Resistance 2 Easter Egg gives props to MGS4

by Majed Athab on Nov 9th 2008 11:00AM

You know, Easter Eggs are always fun little secrets to seek out -- such as this one from Resistance 2, which candidly gives a shout out to Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4. Reader Jay stumbled upon this "MGS4PWNS" sign in co-op mode. It looks like the ladies and gents at Insomniac have enjoyed MGS4 quite a bit. And why not? It's great.

To see the EE for yourself, just check out the Spec Op's ammo crate after "prototype ammo berserk" has been activated. We haven't tried this ourselves yet this weekend, but we're sure we'll run into it sometime. So how about you? Have you found anything interesting in your gaming sessions this weekend?

[Thanks Jay!]

Tags: insomniac-games, metal-gear-solid-4, resistance-2, scea

Reader Comments (41)

Cool...
It's nice to developers show their appreciation for great games

Hah, neat. :P

I found out that R2 wasn't a game I liked. :( Too bad, I really liked the first one, but IMHO the story of the sequel isn't as well written and original. I'd elaborate but this is a blog, not a newspaper, so I won't take much more space. Shame really, I was looking forward to it, but after renting it, not so much... :/

I agree with you. I'm still playing it but have not become completely entranced like I did when I first played Fall of Man. I mean, I got shivers sometimes when I was playing that game. Now I'll get the odd rush of adrenaline when the shit goes down, but then that's it. Looks pretty, though.

Still waiting for a PS3 fanboy review. Curious to hear what others think.

R2 is a game that just loves to piss me off, mainly because of the hordes of enemies you encounter and the huge ass brutes they expect you to kill off even if there's no grenade launcher type of weapons and you only have your Bullseye, especially at your first encounter with not one, but two of them!

By the way, who here loves listening to the radio DJ, Henry Stillman? His contribution to the game is so profound that it actually makes you feel that mankind is fucked, especially his story about the boy. It's very tenseful just listening to him, especially when the radio is in a very dark place and you don't know if a spinner will run at you (which happened to me)

Nice move Insomniac. Maybe the next Metal Gear game will say something like Ratchet and Clank owns lol.

Wow, you mean the editors on this website are actually going to play R2? Thought they were to busy playing Gears 2.

I don't blame them, I have been doing the same thing.

The editors clearly have a more open mind than you do.

I hated the first Gears. Thought it was trash. I'm not alone. So there's no need to bring up that series here. It's stupid to say "Why would someone play this game, shouldn't they be playing Gears 2?" that's just a bad assumption.

i think he was joking about the WRUP. nothing wrong with appreciating other games but the other side hasn't been so gracious. what was there attitude when mgs4 came out?

To be fair, Xav from "the other side" is a bigtime Killzone fan. Not everyone enjoys Metal Gear and not everyone plays games for only one system.

I cant believe that I got voted down because I was playing Gears 2. Fanboyism is ugly, get over the fact that there are decent games on the other console.

Yeah...I must admit that Gears 2 looks wayyyyyy better than R2.

I have finished the SP in R2 and am well into Co-op and I must say the game is a complete let down from graphics to gameplay

WTF?
The graphics and gameplay are much much better, it's just the damn story

I wish Insomniac would go back to making Ratchet and Clanks. :/

they still do, theyre working on the next big one as we speak. did you forget already about ratchet and clank: quest for booty? it only came out in october or september, cant remember. never got a chance to get it though. it was mainly a hold over, but more is coming, so its ok :D

Oh yeah I know, it's just that the new R&C's for the PS3 have been a bit of a letdown, I have all of the console Ratchet and Clanks. All I want is multiplayer, since this is the PS3 so people will actually play them online.

they made Quest For Booty not too long ago...

Right on!

I don't know what makes Gears seem like I want it. I hated the first ones controls and graphics. The gameplay was good but only as good as really tank like controls could be. Did they update them to be a lot more loose in the second one (like say Uncharted?)

Gears really advertises well, anytime I see their ads I think I need to buy it but I still think the same after seeing the first Mad World ones.. even though I disliked the game.

Yes! more hardcore fans. R2 is truly a sequel.
to those that don't like it, finish the game please b4 commenting on it.

Cheers, Insomniac! MGS4 definitely PWNS!

Word brotha.

hahaha that's nothing short of awesome. good on you, insomniac

Awesome, they posted something that I sent in lol =]

lol look personally i aint played R2 yet bit reviews did say they lowered graphics for better game and story line, so not exactly gonna complain if i know what im expecting, so like myself complete before moaning like someone posted

Have you heard the audio though? My god, what a cinematic feel to it all.

Games always have to sacrifice either the scope or the graphics when they want to expand on either category.

If you want bigger levels, bosses and a bigger multiplayer it's obvious you are going to be sacrificing certain graphical features like textures etc.

MGS4 FTW! Hell it pawns! Resistance 2 owns!

From reading Resistance 2 forums it seems the developers are pretty big fans of Gears 2 as well. It's good to see them enjoying other great games and drawing inspirations from them. It only makes their own games and talent improve. :D

your "right" 5vs5 is cool, but 30vs30 team death matches is insane. I'm glad Insomniac got inspired to do better things. Thanks for a great game (Insomniac) guys, can't wait for R3.

I can't really see a Gears of War type game that supports 30 on 30. Not that it would be impossible, it would be impractical.

impractical!? please, now your just making excuses. so it's cool to see 100's of (ai) locust's on screen but not cool to have 60 ( real people) players online battling it out.

For the type of game that Gears 2 is yes.

There are moments when the campaign calls for 100 Ai on screen, but these Ai are built for background, eyecandy. Not the close quarters fighting the actual gameplay calls for. Please, do not confuse the two.

5 on 5 is fine for the type of game Gears multiplayer is for. There are reasons why 30 on 30 would not work for a game like Gears. It would be too imbalanced, work against the 'intimate' shootout experience it strives for and, to be honest, not look as good as it does.

Also here's an interesting read for any shooter fan:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4290600.html

They do mention that Gears 2 is small unit tactics, which would indeed, make 30 on 30 impractical for what it is going for. They also mention their crowd Ai you spoke of. So, no excuses. Just stating what they were striving for in terms of gameplay. :D

Nice find Jay!Im not sure if i agree,but a cool touch

When you're right, you're right.

Just finished the game on hard, one of the best FPS I have ever played.

IMO, I think R2 is A LOT better than R1 in every single way. The Henry Stillman show really made it seem like the apocalypse, and some of the battles with the Chimera were insane, challenging and fun.

Oh Wow what's up with thr R2 hate?First off it is 150% better then the first.The story did fall a lil short beyond that it is nothing short then great.Gears 2 isn't shit so don't spam ps3fanboy with homo gears owns bs. BEYOND!!

To copy what game_playa said, but with more !! =D

Right on!!!!

I already beat the game twice, on Difficult and Superhuman!

Resistance 2 Easter Egg gives props to MGS4

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