Resistance Fall of Man

Resistance: Fall of Man is a sci-fi first-person shooter developed exclusively for the PlayStation 3 by Insomniac Games. Play with the "human resistance" as Sgt. Nathan Hale in an alternate reality history of 1951. Hale and his human compatriots are fighting to stop an invasion of alien forces of the United Kingdom.

Fast Facts

1. Developer: Insomniac Games
2. Publisher: SCEA
3. Genre: First-person shooter
4. Modes: Single-player, co-op, multiplayer, and online multiplayer
5. ESRB rating: Mature (M)
6. Release date: November 14, 2006

Controversy

Months after the game's European release, the Church of England threatened legal action against Sony for featuring the interior of Manchester Cathedral without permission. ¹ Sony issued an apology on June 15, 2008, stating:

"We do not accept that there is any connection between contemporary issues of 21st Century Manchester and a work of science fiction in which a fictitious 1950s Britain is under attack by aliens. It is not our intention to cause offense by using a representation of Manchester Cathedral in chapter eight of the work. If we have done so we sincerely apologize."²

Reviews

Resistance: Fall of Man was released to generally positive reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 86% from Metacritic.³ It was also the recipient of multiple awards:

1. IGN's PlayStation 3 Game of the Year, 2006
2. IGN's PlayStation 3 Best First-Person Shooter, 2006
3. GameSpot's Winner of Best PlayStation 3, 2006
4. Gaming Informer's PlayStation 3 Game of the Year, 2006
5. GameSpy Gold Award

Pros

1. Excellent first person shooter design
2. Great weapons
3. Realistic environments
4. Replayable campaigns against aggressive, intelligent enemies
5. Fully featured multiplayer mode for up to 40 players⁴

Cons

1. Style and gameplay not original
2. Story and characters not fully developed
3. Two-player coop mode not available for online play⁴

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