The X-Files: Resist or Serve

Monday, July 7, 2008

at 3:08 PM

The X-Files: Resist or Serve is a survival horror game for the PlayStation 2 video game console (the game was also supposed to be released for the Xbox video game console, but this version was cancelled) and is based on the television series The X-Files. This is the second game based on the series, after The X-Files Game.

Plot summary

Serving as three new episodes set during the show's 7th season, the game follows FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (voiced by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (voiced by Gillian Anderson) as they travel to a small town in the Rocky Mountains to dig into the source of some strange and unexplained murders. Sightings of ghostly apparitions, zombies and hints of alien presence lead them on a chase for an "inhuman" killer. During the course of the story, Mulder and Scully follow leads to a remote location in Russia and then discover, and search, a mysterious half-buried alien space ship. Players can play as Mulder or Scully as they desperately attempt to prevent alien colonization of our planet.

The game features the famous theme music from The X-Files series by Mark Snow, as well as voice acting by the show's actors. Additionally, bonuses with the game include "behind the scenes" footage (humorously featuring several of the male actors recording their lines while wearing bright red lipstick, a common practice used to get better enunciation and crisper sound) and commentaries from the series. The game follows the The X-Files series' established canon, including the themes of alien colonization and the "black oil". Players also investigate various sets from the series, including the FBI office, Mulder's apartment building, and the Russian camp where Mulder and Alex Krycek were subjected to the black oil. Many of the major and minor characters from the show make appearances, including Skinner, Kersh, the Lone Gunmen, Krycek and the Cigarette Smoking Man.