Resistance 2™ Shattered History
Shattered History, also known as Twisted History, is a promotional trailer for Resistance 2. It was released on October 10, 2008.[1] The trailer is developed by Logan and PlayStation creatives.[2]
Synopsis[]
The trailer is a visual narrative of the Resistance universe's timeline, beginning from the Tunguska Event of 1908 to the Chimera's massive assault on the United States on May 15, 1953.
Transcript[]
In 1908 an unexplained explosion flattens more than 2,000 square kilometers of Siberian forest and what comes to be known as the Tunguska Event.
Six years later World War I begins. As the war rages Tsar Mikhail crushes the Bolsheviks before communism can take hold in Russia.
Russia builds a barrier along its European border that is longer than the Great Wall of China.
Construction of the largest U.S. Army base begins in Alaska.
Isolationist Senator Noah Grace defeats Roosevelt in the elections.
In 1947 a Russian refugee carrying a genetically modified skull dies en route to Britain.
May 1948, German intelligence intercepts Russian radio broadcast. (Russian: "Brotherhood, strength and fortitude...in the face of the angry night.")
The Chimera break through the Russian wall, invading Europe and infecting entire populations with the Chimeran virus. After just four weeks, the continent has fallen.
The Chimera tunnel under the English Channel. British intelligence discovered their unearthing a network of giant towers. Their purpose and age unknown.
In a desperate raid, joint British and American forces destroy the massive London Tower, causing death to all Chimera on British soil.
In preparation for the inevitable, the U.S. government creates a Liberty Defense Perimeter. Its purpose: to provide safe haven for the millions fleeing in the event of an assault.
On May 15, 1953 the Chimera launched a massive attack against North America.
Henry Stillman: Today the country shudders in the wake of cataclysmic devastation. Torn by war with a brutal and terrifying enemy, the likes of which we have never seen. This struggle for the very survival of mankind. This struggle, ladies and gentlemen, may now be forever lost.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Tanks resembling to the M3 Stuart anachronistically appears in the Red Curtain segment.
References[]
- ^ "Resistance 2 Shattered History". YouTube, PlayStation, 10 October 2008.
- ^ Logan and PlayStation: Resistance 2 “Twisted History”