Resistance: Fall of Man

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 892 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 641 out of 892
  2. Mixed: 166 out of 892
  3. Negative: 85 out of 892
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  1. legioncritic
    Nov 13, 2012
    7
    Pretty generic and can be a little frustrating at times but overall it's a pretty decent experience. Graphics shine when in and around chimera structures, otherwise, they can look pretty bland and ugly. Guns are the highlight of this game and enemy AI are surprisingly smart. At a 8$ price tag, i recommend it.
  2. NikoNPHG
    May 27, 2013
    7
    This was the first FPS i ever played. At that time i found it amazing. I will now give a honest review. So it is pretty much a basic shooter. You have a gun and have to move forward and shoot every alien there is in your way. And then there is some special levels where you have to control a tank. Or other things. You get new guns with new special abilities and you can carry all the guns.This was the first FPS i ever played. At that time i found it amazing. I will now give a honest review. So it is pretty much a basic shooter. You have a gun and have to move forward and shoot every alien there is in your way. And then there is some special levels where you have to control a tank. Or other things. You get new guns with new special abilities and you can carry all the guns. The story is the standard the aliens are taking over the world story and the person you play as have a strange connection to them that we all know so well. So what makes me give it a 7 out of 10? Well, the atmosphere is very good. In the game there is some levels where you are alone. And the dark corridors and creepy music fits the game very well at those points of the game... Actually the music and the atmospher just fits the game in general. And the enemy variation is great. I loved and still love how there suddenly comes a new enemy out you've never seen before and have to kill. There was some awesome scary moments where some slow enemys could come up behind you and jump in your face. But i did also feel that there was to few if them. One of the things i loved most of the game was that there was a coop mode. So you could play the cool campaing with one of your friends. There is also a multiplayer mode but it is not really that good. It was just to out dated. But i did love playing vs mode with my friends. Pretty much multiplayer just only with you and your friends.… Expand
  3. jelikey
    Sep 4, 2015
    7
    this game is good shooter. while game playing, i always feel tense sense. but, for me, normal difficulty is too difficulty. so i have to many time retry.
  4. cromagnon
    Aug 11, 2010
    7
    Whilst it adds entirely nothing new in terms of gameplay mechanics - what do you expect from a genre so unambiguously entitled 'FPS'? - the overriding notion of the impending desolation of Earth is as refreshing as the genuinely hopeless fight through a ruined United Kingdom. Bonus points for pissing off the Church of England with its Manchester Cathedral sceneWhilst it adds entirely nothing new in terms of gameplay mechanics - what do you expect from a genre so unambiguously entitled 'FPS'? - the overriding notion of the impending desolation of Earth is as refreshing as the genuinely hopeless fight through a ruined United Kingdom. Bonus points for pissing off the Church of England with its Manchester Cathedral scene (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6736809.stm).… Expand
  5. Strike2
    Jun 8, 2013
    6
    This game is funny and I mean that in its hard to think of the reason why its getting a 6/10. It has all the ideas for a great shooter and in many places it is and its alot of fun. The Chimera are a good enemy idea and can occasionally give you a jump plus the weapons are creative aswell. The story is ok but not brilliant but the biggest let down is probably just some sections of the gameThis game is funny and I mean that in its hard to think of the reason why its getting a 6/10. It has all the ideas for a great shooter and in many places it is and its alot of fun. The Chimera are a good enemy idea and can occasionally give you a jump plus the weapons are creative aswell. The story is ok but not brilliant but the biggest let down is probably just some sections of the game which are sort of boring I suppose. Nathan Hale isn't very interesting here and some levels aren't designed well. A good game but not brilliant… Expand
  6. rotku
    Jun 17, 2011
    6
    Good concept and storyline but it's a case of been there done that. Nothing new in this game to separate it from the rest. Worth a play through but wouldn't be going back for more.
  7. Mako5
    Feb 26, 2012
    6
    This game was decent. Fun, but not very appealing. When it first came out it seemed pretty cool, then slowly grew boring and dull. Story just seemed disappointing. Wouldn't recommend it.
  8. wesker2012
    May 28, 2012
    6
    This game was okay ,nothing special.
  9. HaterOfHaters
    Oct 20, 2017
    5
    The game is not bad but loses a lot because of its control. You can not run, you can barely cover yourself, and the target accuracy is a disaster. Otherwise a normal story where the hero saves the world from an alien invasion
  10. Meth-dude
    Mar 29, 2015
    6
    Weird campaign,disappointing graphics,bad controls and a glitchy multiplayer are the reasons Resistance : Fall of Man is not that good of a game.But,I have to give the game credit for the original and interesting story.
  11. schlittmehr
    Sep 14, 2008
    5
