Resistance:Retribution PSP Game Review
Resistance:Retribution, the first version of the Resistance franchise, for a portable console, generated mixed expectations. Many, including me, thought they couldn’t possibly bring it over successfully and I’ll tell you why in one word- aim. That’s it. The PSP’s infamous lack of a second analog stick(what would have been used for aim if this were an exact port) made us all wonder how they would do it. We could aim with the arrow keys but how would we move? You get the drift.
Sony proved us wrong – big time. While they didn’t create a new analog stick attachment for the purpose(lol), they did change the way weapons are used, to fit the console. The new system of aiming uses a style that locks on to all the opponents on the screen in sequence, when the right button is pressed, and holds them in the “lock” until changed again. This allows you to select a foe and start firing, without needing to constantly adjust your aim, (Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas players should understand this technique perfectly) so long as they remain in the screen view.
Putting, what should have been, the most obvious fault aside the graphics are beautiful. This game makes full use of the PSP’s exceptional graphics processing hardware and creates an immersive, bordering on HD, experience. Unlike a lot of other games with pretty graphics, Resistance:Retribution runs seamlessly without the annoying freezes, and glitches, associated with some games of this type. In sharp contrast, the audio quality is, to say the most, adequate. The voice-acting is somewhat shoddy but good enough so the game makes sense. As for the in-game sounds, the sound more artificial than they should, but maybe that’s just my pickiness.
Gameplay might have been expected to be easier, with the changes to aiming, but the boys at Sony found ways to balance it out. Enemies can come, and attack, from anywhere – directly in front of you, from behind, raining attacks from above, or a sneak attack from below. Often, you find yourself under attack from all directions, especially if you’re careless and tarry in getting rid of the enemies as they come.
One other point, worthy of mention, is the absolute hilarity of the main character – James Grayson. His sharp tongue and witty, albeit harsh, comments provide much needed comic relief to a dark game. He does makes some stereotypical insults against both the English, and the French, however but it’s unlikely that many people from these countries will take it personal(unless they’re just being thin-skinned wimps!).
All in all, Resistance:Retribution, for PSP, does the series justice and is fun, addictive and thrilling. It’s only flaw is the poor sound quality but you’ll be too immersed in the graphics to care.
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