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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE
27/FEB/09
ESRB RATING
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DEVELOPER
PUBLISHER
TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
THE SETTING #USES
PLAYING AS #USES
PLAYING AGAINST #USES
HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
GENERAL TONE #USES
DESCRIPTION
In Killzone 2, Interplanetary Strategic Alliance takes the fight to the bad guys — on their home planet. The single-player campaign puts players in the role of Sgt. Tomas "Sev" Sevchenko, who is sent behind enemies lines to secure the former colony's capital city, Pyrrhus. After the victories of earlier games, the ISA thought the Helghast faction was all but destroyed. The ISA was wrong about that. Players do squad-based battle through the destruction of Helghan, a place where the toxic atmosphere hides deadly threats, and even the weather seems to obey the commands of the native enemy.
Killzone 2 aims to present a cinematic experience, blending larger-than-life Hollywood-style sequences with free-form, player-controlled action. Narrative scenes and gameplay are viewed from Sev's perspective. The game's soundtrack is an original score by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. In multiplayer games, supported though PlayStation Network, up to 8 players per team can do battle in matches for as many as 32 total. Each player chooses 2 of 16 available specialty badges, to match a role on the battle field, such as medic, scout, or infantry. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“i really liked it. the smooth gameplay the very smart AI among the fact that it is just a very good shooter. cant wait for the sequel .”
“i really liked it. the smooth gameplay the very smart AI among the fact that it is just a very good shooter. cant wait for the sequel .”
created 21/NOV/2009
“"It ends now" (IEN) CLAN TAG My personal avatar”
created 13/NOV/2009
“This is definitely Sony's answer to Halo. This doesn't mean Halo is a horrible game or anything, but Microsoft has Halo and now Sony can brag with it's Killzone. Before going into the technical aspects of the game, I think it's key to discuss...”
“This is definitely Sony's answer to Halo. This doesn't mean Halo is a horrible game or anything, but Microsoft has Halo and now Sony can brag with it's Killzone.
Before going into the technical aspects of the game, I think it's key to discuss the controls and story. The controls, regardless of the endless complaints, are just fine. Anyone complaining about 'stiff controls' should know they could just go into their settings and up their sensitivity for the Y and X axis of their analog sticks. I increased it a tad and it's just fine to me. The turning is a little slower than games such as Call of Duty or Unreal Tournament, but it really adds a bit to the game. You're walking around in armor, you're not going to be able to turn around in a flash. I really hope they don't 'fix' what isn't broken.
The story is just like any other shooter game. It's not that good, but it gets the job done. In other words: it's story is that of a typical shooter. Without ruining anything, there's rescue/extract missions, protect an area missions, and the usual 'kill everything in this area' missions. But really, expecting some ground-breaking story from a shooter is saying that you've never played a shooter. Most of these stories are the same. It's just how they handle the gameplay.
The game really shines in a few key areas: graphics, audio, and gameplay. Starting with the graphics aspect, one of the first things you'll notice is how amazing this game looks and how smooth it runs. The only slow downs you'll encounter is from the loading times in between sections of a level (similar to that of Gears of War or any Halo game). These are only for a split second and have nothing really to do with graphics. This game not only looks good in it's textures and character models, but it has some of the best animations. For instance, shooting an enemy may drop him in what seems like an unscripted death sequence, but sometimes these guys will lay there "dead" and rise back up and start beating you from behind. This is a bit of the gameplay, I know, but the way they fall down and even get back up just looks really good. Another thing you'll notice is the extreme detail to wind, smoke, fog, dust, and lighting. A good example is watching fans shutter lights through them in some of the levels. Probably the only thing ugly about this game is the flamethrower's flame. It's fun to use, but a little bit dull as a flame in a gorgeous game like this.
The audio is really top notch. The developers must have worked a good amount of time perfecting 7.1 audio. Even on a 5.1 system, this game will sound like no-other. Twirling around while enemies flank your backside is seamless. This is one of the few games that my receiver picks up as DTS supported audio. The music is good an doesn't really drown out the action. Excuse me for using Halo as an example again, but the music plays out like the Halo series. You don't really even notice it's there until a huge even is showing up or when you begin fighting a boss. I personally hate music in some games, especially a shooter. But the music in this game is placed perfectly.
As for gameplay, it uses something familiar to us all: the cover system. Games without a cover system today seem a little left behind, unless there's a clean or something to make up for it. This game's cover system is a little unique, as it's similar to Gears of War or Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, yet it manages to keep you in first person while diving into a wall. There's no camera moving into third person while leaning. I really liked this, as popping up to shoot really felt like I was in the action. Everything else is pretty similar to most of other games. There's a few new things, but mostly it's all similar to the popular shooters today. One thing to note is this game isn't limited to just a few guns. There's plenty of weapons to shoot foes with, such as shotguns, sniper rifles (which has a motion sensor function that actually works), rifles, and electric guns.
Multi player is currently up and down. While the gameplay itself is an amazing experience with 32 players per match, and plenty of players playing the game, the stat system is currently lacking a bit. Hopefully this will be padded out as it's annoying that bot killers have good stats, but again, this wil probably be fixed according to the developers of Killzone 2. There's a good amount of maps to keep you coming back for more, and enough good game modes to keep you here. Hopefully, more DLC (free) will head our way and pave the way for more shooters to keep their content free for their fans.
If you're planning on getting any game this spring, Killzone 2 should be it. This should help sell plenty of PS3's before the end of the year.”
created 07/NOV/2009
“Played my new 'start from scratch' character, ranked up twice, and got reminded how much this game blows without all the good stuff you pick up whilst ranking up to the higher levels. After 8...”
created 16/NOV/2009
“Discovered how much I love the Sabatuer and Sniper classes”
created 07/NOV/2009
“Played some Killzone 2 with VGEvo and PSNation as they were in the middle of their 24 hour gaming marathon for Extra Life, to help raise money for kids with cancer. Awesome cause, fun time, worth...”
created 07/NOV/2009
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“Killzone 2, finished. 5 hours or so...”
created 03/NOV/2009
Izzmo was the last to comment - 20 days ago...
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“Two "levels" away from the ending...”
created 03/NOV/2009
“Impressive, and I am playing this a bit late. The graphics are top notch and the gameplay is fast and perfectly balanced, even on easy. I love the creative use of the sixaxis, the perfect bob and momentum of movement, and the sense that alone and...”
“Impressive, and I am playing this a bit late. The graphics are top notch and the gameplay is fast and perfectly balanced, even on easy. I love the creative use of the sixaxis, the perfect bob and momentum of movement, and the sense that alone and rushing, you'll just keep on dying. Cover and following your team's pace does a better job.”
created 02/NOV/2009
“Played this for the first time and got through the first three levels or so. They really did an amazing job with the visuals--it feels extremely cinematic. I naively started on veteran difficulty,...”
created 02/NOV/2009
“I liked Resistance 2 better.”
“I liked Resistance 2 better.”
created 29/OCT/2009
“Dutch skills! Just love this one!”
“Dutch skills! Just love this one!”
created 22/OCT/2009
created 19/OCT/2009
Flyingmoney was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...
“Took my character back to a newb, and played with the BPC clan. It was a good laugh as always, but starting with nothing really sucks. Oh well, at least it made it interesting for me. I guess being...”
created 19/OCT/2009
“game is good abit slow 4 my likeing and the controls are annoying”
“game is good abit slow 4 my likeing and the controls are annoying”
created 15/OCT/2009
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