    I really dont understand how this game can have a higher user rating than a game like gta 4! Its not a bad game, but what it is is very average, people sometimes put it on a par with halo 3, which i would agree with, but then halo 3 is really very average too! Resistance is a mediocre fps in a sea of mediocre fps's, i wont say it wasnt worth the money, but thats mainly because i only I really dont understand how this game can have a higher user rating than a game like gta 4! Its not a bad game, but what it is is very average, people sometimes put it on a par with halo 3, which i would agree with, but then halo 3 is really very average too! Resistance is a mediocre fps in a sea of mediocre fps's, i wont say it wasnt worth the money, but thats mainly because i only spent 18 quid on it! The gameplay has some nice moments, and the addition of 2 player coop is helpful as its something lacking in other fps titles.… Expand
  12. skeith
    Jul 21, 2012
    5
    This game was decent, it has no unique story, no special weapons, no cool cut scenes, no great graphics, no nothing special. Seriously, it is not a good game nor a bad one. If you can, just rent the game, finish it and return it. It is short.
  13. 35310c0
    Aug 27, 2011
    5
    Graphics are ok but overall game seems repetitive. AI is a joke, not a great game I guess. Played just the demo though. However, I'll definitely sequel seems much better. Maybe I'll buy the special edition that comes with both games just in case, apparently multiplayer is awesome.... ya right!
  14. MarcF.
    Oct 20, 2007
    6
    Very very average game. by itself its a decent game, but when you match it up with other competing next gen games, it really isnt good at all. the graphics are okay, maybe on par with half life 2 which came out in 2003. no character development, horrible story, but ok its a shooter. however, some things are inexcusable for a next gen game. the enemy ai is completely retarded, and the game Very very average game. by itself its a decent game, but when you match it up with other competing next gen games, it really isnt good at all. the graphics are okay, maybe on par with half life 2 which came out in 2003. no character development, horrible story, but ok its a shooter. however, some things are inexcusable for a next gen game. the enemy ai is completely retarded, and the game is very repetitive. playstation 3 is really going down the tubes if this is the killer app. i see a lot of fanboys giving it a 10, but i really do not think it deserves anywhere near that score, even as a ps3 owner. you guys need to wake up and play the good games out there. get halo 3, gears of war, the orange box, graw 2, lost planet, oblivion, dead rising, crackdown, the outfit. try something original, this game is stale, and mutliplayer is lame. ok 40 players but it sucks. from personal experience, if youre a serious gamer looking to pick up a console, save your money and get a 360 cuz theres no good multiplayer gaems out on the ps3 yet. and the unified friends list / achievements across all games seal the deal. my 2 cents.… Expand
  15. Bear
    Mar 23, 2007
    5
    Average, average, average. Does nothing to move this most stagnant of genres forwards. All the PlayStation worshiping casual gamers will think it's the second coming, but it really is lagging behind many of the big-name shooters we've seen over the past few years.
  16. LiboW.
    Mar 5, 2007
    5
    My opinion may not do the ENTIRE game justice, but just playing it for 2 days at my friend's house, the game gave me a mediocre "another-one-of-those" FPS feelings (like how prey used innovative weapons and gravity but still fell short). The only reason I'm voting here is that, there's something very fishy about these grammatically correct, perfectly capitalized, My opinion may not do the ENTIRE game justice, but just playing it for 2 days at my friend's house, the game gave me a mediocre "another-one-of-those" FPS feelings (like how prey used innovative weapons and gravity but still fell short). The only reason I'm voting here is that, there's something very fishy about these grammatically correct, perfectly capitalized, back-of-the-box descriptive "reviews". Smells of SCEA....… Expand
  17. PeterW.
    Nov 20, 2006
    5
    The graphics are mediocre at best and the game play was not very interesting.
  18. JacoboT.
    Dec 18, 2007
    5
    This game is horrible. Nothing makes it stand out. It pales in comparison to most FPS's. Its graphics are nothing special. this is a reason not to buy a PS3, Gears of War is much better than Resistance: Fall of Man, graphicly and 150% gameplay. I expected more from this game, but it sucked, not even worth renting.
  19. Matthias
    Sep 29, 2007
    6
    These 10 out of 10 reviews dont make too much sense to me. Well for sure this game isnt the worsed game ever, but still it isnt really good. Just another Fps kind game you most likely want to get second hand or budget, than play and re-sell it. Well 6 out of 10 from me, mediocre rating for something i felt to be a mediocre game.
  20. ChewySmokey
    Aug 27, 2010
    5
    It was a pretty generic game and felt pretty damn unpolished in terms of gameplay and mechanics. The story was pretty interesting and the campaign is pretty long, but the narrative made playing the game a painfully long experience. As mentioned, the gameplay is generic and very repetitive, compounded with the poor narrative makes the single player experience tolerable for about 3 hours. AsIt was a pretty generic game and felt pretty damn unpolished in terms of gameplay and mechanics. The story was pretty interesting and the campaign is pretty long, but the narrative made playing the game a painfully long experience. As mentioned, the gameplay is generic and very repetitive, compounded with the poor narrative makes the single player experience tolerable for about 3 hours. As for multiplayer, I had not played it, so I cannot comment on that.… Expand
