Impressive Killzone 2 destructibility footage

Outside of its immaculate texture work, character models, and animations, Killzone 2 features an incredibly realistic destructibility engine allowing users to decimate specific objects and structures, watching them crumble into ruins.

In this latest line of footage, the player shows off some of the destructibility seen in the online multiplayer beta, shooting everything from pipes to hurling a grenade and razing the side of a support pillar. Watch as chunks of concrete collapse to the ground and red-hot bullet holes penetrate the ground floor, spitting up debris.

Click the jump to check out the footage.

[Jpinter]

That level of destructibility and quality is amazing for single player let alone multiplayer online. I am so excited for Killzone 2.

[DavidMacDougall]

Looks amazing

[Fox01]

First of all, this is just a Beta and a highly compressed one (about 500MB) so the retail version will look even better. Second, even with the crappy quality videos and the fact that the beta is highly compressed, it still looks a lot better than Gears 2; you really need to get your eyes checked if you can't see this.

[HighDefinition]

Is that you?

[shingo]

I have to say, from being in the beta, I've never experienced the feel of battle and war zone like I'm currently experiencing with this game. It's ridiculously AWESOME. And on top of that, the gameplay is just as awesome as the graphics and sounds. Extremely fun and addictive. This game will sell millions for sure and will be one of the top PS3 exclusives ever!

[solidt12]

Very impressive!

[marinelife9]

I agree. The battles are intense. And that carrot they dangle out in front of you to rank up to get more abilities is addictive.

Nothing sounds better than that little chime you hear when another Helghast goes down. They should make that sound customizable.

[thereapersson]

I think fanboys of any system can attest to the stupidity of Mesh1's comments.

[kevnb]

realistic lighting goes alot further than I thought.

[KRUSSIDULL]

As a Xbox 360 fan i have to say its amazing! My dad has a PS3 so i wont be missing anything ;)

[AuToFiRE]

As I am in the Kizzy 2 beta you really dont get the full effect until you actually take a chunk off a wall for yourself

[Marceles]

I'm totally addicted to the beta, I've playing this more than any games I have

[kevnb]

is it open to Canada?

[ud]

Yeah It's open to Canada

[Kleptic]

I know we are not supposed to be talking about the beta...but whatever...the game is incredible so far...I too have put more time into this beta than both LBP and Resistance 2...which is sad, but it really is that awesome...

the graphics are simply unmatched...nothing else to say...Crysis took more of a hit for multiplayer than Killzone 2 does...there are a few glitches here and there, most of which are confirmed to be related to lag...and there is plenty of time to get that under control...

also the class system is awesome...the way you unlock stuff hopefully has been toned down for the beta...as in its very easy to rank up so far...and being that GG confirmed only the 12 or 16 ranks, its pretty obvious that the retail game will require more XP to rank up...the ribbons are a little vague right now too, but that all is probably related to this being a very very bare bones beta test...the only issue I hope they resolve is simply that the ranking/statistic system doesn't give you a clear idea of what you need to accomplish in order to unlock each badge, weapon, etc...

My biggest concern with the game though has nothing to do with how it plays or looks right now...those questions are more than settled imo...the game is easily the top first person shooter of this generation imo so far...my concern though is how much content is delivered with the game at release...right now co-op is still slated as possible DLC right after release, a kind of Fable 2 approach...and I think that could be a death blow to the game's reception...with the bar being raised by Resistance 2 in what is expected from a $60 shooter...I don't think Killzone 2 can hang with just an excellent class base multiplayer and single player...at least a 4 player co-op 'mode' needs to included...it could release with what has been simply confirmed and nothing else...and will still be an incredible game...but I don't think it would then get the recognition it deserves...most reviews would simply dwell on that and nothing else...this game will have more skeptical eyes pointed at it than any other so far this generation...I hope they don't give them any more ammo than they already have...

there are bots confirmed though...and bots can universally be used in different gameplay mode...which that may be a sign that there will be a co-op mode similar to horde in gears 2...where its not a campaign like more traditional co-op modes...but a mode in which endless waves of enemies are thrown at you...either way...hopefully something else is confirmed soon to raise hype a little more before release...

but everyone's questions and complaints early on...'bad textures'...'it looks ok, but the gameplay looks generic'...wrong and wrong...any shooter fan will be more than impressed in february...

[Sarcasm]

Amen Kleptic!

But for my own two cents, I do have to agree. I still cannot believe they have these kinds of graphics for a console. I mean yeah everyone should be "expecting" these kinds of graphics for all upcoming games. But man, Killzone 2 definitely lives up to the hype in graphics, gameplay, and exceeds expectations in game modes and features.

There will be those folks that say "oh it's just another FPS" need to really stop the hate train. If it was on the 360 they'd be bragging about it 20 times more. Heck, they brag about Halo 3 which is half the game of what Killzone 2 is going to be.

Sadly, as great a Killzone 2 is so far. I still predict many 8/10 reviews from the usual 360 biased websites. Docking points because "it doesn't look 100% like the 2005 trailer, only 90" or "graphics are too good it hurts my eyes."

[INehalemEXI]

Helghan Sniper Model FTW.

