Resistance 3

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2011
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 690 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 502 out of 690
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  3. Negative: 64 out of 690
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  1. Jordan23
    Sep 7, 2011
    9
    Nice shooter with fantastic graphic and good story. Many epic moments and a lot of adrenaline. Multiplayer game could be better but it still is great game. Good job Insomniac!
  2. Parag0N
    Sep 6, 2011
    7
    I rented this and purchased Dead Island and at first thought I made a bad decision but the more I play this the more I want to keep playing Dead Island. The game is not bad at all but it's the same old thing I've already played countless times before. So far this is just your standard FPS. I am about a quarter of the way through it and I'm growing bored to the point that I might not evenI rented this and purchased Dead Island and at first thought I made a bad decision but the more I play this the more I want to keep playing Dead Island. The game is not bad at all but it's the same old thing I've already played countless times before. So far this is just your standard FPS. I am about a quarter of the way through it and I'm growing bored to the point that I might not even finish it. I just keep going back to Dead Island because it's something new and different and the co-op is awesome. All I can say for this is guns are pretty cool and the levels/graphics are solid. It's fun but nothing you haven't seen at least a dozen times already.… Expand
  3. TrevZ
    Sep 10, 2011
    10
    I don't understand how it has a user score of 5.6, and yet almost all reviews are positive... I guess Xbots got bored that they havent had a new great game in a couple months, but anyways this game is fantastic, the ending could've been better, but overall an amazing package that has a great story, guns, multiplayer and split-screen.
  4. Johnnybronc
    Sep 13, 2011
    10
    Refreshing story driven fps that adds a human quality lcking in most. Guns are always a strong point with insomniac and here is no change. Best resistance so far!
  5. datruff
    Oct 5, 2011
    7
    I dont know what it was about the first title but neither of the followups could match them. I do admit this one is much better than the second one and that it is still fun as a FPS fan but dont expect to go to bed thinking about the next time your going to get to play. Graphics were average as well as the story. Epicness does not resonate within this game. I would recommend this gameI dont know what it was about the first title but neither of the followups could match them. I do admit this one is much better than the second one and that it is still fun as a FPS fan but dont expect to go to bed thinking about the next time your going to get to play. Graphics were average as well as the story. Epicness does not resonate within this game. I would recommend this game to FPS fans who dont have anything else on their list.… Expand
  6. MoltingCrow
    Sep 18, 2011
    9
    Another great game from Insomniac. The story of Resistance 3 is pretty straight forward but its still great. The game play is better than ever with changes like the return of the weapon wheel and the ability to upgrade weapons. The graphics aren't the best the PS3 has to offer but they work great for the world the series represents. I'll admit it would have been nice if the campaign was aAnother great game from Insomniac. The story of Resistance 3 is pretty straight forward but its still great. The game play is better than ever with changes like the return of the weapon wheel and the ability to upgrade weapons. The graphics aren't the best the PS3 has to offer but they work great for the world the series represents. I'll admit it would have been nice if the campaign was a little longer and the ending is a little disappointing. But all complaints aside, nothing is going to stop me from recommending this game. I truly hope we get to see more Resistance games (For PS3, not Vita) in the future.… Expand
  7. Krosidian
    Nov 4, 2011
    9
    As a person who has played the entire Resistance series, I can easily say that Resistance 3 is the best in the series. The campaign, although a little short (took me around 6 hours to complete it), is fantastic. Some of moments in the campaign are just plain epic and are extremely memorable. The graphics are pretty good and color schemes are used successfully in portraying the mood of theAs a person who has played the entire Resistance series, I can easily say that Resistance 3 is the best in the series. The campaign, although a little short (took me around 6 hours to complete it), is fantastic. Some of moments in the campaign are just plain epic and are extremely memorable. The graphics are pretty good and color schemes are used successfully in portraying the mood of the game; however, they aren't as good as Uncharted's, Killzone's or God of War's graphics when they probably should be on that level by now (it is the third game in the series after all). The game is a little too easy on the easier difficulties and there are some bugs but if that is a problem, then turn up the difficulty. The bugs aren't a big deal and I haven't encountered them too much. A cooperative campaign mode returns from Resistance: Fall of Man but I didn't find it as fun as R:FOM when playing with another person. There were also a few issues in the gameplay in coop but I believe that they have been fixed through updates. I wish that the extremely fun coop mode from Resistance 2 would return but I understand that Insomniac wanted to really focus the game to make the best experience they could.

