Players earn experience across the campaign, the competitive, and the co-operative play, all of which contribute to their overall status in the Resistance 2 community.

The game also features co-operative play (co-op) which allows players to fight against the aliens instead of each other.

The game is played under a time limit, and features co-operative play.

The Activities have been designed to suit solo and co-operative play.

The gameplay consists of single player and local co-operative play.

The game supports co-operative play between two and four players.

Currently only co-operative play on a single machine is available.

The game also features co-operative play (co-op) which allows players to complete the story based single player mode together.

Some levels feature co-operative play, such as a level where two players are tethered by toilet paper.

It was the first game in the series to be developed outside of Japan and also the first to feature online co-operative play.