[Bob Dole]

Bob Dole poops on yo mama. So git offa hiz nizzutz. This game is gonna do tha same so git some! O yeah sony xbox ftw whatever gimme bubblez ho'z.

You know, I wish you were as drunk as Bob Dole cause he has so many goddamn bubbles he wants someone to challenge him to a rochambo... fore real; take them away. cause bob dole is a sony fanboy that loves having no bubbles. please TAKE HIS BUBBLES AWAY.!!!!

No seriously he's drunk..... so do what he says or consequences will be dire.

[Ashton]

how they can achieve this kinda graphics and features in the Multiplayer portion of a game on the PS3.

I would love it if sony uses this engine for lots of their own first party titles.

[Fishy Fingers]

I imagine this is an engine PS3 owners will see time and time again. GG aren't just building a game but a platform. Look at it as Sony "get outta (UE3) jail free card."

[pwnsause]

well GG got help from Santa Monica Studios to help build this engine, so Im pretty sure we are going to see it again very soon, I Believe that they are Using this engine For God Of War 3 when you think about it.

[Kain81]

i would say that the hole Taeser for GoW3 was an in-game build of the game.

[THC CELL]

final game will look out of this world cant wait

[meepmoopmeep]

I believe "The Edge" as Ted Price likes to put it, is the collaboration of Sony's 1st Party studios along with close colleagues like Insomniac putting their wonderful minds together to juice out the hardware of the PS3.

they all share tips and tricks with each other and we are all going to be in for a wild ride.

[Panthers]

"honestly sony needs to teach 3rd parties
how they can achieve this kinda graphics and features in the Multiplayer portion of a game on the PS3. "

Its easy. Throw millions of dollars at it. This game was extreamly expensive to make. I dont think third parties are willing to do that.

[HighDefinition]

Killzone2 has cost ALOT of $$$. Period. As AMAZING as the game is, it`s more than a game to Sony. This engine will be used for a ridiculous ammounts of PS3 exclusives after KZ2s release. Also, the game is basically a "show piece" for the PS3, which WILL attract ALOT of developers aswell as customers. This the one game that the MOST hardcore of 360 fans, that hate everything about PS3 will give it it`s props. That says ALOT.

@panthers

What`s cost so much and took some much time was the dev of the engine.

[Statix]

Expensive, yes, but the graphics engine has already been finished along with all the accompanying PS3-specific performance optimizations and technical breakthroughs.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

Sony will give out some info to third party devs . But sony won't spill all the beans . Its just like coca-cola . so many different ingredients but coca cola wont give you the main ingredient .

[RememberThe357]

Socom comes to mind. However, to they're credit the first parties do have an amazing track record. If we keep seeing games like InFamous and Killzone 2 coming from these devs we can rest assured that games that launch like Socom will be few and far between.

[Sarcasm]

"Expensive, yes, but the graphics engine has already been finished along with all the accompanying PS3-specific performance optimizations and technical breakthroughs."

Exactly what I was thinking.

I wish Guerilla Games makes the next Terminator game. As random as that sounds, there are certain things in the beta and in the trailers that remind me a lot of the future in terminator and I think the Killzone 2 engine would be PERFECT for an FPS terminator.

[dj_funky]

2 thumbs up on the details GG.
still a couple months away i'm sure it will be even better when finished.

[Fishy Fingers]

Well this is beta footage and there for taken from an "old" build. Id wager it already looks better, let alone at launch.

[Kleptic]

what is really bizarre is that GG said the only thing they really had to hold back on multiplayer was the physics based destructibility...but that the lighting and hit response system as well as incredible textures and particle effects were all able to be streamed in online code...

and despite that...there is destructibility everywhere...this video doesn't do it justice...you should see those pillars in the academy (where he through a grenade, but it bounced off and landed to far away) when a rocket hits them...stuff goes everywhere, and its all physics based and rendered within the lighting (meaning they all make correct shadows)...I spent 15 minutes just kicking chunks of wreckage around...it was awesome...I should probably stop talking about this though...I made all this up...I am not in the beta...sorry for the confusion, Sony...

[olivia]

WOW THE CELL CAN DO THIS EARLY IN IT'S LIFE CYCLE

[Capt CHAOS]

No sure why you guys keep b1tching on about MSG4 this and MSG4 that, for me, MSG4 = CGI videos = Boredom.

This is the game you should all be raving about.

Don't rant too much about the lighting and the shadows, but the attention to detail is wicked and the environmental destructions was awesome.

Would have loved for him to pop a few into those sandbags to see if they gave way much and to cherish the puffs of sand..

[Kleptic]

many of us have been raving about this for a while...which was only met with 'bwah bwah, its not even close to the trailer'...

however I am not sure at all what you are talking about with 'don't rant about the lighting and shadows'...this game has some of the absolute best and most realistic lighting of nearly any game to date...the muzzle flares create dynamic lighting around all objects and characters...plus enemy fire results in a shadow pulse behind them that looks absolutely incredible in a poorly lit room...

and that is just the beginning...the particle effects are crazy as well...lots of detail and animation, but even more impressive is how long they stay there...which introduces some really awesome mechanics, such as 2 grenades in a hall way can easily be used as 7-10 seconds of smoke cover to move into an enemy base unnoticed...

and the other thing is the destructiblity, of which we were told is 'barely in the multiplayer'...and going by the fact that its seemingly everywhere...I have no idea how crazy the single player is going to be in this regard...

yeah this game is kind of a big deal...

