Resistance 2

[Shin-Ra]

http://beta.myresistance.net/

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Insomniac Games
Platform: Exclusive to the PLAYSTATION®3 Computer Entertainment System
Genre: First Person Shooter
Players: Single-Player, 2-8 Player Online Cooperative and 2-60 Player Online Competitive
Extras: Trophies, Dedicated Servers, LPCM 7.1 Audio
Rating: “M” for Mature

Released on Blu-ray Disc: North America – OUT NOW | Asia – OUT NOW | Europe – OUT NOW

COLLECTOR'S EDITION

Contains:

• Copy of Resistance 2 with special edition cover artwork selected by the fans
• An exclusive Chimeran Hybrid action figure with Bullseye, created by DC Unlimited
• A double-sided hard-cover Resistance 2 art book covering war-torn America from two unique perspectives
• Exclusive in-game HVAP Wraith multiplayer weapon skin

The collector's edition also contains a bonus DVD that includes:

• Exclusive behind the scenes video, “America Forever Lost”, chronicling the making of Resistance 2
• Digital copy of Issue #0 of the Resistance comic book series published by Wildstorm.
• A preview into the upcoming Resistance novel, “Resistance: The Gathering Storm” by science fiction author William Dietz.
• “Shattered History” Resistance timeline movie– providing a story overview from the earliest days of the Chimera invasion to the beginning of Resistance 2.

OVERVIEW

On the brink of annihilation, mankind resumes the fight against the unstoppable Chimera on the shores of the United States. And thus the stage is set for Resistance 2™, the highly anticipated follow-up to Insomniac Games’ best-selling PS3 launch title, developed exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 system. Players will once again step into the war-torn boots of Nathan Hale, who not only faces near impossible odds on the battlefield, but also constantly struggles with the Chimeran virus raging inside his own body. In addition to an epic single-player campaign, Resistance 2 will offer a truly unprecedented eight-player, class-based online co-op campaign with a separate, parallel storyline and 60-player online competitive multiplayer built upon a ‘massive battles, greater intimacy’ mantra. Players can also expect a re-designed MyResistance.net featuring social networking tools designed to enhance a user’s gameplay experience whether they’re engaged in single, co-op or competitive combat.

STORY

Picking up immediately where Resistance: Fall of Man concluded, Resistance 2 follows. Nathan Hale as he finds himself once more in a world transformed by war and invasion. Undaunted by their defeat in London, the Chimera have continued to advance, now poised to attack the United States. Entire cities have been leveled and communities annihilated. In this war where the odds are so heavily stacked against the human race, few are left who are willing and able to fight.

Fortunately, Hale is not alone. A group of super soldiers simply known as the Sentinels will fight alongside Hale as they collectively attempt to thwart the inevitable.

FEATURES

• Take on the role of Nathan Hale as he battles the Chimeran virus raging within. Fight for humanity’s survival against new swarms of vicious Chimera equipped with new weapons along with re-designed favorites from Resistance: Fall of Man such as the Bullseye and Auger
• Set in an alternate reality 1953 America, explore highly-detailed and interactive environments where the familiar meshes with the alien, resulting in an American landscape both beautiful and haunting
• Experience online co-op in a completely new way. Choose between three distinctive character classes and join seven other players to battle through a unique story that parallels the main campaign. Players will also enhance their characters’ attributes as they unlock new armor sets and equipment along the way
• Online competitive multiplayer – a cornerstone to Resistance: Fall of Man’s global appeal – just got better. Engage in massive 60-player competitive combat with an entirely new squad-based focus designed to balance progression, firefights and rivalries
• Join MyResistance.net, an unrivaled FPS community complete with skill-based match-ups, dedicated gaming/community/stats servers, social networking tools and an open invite system

[JakeNRoland]

If there are any more details, please relay them for the internet impaired who are still at work.

[dereksworl]

WTF! 60 player. thats crazy. is that the largest console multi-player?

[XSilentCobraX]

And 8 player co op sweeeeeeet, cant wait for this game, and WOW 60 players in one room, its gunna be crazy XD

[BigRick]

Originally Posted by JakeNRoland

If there are any more details, please relay them for the internet impaired who are still at work.

From NeoGAF user Steve who bought the latest Game Informer that ran a feature on Resistance 2. He states that the game will be a

"HUGE cooperative game... EIGHT-PLAYER story-driven campaign along side single-player campaign. SIXTY-PLAYER Competitive modes... HUGE United States Landscapes as backdrops. It will have huge boss encounters with 8 player co-op over PSN and 2 player local co-op."

Well known user JStevenson from NeoGAF who is an employee of Insomniac has confirmed the information to be true.

Updates:
Update: Its is also revealed that the game will release in Fall 2008.

