Resistance 2

2008

80Overall (114 ratings)

73User (106 ratings)

87Critics (8)

Engine: Insomniac Engine

After a valiant struggle to stop the Chimera invasion in Europe, mankind must make its last stand on the shores of the United States. Resistance 2 delivers an unprecedented console gaming experience with a standalone eight-player, class-based online co-op campaign and 60-player online competitive multiplayer. An epic single-player campaign will feature a new weapons arsenal to combat giant boss encounters that increase the scale of the conflict to new heights.

Genres

Shooter

Platforms

PS3

Themes

ActionFantasyScience fictionHorrorSurvivalHistorical

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

Perspectives

First person

Storyline

Resistance 2 places players in the heroic role of Sgt. Nathan Hale as he struggles against overwhelming odds to defend mankind from the unstoppable Chimera. While wrestling with this insidious war machine, Hale must also battle the virus raging inside of his own body that threatens to transform him into the very creatures he fights against.