Developed by SCEA's award winning Bend Studio, Resistance: Retribution is a third-person adventure designed specifically for the PSP. Utilizing their expertise in creating high quality titles for the PSP, Bend Studio has created an all new story, levels, weapons and enemies, as well as a proprietary targeting system that takes full advantage of the PSP control system. Their third generation PSP game engine pushes the system to its limit, allowing more detailed characters, special effects, and terrain that captures the look and feel of the Resistance universe on the portable system.

Set in the weeks after Resistance: Fall of Man , Resistance: Retribution follows the story of former British Marine James Grayson. After a personal tragedy – he is forced to kill his own brother inside a Chimeran conversion center – Grayson goes on a vendetta to destroy every conversion center he can find. Eventually Grayson learns that his efforts have been futile... in Western Europe the Chimera have evolved a new method of converting humans to aliens. The European resistance – the Maquis – enlist Grayson's help, and he joins Cartwright and Parker in Operation Overstrike. The war to retake the European continent has begun.

Registration for the 2v2 and 4v4 ladders kicks off March 18, 2009, and runs through May 10, 2009. Once in the open ladders, players will return to the world of British Royal Marine James Grayson in the weeks following the destruction of the Chimeran Tower in London. The top players from the ladders will move up to compete in the bracket playoffs from May 13, 2009 to May 31, 2009 and battle it out for SonyStyle gear from Playstation, PSP system prize packs, and cool leather bomber jackets.

Prizes include:

2v2 Competition Prizes

• First Place (2 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards, and PSP TV Prize Pack (32" XBR TV, PSP-3000, 16GB PRO Duo and Component AV Cables. ARV $1420) for each player
• Second Place (2 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards, and PSP Pack (PSP-3000, 16GB PRO Duo. ARV $370) for each player
• Third Place (2 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards for each player
• Fourth Place (2 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards for each player

4v4 Competition Prizes

• First Place (4 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards, and PSP TV Prize Pack (32" XBR TV, PSP-3000, 16GB PRO Duo and Component AV Cables. ARV $1420) for each player
• Second Place (4 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards, and PSP Pack (PSP-3000, 16GB PRO Duo. ARV $370) for each player
• Third Place (4 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards for each player
• Fourth Place (4 players): Leather Bomber Jacket (ARV $180), $500 in Sonystyle Gift Cards for each player

The competition will utilize GGL’s unique tournament platform which helps each gamer organize their entire gaming life in one place. "GGL will not only provide the commentary from the Resistance: Retribution tournament action; but will allow gamers to organize their scores, times and other statistics. Gamers can then share this information with their friends or “frien-emies (as GGL likes to call them) as well as organize their own competitions.

To join the open ladder, participants can log on and complete the online registration form. Players may register as solo competitors or in teams of two. All players must be legal residents of the U.S. or Canada and at least 13 years of age. Tournament registration kicks off on March 18, 2009.

Features:

• A third person action-adventure game created specifically for PSP that bridges Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2.
• Dramatic storyline set against the battle to retake the European continent, follows a single soldier's grim determination to avenge his fallen brother.
• Utilizes Bend Studio's third generation PSP engine that allows for more enemies on screen, more detailed characters with higher resolution bitmaps and specular highlights, and a memory buffer system that allows for larger and more detailed worlds.
• Advanced third person targeting system designed specifically for the PSP.
• Liberal checkpoint system makes the title ideal for small bursts of gameplay perfect for the on-the-go gamer.
• Weapons include favorites from Resistance: Fall of Man like the Auger, Carbine, and LAARK, as well as new weapons based on hybrid Alien/Human technology – including the BM001 Razor and the Longbow 1S-1K “One shot, one kill” sniper rifle.
• Over 10 different types of enemies, including Chimera from Resistance 2™ and Resistance: Fall of Man – including the Titan, Slipskull, Hybrids and Leapers – and all new enemies like the Hag and Cloven.
• Various multiplayer modes:
  • Team Deathmatch: Eliminate the players on the opposing team. The team with the highest score wins.
  • Capture The Flag: Grab the opposing team’s flag and deliver it to your base to score the capture. You flag is required at your base to score.
  • Containment: Capture coolant nodes to overheat and destroy the opposing teams reactor. Controlling both coolant nodes increases the overheat time
  • Assimilation: The Cloven must eliminate the Maquis forces and assimilate them to their team. The last Maquis to be eliminated ends the round. The player with the highest individual score wins.
  • Free For All: All players are out for themselves. Eliminate the opposition and the player with the highest score wins.
• Web based franchise that ties into the Resistance franchise web portal.

Resistance: Retribution is currently scheduled for release in Japan on March 12, 2009, and in North America on March 17, 2009.