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Private Resistance 2 presentation reveals new details!

Leipzig didn't exactly offer all that much in terms of new content for Resistance 2. But luckily a private presentation with community director Ryan Schneider at Insomniac reveals some Intel sure to please long time fans. Among other things the claim that maps would 4 times larger than ones in the original game and there would be over 70 different arenas available. But by far the best bit was a new weapon, a nifty little gun called the Splicer which shoots razor blades at your enemies with gory results.
The levels in Resistance 2 are up to four times larger than those of Resistance: Fall of Man and there will be around 70 different map/game type combinations to experiment with. Clearly, Resistance 2 has an incredibly deep multiplayer that's sure to extend the title's life significantly.

Schneider brought the presentation to a close with a new weapon reveal: the Splicer. A rifle-like firearm with a large circular blade on the front instead of a barrel, the Splicer launches spinning blades at your enemies with highly gory results. You can rev up the blade before launching it, which not only makes it superheated by also keeps it spinning through your opponents even after impact. Yikes. This weapon, while groovy, reminded me a lot of the Buzz Blades from Ratchet and Clank. Although the weapons from Tools of Destruction are awesome, I want to see new items in Resistance 2, not the same things.

But I think it's safe to say that I'm going to have a blast with Resistance 2. I can't wait to find out more about what's going on with the elusive Nathan Hale later this year.

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    Duality_18 | August 23, 2008
    The 70 arenas comes from the bigger maps being scalled down to smaller portions, just wanted to make no one would interpret that the wrong way.
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    Linkin Park Fan | August 23, 2008
    Yeah I figured it wouldbe like that. But thats still good for 1vs1 matches in your favourite map.
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    Donnelly | August 23, 2008
    GOD DEMN SPLOICERS .
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    Gutter_Tech | August 24, 2008
    wait buzz blades in ratchet and clank? what about in unreal tournaments long ago? anybody remember the ripper?
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      tallteen86 | August 26, 2008
      YES. That was the first thing that came to mind.

      I wonder just how gory these are though? Would it actually cut them in half, and/or leave bloody holes in the corpses, and result in severed limbs/heads?

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