[Blu Ray3]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!

[PirateThom]

It's gutting this game is going to 7/8 reviews because of biased fanboys who got owned when GG managed to match/surpass that CGI trailer and are still bitter about it.

[faisdotal]

It's inevitable. :)

[Kain81]

but someone lied.
Someone said sonys Blu-ray is useles
but someone lied.
Someone said HDMI is not needed
but someone lied.
Someone said installs are not needed
but someone lied.
etc......

[PirateThom]

It's funny, but so far Sony have been pretty much spot on with the PS3.

Apparently, they lied though.

It's games like this, running on custom engines designed for the PS3 (like Uncharted, like Metal Gear Solid 4, like Gran Turismo) that blow everything else away. If anything, the PS3 is definitely stopping developers from being lazy, since they can't just use middleware engines like Unreal Engine without serious work.

[Kain81]

facts^^

[na2ru1]

someone had lied
someone said the cell is useless
someone had lied
1up said this is nothing compared to geows back in 2007
1up was full of denial

[kevnb]

I see what you are getting at guys. HDMI isn't really needed, but it sure is nice to have 7.1 lcpm sound :). It sure is nice to have 50 gigs of space to work with. I could go on, but it sure is nice to have a ps3 and all its features.

[Sarcasm]

"running on custom engines designed for the PS3"

That's what already separates PS3 games from 360 games. But try telling that to one of the 360 folks here on N4G and you'll get "but... but... Unreal Engine" NO... shut it...

[vmartin12]

This engine looks amazing...

It would prolly kick the crap out of the Unreal Engine..

Day One Buy :D

Teh CELL makes this game sexy... (4.5 cores used)..

CANT WAIT!

[joydestroy]

uh, it does kick the crap out of the Unreal Engine, easily.

[Atomic]

Almost any Engine kicks the crap out of the Unreal Engine 3. not just Killzone 2 Engine.

[Final_Rpg]

I'm interested to see if the unreal engine 4 is more so compatible with the PS3. The 3rd engine is acceptable because it was designed before the ps3 was around. But now there is no excuse for lack of cohesiveness between them. I expect UE4 to work just as well with the PS3 as the 360.

[yanikins111]

from what i remember, ue4 is for the next gen of consoles and wont have a pc equivelent... think it was news on n4g a while ago.

[pwnsause]

UE4 is being designed with Next Xbox and the Next Playstation in mind instead of being PC lead, in other words, the PS4 version of the Unreal Engine will not be gimped like this Generation.

[jkhan]

The game is just mind blowing. I was a bit worried about the singleplayer aspect. But after seeing the new trailer, I am confident this game will rock the world.

[Fishy Fingers]

Single player wasn't something that ever bothered me, KZ1, while full of technical problems had a great story and GG did a good job of bringing it to life. Great atmosphere, great cinematic and voice acting. Excellent script etc.

Only thing I didnt like was switching characters through the game, well that's not something to worry about with KZ2.

[kevnb]

Killzone 1 was horrid, story doesn't make a bad game good. Killzone 2 looks much much better, story will just add more to it. Story is about as important as a good soundtrack, it can elevate a game, its much appreciated, but it doesn't make or break a game. The only exception I can see is MGS4 where the game is 50% movie, but that's one unique game/experience.

[RememberThe357]

I'm going to have to disagree with you there. I felt like the story in Killzone was strong, and story for me more then just sound. Look at Black a few years ago. No story worth mentioning, and the game got old to be quickly. I beat Killzone four times with the four characters before my friend broke the disk. The only issue I had with the game at the time were the graphical glitches and it looks like GG has taken care of that for us. Plus, It looks like they have gone more toward COD with the controls and health system which is much appreciated, since COD4 is my favorite shooter to date.

[kevnb]

I played Killzone for a few hours and then sold it. Black wasn't that great either, but I did play most of the way through. My problems with Killzone was the clunky controls, non-existant ai, and generally weak gameplay.

[Danja]

When GG made the 1st KZ1 they were an independent studio which didn't have unlimited funds like they do now..so ..they had to cut a few corners plus they had to rush the game dew to the Hype it was getting from media as the Halo Killer..

KZ2 will be the sh!t Sony has invested so much into this game I can't expect nothing but Epic Geatness...

[madmike]

that you guys are sucking each other off again enjoy.

[silvacrest]

when the haters would show up

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

...Come on now that's not a nice way to talk about the xBox 360 and Micro$oft!!! ;-D

WOW!!! ;-P That looks like a REAL TRUE Next-gen FPS Game!!! ;-P

[TheExecutive]

Impressive. Cant wait to play this game and see what else comes from this engine. Bravo GG and Sony bravo

[BlackCountryBob]

looks like some ice physics and destruction stuff. One question for anyone who has played it; in that underground bit in the video, can the lights be shot out? It would be very cool if they could.