  21. god-amaterasu
    Sep 19, 2010
    7
    Resistance Fall of Man (RES) is a good game, no doubt. Above all the features online are perfects, no track of lag or problem. If you play with your friends, RES will conquer you. But the campaign isn't so good as the online: the checkpoints are very very distant and the story doesn't appear so intriguing. But, all things considered, we are talking about a good game.
  22. Inuit_Dude
    Mar 13, 2011
    6
    this game was pretty good when i played it the first time though but is a chore to go through again and good graphics cant make up for the lack of replay value and there is no one online with this game any more so there is no point in buying it. borrow from a friend or rent it
  23. FalconPunch
    Oct 6, 2011
    5
    Granted, this is a launch title and it's now 2011, and we've been spoiled with call of duty and the like, but I found this to be worthy of a 5/10. I won't hate on the story, its the reason I bought it, I love the alternate history stuff. Its the GAMEPLAY. Horrible. Felt cartoonish, slow moving enemy bullets, poor AI animation, useless friendly AI. At no point did I get sucked in, theGranted, this is a launch title and it's now 2011, and we've been spoiled with call of duty and the like, but I found this to be worthy of a 5/10. I won't hate on the story, its the reason I bought it, I love the alternate history stuff. Its the GAMEPLAY. Horrible. Felt cartoonish, slow moving enemy bullets, poor AI animation, useless friendly AI. At no point did I get sucked in, the gunplay was too bad. In COD or nearly any other fps, you get sucked in and forget you're holding a controller. Not here. Ruined a good idea with a VERY mediocre game. :-[ I will play through the rest to play the sequels because I love the idea of this universe so much. Hope the sequels are better. MUCH better.… Expand
  24. sityoazzdown
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    Meh. Repetitive, just another mindless shootemup. The story was interesting at first, but became stale as the story progresses. The weapons were meh, the enemies were meh. The gameplay was ok, but nothing special. The lack of online for resistance has stopped me from buying future iterations of this franchise. Shame, the online looks great from what I've seen on youtube, it would've savedMeh. Repetitive, just another mindless shootemup. The story was interesting at first, but became stale as the story progresses. The weapons were meh, the enemies were meh. The gameplay was ok, but nothing special. The lack of online for resistance has stopped me from buying future iterations of this franchise. Shame, the online looks great from what I've seen on youtube, it would've saved this game from being below average and scored a 7 or even an 8 from me, but nope, no online.… Expand
  25. iddqd4
    Feb 13, 2018
    7
    Довольно слабый старт нового шутера для PS3, как в целом и все эксклюзивные FPS на платформе.
  26. dinosauryoshi
    Jul 1, 2014
    6
    I think I played this one too late, the voice acting and story felt very cheesy and the visuals were pretty bad too. I liked the premise of an alien attack during World War 2 and shooting around was a lot of fun (especially with a friend) for a while but things got boring pretty quickly for me.
  27. eva3si0n
    May 13, 2020
    7
    Resistance: Fall of Man evokes a twofold feeling, especially playing the game in 2020. This is the first decent PS3 exclusive. Here, even after so many years, gameplay is not bad and dynamic, but only in places. In general, the game itself on AAA-project does not pull in any way, here very simply the plot in the form of a slide show is submitted. Only couple of characters. The saddestResistance: Fall of Man evokes a twofold feeling, especially playing the game in 2020. This is the first decent PS3 exclusive. Here, even after so many years, gameplay is not bad and dynamic, but only in places. In general, the game itself on AAA-project does not pull in any way, here very simply the plot in the form of a slide show is submitted. Only couple of characters. The saddest thing about the game is balance. He 's hardly here. Points of preservation and appearance of opponents are scattered as if randomly. In general for the game of 2006 it is not bad, it is possible to pass. But Insomniac Games could do much better if the level of difficulty was easier (at the average level of difficulty it becomes almost impossible to play) and there was at least an autoregenation of the main character 's health.… Expand
  28. okayokay
    Oct 10, 2018
    7
    rrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllll
  29. solarstrIker
    Dec 7, 2018
    6
    Basically Halo for Playstation (3). Slightly reminiscent of Gears of War, because of it´s military/alien shooter theme. Britain is a weird setting, but it fits into the big picture. I understand why Resistence became a trilogy (+ handheld games) in the long run. There is something about the alien design and all that. The problem is that Fall of Man blends in with every other FPS you haveBasically Halo for Playstation (3). Slightly reminiscent of Gears of War, because of it´s military/alien shooter theme. Britain is a weird setting, but it fits into the big picture. I understand why Resistence became a trilogy (+ handheld games) in the long run. There is something about the alien design and all that. The problem is that Fall of Man blends in with every other FPS you have played in your life, too well.… Expand
  30. Bottlecaps
    May 15, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Resistance fall of man was a launch title for the ps3 and when i think of it like that its easy to see how this game got raving reviews. but seeing as i played this for the first time in 2019. i lack those nostalgia glasses.

