Resistance 2 is an upcoming Alternative History first person shooter video game in development by Insomniac Games and to be published by SCEA for the PlayStation 3.[3] The game is the sequel to the best selling PlayStation 3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man.

Overview
The game was officially announced in the February 2008 issue of Game Informer with a North American release of November 4th 2008 and a later announcement for a European and Australian release in November 2008.[4][2] The first teaser trailer had its debut during the April 11, 2008 edition of GameTrailers TV, which also told of a trailer featuring gameplay to arrive on June 13, 2008 only on GameTrailers.[5] Despite the claims of the marketing boss of SCE, Scott Steinberg, and SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida, Insomniac has not confirmed that the game will be put onto a 50GB Blu-ray DL.[6][7]

In Resistance 2, the Chimera have launched a full scale invasion on both the east and west coasts of the United States, with Nathan Hale joining "The Sentinels", a special task force group put together by the Special Research Project Administration (SRPA), who are also resistant to the Chimera virus. Hale will fight the Chimera through various locations in the United States as he fights the Chimera virus inside himself.

Gameplay
Resistance 2 will feature two campaigns. A single player campaign which will follow the story of Nathan Hale, and an up to eight player online co-operative (or two player split screen) campaign that will have a storyline running parallel to Hale's campaign. In the co-op campaign there will be three classes which are, medic, soldier and special ops, each different from each other. The player will then get to level up their characters to unlock new berserks, guns and clothing. A player can play as any three and will not lose any progress if they switch class. Both campaigns will also include boss-battles. One of the bosses is the Leviathan, a Godzilla-looking monster, which is the biggest boss, standing over 300 feet high.[8] The co-operative campaign will support up to 8 players online with classes including a medic class, a heavy weapons class, and a special ops class. The online multiplayer aspect of the game will support up to 60 players online in squad based groups in a mode called "skirmish".[9] The game will also feature 12 new Chimeran enemies, Three of which will be called the Chameleon (which can cloak itself completely, charge toward you, and kill the player in one hit) and the Grim (which is a melee fighter that attacks in hordes, similar to the Gray Jack in the first game). It will also feature an enemy known as the "Fury," a creature that lurks in the waters. During the E3 2008 trailer a new enemy was shown. This enemy is called the Ravager (which slaps the player and has a shield.). Also enemies like the Stalker will be returning with modifications. Plus the Hybrids will have advanced armor seen in some images. [10][11] There are ten currently known weapons in Resistance 2. These will be wielded in pairs instead of getting to choose from multiple weapons. The L23 Fareye, Bullseye, M5A2 Folsom Carbine, Auger, LAARK and Rossmore 236, will be returning with some new modifications. The XR-005 Hailstorm, however, will not be returning.[12] New weapons include a long range semi-automatic rifle called "The Marksman", a .44 Magnum revolver with explosive bullets as secondary fire, a Chaingun called the Wraith that has a secondary fire option that allows it to act as a shielded sentry gun, and "The Splicer", a rifle-like firearm with a large circular blade on the front which the player can rev up to launch deadly spinning and superheated blades that slice through multiple enemies.[13][14][15] Also announced by Ted Price is that Resistance 2 will support PS3 trophies when released. The online maps for Resistance 2 can be up to four times larger then the online maps of Resistance: Fall of Man. [16]

Plot
The plot is a direct continuation of the "Resistance: Fall of Man" storyline. The game begins from the ending of Resistance Fall of Man taking place just outside of London, England, with Hale walking through a snow covered field, armed with only a single grenade, when a "VTOL" Aircraft spots Sgt. Hale and lands to bring him to the Dan Aric Johnson - Air Force Base, Iceland, which may also be the "Special Research Project Administration", or "SRPA". When the VTOL lands the U.S. Special Ops Soldiers attempt to subdue Hale. When Hale willingly gives in and goes with the soldiers he is once again subdued, this time in the aircraft. Hale resists this time until one of the soldiers pulls out a pistol and is told to relax. Hale arrives at the base and discovers that there are others like him that are resistant, or at least semi-resistant, to the Chimeran virus. These men have been collected here from around the world, by SRPA, to help protect one of the few safe remaining countries. These men are called the Sentinels, a highly trained task force. At some point the base comes under attack by the Chimeran Forces. On May 13, 1953, the Chimera launch a full scale invasion of the United States [17], attacking with their huge aerial fleet of battleships, transports, and fighters on both the East and West coasts.

The plot of Resistance 2 will drop the third person narration and follow the role of Nathan Hale, who is now a lieutenant and leader of Echo squad, much more closely, as well as shedding new light on the Chimeran origins and goals.[18] Also Captain Rachel Parker will not be returning in Resistance 2 and the Cloven are involved in the war against the Chimera, but will not be in the United States.[8]


Locations
Resistance 2 will be set in the United States, although the first level takes place in Iceland. As of now, the only confirmed locations in the game are Chicago the Californian Redwoods; Orick, and San Francisco. San Francisco was revealed at E3 2008. During E3, Ted Price also revealed two new locations; Twin Falls, Idaho, and a Chimeran Warship (Which is most likely boarded during the San Francisco level.). Orick and Chicago have been the only online confirmed maps yet, and Orick will feature 4 map sizes and may include more. Due to a Logging Company situated in the Redwoods, the location "Scotia" had to be changed for legal reasons. The location is now known as Orick.

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