Resistance: Burning Skies
Platforms
- PS VitaMay 29, 20126.7playscore5.712 Critics8.15.57K Players
12 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
Sure, the addition of online multiplayer is nice, but it is not something that makes or breaks the game. In the end I have to say that Burning Skies is an average game that had so much more potential than the product that is now on store shelves. It does deserve a look if you are a diehard FPS fan looking for a true console experience on the Vita; however, all others who pick this up should be warned that there is more sizzle than there is steak.
Kirby Yablonski · Jun 08, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewResistance: Burning Skies should have been a must-have PlayStation Vita title, but in the rush to get the system's first dual analogue FPS out onto the market, Sony missed the Chimera’s head with Riley’s axe and chopped the legs right out from under it instead. It’s discouraging to see, especially when Vita could greatly benefit from a solid first party release. The only thing burning in these Chimeran-infested skies here is a whole lot of wasted potential.
Christopher Ingram · Jun 07, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewResistance: Burning Skies doesn't quite deliver a console-quality experience, but it effectively proves that first-person shooters are possible on the Vita. The interaction that has eluded all other handheld shooters actually works here, though Burning Skies doesn't just work as a proof of concept. The pitch-perfect controls and delightfully old-school multiplayer mode justify this game's existence beyond novelty.
Griffin McElroy · May 29, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewResistance: Burning Skies has the honor of being the first true twin-stick FPS on a handheld, but it doesn't do much with it. The story here is forgettable, the action is formulaic, and the multiplayer is simplistic. If first-person action is your favorite thing in the world, Resistance: Burning Skies is at your service. Just don't expect it to shine like we know this franchise can.
GREG MILLER · May 28, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewTechnical issues may abate, but this entry in the Resistance series still falls well short of its pedigree. Burning Skies leaves little doubt that the Vita is a comfortable home for first-person shooters, but the platform's first FPS is disappointingly dated. Toothless enemies and simplistic level design make for tepid campaign action, and the solid multiplayer suite is too limited to be a big draw.
Chris Watters · May 05, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewIn terms of storytelling, gameplay, length, value, and multiplayer, it has virtually everything you can expect from a modern shooter with the added bonus of being on the go, even if it's nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking and its primary claim to fame is that it's a fully featured FPS on a handheld. Overall, it all boils down to your expectations of the game; if you expect it to be a top-ranked title competing with genre standouts Halo or Call of Duty, then you're going to be disappointed, but if you're just looking for some simple, arcade-style shooting on the go, I think this is a very solid first step.
Gordon Bryant · Jun 02, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewAs it stands, for all its problems, Resistance: Burning Skies also has its moments of fun - and in the enjoyable if thin multiplayer, it offers an experience hitherto unavailable in portable gaming. That will be enough for some, for now, but we should demand much more.
Johnny Minkley · May 30, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewDeveloper Nihilistic seems settled on the idea that bringing Resistance to the Vita is an inherently bold and innovative move, and that doing anything truly interesting beyond that is unnecessary. It’s not a strictly bad FPS, but it’s so damn perfunctory, so set on ticking the absolute minimum number of boxes and moving on, it’s largely boring and forgettable. And the fact that it’s the only FPS on the Vita so far doesn’t excuse it from being such a pedestrian effort.
Jickle · May 30, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewResistance llega a PS Vita con una entrega que vuelve a poner a la lucha entre chimeras y humanos como protagonista principal. Posee una campaña muy convencional, un multijugador incompleto y unos gráficos que no representan el potencial de PS Vita. Sin embargo, puede suponer un buen entretenimiento tanto para los incondicionales de la serie como para aquellos que no puedan esperar para ver un nuevo "shooter" en su portátil.
Jesús Bella · May 29, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full reviewBurning Skies beweist zwar als erster Titel, dass Ego-Shooter auch auf mobilen Plattformen theoretisch funktionieren können. Doch praktisch ist das Baller-Abenteuer weit von der Klasse seiner Vorgänger entfernt. Als Resistance-Fan vermisse ich die erzählerische Komponente, die stets bravourös den Spagat zwischen globalen Ereignissen auf der einen sowie Einzelschicksalen auf der anderen Seite meisterte.
Mathias Oertel · May 31, 2012 Reviewed on VitaRead full review
Community Reviews
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About the game
August 1951: the attack on North America's east coast begins…
As New Jersey fire fighter and National Guardsman Tom Riley, you’re about to come face to face with the brutal Chimeran invasion force in this blistering shooter built from the ground up for PlayStation®Vita System. The latest installment in the acclaimed Resistance franchise focuses on an all-new mission that parallels and complements the existing Resistance storyline, as Tom Riley rises from an everyday hero to a legend of the Resistance.