<s>
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
8-player	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
matches	O
with	O
modes	O
that	O
include	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Containment	O
,	O
Free	O
For	O
All	O
and	O
Assimilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aim	O
assist	O
,	O
as	O
observed	O
in	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
their	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
their	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
2000	O
or	O
3000	O
(	O
also	O
works	O
with	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
1000	O
)	O
connected	O
via	O
AV	O
output	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
with	O
a	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
cross-link	O
feature	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
dubbed	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
aim	O
assist	O
will	O
be	O
disabled	O
and	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
remap	O
their	O
controls	O
to	O
better	O
use	O
the	O
extra	O
inputs	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
announced	O
was	O
Infected	O
mode	O
which	O
,	O
by	O
connecting	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
to	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
using	O
a	O
USB	O
cable	O
,	O
going	O
into	O
the	O
R2	O
options	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
selecting	O
"	O
Infect	O
your	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
prison	O
for	O
desertion	O
,	O
Grayson	O
is	O
recruited	O
by	O
Specter	O
Lieutenant	O
David	O
LaSalle	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
R2	O
storyline	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
infected	O
with	O
a	O
mutated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
virus	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
virus	O
that	O
infects	O
Nathan	O
Hale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
features	O
5	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
section	O
:	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Containment	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
Assimilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Containment	O
,	O
both	O
teams	O
must	O
fight	O
to	O
keep	O
coolant	O
nodes	O
under	O
their	O
control	O
,	O
whoever	O
holds	O
the	O
most	O
for	O
the	O
longest	O
wins	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Meltdown	O
from	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
disabled	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
making	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
entry	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
's	O
central	O
tower	O
in	O
London	O
is	O
destroyed	O
and	O
their	B-Application
armies	I-Application
are	I-Application
defeated	I-Application
in	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
,	O
British	O
Royal	O
Marine	O
Lieutenant	O
James	O
Grayson	O
finds	O
his	O
brother	O
Johnny	O
partially	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
Chimera	B-Application
while	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Chimeran	O
conversion	O
centres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grayson	O
reluctantly	O
follows	O
protocol	O
regarding	O
infected	O
soldiers	O
,	O
and	O
kills	O
Johnny	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
suffer	O
a	O
nervous	O
breakdown	O
and	O
he	O
deserts	O
his	O
troops	O
,	O
leading	O
his	O
own	O
personal	O
vendetta	O
against	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grayson	O
is	O
initially	O
reluctant	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
interested	O
when	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
Bouchard	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
are	O
developing	O
a	O
serum	O
to	O
counteract	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grayson	O
agrees	O
to	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
demands	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
jacket	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
condition	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
contracted	O
to	O
the	O
Maquis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Maquis	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
British	O
forces	O
,	O
including	O
Grayson	O
,	O
plan	O
"	O
Operation	O
Overstrike	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
enter	O
Europe	O
through	O
Rotterdam	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
travel	O
through	O
Bonn	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
into	O
Luxembourg	O
to	O
help	O
secure	O
the	O
Maquis	O
stronghold	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
moving	O
onto	O
the	O
main	O
Chimera	B-Application
tower	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
suffer	O
many	O
casualties	O
from	O
coastal	O
Chimera	B-Application
gun	O
towers	O
,	O
the	O
forces	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
successfully	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
Bonn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
troops	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
have	O
discovered	O
the	O
Maquis	O
base	O
in	O
Luxembourg	O
and	O
race	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
base	O
long	O
enough	O
to	O
evacuate	O
the	O
personnel	O
to	O
their	O
last	O
stronghold	O
in	O
Reims	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
serum	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Bouchard	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
invading	O
Chimera	B-Application
forces	O
,	O
but	O
Bouchard	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
finish	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
work	O
and	O
gains	O
a	O
sample	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bouchard	O
and	O
Grayson	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
evacuate	O
as	O
the	O
base	O
falls	O
to	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
Paris	O
via	O
old	O
catacombs	O
,	O
Grayson	O
comes	O
across	O
thousands	O
of	O
dead	O
and	O
mutilated	O
female	O
bodies	O
awaiting	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
by	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
:	O
Grayson	O
realizes	O
just	O
how	O
selfish	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
his	O
vendetta	O
against	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
,	O
and	O
leaves	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
jacket	O
behind	O
while	O
continuing	O
on	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grayson	O
manages	O
to	O
kill	O
Mallery	O
and	O
continues	O
into	O
the	O
tower	O
itself	O
and	O
the	O
lair	O
of	O
the	O
Chrysalis	O
,	O
the	O
being	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
controlling	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
using	O
the	O
serum	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
the	O
Chrysalis	O
herself	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Bouchard	O
who	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
fully	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grayson	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
monster	O
she	O
has	O
become	O
:	O
as	O
it	O
dies	O
,	O
Bouchard	O
's	O
human	O
self	O
resurfaces	O
and	O
warns	O
Grayson	O
that	O
the	O
serum	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
temporary	O
measure	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
have	O
evolved	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
method	O
of	O
converting	O
humans	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	B-Application
are	I-Application
already	I-Application
developing	I-Application
new	I-Application
ways	I-Application
to	I-Application
recover	I-Application
from	I-Application
their	I-Application
losses	I-Application
:	O
she	O
also	O
remarks	O
that	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
have	O
already	O
conquered	O
worlds	O
beyond	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
simply	O
too	O
evolved	O
to	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Chrysalis	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
and	O
Maquis	O
forces	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Paris	O
tower	O
and	O
free	O
Western	O
Europe	O
from	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grayson	O
leads	O
a	O
Maquis	O
force	O
into	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Russia	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
invasion	O
,	O
but	O
Grayson	O
goes	O
Missing	O
in	O
action	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
to	O
liberate	O
Warsaw	B-Application
,	O
though	O
rumors	O
spread	O
of	O
a	O
British	O
soldier	O
in	O
Russia	O
that	O
has	O
become	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Cloven	O
Killer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
scene	O
shows	O
Grayson	O
standing	O
before	O
Saint	O
Basil	O
's	O
Cathedral	O
before	O
turning	O
around	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
;	O
revealing	O
his	O
eyes	O
now	O
golden	O
yellow	O
,	O
a	O
symptom	O
of	O
having	O
been	O
infected	O
by	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
includes	O
four	O
concept	O
art	O
postcards	O
and	O
a	O
promotional	O
code	O
to	O
download	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
theme	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
downloadable	O
demo	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
features	O
single	O
player	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
try	O
Resistance	O
Connect	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Infected	O
mode	O
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
and	O
also	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
2009	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
