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Resistance, the official expansion to Operation Flashpoint, is set years before O.F.'s Cold War reached crisis point, and delivers a campaign which forms a prequel to the original game's plot. The game casts the player as Victor Troska, an experienced ex-Special Forces soldier. Having turned his back on his military past, Troska has settled into respectable civilian life on an island just a short distance from the original game's three islands. However, his situation changes when Soviet forces invade the island group, destroying Troska's idyllic dreams. Reluctant at first to return to a conflict situation, he is forced to participate in, and then lead, the ramshackle Resistance effort, which grows up in response to the Soviet occupation. [Codemasters]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 90
Computer Gaming World
Resistance is so complete that Codemasters could have easily sold it as a stand-alone sequel. [Oct 2002, p.100]
88
GameSpy
This added depth makes Resistance the new benchmark in expansion packs.
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Gamers' Temple
If you loved "Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis," you'll definitely enjoy this game. However, the degree of difficulty, taken with the poor save game system and non-intuitive squad command system, might make it a frustrating play for some.
81
GameSpot
Despite some real problems, Resistance offers a memorable setting and the sort of intense, intelligent challenges that can make tactical shooters so much fun.
80
Adrenaline Vault
Its full campaign, enhanced multiplayer mode and updated graphics are definite pluses, while the unconventional warfare storyline makes Resistance a unique offering.
80
GamePen
I can personally verify that multiplayer is much much smoother than before – not that it was awful before, but I haven’t been getting as many disconnects as I did before.
79
PC Gamer
Despite all those flaws, Resistance's branching, 20-mission campaign dishes out some of the best gameplay scenarios yet seen in the genre. [Nov 2002, p.110]
79
IGN
For the most part, this add-on delivers on a lot of the same great gameplay features but manages not to fix some of the major problems that I had with the single player campaigns.
78
Game Over Online
The weak artificial intelligence is beginning to show itself, particularly with Resistance's emphasis on conserving supplies and conserving personnel.
77
ActionTrip
The mission editor and multiplayer (I tried that, but it wasn't a good experience for me) are perfect additions to this extremely popular tactical game. If that kind of thing is your bag, baby, then there is no reason you shouldn't own this game by now.
75
Game Revolution
It is a slightly different angle on the same thing, but it's all good fun.
70
Yahoo! Games
Only let down by AI deficiencies and some clipping issues, it's a healthy upgrade for the strategic shooter.
40
Computer Games Magazine
Thanks to your dumb teammates, you'll be on the new island forever. [Oct 2002, p.74]
Dr. Cruel gave it a10: Paul gave it a10: Andy D. gave it a 9: |
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