[TheExecutive]

I dont know why, but that is always one of the first things I try in a game. I would also like to know if this can be done. It would save me some time :)

[Fishy Fingers]

I'm interested to see if they do. I've played it but havent tried that. I believe all the lights are dynamic so in theory you should be able to.

Someone confirm please :)

EDIT: Taken from an old interviw with GG concerning the AI in the game: http://www.computerandvideo...
"They'll avoid standing next to explosive barrels, if the lights can be destroyed they'll shoot out the lights."

Sound to me like some will be able to shoot out.

[Bazookajoe_83]

Im just gonna start up my ps3 and check..

Edit: You can not shot the lights in the beta, hopefully this will be included in the final version. The funny thing is that it looks this impressive and the beta is only 459 mb :-)

[BlackCountryBob]

Cheers for the replies (I'll dish out bubbles) and I am glad that I am not the only who shoots out lights (I nearly had a breakdown when I first played Splinter Cell in 02). Shame it's not possible in the beta but as I wasn't selected for any betas and never have been I am glad it doesn't work because my envy would be uncontrollable.

Hope it does get included in the final product though, would be nice to play with though I guess it is not beyond the realms of possibility that it is in the single player game but disabled in the MP side.

[LikAChicken]

I think if you shot out the lights in multi there might be problems. For one shooting out lights is realistic but is it practical in playing k2? If they allow "light shooting" then I have a feeling alot of people will just camp in the dark for sure.

[cyclindk]

Camping in the dark might be difficult for the Helghast, don't you think?

[RSX]

Definately
Those Big Red, Glowy eyes should be a big giveaway, especially while in the dark.

[Sarcasm]

Actually the glowing eyes of the Helghast is a huge giveaway right now. You can literally see them across the map and it makes for easy pickins. However it does make it slightly unbalanced right now if you're playing as the ISA. It's almost too easy to spot them.

Nonetheless what I find Ironic, is that people tend to like the Helghast more than the ISA. The regular Helghast with their glowing eyes is very Iconic, and have that "badass" look and feel to them.

Killzone 2's graphics is doing what Gears of War 1 did for me. Now it's at such a higher level it's not even funny. And wave after wave of 360 fans will keep on denying it. But go ahead and deny it guys, it doesn't make Killzone 2 any less stunning.

[elorm9]

But I haven't yet tried that, I'll check it out this weekend and give you a report on that :)

[pornflakes]

REAL TRUE?

So COD4 wasnt REAL TRUE? ALthough KZ2 has minimal better graphics as the 1.5 years old COD4.

MAN, KZ2 IS NOT the game Sony promised us with the UBBER PS3 and TEH CELL.

Also WKC does not look as good as FF13, crap engine.

[Kufi-]

And you failed

[NickIni]

Minimal better graphics?

I feel sorry for your stupidity. Also interesting, how you have to compare it to a multiplat instead of a 360 exclusive. Does it not have any good FPSs then?

[Bathyj]

So what exactly did Sony promise you?

[Kush_Reaper]

Please dude don't compare anything to KZ2. KZ2 is leaps and bounds to COD4. It really hurts you bots when the ps3 gets the OMG treatment with its amazing exclusives don't it?

Well here is a solution, BUY A PS3 :)

PLAY BEYOND NOT BEHIND

[ultimolu]

Man, you're a moron.

This game ROCKS.

I'm in the beta and the graphics are AMAZING. When I get my Sony Bravia by next week...it's gonna look even more kickass.

You're jealous.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

play the game like everyone else in the beta to make a judgement . Killzone will own everything in its way .

[olivia]

PORNFLAKES WAIT TILL THE DAMN GAME IS DONE BEFORE U CRITICIZE IT.NAME ONE CONSOLE GAME THAT LOOKS AND PLAYS LIKE THAT WITH MONTHS LEFT FOR IMPROVEMENT

[Capt CHAOS]

I don't think the graphics are all that much better than COD4 but when you add the better lighting, and especially the environments, it becomes a whole new experience.

Now you get an idea why I think HALO3 is unrated, the lighting effects in that game are still out of this world. But Halo3 lacks the environmental details you see here. This is a game worth getting a PS3 for.

[Kush_Reaper]

Congrats to GG and sony for what seems to be the fps of 2009. KZ1 was awesome so no doubt here(not that i ever had any).

[kevnb]

but what exactly was awesome about KZ1?

[Johnny Cullen]

Yeah, Killzone 1 was an okay game which got hyped to infinity much more so then the Halo series or GTA.

That said, Killzone 2 deserves all the hype it's getting.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Wow, love the way you guys missed the funny grenade explosion. I expected the whole pillar to collapse but instead 2 tiles that weren't even close to the explosion fell. Anyway the destructibility of this video is pretty basic. Many games do this already.

[Bathyj]

So. Who cares if you approve or not. You just cant stand to see us enjoying ourselves can you?

Tell me ONE THING Gears does that we haven't seen somewhere else before.

[fafoon]

No
Thought not !!!
So what a Lame Dumb Comment

[thor]

I agree with you FirstKnight in that the destructibility is basic - what about all the things he _didn't_ shoot? I presume they are all indestructible (like 99% of floors, walls etc.). The grenade explosion was obviously meant to be like that, don't know why but hey. Maybe it's more realistic as to what actually happens. What we're certainly not going to see is a vast amount of destructibility - there will be the odd thing that can be destroyed but most things won't be damaged at all.

