great game a vey good alien fighting war game!!!
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Resistance 2
(2008, Video Games - First Person Shooter, Rated M, Play it on: PlayStation 3)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17. -
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Sequel delivers a mature sci-fi shooter.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Resistance 2 was written by Common Sense Media Editors
Parents need to know that in this game you can use all kinds of weapons to destroy enemies, which are mainly aliens. The violence, however, makes up the bulk of the game-play and is quite graphic in nature. This includes blowing up creatures into bloody chunks, which fall to the ground with a "splat". With some weapons you can zoom in like a sniper and take head shots. In the online modes, you can shoot at human characters, too. Language can be gritty both in-game and online.
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What’s the Story?
What if you had to hoist a Gatling gun and unleash every bullet into an enormous 300 foot-tall leviathan stomping through Chicago? All in a day's work in RESISTANCE 2, the follow-up to 2006's Resistance: Fall of Man for the PS3. This sequel still takes place in an alternate history (1953, to be exact) and once again, we're trying to resist an invasion by the nasty, bug-like Chimera alien race, now appearing on U.S. soil (as opposed to fighting in the UK with the first game).
Played from a first-person perspective, the lengthy and challenging single-player campaign takes you, as Nathan Hale, to major cities with familiar landmarks. You'll have access to many sci-fi-like weapons at your disposal; back again are the Bullseye (shoot a tag and then all subsequent bullets follow the tag, even when facing another way) and the Auger (a powerful gun that can see and shoot through walls). New weapons include the Marksman, a rifle that packs a serious punch; the Splicer, a gun that fires ricocheting saw blades; and the Spider Grenade, which ignites everything within a large radius.
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Even with the outstanding enemy artificial intelligence, nothing beats playing online against other human players. Resistance 2 ships with many co-op and head-to-head multiplayer modes, supporting up to 60 players online. In the team-based Skirmish mode, for example, four to six gamers join a squad, and each has a specific objective to complete, such as advancing to a control point, regrouping with other squads, attacking enemies, defending a base, and so on. An enemy squad, however, has the exact opposite objective as your team, therefore your mission might be to find and destroy a communications post, while the rival squad's task is to protect them at all costs. One of our favorite maps was "Scotia," based on a heavily forested northern Californian town.
If you liked the first Resistance, you'll love this sequel. The talented developers at Insomniac Games, led by Ted Price, have done a "bang up" job creating this fictitious world with memorable monsters, over-the-top weaponry, and multiple ways to play online. While not for children or young teens because of its violence and gore, Resistance 2 is an exhausting and exciting action experience and one of the best PS3 titles of the year.
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Released on 11/4/2008, price $59.99, online enabled
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language)
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language)
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
REsistance good?
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
I think it is a good game for tweens.
Its a good game. My husband got my 12 year old boy it for christmas, I was mad but I found out I should treat my kids a little older. I let them play it and I found out that it wasn't bad because the aliens or whatever they are is yellow. There is also little swearing. Please take time to read this review.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
2 is better than 1
this game is better than the original. the graphics are better, the weapons are better, especially the auger haha. the blowing up that common sense says is mostly only with the titans chimera. this site tends to take one bad thing about the game and blow it out of proportion. there is some strong language in the game that parents should be wary with but the main thing is violence. the weapons in this game are even better and show more blood. I suggest that parents shouldn't buy this game for their children unless they are 14
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
I was supprised I liked it.
Well... I was iffy at fisrt but after I read the common sense review about how it was ok for kids 12 and older I let my kid get it. He LOVED it! It wasn't very bad at all. Sure you shot at things but hey, it could have been call of duty where you shoot at humans. They cursed sometimes but it wasn't bad. My kid and his friends loved it. Thanks for taking time to read my review, Remember this game is ok for kids 12 and up.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
7/10 I rate it.
Im 12 and it was alright, I beat it in a few days, onlines not really that great. You can kill people and gore splatters on the wall and slides down(odd). Anyway i give it a 7/10.
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