Resistance 2 Continues Climb, Insomniac Excited for Franchise
(Posted: 21/04/2009) by Ronin90
Now 6 months on and with hindsight available, it's a good time see exactly how Resistance 2 has performed. Being the sequel to the Playstation 3 launch title, Resistance: Fall of Man, expectations were exceedingly high and after seeing Resistance: Fall of Man perform exceedingly well in sales and receive praise from critics and it was envisaged that Insomniac would push on with the series. The game came out in November 2008 worldwide, so let's dig in to the analysis.
The first point of contention is with reviews. Resistance 2 received very mixed reviews when it came out, but they were mostly favourable. Many felt that while the single player experience had a lot of scale, it was still lacking. However, its saving grace was the copious amount of multiplayer options. You could now enjoy a separate story with up to eight friends online in the co-operative mode. Each mission came with a briefing and objectives that had to be battled as a team and upon completion, intel would be unlocked which shed more light on to the overall Resistance story. In combination with the competitive modes (which allowed for up to 60 players), Resistance 2 was an online package that gave a lot back to the consumer
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Resistance 2 In Perspective
Resistance Retribution Sales Promising, For The PSP
(Posted: 12/04/2009) by Ronin90
Released over three weeks ago to rave reviews from critics, Resistance Retribution was praised for being a perfect example of how a Playstation Portable game should be approached by developers. Sales haven't necessarily been through the roof, but it has been selling reasonably well for a PSP game.
According to VGChartz (an independent game sales estimator), sales across the board have actually been fairly even, with Japanese gamers (not predominantly known for their adoption of western software) buying the game at a frequency on par with those seen in Europe (approx 15k units in the first week), and only slightly behind North American gamers.
Games such as Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters and Tekken: Dark Resurrection have sold in the millions after starting off slowly, and this looks promising for Resistance Retribution as while it may not achieve those numbers in the short-term, it currently looks promising for high totals in the long-term.
More after the jump.
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Resistance Retribution Sales Figures