[ud]

love both consoles, not only 1!

[DarthTigra]

lol show me 1 game that does it with those graphics on a console. Im waiting.

[thewhoopimen]

I'm impressed that whole pillar doesn't burst to rubble. That would be geow2 with basic destructability. And btw, why would a frag grenade rip up a pillar column of that size? The grenade is designed to rip flesh with shrapnel. It looks like the pillar is reinforced concrete with stone/concrete tiling on the outside for decoration. An anti-personnel munition isn't going to do that much to a solid pillar like that. What i'm surprised about is the shrapnel tearing tiles off near the top of the pillar. That's alot of detailed collisions being calculated as well as fragmentation trajectory, pattern, etc.

Notice how bullets don't just shatter singular tiles but puncture and break parts off? That's really impressive.

[man0fsteel]

nitpick much?

Envy is a deadly sin my friend :)

[PS3n360]

Its called shrapnel. The grenade bounced off the pillar and landed 10 feet away. I was actually impressed with that bit of footage. No game has ever been this detailed in destructable environments. I am no fanboy and gears is my fav game but you gotta give it up for this game it looks incredible.

[olivia]

it did what it supposed to do.he did not throw it at the pillar he throw it near it smack.so it would damage it not destroy it.look again and hit your self in the head for your stupid comment.you were the only one out of all the comments to say something negative what does that till you bud.

[Sarcasm]

It's FirstKnight you guys. Why bother replying? He's one of those "but...but.. Unreal Engine" 360 fans.

[ZILLA]

this game is S I C K,the only thing i hope is that you can destroy the lights.that is what makes THE DARKNESS one of the greatest game ever.P L A Y B 3 Y O N D !!!

[thor]

Well this puts my earlier comments/fears to rest. I take back everything I said about the lack of destructability in MP.

It's still not on the level of Red Faction though (and that was on PS2)... though I suppose it's not one of the key gameplay mechanics of this game.

[thewhoopimen]

I can agree that Red faction had "More" destructable objects/environments than what we've seen in kz2. But come on, if anyone were to try to implement those same physic characteristics from Red Faction in this game.... do you know how dumb and incredibly last last gen it would look? Why do you think no shooter sequel since has included it? Because it wasn't cutting edge or realistic.

[lelo]

He just showed 2 things being destroyed ... bathroom and a collum... what about the rest.

The graphics look good... but... "Impressive Killzone 2 destructibility footage" ... that's quite a overstatement. Many games do what he did in the footage.

Let's wait and see the final product when it comes out.

Gameplay and movement look's nice.

[thor]

They're not going to add in a huge amount of destructibility, face it. These are just token objects that can be destroyed. Static objects likely form the core of their engine - with dynamic, destroyable objects you have to recompute which parts of the scene are visible when you blast through a wall, and there are a bunch of other things that you can't take for granted with dynamic objects. It's easy to add in a single object here and there that can be destroyed - it's just a dynamic physics object. It's a different thing entirely to make huge sections of the level destroyable.

Many of the optimisations they have made will use the fact that most of the level doesn't change (so they can precompute a lot of things).

[jollygoodchap8]

With the title "Impressive Killzone 2 destructibility footage" I was expecting him to blast everything in sight. I would have been wasting clips left and right and throwing grenades everywhere.

All he did was run around after blasting 2-3 things. Seriously, don't bother watching after 1:30 if you wanna see more destruction. Everything after 1:30 is him just looking and running around.

I wasn't expecting battlefield-like destructibility or anything, but he could tried doing more rather than just shooting a toilet and pillar.

Oh well, this game is gonna awesome though.

EDIT: Come to think of it, a while back someone on the forums had a better destructive environment video than this.

[nycredude]

For all you haters that use "many games does this already". let me ask you does many games look like Killzone 2? I didn't think so... Please check your hate at the door when entering the gamer zone. And this is just a 500 mb beta!!!! Hahahahahah

[lelo]

"Please check your hate at the door when entering the gamer zone"

I just said that the destruction does not impress me (and it's true) ... i now i'm a hater.

Oh little boy ... grow up.

[Atomic]

actually, Battlefield:BC destructibility is not even in the same league as Killzone 2's, Battlefield:BC uses scripted destructibility that is not affected by physics, for example, no matter how many times you blow up a particular wall, it will always destruct the exact same way everytime.

[Arsenal4Ever]

K2 online quality hasn't degraded from Single Player mode. Why do games like R2 degrade from Multiplayer?

[DJ]

Which looks noticeably better than the Killzone 2 multiplayer. But the difference is fairly minimal. I didn't see much of a difference between campaign and multiplayer in Resistance 2, though.

The high number of players (32~60) has an effect on what the engine can run, as does minimum Ethernet connections. The amount of data being sent between players has to be relatively small.

[aiphanes]

But considering what is going on onscreen in the co-op and competition modes...R2 is awesome..

K2 will kill it though...but not in the co-op...unless K2 has a co-op mode?

[Sarcasm]

"K2 online quality hasn't degraded from Single Player mode."