    Story/characters: the story has its merits , a ww2 style alien invasion that's also a viral infection. its different enough that i can say iv not seen anything like it before. the concept is good but the characters fall by the way side. nathan hale the main character its a mostly silent soldier with no real motivations. other than nathan there is only really 2 characters Rachel who's the narrator and is pretty much there for exposition and that exposition feels sorta misleading, shes constantly talking about how shes worried about nathan turning into a chimera but he never dose (maybe in the sequel). and then some sniper dude they tried to kill off for "emotional" effect " but i don't even remember his name.
    Story: 5/10

    World building: sony's shooters seem to be packed full with lore , killzone and now resistance. the chimera are a very interesting enemy, and i have many questions about them that went un answered a lot was un answered in this game but i digress . i think the weapon design is great to arm a fictional army you will need a believable fictional weapon and i can very much believe that america in the 1950s had skipped ww2 had invented a rifle similar to the m14 witch is a Vietnam war rifle and it was this little attention to detail i appreciated even if it might have been a fluke. but the chimera weapons are the most well thought out and i though they were rather clever in function even if they looked a little to complicated. and in a shooter yes the lore behind the guns is important. the locals are ripped out of real life. similar to fallouts world but an alternate history that creates an alternate future.
    World building 8/10

    Graphics: this game has not aged well at all. its clearly a launch title, textures are good enough i guess and lighting is ok but it just doesn't look like what im use to on the ps3. the animations in the cut scenes feel like some one put the game on fast forward but only at 0.25x fastforward. so they are super awkward but you wont notice how awkward for the first hour or so of this game. i do like the games visual style even if the tech is not very impressive
    Graphics: 6/10

    Gameplay: playing this game was fun. insomniac knows how to make games fun. each gun has an alt fire, most of the human weapons have what you would expect for alt fires (grenade launcher double shot , scope in ) but the chimera weapons have very interesting effects like how the auger makes a shield and you can shoot through the shield but also see through it. and i had alot of fun using that gun and i think that certain game play mechanic could have been improved and it make me kinda look forward to resistance 2. playing this on the ps3 actually felt great and was really well optimized and was smooth the whole way through witch is something i really appreciated
    Gameplay: 7.8/10

    Sound design: the voice acting is actually pretty decent and i was pleasantly surprised with it considering this game came out in 2006. the sound effects are great as well i love the sounds the chimera weapons make they sound satisfying and other worldly. the music how ever is just adequate it dose its job sure but the music feels to this game what a Toyota camery is to cars. solid reliable car but boring. its alot of percussion and what feels like war time themes. but no tracks stood out to me
    sound design: 7/10

    5+8+6+7.8+7=33.8
    33.8/5 = 6.76

    this game has not aged well at all. but it was a quality made game by a respected studio and has aged better than most. for a ps3 launch title i think it was a success. alot can be improved and the sequels witch iv yet to play give me some hope    … Expand
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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. IGN
    91
    From start to finish, Fall of Man is one hell of an outstanding roller coaster ride that every last PS3 owner needs for day one...Above all else, it's the multiplayer elements that truly ascend this one to the next level. It's a must have for sure.
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  2. GameBrink
    91
    When you kill an enemy it doesn't disappear and when you blow up part of the near fully destructible environments the pieces don't go away either. The obvious power of the PS3 and the masterful coding work of the developers let everything stay on screen all the time while never taking a frame hit. This is an incredible accomplishment for a launch game on any system. [JPN Import]
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  3. 1UP
    85
    Resistance falls a little short of being the hoped-for "Halo-killer," but with a package that would be considered complete by any standards, it delivers a launch classic, and it lives up to its billing as the PS3's killer app.
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