Resistance: Retribution is a third-person shooter video game that takes place between the two previous games, Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2. Instead of clicking buttons to lock against cover, the targeting system will automatically lock the player to cover as soon as he or she approaches the cover. Aim assist is also featured in Retribution, as it was in Resistance: Fall of Man. Retribution introduces new characters and weaponry, as well as a life bar that does not recharge.