That's because the developers SEEK to make that happen. Not all developers have the same priority for their games obviously.

Resistance 2 is bigger in scope and scale, while Killzone 2 is going for a more closer atmospheric experience by pushing the graphics.

[sinncross]

well that is amazing...

but lol, this could be like viral marketing you know.. would be clever if it was.

[ultimolu]

Oh my goodness. O-o
That's just INSANE.

[CrippleH]

How can somebody disagree with this?

I'll even it up or try.

[j-seb]

The smoke, dust and debris exploding from the pillars looks awesome. The selective environmental destruction reminds me of that arcade game "crisis zone" in a good way (and obviously looks 100 times better)!! I can definitely see myself just going around and shooting up the place!!

[Tryst]

Is it just me, or is the link to this footage not on the PSU site?!?

[thereapersson]

I love how each piece of the broken wall has its own physics and weight. Simply amazing...

[DJ]

The physics engine is incredible, and really ups the scare-factor of the larger shootouts. When the walls are blowing out around you and debris and bodies are getting tossed around, it's insane.

[funkysolo]

I can't wait, that sounds awesome. The controls look tight too, I notice while on the video he can turn on a dime, seem very responsive.

[karlostomy]

but the debris is a bit underdone.

GOW2 also has the same effects when you shoot walls.

Not everything is destructible though. My guess is it will be exactly the same for KZ2.

[DJ]

So simple you can visually count the number of polygons used.

[Ugly American]

D.J., I am angry that I unignored that comment just to see how retarded it really was. Gears of War 2 looks ridiculously good. Unfortunately for Resistance 2, inbetween waiting to find matches in multiplayer for Gears 2, I would play Resistance 2. And it floored me how Gears outshone it. It was honestly a surprise.

[MRMagoo123]

plus its GeOW not GOW god of war came first so huh

[Cynical-Gamerzus]

Crank that Physics engine UP!!!!
The one thing the PS3 has is plenty of cell processors to show physics up the wahoooo! give us destruction and realism !!!!
I love it!!

[somelikeithot]

I would love to see resistance using this engine in the future, would look freakin amazing!!

[DJ]

So we've got a start, there. And Resistance would definitely benefit a lot.

[Genki]

I have never seen or heard, even so much a rumor, stating what engine the game is using, be it borrowed, licensed, or proprietary.

[fire23]

What DJ said is partially true. GoW3 does not use the same engine per say but the Santa Monica team did build the destructible environment technology that KZ2 uses

[DJ]

It's using sections of the KZ2 engine, specifically the destruction and lighting aspects. In turn, Santa Monica helped them out with some other stuff.

I'm hoping Deferred Rendering becomes commonplace amongst PS3 titles, as the tech is simply spectacular.

[CliffyBee]

My game will look even worse when this game comes out! :(

pp, buy more copies of my game plox! You're the only one buying it!

[Shane Kim]

Easy now Cliffy, we could always try applying for new "jobs" in the child molesting department.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

Buy him some Sweets!!! ;-D

[Nathaniel_Drake]

I'm probably repeating something someone else said, but as soon as I controlled the character, it felt like no other FPS. This feels so real, I mean the gun feels heavy as you swing it, when you toss a grenade there is animation as you bob up and down right before you throw it, and when you run its the most realistic running compared to any other FPS

In this game you need to run while crouched and go to a cover area to look around because you won't really get an icon above the enemies head to tell you where they are, I have been the ISA only and the only way to spot the Helghast is the two red eyes that you have to search for carefully, that's why it is good to take cover while doing this, and I guess you can turn friendly fire off, but in the beta they don't so as you are shooting with your team you can't keep your finger on the trigger too long or you can't just throw a grenade if your teammates are around if you see an enemy because you might get that chime sound that you killed your teammate and not the opponent

Again this game is the best FPS I've ever played, but the cool thing it doesn't spoil for me anyway other FPS like Resistance 2, in fact I think it helped me become a better Resistance 2 player

[2 cents]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!

[PS360PCROCKS]

Gears 2 has the same basic idea, Killzone 2 takes it a bit further with their destructibility with the concrete falling down and stuff. It's really f'ing cool, I just wish the destructibility impacted cover instead of being just a pretty dressing, either way it looks cool as hell in a firefight.

[Atomic]

I recon Uncharted used some destructible cover ,if you hide behind the stacked rocks, they will disintegrate under enemy fire.

[MediaSpin360]

I think the guys comment "I dont know what else to show you" sums up this game. Great graphics but its still a FPS.

Good Luck Sony, if this game fails just apologize to gamers and ramp up on the next PS.

I have to give credit to sony though because they have been selling consoles with practically no true system defining game. Everything is almost great but always falls short in some way.

Really interested to see Gears 2 vs Killzone 2.

[Shane Kim]

Calm down son, even you will afford a PS3 some day.

[ultimolu]

...They're two different games.
3rd vs. 1st person shooter.

[heyheyhey]

Crysis? you mean that game that's coming to PS3 next year and not Xbox 360?

that game? oh right then.... glad it's on PS3

if by Gears 2 vs Killzone 2 you mean graphics... Killzone SH!TS all over Gears 2

[smurfie4]

Believe me when I say (and beta players alike can vouch for me), that this game is anything but a failure. I have they beta and it has its own unique feel and ambiance. I would buy this game based off the beta alone, and i'm more interested in the single player.