    In my opinion, the multiplayer in Resistance 3 is top notch. It is completely customizable to your play style through perks and weapons upgrades. R:FOM had fantastic multiplayer and Resistance 2's was alright as well but I love the small matches in Resistance 3. Especially after the updates have gotten rid of all the lag and framerate issues as well as improved balance in weapons and perks/abilities. While not perfect, Resistance 3 is a great game, even to those who don't follow the series, and in my opinion is worth at least one play through. It is a shame that this great game has been overlooked by the other juggernauts that have been released this year.    … Expand
  8. ShunOugarden
    Dec 5, 2018
    4
    DANGER ! The update of the game corrupted the ps3... be very carefull. The update create a "corrupted data", and it's no easy to retrieve the system. I don't want to redo the installation but there is a solution.
    First : Install the game without the patch (push O to cancel), play the intro of the game. Second : re-launch the game and accept the update.
  9. Nilotec
    Sep 15, 2011
    4
    It's not often that I feel the need to write a review about a game but I did this time because my expectations were so high for Insomniac on the handling of this and it ended up falling FAR below my expectations. The campaign side of the game is solid but not particularly innovating. If the game were that alone I would rate this a solid 7 and maybe even an 8... but throw in the completeIt's not often that I feel the need to write a review about a game but I did this time because my expectations were so high for Insomniac on the handling of this and it ended up falling FAR below my expectations. The campaign side of the game is solid but not particularly innovating. If the game were that alone I would rate this a solid 7 and maybe even an 8... but throw in the complete mess of multiplayer and I can't help but rate that portion as a 1 or even a big fat ZERO. As sad as it may be in the FPS world today multiplayer is the big determining factor for replayability but this just seemed like 2 steps back from R2. If you feel like you can just jump right in and play the multiplayer you are in for a shock. Get ready to see beautiful scenery and bright flashes of light, color, and skills that can blow your mind and probably confuse you until you can create your custom load out with the video demos of what each thing does. Insomniac couldn't be bothered to print the descriptions of each skill in the manual so for the first few levels you'll be completely lost on what each thing does unless you research it online or watch the demos. Unfortunately, the pretty scenery doesnt get you anywhere when the gameplay is so lacking. The main issue I find is that the lag is insane. To make this worse it's not network lag, it's graphical lag. The PS3 just simply cannot handle all the flashes and effects when 3 or more players are congregated in close proximity. You can forget about getting a bead on someone's head while aiming down the sights with anything but the sniper rifle due to the jerky movements and lost frames when your PS3 is chugging along trying to put everything in it's proper place. You think that person you've unloaded your entire carbine clip into is standing in front of you but really they've already one shotted you from the side by an atomizer or shotgun.

    That brings up the second major issue. There is VERY little skill involved with the gameplay and has more to do with the dedication of time getting past that low level grind so you can get weapons that will utterly demolish people. I can't even count the number of times I have died without understanding how it happened. I will see and hear no gunfire, receive no warning, and be immediately dead due to either a glitch or a skill/weapon that gives an enormous advantage over lower level players. Can you imagine sitting there with a weapon that can take up to 30 shots to kill someone versus another player that is invisible, undetectable by radar, shielded, and is carrying multiple one shot kill weapons or can see you and fire through walls? All this said the game has potential to be fixed through updates. Its impressive to look at and with a little tweak in balancing my review could be seriously re-evaluated. In doing research online a lot of the people that played the beta and other pre-finalized versions stated the frame rate issues were not nearly as bad but still present.

    Pros - Beautiful to look at.
    Creative weaponry and skills.
    Good, Solid story.

    Cons - Graphical lag via lost frames.
    No explanation of multiplayer skills from the beginning.
    Unbalanced weaponry and skills.    … Expand
  10. bobbyb43
    Sep 22, 2011
    1
    WOW, this game is just plain awful! What a steaming pile. This series has fallen off a long way. The story is a pathetic attempt. The graphic are dated. The game play is nothing but rip offs from a half dozen far better shooters. This thing is so full of bugs and unpolished that it's hard to even play the game at times. The multiplayer, yea if you can even call it that is unpolished andWOW, this game is just plain awful! What a steaming pile. This series has fallen off a long way. The story is a pathetic attempt. The graphic are dated. The game play is nothing but rip offs from a half dozen far better shooters. This thing is so full of bugs and unpolished that it's hard to even play the game at times. The multiplayer, yea if you can even call it that is unpolished and boring. You can't find anyone playing either. I imagine this is going to get worse with the release of Gears of War 3 followed by three other real shooters coming out soon. Insomniac is supposed to be coming out with a patch soon to fix the crippling bugs, but I won't be around to see it, this train wreck of a game is getting returned today. I think I'm done with Insomniac games, if this piece of garbage is the best they can come with.… Expand
  11. GamingJerk
    Sep 9, 2011
    5
    As a huge fan of Resistance 1 and 2 I would like to offer a word of advice to those on the fence--this is a crippled sequel lacking many of the unique and innovative qualities that help Resistance stand at (or near) the front of the line of console shooters!

