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Resistance 2 for PlayStation 3
Resistance 2 for PlayStation 3 is a first-person shooter in which Nathan Hale continues fighting the Chimera. After events in Britain, the war reaches America. Hale battles increasingly large attacks alongside other soldiers, while the infection in his own body remains important. You cross military sites and damaged cities, with combat alternating small groups and enormous enemies amid destruction on a larger scale.
You carry two weapons at once and choose which combination to take. A found weapon may offer a solution but also means leaving something else behind. Human firearms and Chimeran technology have different uses and secondary functions. Cover and distance determine when to switch or move on. The campaign uses these choices within a set mission sequence, not freely selected tasks on one large map.
Nathan Hale’s main campaign is played alone. Cooperation uses separate missions with their own roles; two local players can play them in split-screen, each with a PS3 controller. This is neither the main story with a second Hale nor eight players on one console. Original online services have ended. These local components are separate from historical promises of large online groups or working matchmaking.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Resistance 2 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Resistance 2
Insomniac Games developed Resistance 2, released by Sony for PlayStation 3 in 2008. After Fall of Man in Britain, the sequel chose America as its main battleground. Nathan Hale remained the protagonist, but his position in the war and the consequences of his infection received more attention. Scale grew beyond locations: the size of attacks and some enemies also became part of the campaign.
Cooperation was developed as a separate design. Players received roles such as Soldier, Special Ops and Medic, supporting one another through different tasks. The creators wanted more than extra characters in Hale’s story. This structure explains the cooperative missions’ separate progression. Meanwhile, the main campaign’s two-weapon system restricted equipment more than the first game’s broad weapon wheel, making newly found weapons a greater trade-off.
The original launch highlighted large online player counts, including eight-person network cooperation. Sony closed the official PS3 online services on 8 April 2014. Those figures describe the release’s history, not a current service. Resistance 3 followed in 2011 with Joseph Capelli, a different survival story and a broader arsenal again. Resistance 2 remains the middle chapter about Hale and the war’s expansion into America.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Resistance: Fall of Man introduces Hale and the Chimera in Britain on PS3. You carry more weapons and can share the main campaign locally. Resistance 2 moves towards America and keeps Hale’s story single-player, with separate cooperation. Following the same story route with a friend therefore works differently in the first game.
Resistance 3 chooses Joseph Capelli instead of Hale on PS3, making the journey more personal. The weapon wheel returns and health packs matter for survival. Resistance 2 limits you to two weapons and restores health after a respite. Cooperation also differs: three shares the main campaign, while two has separate cooperative missions.
Killzone 2 shows a PS3 invasion of Helghan rather than a Chimeran attack on America. Both main campaigns are solo with set missions. Killzone integrates first-person cover more closely with shooting. Resistance 2 instead offers unusual weapon effects and varied enemy types, prompting different choices when reading opponents.
Killzone 3 offers local cooperation in the same PS3 campaign you can play alone. Resistance 2 separates them and gives cooperation its own roles. Helghan’s war also has different landscapes and equipment, such as jetpacks. Both use large action scenes, but their cooperative rules and arsenals are not interchangeable.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare divides its PS3 story among military perspectives. Resistance 2 mainly follows Hale and his infection. Both combine directed missions with allied soldiers. Call of Duty 4 uses contemporary weapons and human opponents; Resistance draws variety from Chimeran technology, creatures and larger science-fiction threats.
