Killzone 2 has easily claimed the most hyped title for gaming recently. Gamers had crazy expectations for this title, and the pre-release reviews praised it highly. Now that is has been officially released in every territory, the gamers got to see how the game lived up to the hype. They found out however, that instead of living up the hype, for many, it surpassed it.

Killzone 2 is set in a futuristic sci-fi environment. There are two factions, the Helghast and the ISA. While the Helghast are ruled by a ruthless leader named Visari, the ISA is a regular functioning human culture. After the Helghast invaded Vektan, the ISA pushed back and invaded Helghan. The story begins here. You are Sev, an ISA solider on the Alpha squad, sent to help find Visari.
There are a number of environments that you find yourself fighting in throughout the campaign. If you played the demo, the first actual level you will be thrown into is the same one. You fly down to a beach and instantly begin fighting the Helghast soldiers. The environment reacts all around you, with explosions going off, Helghast shooting at you left and right, and your comrades getting mortally wounded. As you progress into farther levels, the battle scale changes, and you find yourself thrown into situations where you have to fight hundreds of Helghast with a tank or a big exoskeleton.

The multiplayer of Killzone 2 is excellent. The size of the battles, the depth of the classes, and the never ending action all contribute to making this the best online experience we have seen so far. There are 7 classes in Killzone 2, ranging from the standard soldier to the scout class. Starting with the soldier, you progress to unlock certain classes, badges, and abilities to help aid you during battle. These can range from deploying turrets and throwing medpacks to laying spawn points and disguising yourself as the enemy. The multiplayer is fast paced and quickly grows on you. Ranking up is not as difficult as it may sound, but don’t mistake this game as being easy either. A very useful thing that Guerilla games has implemented into Killzone 2 is the bot mode, where you can hone your skills and learn the maps by playing computer AI controlled characters at different difficulties.

Killzone 2 does not try to be your standard cookie cutter FPS. It focuses on realism and deep gameplay, both of which this game does extremely well, and better than anything we have ever seen before. KZ2 makes you feel like you are in a warzone at all times, both online and offline, by constantly keeping the action going. Whether you are getting shot by the AI or your best friend, you will be having a blast playing this game. Killzone 2 has lived past the hype in all aspects. It is certainly the most beautiful game available, and won’t be rivaled for some time. The actual warzone feel, the realism, and the beauty of this game allow it to be the best current game available across any platform.


10/10

By GuitarrassDeAmor

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Also, said it before but I'm definately getting this sometime soon.

Too much shit to do...just wrote it for Kyle's site, figured I post it here just because.

Cant be assed to read it, I know the game rocks anyway.

Well written, but biased much?



Aside from the Bot mode, which I personally love having, I read the above post and immediately think COD4. While that's not a bad thing at all, I just find it interesting to note how close the MP structure has been created for this game. Killzone 2 has the same good gaming feel it does in single player, in multiplayer, but somehow I'm still left wanting more from it.



Killzone is neither the first game to offer a Warzone feel, nor the best game to offer it. How exactly has Killzone passed the hype in all aspects? Certainly not by being a game that does most things well, but nothing spectacular? There are equally beautiful, and possibly moreso games available, so there is no need to wait for it to be rivaled. For many people, Killzone 2 may well be the best game of the generation (thus far), that's their opinion. But, looking strictly from the standpoint of what the game achieved technically, and the final product, I find it hard to make that argument with any kind of definitiveness. It'd be up there though, no doubt.

Look I probably give this game a 9 or 10 out of 10 myself, because I did very much enjoy it. And it is certainly one of the top 10 games available on any system to date. But, this game is not everything it was hyped to be, it is in fact a very generic FPS which does a lot of things well, but really adds nothing new to the genre. Very polished, but there have been equally polished games available for a little while now.

Normally, I would not pick out all these things, but as a general rule, when reviewing a game, the author is supposed to keep some level of impartiality. Why can't people just live with the fact that while this game is good, and should be played by anyone in possession of a PS3, it also offers nothing new, and is not technically the most impressive game we've seen either.

First of all, it is a fucking review. You didn't have to read it, so stop fucking complaining. It is called my opinion. It isn't near COD4, because that game is fucking garbage.


So tell me, what game offers a true warzone like Killzone 2? Debris constantly flying off, looking fucking amazing, people falling, shots going every which way, the sound blasting, and everything else? I'll answer for you: NONE. The game is the most technically impressive and graphically impressive game out there (sans Crysis, but we don't even count that anymore as it is a given)....no other game can touch it.

Then go write your own damn review. It was everything it was hyped up to be and MORE. Generic? Name another FPS (sans TF2) that has the feel and classes of KZ2 with the depth of the badge system? Name one that has an awesome story? What has ANY other FPS offered to the genre since DOOM? Fucking nothing except classes and better graphics.

Why can't you just let me do my fucking review and go about your business? You're sitting here telling me it offers nothing new or exciting, and what are you riddling off that has? What was more technically impressive- Gears? Give me a fucking break.

They only gave you some feedback.
WTF is wrong with you?