[olivia]

YOU FAIL

[na2ru1]

look like Kane and Lynch.
others who overkill it look like Stranglehold.

see you next round critics and haters.

[Raoh]

impressive is an understatement...

cant wait........

[aiphanes]

Do you know why the Hellgast are so bitter against the earth forces?

The back story is so awesome...it deserves its own movie..

Did you know Helgast is part of the Alpha Centari system? It was one of the first earth colonies.

"Helghan Journey to Alpha Centauri
The journey is difficult at best and although the cryo-sleep, or 'ice-nod' chambers work well they do not work perfectly. 2% of the total Helghan population expires en route. Upon reaching the nearer planet, named Helghan, there is some dismay as Scientists realize that life here will be hard. Despite enormous free-energy resources, the eco-system on Helghan is extremely poor. A prefabricated space station is left in orbit around Helghan, with volunteers who elect to stay and seed the surface with automated refineries and power generators. The rest of the ships take a chance on their dwindling resources and push on to the second planet - which they name Vekta after Helghan Corporation CEO Philip Vekta."

http://www.killzone.com/kz/...

[Raoh]

interesting, didnt know that.. are there killzone universe publications out?

i was watching "The Mutant Chronicles" movie.. nothing related to killzone and its a decent B movie..

what grapped me was the intro war scenes reminded me of of killzone 1 and some of the scenes in killzone 2's promo videos..

[Daz]

cant beat red fraction :P.

Anyway this game is a day one buy for me>

happy gaming.

[incogneato]

amazing!

[GIJeff]

everyone keeps saying this is no different than other games, which games are these? I have not seen them. When you refer to other games is it killzone 3? Not even crysis on very high dx10 has this level of polish. Believe me, ive played crysis all the way through.

[pshizle]

just like to wait wait and wait...

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Alan Wait? Erm... GTAIV DLC?

All "waiting" jokes on the PS3 are now void and null.

[dj_funky]

^-- ownage.

[pshizle]

8 and all sony fans are going to cry...lol

footage does look really good

[joebahrjoebahr]

gave up on resistance and lbp pretty quick.

[mll09]

Oh sh*t.

The gulf between 360 and PS3 was shown for all to see.

I thought there was destructibility in Gears 2?

Oh wait there is....but just not enough to make it a stand out feature.

360's life story.

[Maldread]

I don`t think anyone should expect a Red Faction amount of destruction in K2. You can`t have all that many explosions and destruction while maintaining this level of detail in graphics and fps. That`s why Red Faction (and i`m talking the one coming for 360 and PS3) dosn`t look nearly as good as K2. The Red Faction games wasn`t the best looking games on PS2 either, but managed to run somewhat smoothly. RF2 was a blast in splittscreen though ;)

The destruction wasn`t the problem in this video. It seemed pretty cool. Hope the falling stones can injure your enemies. The problem, as is the problem with a lot of videos from the beta, with the editing (and perhaps with the title). While i really appreciate people showing off the game (and please do continue), they really should shorten down their videos. There`s a limit to how fun it is to see loading screens ;)

[Tony600]

Hopefully it plays as good as it looks!Because the Gameplay and the Story are the most important elemnts for videogames and not the graphics.But if it will turn out good,Killzone 2 is welcome.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Killzone has some of the best backstory elements in a game.

Humans began planet colonization.
Slaves taken to Helghan as force laborers, treated like sh*t.
Uprising caused the First Helghan War, slaves lost.
Slaves adapted even further to Helghan's caustic air, unforgiving conditions. Became "Helghast", Formed race and nation.
Boost in morale, economy and military power.
Scolar Visari becomes dictator and tyrant, leader of the Helghast.
(Killzone 1's intro is my favorite of all time :))
Claimed independence and began invasion of Vekta, another colonized planet.
ISA sent in as reinforcements.
Second Helghan War begins.

That's basically half of the story of the first Killzone.
not including Killzone: Liberation, or the other half.

If Killzone 2's story is anywhere as good as it's predecessors, then it'll be kickass.

Oh yeah, shouldn't you be adding "FUNNY!" somewhere in your comment?

[Exquisik]

I'm in the beta and all I can say is KZ2 MP is the best MP I'd ever played. I have GeoW 2, R2, and LBP but I'm not touching any of those after I'd played KZ2 beta. That's how good the MP is. KZ2 MP gameplay is something I've been dreaming of for years. It has the gameplay and intense feeling of CoD4, and it also has the tactical feeling of Socom. This game is MP Shooter heaven to me.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

I love the little things that just go boom ;)

[thematrix1298]

amazing!!!!

[thematrix1298]

xbots are all drooling over this video lmao...looking forward to this game!

[CornWithHair]

OMG PPL LOCOROCO!!!

[bleach9tail]

omg i think i just sh*t on myself.

[ScottEFresh]

the video won't show...WTF!

[Silent]

i still cant believe how good it looks. not gonna believe it till i play it

[akaFullMetal]

destructible enviroments are pillars and trash, boxes, wooden pallets, and other things, its crazy in the rad academy when things are falling everywhere and people firing from everywhere.

