Resistance Launches for Vita
Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment America Product: Resistance: Burning Skies
Few Vita owners will deny that the system is stuck in a bit of a post-launch lull when it comes to "must have" games. There were a few gems in the launch window, but nothing has really grabbed people's attention enough to aid in a sales boost for Sony's handheld. Resistance: Burning Skies, developed by Nihilistic Software, not long-time series developer Insomniac, is Sony's attempt to boost sales by offering what it says is the, "...first, true first-person shooter experience on a portable." In addition to taking advantage of the system's considerable under-the-hood processing power and dual-analog sticks, Resistance: Burning Skies also features both rear and front touch-screen controls for secondary weapons fire and sprint mechanics.
As with other games in the series, Resistance: Burning Skies brings players into the alternate reality version of Earth overrun by an invading force of aliens called the Chimera. Taking place between Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2, Resistance: Burning Skies focuses on fireman Tom Riley, who is searching for his family along the East Coast of 1950's America after the alien invasion. The single-player campaign will be joined by a "complete" multiplayer mode featuring 8-player competitive game modes set in six different maps. Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch are included, as well as Survival, a last man standing match type. Multiplayer characters are fully customizable and feature full progression-based gameplay. Maps also scale to match the number of players, ranging from 2x2 to 4x4. Resistance: Burning Skies supports global leaderboards, in-game voice chat using the Vita's built-in microphone, and location-based "near" app support. Using the app, players can "infect" nearby players with in-game gifts offering XP multipliers in multiplayer. Resistance: Burning Skies is currently available for the PS Vita either as in-store purchase or through download on the PlayStation Store.
-Starscream, GameVortex Communications AKA Ricky Tucker
Related Links: PlayStation Illustrated's Review of Resistance 3 || PS3 PlayStation Illustrated's Review of Resistance 2 || PS3 PlayStation Illustrated's Review of Resistance: Fall of Man || PS3
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