    Story-- I would like to say, "What story?" and leave it at that--but it probably wouldn't help anyone. The first 2 Resistance games    As a huge fan of Resistance 1 and 2 I would like to offer a word of advice to those on the fence--this is a crippled sequel lacking many of the unique and innovative qualities that help Resistance stand at (or near) the front of the line of console shooters!

    Story--
    I would like to say, "What story?" and leave it at that--but it probably wouldn't help anyone. The first 2 Resistance games are more about the alien invasion than the main character Hale--kind of like Predator and Alien. Each game took us deeper into the Chimeran world and way of thinking. Not R3. You gain little to no new information about the Chimeran race. If anything, you gain more questions and they're not provoking enough to warrant answers.

    They attempt a more "personal" story about a man conflicted between being with his family and saving the human race from inevitable destruction. I mean, I think that's what they're going for. Really, it's just a bunch of melodramatic "We have to find the power cell to get to New York" junk that couldn't keep a five year-old entertained. Half the dialog is, "Open that door."

    The ending is horribly anti-climatic. I think something "big" happened, but since the game felt so small the entire time I hardly noticed. As a matter of fact--I'm not so sure we accomplished what we set out to do. If Resistance 1 and 2 are to be considered Books in the epic saga that is Resistance, than R3 is a 32 page comic book subplot that we'd all be better off not reading.

    Graphics--
    There's definitely some interesting effects going on here but the camera is too "zoomed" in to make your environment manageable. I often got lost in small rooms because I couldn't get a wide enough view to grasp my surroundings. It's not a big problem unless you play two player--where the screen is already cropped. Ultimately, this game isn't the prettiest nor the ugliest. Gameplay--
    The game is practically glitch free. I say that because it's not really impressive. It's a shooter and that's it. You run to this room--shoot everything there. Run to the next room--shoot everything there. This would be fine if each room offered unique and interesting gunfights like Resistance 2 but most the time it's pretty standard. Also, half the game is just walking in areas void of enemies or objectives. I think these were supposed to be moments for us to take in the post-apocalyptic, 1950s USA--but it really just reminded me how little this game has to offer. The first two levels of Resistance 2 had more interesting fights and situations than R3's entire campaign mode.

    And what about bosses? Sure, they weren't wildly innovative in R2 but they were interesting enough to warrant inclusion. If I remember correctly, there's only 2 real boss fights in R3 and they're against the same creature.

    Multiplayer--
    Honestly, I only played for about five minutes. Seeing as I'm a huge fan of Battlefield I'm not sure how simple 8-on-8 is going to keep my attention. But my complaint is not what this online multiplayer is like--it's what it's lacking. Notably the 8-player co-op mode from Resistance 2. Maybe you didn't like it but I loved it. If you're fan of Left 4 Dead or Borderlands--like myself--than surely you can appreciate the added value of having such a mode with this game. I was quite shocked they excluded it as it was the primary feature I was looking forward to. Then I saw Insomniac's teaser trailer for their multiplatform game. It happens to be a class-based, co-op shooter very much inspired by what they did in R2. That's not very nice Insomniac.

    Ultimately I feel cheated. This is one of the few sequels I've seen that so heavily scrapped features that were popular and successful in previous iterations. It appears Insomniac trusted dedicated fans to blindly purchase this game--almost like Guitar Hero sequel--while resources were focused on their new IP. If you're not convinced by me at least rent before you buy. Don't worry about the online pass as it's hardly worth the free code that comes with a new copy.