[jmcorp]

Does look impressive, well not just impressive, but immensely Impressive!!

what can I say?

coming from an Xbox 360 owner, I truthfully think this game Is the best looking game for both consoles.

but this topic isn't about the graphics is it? it's about the destruction, which I also think is quite impressive, however I have one question for those that have the Beta(I am on Xbox 360 remember :p) "Do the Graphics REALLY look as IMPRESSIVE as I have heard?" please answer. Thanks.

[jmcorp]

some people have their pants on too tight, why disagree with what I said?

...some saddos on this site

[Spike47]

what the reviewers will say, I will buy this masterpiece no matter what.

I can already see Gamedaily and variety's pathetic reviews. Honestly just trust IGN.

Even they are more credible than Metacritic as a whole.

[js_mac]

I notice that these guys have gone to the same school of gun mechanics and ballistics as every other developer. It's always the same: they spend years and $millions working on graphics, gameplay, AI, etc, but they'll almost invariably mess up the guns. The only company that comes close is Infinity Ward. You guys might not notice it, but I do, and I think it's very lazy and unprofessional.

[gameraxis]

want to dignify your response with an answer, but u contradict yourself... as u said, Infinity Ward does it right, and then u say they don't touch the guns... I'm a bit confused why would u want them to touch the guns if u already stated the developers their replicating does it right??

didn't give that statement much thought did u? no didn't think so...

either way there's only one way to look down an iron sight/dot-scope/scope and if it ain't broke, don't fix it

[js_mac]

That was an odd response. You're a very angry chap. Your post didn't make any sense, but I'll try to clarify what I said for you:
My point about the guns stretches beyond looking down barrels and pulling triggers (funnily enough, gameraxis, I didn't go to the trouble of writing that post about something so inane as that). Ballistics and gun mechanics are complex subjects and most developers don't seem to bother with them much; opting for lots of nonsense, but pretty, SFX instead. The only developer that has, in my opinion, is Infinity Ward. OK?

[OldParr]

guerrilla got the tech to do the game of their dreams.this just prove that is not about the system but developers getting their heads right and make an epic game.im glad i got both system

[GamingGeekPS3360]

....

[arakouftaian]

Well someone anwers that already at lease in the beta u can't. Destroy the lights , why the H. You want to do that this lighting is the best in any game or movie is so real that make the real light of my house or street look fake hahahaha, but kotaku or Wpages like this may give -3 point of of 10 just becuasue of this so I better send a feed back n make them destroctible but you don't need to it make the game more colorfull n cool even if you r in the full dark in this game you can't hide is no way to hide the dark places in killzone2 look dark not black like other game is virtually real I love it, does GOW3 use the same engine nope in fact they r saying that the GOW3 guys help GG to make KZ2 better so don't get sorpriced if the GOW3 trailer is in game n have better grafics than KZ2, I belive n I think that the gane called "MAG" is using the same engine or atlease the same tools to make that game. MAG is like the real Socom that is going to have 256 peoples n the same time in one map n yes I hope Resistance 3 use this engine or all this GG n GOW tools to make it the next big FPS I hope R3 is really good the next stape afther Killzone2

[Ugly American]

I think I speak for a LOT of people when I say:

huh?

[ryuyasho]

I hate to say this but, my prediction for Next Year Game Awards is that Gears of War 2 is gonna be "Best Game of the Year" and NOT Killzone 2.

...you know... SH!T HAPPENS...

I hope I'm wrong...

[cereal_killa]

being that Gears2 came out in 2008 and Killzone2 comes out in 2009 yeah you will be wrong.

[Sarah Palin]

I dont want ANY cupcakes from you.

[dkgshiz]

I guess people have down syndrome.

[tatsujin]

This is 2nd phase of BETA and 3rd phase will be coming later on. Developers have the original game on-stand and they're fixing all the bugs on the full-game and pouring it into 3rd phase (and probably the last). So far the game is so damn good. <3 it.

[Skyreno]

It will be awesome if resistence could use engine that killzone 2 is using ^^

[tatsujin]

I just saw some 360 xbot having Gears 2 vs. Killzone 2 .... Dude, I played Gears 1 and Gears 2 is no different. Same sh*t, same model. Gears is not even worth it to stand next to CoD4. So eff it.

Killzone 2 is a direct challenge to CoD developers and Gurellia issued that challenge. By far, and I'm a K2 BETA tester and CoD4 lover (Mouretsu - PSN), I haven't seen a single FPS game or even Third person shooter with CG real-time graphics. K2 BETA, not the full game, is freaking amazing. And the developers have put alot of work and have giving us alot of ears on the Public BETA forum which only viewed by BETA members. You need to grab a controller and play the game then you'll know what a real war feels like.

[wrshredder]

Im not bashing killzone 2 but this video didnt show a goddamn thing. Most of it was just the guy running around. Destructible walls and toilets was allready in DukeNukem3D for christ sake!

[propheta]

What's so impressive about it?

Didn't you guys play Black for the PS2 or XBOX?

[robotnik]

Looks very impressive, keep it up.