95
The single player is epic in scope and in story, which is practically worth the price of admission by itself. Then you throw in the extremely engaging co-op and competitive play, which expands on replayability in just about every way possible. Toss in a generous number of unlockables, trophies and community support, and you've got a phenomenal experience.
90
It succeeds because it doesn’t just try to throw more humans into the same old environments and gameplay. It offers a smart three class system that encourages savvy team-work, an experience meter that builds to enable special attacks and uses levels designed specifically for the mode to maximise the resulting gameplay. It also dynamically shifts the action to take into account the number and skill of players in each game, making for near endless replayability. It’s a hit, pure and simple.
92
Resistance 2 is gutsier, it’s gorier, and it’s much, much bigger.
10
Great way to end Nathan's story. Story, combat, movement, atmosphere, and the use of the secret American military branch was awesome. Ending fight was a little tedious but it didn't go overboard with the hive swarms.
7
This game is the worthy sequel of a pretty good first game. It has better graphics, better battles, and no health bars. However, it still feels a bit repetitive here and only allows you to carry two weapons instead of all of them. I get why they did that but it's just a bummer when that's why I enjoyed the first one. Still, it's a solid sequel that is worthy of trying out. It's not essential but still a good play.
9
An den ersten teil, kann ich mich zwar nicht mehr zu gut erinnern, aber definitiv war Teil 2 besser. Das Waffenfeedback hat sich echt sehr gut angefühlt und das man so viele verschiedene Waffentypen hatte, brachte natürlich auch einiges an Abwechslung **** Story fand ich erst so ab Kap. 5 interessant, aber ansonsten hatte ich unterstrich echt mein Spaß **** ca. 15h Spielzeit hat auch vollkommen ausgereicht. Bin gespannt wie es in teil 3 weiter geht.
Resistance 2
Released On:
Nov 4, 2008
Metascore
Generally Favorable
87
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7.5
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Resistance 2 is not perfect but it is one of the best games I`ve had the pleasure of playing on Playstation 3 and this generation, there`s no way around it. The score does not mean perfection, it refers to the quality of the game that lets it distinguish itself from others in the genre. The epic campaign would be itself more than enough to secure a high score but Insomniac gives us cooperative and competitive modes that raise the game to a superior level. Resistance 2 is a epic that should be alongside any Playstation 3.
92
Not many gamers will actually get the advertised 400+ hours of life out of it, but the solo, co-op, and competitive multiplayer options should keep R2 spinning in your PS3 well past the holiday season, and probably until Killzone 2 arrives.
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Aug 26, 2025
10
Great way to end Nathan's story. Story, combat, movement, atmosphere, and the use of the secret American military branch was awesome. Ending fight was a little tedious but it didn't go overboard with the hive swarms.
Sep 10, 2024
10
One of the most beautiful, best and most enjoyable games I have ever played in my life. I hope it comes back again.
90
When it comes down to it, Resistance 2 is bigger, faster, and just plain better than the original - and the original was quite good. It may have its shortcomings, but the sheer enormity of everything that is offered on the disc overshadows the game's minor slip-ups.
90
Fast paced from beginning to end, visually impressive and with a great multiplayer serving as the icing on an already delicious cake, Resistance 2 has earned its right to rub shoulders with the greatest of the genre.
85
A slightly conflicted, sometimes lacklustre but generally star-struck and - above all - massive first person shooter with a plump online underbelly.
80
Resistance 2 has a rubbish single-player campaign, which left me angry and confused. The lack of coherent storytelling is my biggest issue, but there's really nothing wrong with the overall gameplay. I am still of the opinion that the rest of the package makes it one of the best multiplayer shooters currently out for the PlayStation 3. Though my experience with the co-op definitely varied depending on the group I was with, it never ceased being entertaining.
60
Resistance 2 is every bit the product of Resistance: Fall Of Man’s mentality: it’s OK to do things by the numbers so long as those numbers are bigger than everyone else’s. [Christmas 2008, p.91]
Aug 31, 2024
10
A wonderful game whose series was buried by Insomniac games. I'm looking forward to the return of this franchise on PC and Xbox
Oct 27, 2024
7
This game is the worthy sequel of a pretty good first game. It has better graphics, better battles, and no health bars. However, it still feels a bit repetitive here and only allows you to carry two weapons instead of all of them. I get why they did that but it's just a bummer when that's why I enjoyed the first one. Still, it's a solid sequel that is worthy of trying out. It's not essential but still a good play.
Mar 23, 2024
7
Resistance 2 is better than the first game, but barely. Graphically it is leaps and bounds better than the first while the story remains as interesting as the original, in fact its a continuation, but gameplay is even more dull and one dimensional than the first game, if you can believe that, I really didn't think it could get more one dimensional than the first game but somehow Insomniac managed it here. The very mild peppering of variety the first game had with driving jeeps, being able to use mounted turrets, and drive tanks is all gone replaced with dull as dishwater traipsing from point A to point B from start to finish of the game only this time combat is made more boring because you can only carry two weapons at a time. There is just as many shenanigans in this game as the first as well to pad playing time and rather than the game introducing different obstacles mobs just get more and more the deeper into the game you get. Enemies that could have provided genuinely interesting challenges are used once or twice at most never to be seen again, play it if you like FPS games on consoles, for everyone else just watch a youtube game movie video for the story and move on.
Jun 24, 2023
4
Horribly boring game with poor level design, weak weapons, and bullet sponge enemies. Nothing from the first game was fixed this time around. If you didn't like the first game you won't like this one.
Nov 11, 2021
4
The game is too hard. Enemies have aimbot. You die with 3-4 shots. And that's medium difficulty. Easy is too easy
SummaryAfter 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 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,... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
Initial Release Date:Nov 4, 2008
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Publisher:SCEA