    This is the last Insomniac game I'll buy. Maybe Sony will give the franchise to Ready at Dawn??    … Expand
  12. LimeWarrior
    Sep 12, 2011
    5
    Brings nothing new to the table. The single player campaign kept reminding me of other shooters. Too often i had the feeling: "this feels like Gears of War." "this area is like Half-Life" "this reminds me of Crysis" "these weapons are like bioshock or fallout" "This scene is reminiscent of Call of Duty." The gameplay is entertaining, if a bit flat. However, it is a bit broken, and youBrings nothing new to the table. The single player campaign kept reminding me of other shooters. Too often i had the feeling: "this feels like Gears of War." "this area is like Half-Life" "this reminds me of Crysis" "these weapons are like bioshock or fallout" "This scene is reminiscent of Call of Duty." The gameplay is entertaining, if a bit flat. However, it is a bit broken, and you will run into a handful of amusing glitches. No game breaking moments for me, but you may need to reload if the glitch is bad enough.

    The story is sub par, unfortunately. The characters are whiny and uninteresting. The plot is cut and paste alien invasion sci-fi. On the plus side, the fact that the protagonist is married with a son is interesting. You don't often see a family man in games.

    Do you need a somewhat entertaining diversion this weekend? Rent or borrow it. I'm glad I did.    … Expand
  13. ONT77
    Sep 17, 2011
    9
    R3 includes the best bits of R1 and R2 plus an improved storyline. The action, gameplay and graphics are pretty much flawless. As I'm not into multiplayer I can't say anything about that part, but the single player campaign is some of the greatest fun I've had on my PS3 this year.
  14. Sceptic
    Sep 8, 2011
    6
    A mediocre FPS that desperately wants to be Half-Life 2.This game fails to inspire on all counts.Graphics,sound and story are all dull.Enemies are among the most forgettable I've ever seen.Played Blacksite or Quake?Then you've seen these baddies before.The weapons are average at best.A good length campaign and fairly tight controls can't save this disappoinment from being binned.
  15. xPyroMatt
    Feb 15, 2012
    3
    The series has really crashed and burned, culminating in this terrible end to the trilogy. The single player, while fun on occasion, is fairly short, and not even remotely challenging. The "advanced" AI advertised before release is particularly disappointing. The biggest disappointment from the single player is the ending, which takes a mere minute and follows a cookie-cutter happyThe series has really crashed and burned, culminating in this terrible end to the trilogy. The single player, while fun on occasion, is fairly short, and not even remotely challenging. The "advanced" AI advertised before release is particularly disappointing. The biggest disappointment from the single player is the ending, which takes a mere minute and follows a cookie-cutter happy ending formula. The multiplayer abandons anything unique it had and adds a bunch of gimmicks like loadouts, killstreaks, and perks. Gone are the days of Resistance: Fall of Man when the multiplayer was something unique and incredibly fun. Resistance 3 even loses the one saving grace from Resistance 2's multiplayer component, the 8 player co-op. Overall just a disappointing experience, even though I went into it with already low expectations.… Expand
  16. Jolu42
    Oct 29, 2011
    5
    Resistance 3 reeks of mediocrity. I beat part 1 and 2 and enjoyed them at the time of release. Maybe I was expecting too much, but usually PS3 exclusives are high-quality games. It was average in every way. Average graphics, sound, and average enemy AI. If you're a hardcore Resistance fan then pick it up, if not, wait til it's in the bargain bin.
  17. Syro
    Oct 8, 2011
    6
    Underwhelming for a franchise. Outdated in this day of filmic FPS games. Not the worst game of the year, but a fairly limp way to end the Trilogy. Graphics left much to the imagination.
  18. JBo796
    Dec 17, 2011
    1
    Wow..this game just could not live up to modern shooters. From a single player perspective...it was OUTDATED! The only good thing about this game, is the promo commercial Kevin Butler did for it.
  19. Dreddi1
    Sep 12, 2011
    10
    Metacritic and Xbots are trolling this amazing game. Metacritic does not realize(or will not realize) that the game have scored over thirty 9/10-10/10 scores, because only 13 of them are featured on the site. When it comes to the eight idiotic 7/10 reviews though, they sure can find them all! Last time I ever set a foot on this pathetic channel. 10/10 in my book. You mad, bro?
  20. initialmender4
    Sep 13, 2011
    9
