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PLATFORM: PS3
GENRES: FIRST PERSON, SHOOTER
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2006

This new Playstation 3 game Resistance: Fall of Man is a first person, shooter type of war game. It revolves around the United States joining forces with the United Kingdom to save Europe and Asia. There are evil forces at work that are known as Chimera. They are able to create a virus that will turn any life forms into chimera. The ultimate battle of survival rages on. You goal in the game is to save the world, which you will soon notice is no small accomplishment in this game of skill once you get started.

This great game offers some excellent history that is real and even black and white clips. The narrative provided for this portion of the game has been well done, and will entertain player with some interesting background information. In the game, World War II never actually happened. The invasion in this game takes its place in history. Your character is a military man by the last name of Hale, a US ranger. Your task to complete is to do whatever is necessary to kill the Chimera.

The game Resistance: Fall of Man allows play as either solo mode or with a group of up to four players. The game also benefits from the online interaction option that will enable players from around the world to join in the fun and play together. There is no doubt that gamers will be blown away by the great detail in graphics of this game. It is so detailed that you will even be able to identify with the facial expression of the animated characters during the game play. There is some very gory stuff in there though, so if that’s not your taste, it may be wise to leave this game alone. The soundtrack for the game is truly awesome as well.

The game has a futuristic style to it. During the game play it will be necessary to spend some time creating futuristic type weapons and various types of vehicles to engage in all out battle against the alien Chimera. The futuristic elements of the game blend in well with the early history setting of the game. It is an idea that doesn’t always mix well, but in Resistance: Fall of Man it is a perfect fit. When using the weapons and vehicles you will experience excellent sound effects as well. It is a game that players will immediately find to be well designed. This game really flows well and moves quickly.

There are many directions that you can take throughout the game of Resistance: Fall of Man. This does ultimate extend the game enjoyment, as you wont be getting bored with the same old thing over and over again. This is a game with a great story to tell, with the well written narrative, you will be completely enthralled with the game all the way through. Game play can last between 10 to 12 hours from start to finish. It is a great benefit that the Playstation 3 comes with the new controller that is lighter and fits in the hand well, as you will be getting a great deal of use from it will this game.

It is expected that Resistance: Fall of Man will be one of the tops selling Playstation 3 games out there. It retails for $60 at the moment, but you should be able to find it cheaper if you look around, eBay may be an option. This game is truly addictive and will hold you captive for a long time to come. This is a very challenging game, that offered games the enjoyment of excellent graphics combined with a great deal of activity, this will be a perfect choice to try out your new Playstation 3 console. This game will take a great deal of time to master, but you enjoy the challenge along the way.

Published By Darren Lintern

After Nintendo finished in last place during the last “console war” with its GameCube, when the PlayStation 2 finishing in first place, followed by the Xbox in second, Nintendo is looking to rebound and regain its place as the number one console maker in the world. With the Nintendo Wii there is definitely a good chance of reclaiming this status. The initial launch success of a console system does not always determine the overall success of the console, but is does surely start to answer many questions.

The first announcement of the Nintendo Wii was at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2005. Little information was known about the console at that time, but Nintendo made it very clear that they intended to stay in the console system wars for some time to come. This came after much speculation that Nintendo would drop out of any future console making to focus all its attention and resources on its extremely successful new handheld, the DS. Fast-forward a year to E3 2006. Nintendo surprised the gaming world by unveiling a playable Wii for the first time. The new controllers were also revealed and Nintendo stole and show. The countdown to the Wii commencing after the launch date and price were unveiled. North America was going to be the first place in the world to get their hands on the Nintendo Wii consoles, closely followed by Japan and later by Europe.

The official North American launch party was held at the Toys R Us store in Times Square, a few blocks down from the Nintendo World store in New York City. It was estimated that at least 10,000 of the Wii consoles would be available at Toys R Us. With the Nintendo World store holding onto 2,500 units available for sale. This is far cry from the official launch at Sony for its Playstation 3 which only had a few thousand units made available.

As the official launch was held at Toys R Us, they opened the doors at midnight for the highly anticipated release of the Wii. The Nintendo World store however, did not open its doors until 8am. Hundreds of die hard Nintendo fans cued outside as early as Wednesday to lay their hands on the Wii (the launch date, November 19th fell on a Sunday). Lines at the Toys R Us store were estimated to be approximately 3,000 people long, and the Nintendo World store had its own lines stretching back by over 1,000 people. It is believed that Nintendo’s Launch Night was the most successful of any other console system in history.

In view of the extremely high demand for the Nintendo Wii, retails such as Amazon.com saw their server’s crash when they were suddenly overloaded with customers ordering the console and its accessories. This was even after they took the wise precautions or making updates to the servers in an attempt to the meet the needs of the huge volume of shoppers.

In regard to the launch shipment numbers, Nintendo had first announced that they expected to ship 4 million Wii units worldwide by the end of 2006. However, most recent reports have estimated that number closer to 4.75 million units. This makes the release of the Sony PlayStation 3 number of only 500,000 units seems like a joke.

Although Nintendo continue with weekly shipments, this is still not enough to the quiet the demand. The shipments are still selling out immediately on their arrival on store shelves. It is expected that Nintendo will need to continue with the weekly shipment until February 2007 before things start to quiet down.

Published by Darren Lintern