Resistance: Fall of Man (PlayStation 3)

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Description

In this first person shooter, the U.S. and Britain have had to band together to try and save Europe and Asia from the Chimera, a species that infects other life forms and turns them into mutants.

The player controls U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale, as he battles his way through hordes of the Chimera in an effort to save the world. In addition to the single player campaign, the game features co-op, split screen multiplayer and customizable online gameplay.

The motion sensor feature is also used in this game in order to help the player free themselves from their opponents grasp. Along with this the game has at least a dozen different weapons to utilize.

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Alternate Titles

• "Resistance: Jinrui Botsuraku no Hi" -- Japanese title
• "I-8" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Censored Japanese releases
• Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation 3
• Games made into books
• Games made into comics
• Japanese PlayStation 3 games with full English support
• Launch title: PlayStation 3 (Japan)
• Middleware: SpeedTree
• PlayStation 3 Essentials Range releases
• PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 3 Platinum Range releases
• Resistance series
• Setting: 1950s
• Setting: Church / Monastery
• Setting: City - London
• Software Pyramide releases

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Critic Reviews

GamerDad	Feb 21, 2007		100
Game Shark	Jan 04, 2007	A	100
Playstation Illustrated	Nov 21, 2006	93 out of 100	93
Worth Playing	Jan 08, 2007	9.1 out of 10	91
GameSpy	Nov 20, 2006		90
Futuregamez.net	Apr 12, 2007	90 out of 100	90
Gamesmania.de	Mar 28, 2007	84 out of 100	84
NZGamer	May 03, 2007	8 out of 10	80
GamesRadar	Nov 15, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Mansized	Apr 09, 2007		60

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Trivia

Controversy

The Church of England found the use of gunfights in one of the game's locations, the Manchester Cathedral, "a desecration" and asked to have the game pulled from the shelves. On June 9, 2007, they threatened legal action for featuring the building without permission and asked to have the game withdrawn, a public apology and a substantial donation. It eventually even became a question for UK prime minister Tony Blair in the Houses of Parliament.

Sony pointed out that historical buildings were often used in entertainment and eventually issued a public apology, without meeting the other demands.

Ironically, sales were proven to go up after the controversy and the game was nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy Video Game Award).

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2006 – #10 Console Game of the Year
  • 2006 – PS3 Game of the Year
  • 2006 – PS3 Game of the Year (Gamers' Vote)
  • 2006 – #4 Online Multiplayer Game of the Year
  • 2006 – PS3 Shooter of the Year
  • 2006 – PS3 Online Multiplayer Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
• Resistance: Fall of Man (Official website)
• Wikipedia (The Wikipedia article on Resistance: Fall of Man)