    I have played through this entire game and played five hours of multiplayer and i can honestly say this is best game that i have ever played. bringing back the weapon wheel was a very good move on insomniac's part. the plot of the game is possibly the best in the series apart from what i consider a pretty weak ending. the addition of upgrading weapons is also a welcome change and at timesI have played through this entire game and played five hours of multiplayer and i can honestly say this is best game that i have ever played. bringing back the weapon wheel was a very good move on insomniac's part. the plot of the game is possibly the best in the series apart from what i consider a pretty weak ending. the addition of upgrading weapons is also a welcome change and at times in the game i ignored what would be a smart weapon to use in the situation so i could level up a weapon i really liked. the pacing of the story was great and it was nice to see the remnants of humanity still fighting the chimera. the graphics aren't the best ever seen on the playstation 3 but are the best i have seen in the series multiplayer was also a lot of fun, all of the weapons had advantages and disadvantages and none felt over or underpowered. the perks and kill streaks that are included don't fell like call of duty rip offs but are unique.… Expand
  21. cyclekarl
    Nov 23, 2012
    0
    I really enjoyed the first game fall of man,the story was good you knew what to do and where to go,it looked nice was atmospheric and played really well,then the sequel came and everything that was good about the original went out the window to be replaced with a tedious trial and error game where you died every 10 seconds because enemies would just spawn out of nowhere all around you, andI really enjoyed the first game fall of man,the story was good you knew what to do and where to go,it looked nice was atmospheric and played really well,then the sequel came and everything that was good about the original went out the window to be replaced with a tedious trial and error game where you died every 10 seconds because enemies would just spawn out of nowhere all around you, and you'd be lost as to what do do and where to go,but you did occasionally get allies and hints but it was still very confusing at times,then number 3 games along which the reviews said brought back most of what was good about the original,well they were lying because the only thing bought back is the weapons wheel and everything else about it is more of the second game but even worse,this is one incredibly tedious game riddled with trial and error game-play,they do attempt to tell the story a bit,but it's lame and makes little sense as it doesn't tie in with the other games,it seams the developer unlike people in general hasn't learned from it's mistakes,but they probably don't care once they have your money,so more fool me for buying this P.O.S of a game,I'd say it's not even worth a rent,I am not sure about the multi-player,but the campaign is very bad in deed.… Expand
  22. Hullspawn
    Jan 5, 2013
    9
    I picked this up cheap because I wanted to try out a 3D shooter on my new telly and I was blown away, not just by how pretty this game looks in 3D but by how tense the gameplay was and the incredible atmosphere that ran throughout the campaign. This is without a doubt my favourite resistance game and if anyone wants to play an FPS that gets away from the none stop shooting and actuallyI picked this up cheap because I wanted to try out a 3D shooter on my new telly and I was blown away, not just by how pretty this game looks in 3D but by how tense the gameplay was and the incredible atmosphere that ran throughout the campaign. This is without a doubt my favourite resistance game and if anyone wants to play an FPS that gets away from the none stop shooting and actually makes the effort to draw you into it's world then definitely give this game a go... Also if your lucky enough to have a 3D telly then you've really proffed :D… Expand
  23. awesome_eggy
    Sep 18, 2011
    10
    bargain bin with KZ3 next month.awful game.another flop from sony. how many is that? will this hit 900000 sales?lol. doubt it. everything about this game is just average.
  24. WanyaRolf
    Mar 6, 2014
    8
    A Fantastic game. To this days (2014) it is one of the best shooters in ps3. It is intense, engaging, a very good story, great graphics, great weapons. And it is diverse and fun to play. Every time (since the first one) something is going on in the game. There is not a dull moment. By the way, the whole Resistance series stands as one of the best exclusives ever realeased for the Playstation.
  25. ThommyMac
    Sep 22, 2011
    8
    The 1st Resistance was a masterpiece on every level, particularly the supporting story and back stories. I was a little disappointed with the 2nd Resistance but it was still great. I was worried when I popped this baby in. Those worries were unfounded. Resistance got its groove back! I am not an huge fan of on-line play, so I have nothing to say, good or bad, about that angle. I popped itThe 1st Resistance was a masterpiece on every level, particularly the supporting story and back stories. I was a little disappointed with the 2nd Resistance but it was still great. I was worried when I popped this baby in. Those worries were unfounded. Resistance got its groove back! I am not an huge fan of on-line play, so I have nothing to say, good or bad, about that angle. I popped it in and played from start to finish. I am going to play co-op with a friend on the other side of the planet to test it's allegedly unique form of keeping players in sync. Even if that turns out to be a dud, I am still happy with the game.… Expand
  26. tomfrumtarn
    Sep 13, 2011
    9
