In Resistance: Fall of Man, Nathan Hale waged war against the Chimera in near solitude. Sure, he’d happen upon some hapless ally soldiers, but they’d quickly be torn to shreds by a lethal Chimeran BFG. Well, it seems Resistance 2 is aiming to give Hale a little company on his cold march through a Chimera-infested earth by emphasizing community — both inside and outside of the game.
Much has been said of Resistance 2’s 60-man multiplayer skirmishes, but today Insomniac announced that those confrontations won’t be quite as disorganized as Resistance: Fall of Man’s were. Players will be divided up into squads, and will respawn accordingly. Each squad will have a designated opposing squad, and both squabbling teams will fight to accomplish the same thing. Sounds counterproductive, but I’m sure there’s more to it.
For those who want to spend a little more time with their squad mates, but can’t afford a plane ticket, Insomniac’s Ted Price has good news for you. Taking endeavors like Rockstar’s Social Club and Nintendo’s Smash Bros. Dojo to the next level, Insomniac is turning resistance.net into a Facebook-style social network. I look forward to some incredibly creative status updates.
Resistance 2 will be invading PS3’s this holiday season, and if this update is any indication, it’ll be full to bursting with a variety of excellent features. After all, Insomniac’s never let us down before.
Well, there was Ratchet: Deadlocked.
