Resistance 2
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…
Resistance 2 is a shooter developed by Insomniac Games, released 4 November 2008 on PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 23 hrs to finish.
What Resistance 2 is
Resistance 2 is a shooter game developed by Insomniac Games and released in 2008. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It runs on Insomniac Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and horror. It supports multiplayer for up to 60 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Resistance 2 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 22 points above the year average. Players rate it 80, 7 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 23 hrs.
What it launched against
Resistance 2 launched on 4 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Gears of War 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Resistance 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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