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PS3’S LAUNCH GAMES

1. RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN

PUB: SONY DEV: INSOMNIAC GAMES

Memorable for its 40-person online multiplayer, inventive 1950s sci-fi-inspired weaponry, and a level set in a grockle-free Cheddar Gorge, Sony’s launch-day shooter had everything it needed to succeed in 2007.

Of course it was a shameless land grab for Halo’s fanbase, a me-too shooter designed to steal some of the thunder from Sony’s rival. Yet in its own right Resistance: Fall Of Man delivered on all its promises, the robust campaign offering a sci-fi Call Of Duty in which Insomniac could bring a shade of

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