Review: Resistance 3 (PS3)

It's a dark tale, in which fewer than 10 per cent of humans are still alive and are scattered across the land, taking refuge wherever they can fashion a shelter that might help them hide from the Chimera for as long as possible.

Capelli featured in Resistance 2, but now, following a dishonourable discharge, he has stepped up to the role of protagonist, replacing Nathan Hale who met his end at the close of the last game in the series.

Capelli finds himself travelling across America on his way to New York City in search of a way to stop the aliens, dodging and killing Chimera and meeting other bands of humans along the way.

An impressive array of weapons is rolled out throughout the game, meaning each confrontation is a welcome opportunity to test out your ever-increasing arsenal.

You'll have fun playing with the different types of firepower at your disposal: from the Auger, which can shoot through walls, to sniper rifles and shrapnel grenades.

The enemy is varied too: the Chimera is split into feral and military giving them different traits and keeping you on your toes throughout.

This is the first game in the series to make use of PlayStation Move, and while it does add another dimension to the game play, it is just as much fun played with a standard controller.

Multiplayer is nowhere near as compelling as the main campaign, but may keep you entertained for a while once you have finished the game.

Overall, it's more fun than a gloomy post-apocalyptic, alternate history has a right to be.

JULIA BREENS