as well. There isn't much oomph to them, though, but its such a trivial matter that its nonexistent. In this point, Resistance shows its relation to Ratchet and Clank, which gives the game a comforting familiarity.
In regards to graphics, compared to the fact that it's a launch game, it looks pretty good. The animations are well executed and except for the jarring death stances of the chimera, it all feels realistic. There are smooth textures and varied locales throughout, even some real life locations, leading to a large legal hassle with a certain church.
Music in shooters has never been very apparent, and it's not much different in Resistance. Some dramatic music blending in with some inspirational tunes. Not much else to say.
The game has good lasting value, having skill points to get and levels can be played in any order after clearing them. The game is also pretty long for a shooter. Bottom line is, that Resistance feels like a breath of fresh air to the mudslide of grim war games and overly dramatic environments of the modern day. A must-buy for all shooter fans.
-Calvinsora