<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
science	O
fiction	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
sees	O
protagonist	O
Nathan	O
Hale	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
once	O
again	O
battle	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
,	O
who	O
have	O
launched	O
a	O
full-scale	O
invasion	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
east	O
and	O
west	O
coasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
protagonist	O
Nathan	O
Hale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
from	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Marksman	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
mini	O
gun	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
HVAP	O
(	O
High	O
Velocity	O
Armor	O
Piercing	O
)	O
Wraith	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
limit	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
weapons	O
carried	O
,	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
limited	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
only	O
two	O
weapons	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
grenades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
in	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
it	O
uses	O
an	O
automatic	O
regenerative	O
health	O
system	O
,	O
whereby	O
players	O
must	O
keep	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
fire	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
recover	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
two	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
not	O
offer	O
co-op	O
for	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
many	O
randomized	O
objectives	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
while	O
defeating	O
hordes	O
of	O
Chimera	B-Application
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitive	O
mode	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
players	O
during	O
the	O
Skirmish	O
mode	O
;	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
greatest	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
last	O
surpassed	O
by	O
MAG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
games	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
return	O
,	O
although	O
unlike	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
receive	O
XP	O
in	O
custom	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ranking	O
system	O
is	O
also	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
progressing	O
through	O
20	O
ranks	O
with	O
three	O
tiers	O
each	O
from	O
private	O
up	O
to	O
supreme	O
commander	O
(	O
making	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
60	O
ranks	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
desperate	O
move	O
,	O
Blake	O
accidentally	O
releases	O
"	O
Daedalus	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
hyper	O
intelligent	O
chimeran	O
leader	O
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
input	O
a	O
kill	O
code	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
before	O
the	O
chimera	B-Application
can	O
get	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
undo	O
the	O
safety	O
protocols	O
put	O
in	O
place	O
to	O
contain	O
Daedalus	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
then	O
explains	O
to	O
Hale	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
covert	O
effort	O
to	O
create	O
human	O
soldiers	O
infused	O
with	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
virus	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Sentinels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
targets	O
is	O
an	O
underwater	O
SRPA	O
outpost	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
where	O
Hale	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
undergo	O
inhibitor	O
treatment	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
virus	O
completely	O
taking	O
him	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
intel	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
are	O
planning	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
SRPA	O
's	O
Liberty	O
Defense	O
Perimeter	O
in	O
Twin	O
Falls	O
,	O
Idaho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
condition	O
worsening	O
,	O
Hale	O
orders	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
Chicago	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
have	O
begun	O
to	O
restart	O
their	O
network	O
of	O
towers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capelli	O
arrives	O
with	O
news	O
that	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
under	O
Daedalus	O
have	O
entered	O
the	O
Midwest	O
,	O
killing	O
80	O
million	O
survivors	O
and	O
forcing	O
the	O
remaining	O
3	O
million	O
to	O
evacuate	O
to	O
a	O
poorly	O
supplied	O
refugee	O
camp	O
in	O
Louisiana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
Blake	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
are	O
intercepted	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
,	O
who	O
take	O
the	O
bomb	O
to	O
Daedalus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
centered	O
around	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
named	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
,	O
a	O
top-secret	O
military	O
project	O
under	O
the	O
jurisdiction	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
research	O
initiative	O
designed	O
to	O
eradicate	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
virus	O
that	O
is	O
currently	O
infecting	O
Europeans	O
by	O
the	O
millions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
all	O
the	O
immune	O
soldiers	O
together	O
as	O
an	O
elite	O
super-soldier	O
task	O
force	O
code-named	O
"	O
Sentinels	O
"	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
fighting	O
off	O
the	O
impending	O
Chimera	B-Application
invasion	O
while	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
Japan	O
population	O
is	O
safely	O
secured	O
in	O
the	O
Liberty	O
Defense	O
Perimeter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
main	O
characters	O
are	O
seven	O
soldiers	O
who	O
volunteered	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
from	O
different	O
army	O
units	O
,	O
all	O
brought	O
together	O
at	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
Compound	O
in	O
Alaska	O
(	O
the	O
specific	O
location	O
is	O
classified	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
"	O
dead-drop	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
fans	O
may	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
given	O
location	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
canvas	O
bag	O
containing	O
a	O
personal	O
item	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
participants	O
,	O
a	O
compass	O
,	O
a	O
SRPA	O
T-shirt	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
card	O
listing	O
a	O
serial	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
website	O
named	O
has	O
been	O
discovered	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
directly	O
from	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
old	O
computer	O
interface	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
staff	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
far	O
hidden	O
and	O
overt	O
serial	O
codes	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
various	O
places	O
on	O
Project	B-Application
Abraham	I-Application
,	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
hidden	O
documents	O
and	O
images	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
and	O
what	O
is	O
known	O
about	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
includes	O
a	O
hardcover	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
special	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
weapon	O
skin	O
(	O
a	O
Chimeran	O
HVAP	O
Wraith	O
called	O
the	O
Brute	O
Minigun	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
kind	O
Ravagers	O
use	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
action	O
figure	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Hybrids	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
SRPA	O
suit	O
for	O
the	O
male	O
avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
dedicated	O
space	B-Application
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
community-based	O
service	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Asian	O
,	O
European	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
space	B-Application
is	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Resistance	O
Station	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
Chicago	O
level	O
in	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
features	O
a	O
video	O
screen	O
showing	O
the	O
trailers	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Asian	O
Home	O
)	O
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
(	O
North	O
American	O
Home	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
mini	O
game	O
titled	O
'	O
Four	O
Barrels	O
of	O
Fury	O
 '	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
turret	O
that	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
turret	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
HVAP	O
Wraith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
reward	O
is	O
a	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
T-shirt	O
for	O
beating	O
Wave	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
users	O
beat	O
Waves	O
1	O
to	O
4	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
100%	O
on	O
each	O
wave	O
,	O
they	O
get	O
a	O
hat	O
that	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
Chimeran	O
flagship	O
in	O
Wave	O
4	O
and	O
if	O
users	O
obtain	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
1	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
they	O
get	O
a	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
hoodie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
3,000	O
users	O
that	O
redeemed	O
the	O
code	O
received	O
a	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
T-shirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
has	O
replaced	O
the	O
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
space	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outso	O
developed	O
the	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
Game	O
Space	B-Application
for	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
space	B-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
fully	O
game	O
launch	O
into	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	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>
411Mania	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
owners	O
with	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
should	O
not	O
hesitate	O
to	O
pick	O
this	O
one	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
ca	O
n't	O
argue	O
with	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
robust	O
feature	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
massive	O
,	O
deep	O
and	O
accessible	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
core	O
group	O
of	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
miserable	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
leaves	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
barge	O
than	O
the	O
flagship	O
Sony	O
needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
598,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
through	O
2008	O
,	O
200,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
58,432	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
about	O
409,270	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
Gamescom	O
2010	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
billboard	O
ad	O
was	O
spotted	O
in	O
Shreveport	O
,	O
Louisiana	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