[Luis_A51]

8 player online CO-OP WOOOOOOOT

And the standard 2ppl local. Wonder if you can do mixed local/online?

Id love to be able to do 2p splitscreen at home + some friends online.

[JonD7]

oh my friggin' GOD!

[stockstar1138]

halo 3 just got pwned.

[Bourne1]

This game is going to become a great franchise. Looking forward to it.

[ps3andlovinit]

http://darkzero.co.uk/v4/games/news/...lti-8-man-coop

[Y3k Bug]

That sounds totally INSANE!!!

and I like it!

[Xerious]

ZOMFG!!! yes... this will be spoog material!

[dahoover]

Wow! I was awaiting some info on this game anxiously, but I was not expecting anything this awesome.

I can't wait for this game. Insomniac hasn't disappointed in the least with either Resistance or Ratchet and Clank so I have faith this will be a Game Of The Year contender!

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

halo 3 just got pwned.

spot on. spot on.

[Moefiz]

When is the release date on this.....

[ps3andlovinit]

Here is the list from some guy called Relcom on on N4g ..


"Here you go guys read and try not to cry


RESISTANCE 2

I just got my latest GameInformer and its cover feature is Resistance 2!!!!!!

Checking it out now... will update. (didn't see this on first two pages so assumed it hasn't been posted)

EDIT 1: HUGE cooperative game... EIGHT-PLAYER story-driven campaign along side single-player campaign. SIXTY-PLAYER Competitive modes... HUGE United States Landscapes as backdrops.

EDIT 2: "It is, in short, a tour de force for the untapped might of the PlayStation 3"

EDIT 3: Narrative stays with Hale the whole time... not Rachel. Hale shot down in Iceland, escapes to US and becomes part of program called Sentinels...

EDIT 4: Chameleon.. Stalker with total cloaking ability

EDIT 5: Overcoming stigma that boss encounters don't work in FPS games..

EDIT 6: Eight player coop over PSN, two player local

EDIT 7: CLASSES! Unique character with one of three basic templates... tank with heavy weaponry, special ops for distance (bullseye modified with zoom), medic

I'm READING FAST!

http://boards.ign.com/ps3_g...

I cant make my own thread, stupid gaf mods., someone make a thread!

EDIT 8: Online matching... standard difficulty discarded for scaled challenges for team skill..

EDIT 9: Partially randomized geometry... levels are different with each playthrough

EDIT 10: again... 60 players online. want sense of epic b attle.. dont want fast-furious gameplay to be focus, more focused on squad v squad.

EDIT 11: will log into smaller four-to-eight man lobbies for each squad... encouraging communication and camaraderie, squad will be tasked witha particular objective. careful level design aims to deliver intense combat zones or small team conflicts that flow within arena of larger battle.

EDIT 12: Dedicated gaming community with stat servers for faster matchmaching than any console game of 2007. full-featured profile pages through myresistance.net will incorporate social networking concepts. open clan and party system to encourage community...no player invites needed.

EDIT 13: Aiming to deliver mobile-phone-quality sound.

EDIT 13: Aiming to deliver mobile-phone-quality sound.

EDIT 14: Futher tapped power of PS3... more enemies onscreen, better AI, better lighting and shaders (SCREENSHOTS LOOK AMAZING!!!). More comples normal mapping and detail mapping combine to deliver textures that look amazing from afar and at extremely close distances.

EDIT 15: AI getting a lot more attention.. will scaled on-the-fly to players perspective and viewpoint... aka enemies cloesr to the player will actually have more spohisicated AI routines than those further away. assailants in your direct field of view received heightened intelligence. easily more cunning than before

sorry for typos... typing fast

EDIT 16: listened to complaints... working on solution to long checkpoints and health system. not positive what final solution will be.

EDIT 17: "Our time playing was a blast"... each character class contributes in a unique way and "we loved the strategy-laden medic"... unique sense of teamwork

EDIT 18: Mysterious "Cloven"

EDIT 19: "Resistance 2 will be too epic to dismiss as anything but one of the biggest, boldest, and most high-reaching titles of 2008. It's a game that won't be ignored." [END ARTICLE]

RELEASE: FALL 2008 "

[stockstar1138]

ratchet and clank had a lot better graphics than resistance and insomniac has been quoted as saying they are getting better and better with harnassing the power of the ps3. the first resistance was rushed to get it out for launch too, insominiac has taken their time with this one. what do you guys think are the odds we are going to see killzone graphics out of resisitance 2? i think there is a really good chance.

[DavePS3]

YEAH, baby!!!

[The Don]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

halo 3 and 4 just got pwned.

fixed that..

[stockstar1138]

somebody please post the screenshots!!!!

this is gonna be amazing.