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EDGE's End: Killzone 2 Beaten by HotD Overkill? Er…

Split-screen.com writes: "On very close reflection, Guerrilla Games' Killzone 2 (PS3) and Headstrong Games' The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii) have lots in common. Both put extreme polishing of content over revolutionary design. Both are first person perspective action games. Both have non-stop action culminating in bloody shoot-outs of macabre proportions. However, just because they do many of the same things, doesn't necessarily mean Overkill is better just because EDGE says so."

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Darkseider5553d ago

Comparing HotD:Overkill to Killzone 2 is like comparing an Edsel to a Lamborghini with the latter being the Lamborghini. While HotD may be a great game for its' respective platform it in no way compares to Killzone 2 graphically or technically. Not only that but the features that Killzone 2 offers in multiplayer trumps HotD by itself nevermind the single player experience.

madmonkey05553d ago

after reading your comment, i dont think anything more needs to be said.

Smacktard5553d ago

Maybe it's comparing the fun factor of the games? I haven't played either game, so I can't pass judgment personally. Could Killzone 2 be just another average game with good graphics and engine? I dunno, I haven't played the game, and I'm not claiming it as such. But when you look at a game like Halo 3 or GTA4, the general consensus of gamers is that they really didn't deserve the praise they got.

Anyways, I don't really know how Killzone 2 plays. I don't trust reviews, and the only opinions I've seen on the game are from PS3friend central (this site here, yo')

All in all, the only people that can really judge these games are the people that have played both.

I hope to do so soon!

heyheyhey5553d ago

@Smack

no, Killzone 2 is really invigorating and enjoyable to play... this is aided by the great effects such as the gore and animation... but the core shooting mechanics are also rock solid

this is just a case of EDGE being EDGE, and that is bad journalism

MikeMichaels5553d ago

100 GamePro
100 G4 TV
100 1UP
100 Gaming Nexus
99 MEGamers
96 Play.tm
95 Gameplayer
94 IGN
94 GameZone
93 Play UK
92 GameTrailers
90 EuroGamer

Ok, im not gonna go on anymore.

K thx bye.

Smacktard5553d ago

@heyheyhey

Ah, alright. I'd like to give it a try, in that case.

Shame it's not on PC, though :(

doG_beLIEfs5553d ago

They have NOTHING left to crap on the PS3 with legitimately so they are now forced to make stuff up and be hypocritical with double standards.

After seeing the GOW3 trailer 2day, I can say without a doubt that the PS3 is in a class of her own. That footage compares to if not surpasses ANYTHING I have ever seen on a high end PC. The Cell chip is indeed a beast, and now that developers have wrapped their heads around it...we are really starting to see just HOW MUCH MORE ADVANCED the Cell truly is.

For now on, when GameTrailers does their stupid comparison videos of multi-platform games...I will laugh.

There is NOTHING the 360 can do to come even close to what the PS3 is showing now, nothing. This is not a bash against the 360, this is simple fact and truth.

Now who wants to tell me with a straight face that the Cell and Blu-ray don't matter?

SpoonyRedMage5552d ago

I respectfully disagree, because using your logic that it has better graphics and technology is better means that all new games are superior to old games, would you say Haze is better than Doom?

Or it's the equivalent to saying all classic movies are rubbish because they don't have fancy special effects.

I assume you just don't like Nintendo because that's who would be hurt by this logic? It'd mean every Wii and DS game would get crap ratings because of their graphics.

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callahan095553d ago

None of these so-called professionals seem willing to come out and say it, but I'm not afraid, I'm going to say it:

It's not about opinion: EDGE GOT IT WRONG!

PirateThom5553d ago

I actually support EDGE's freedom to rate games 7/10 even if it goes against the grain.

What I don't agree with is the fact their review didn't add up to a 7/10 score. If you're going to rate games, you need to justify that score in your review. A score shouldn't just be an arbitrary number slapped on the end, the score should start at 10/10 and you have to justify why any game doesn't deserve 10/10, because we know no game (except for Super Mario World) is perfect, but we need to know that the scores are being awarded based on what the review says.

ikkeweer5553d ago

maybe theyre just no good at math

King_many_layers5552d ago

The main thing that bugged me is that their review (all that they had written on paper) was completely out of sync with their review score, they state all of what other sites had praised it for:

Great graphics
Great gameplay
Great online
Great AI

and their only downside was the story. Now don't get me wrong and say that I have double standards too, but I don't really care for the story that much in my FPS games as much as some others. Sure a good stories a great thing and will always be remembered, but when you've got those 4 elements in a game, why should a story drag it down 3 points from being a having a high end score.

(opinion based on reviews and the demo)

If uncharted 2 has online and co-op I wonder what they will dump on that for ?? (doubt it will have them, so don't go doing the halo killer thing here please!)

OhReginald5553d ago

EDGE has been pissing me off lately. NEVER AGAIN will i look at their reviews. **** you EDGE.

blackbeld5553d ago

Who cares what they say.. they are bad reporters.. who gonna take them serious.. sad :(

XxZxX5553d ago

never again, you actually read their reviews before. SHAME on you

GiantEnemyLobster5553d ago

WAHH WAHH the best game on the ps3 only got a 7/10 bu bu but the cell!!1

cryymoar5553d ago

xbots are gona take it as GREAT journalism just because of the fact that they didn't give Killzone 2 the score it deserves.

When everyone else is giving 90% - 100%, they take that ONE 70% as THEE only review necessary to make a judgement.
Xbots are truly retarded, their logic is almost alien. In one end of the spectrum of intelligence we have Stephen Hawking and on the other we have xbots. They just don't make any f**cking sense.

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Shoko5553d ago

I have a Wii and a PS3. OK, listen everyone: KILLZONE 2 IS OBVIOUSLY THE BETTER GAME. I mean, don't get me wrong, House of the Dead Overkill kicks major ass, but that's only because it's compared to other rail shooters. It's amazing and all, but would you really pick it over Killzone 2? Exactly, no.

This is coming from a guy who's favorite system is the Wii.

ikkeweer5553d ago

I kinda liked the F.E.A.R.2 demo

LeonSKennedy4Life5553d ago

I thought it was freakin' fantastic!

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro51d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7251d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_51d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga51d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2351d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200051d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin51d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole51d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix51d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198951d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198951d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar355d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor355d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar355d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg355d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149354d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138355d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim355d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC355d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138355d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle355d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76355d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM355d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730355d ago (Edited 355d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger355d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca355d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy355d ago (Edited 355d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal355d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright355d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Top 20 Best PlayStation 3 Games (20-11)

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Is the PlayStation 3 retro? This is a surprisingly hard question to answer as the system definitely has the age to be considered retro, having launched in 2006, over 15 years ago now. But with it being home to so many massive games, many of which still hold up today and in fact were released for the PlayStation 4 when that console was released, make the PS3 a retro console that doesn’t feel retro."

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shinoff2183726d ago

No ps3 is not retro. I dont even consider ps2 era retro. All imo.

shinoff2183726d ago

Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old).

Quick google search

badz149726d ago

No the PS3 is not yet a retro console. But if you're gonna put 1 game from a series in this list, then LBP2 should be there instead of the original, Motorstorm PR is also an overall better game than the 1st game and to put Tools of Destruction over A Crack in Time is a blasphemy when ACiT is the best game in the series.