    I'm still currently playing through the game, but so far I'm very impressed, which is something I wasn't with Resistance 2. This game carries more variety through the campaign, I've been rushing through the ruins of cities avoiding 100ft tall bosses to sneaking through swamps picking off enemy snipers to just having a simple shoot out with a stalker. I love the gore too, but thats just aI'm still currently playing through the game, but so far I'm very impressed, which is something I wasn't with Resistance 2. This game carries more variety through the campaign, I've been rushing through the ruins of cities avoiding 100ft tall bosses to sneaking through swamps picking off enemy snipers to just having a simple shoot out with a stalker. I love the gore too, but thats just a personal preference. If you shoot something in the head with a sniper rifle that head should explode, and thats just what happens! The multiplayer side I think is an improvement also, getting rid of the silly 60 player battles for smaller 16 player matches is a good thing, I've managed to pull off a couple of good games and enjoyed them, something I can't remember doing on Resistance 2..… Expand
  27. BrendanUng
    Sep 18, 2011
    9
    Resistance 3 is a beautiful game. The graphics are nice and pretty. The gameplay is the best and something that no other game can replicate. I was kinda worried of Joseph Capelli becoming the new protagonist of the series but after finishing the game. Joe does pull through, THANK GOD! The guns in this game is madness! Cooperative is a blast! Playing with a friend, killing a bunch ofResistance 3 is a beautiful game. The graphics are nice and pretty. The gameplay is the best and something that no other game can replicate. I was kinda worried of Joseph Capelli becoming the new protagonist of the series but after finishing the game. Joe does pull through, THANK GOD! The guns in this game is madness! Cooperative is a blast! Playing with a friend, killing a bunch of Chimera. Sounds awesome, right? Multiplayer is another amazing feature that give fans many good reasons to come back and play Resistance 3 for another 20-30 hours. But i was disappointed with how they ended the story (NO spoiler alerts). But the ending felt really weak and rushed. But the campaign is still amazing and is the best from the series. At the end of the day, I recommend Resistance 3 to all of the fans of the series or new comers. And anybody who wants to play an amazing first person shooter. So I give Resistance 3 a "9".… Expand
  28. TomBcfc89
    Sep 23, 2011
    9
    First of all this game is the best in the series by an absolute country mile, the graphics are superb, its nice and colourful and so much nicer than the first two again. In cutscenes especially you can see the likeness to Killzone 3 in terms of graphical beauty. The gameplay is really smooth, its nice and easy to shoot and use the secondary fire of weapons (I love the Bullseye!) as well asFirst of all this game is the best in the series by an absolute country mile, the graphics are superb, its nice and colourful and so much nicer than the first two again. In cutscenes especially you can see the likeness to Killzone 3 in terms of graphical beauty. The gameplay is really smooth, its nice and easy to shoot and use the secondary fire of weapons (I love the Bullseye!) as well as moving about. The multiplayer is nice, takes quite a few bullets to kill someone which is annoying but the perks and killstreaks are cool and unique. Overall im extremely pleased with the 3rd Resistance and i hope they make a 4th! The story doesnt give an ending which makes you think 'oh thats it then' so i expect a 4th Resistance!… Expand
  29. Cruella
    Sep 14, 2011
    9
    Enjoyed this game thoroughly. Better than R1 and 2 in my estimation. Good story line and edge of your seat excitement. Buy it with confidence - I couldn't put the controller down. Moreover, I thought it was more exciting than Killzone 3 (heresy?). The battles just keep piling it on. A good time.
  30. UnemployedGamer
    Sep 19, 2011
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Third Times A Charmsâ… Expand
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 91 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 91
  3. Negative: 0 out of 91
  1. Gamestyle
    Mar 12, 2012
    70
    They say the show must go on and in the Resistance world there are still questions to be answered, but the disappointing nature of this third instalment and its failure to deliver at retail most likely means this is the last release in the series. Perhaps such an end is the best option all round.
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  2. GameCritics
    Dec 19, 2011
    90
    Resistance 3 does plenty. It's beautiful, thrilling, and-quite unexpectedly-contains one of the most memorable campaigns this side of Halo and Half-Life. In a year full of Sony-branded disappointments, Insomniac has produced an absolute gem.
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  3. DarkStation
    Dec 16, 2011
    80
    As a conclusion to the franchise (no doubt pending an awkwardly justified fourth game and spin-offs), Resistance 3 manages to send it off as gracefully as possible.
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