Killzone 2 hype time. GL Killzone 1 review

Max Power - 291 days ago

the author, actually, did a very good job with this review. just makes me wish i didn't leave my copy at my parents house:(

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HannahBanana - 290 days 23 hours ago

Regardless of what the actual review score is it is great to see people realizing what a fantastic game Killzone PS2 is and why it sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

Anyone wondering where all the rage and fear over Killzone 2 on the PS3 came from just needs to play the original and then look back at the disgusting garbage the Xbox/Halo fanboys who were knocking each other over in their rush to trash the game in articles and "reviews".

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BattleAxe - 290 days 20 hours ago

I played Killzone 1 online last week, and it was brutal. Everyone seems to find grenade launchers, and thats all they use.

I also played through the single player campaign last week for the 2nd time ever, and thats where I think the first Killzone was great.

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darthv72 - 290 days 20 hours ago

got it for $10 at gamestop. I was playing it last night after another playthru of the kz2 demo. Actually...I was just messing around with the demo and started shooting my squad mates. There are some that just wont die no matter if I knife them, try to blow them up with a grenade/rocket launcher or simply shooting them point blank. Oh well that is a story for another day.

So like i said I just picked up kz1 and man I can't play it. Oh it has such a strange frame rate that makes me a little queezy. I played as templar in the first couple of levels. One thing that really stood out (aside from the graphical popin and breaking) was the audio of the helgans screaming in the background.

I might just have to play through the whole thing (if I dont get sick from the motion) to see the later level. HALO killer it definately is NOT (thanks for that title...media). I would say it is probably a solid 7 after playing the first few levels which isnt fair considering there may be better ones ahead (i certainly expect so).

I was playing it on my ps3 and tried to set it up for widescreen but it wouldnt look right on my tv through the ps3 but if i put it in the ps2 at widescreen it looked fine (?????). I tried the online only to have the game say there was no network profile on my system.

Is it possible to play ps2 network games through the ps3? Would I need to install the network software for ps2 on the ps3?

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darthv72 - 290 days 18 hours ago

Disagrees...for what?

Trying to shoot my squadmates in the kz2 demo? I am sure we have all tried it to see if we could.

Feeling sick while playing it? I only had that happen one other time and it was the first halo game in motion. Could have been to much beer beforehand and the framerate caused me to feel a bit funny inside.

Can't get widescreen to work right with the ps3 (ps2 mode) on my samsung plasma? I can get god of war to look good widescrees (in progressive no less) but cant get this game. If played in widescreen on a real ps2 it is fine.

Can't get the network function to work for this game? It is the first network capable ps2 game I have tried in my ps3. If you can get it to work please share.

Saying this game is NOT a halo killer? Well....it isnt. The media gave it that tagline and I am just stating the obvious that it isnt (graphically, audio and storywise).

Sorry to the kz1 fans out there but I am more interested in getting the widescreen and network features to work through my ps3 than have to hook back up my ps2.

**On a side note. It would be great if GG came out with a special patch for kz1 so users wanting to play it on a ps3 could have smoothed out gfx and better textures (slightly, they dont have to go all out). If valve can make a graphical facelift for the original halflife (ala blushift) and konami can take the ps1 metal gear solid and up the res and textures without really changing anything else. I am sure GG could as well for the ps3 gamers wanting to play the original in better than original mode.

Just a thought.

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BattleAxe - 290 days 18 hours ago

If you have any Socom game or Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm, they allow you to set up your network configuration for any PS2 game. You have to put your network configuration on the memory card that you are saving your Killzone 1 information on to.

As for the wide screen aspect of things, you can set you PS3 up to show your PS2 games in widescreen. However, usually there will be a black strip on both sides of the picture. On my 42" widescreen there about an inch on both sides. No big deal.

Killzone 1 becomes alot more interesting when you know where it fits into the full story and timeline. Go to www.killzone.com and read the timeline, its really interesting.

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BattleAxe - 290 days 17 hours ago

Here is the link that shows the timeline. It talks about how the Helgast came to be ect. Check out the different eras but start from the beginning. Alot of people don't know where the helgast came from ;)

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

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redsquad - 290 days 22 hours ago

I can understand why the second two may be considered issues (though not by me), but I thought the levels were very diverse.
Trench warfare, urban combat, rainswept beaches & docks, jungle combat, icy wastelands and ultimately a space station... All felt very different to me.

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gaffyh - 290 days 23 hours ago

Edge = biased

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Sitdown - 290 days 22 hours ago

what pointing out that fact does. I mean we are talking about different generation, different expectations, and of course different reviewers...just to name a few.

Anyhow....does anybody know if their will be a multi-player demo available after launch?

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L-a-i-n - 290 days 22 hours ago

Edge just has issues with number scores. They do a great review they just lack the ability to give the game a number. How can you talk up a game so much and give it a 7. Dont make any since at all. They have done it with many many reviews.

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HannahBanana - 290 days 22 hours ago

Edge desperately trys to pretend they are some sort of special reviewers of games.

But as everyone sees now they are just a bunch of pathetic little punks.

Edge credibility==zero

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Apone - 290 days 22 hours ago

only thing i liked about the magazines, was the art direction.

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Figboy - 290 days 19 hours ago

who thought it ran better through the PS3.

i was beginning to think that maybe my eyes weren't working properly.

i remember the original Killzone being pegged for having framerate issues in intense combat situations, but i never once experienced that playing it on the PS3.

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redsquad - 290 days 20 hours ago

EDIT: Whoops! Reply in wrong place...

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solidjun5 - 290 days 22 hours ago

14 minutes in and already you're at it. Don't worry, you'll enventually be banned to the open zone and inevitably banned. It's the never ending cycle of life.

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MegaMohsi - 290 days 22 hours ago

The game was mediocre, playing other fps's on PS2 like black, the rainbow six series showed how mediocre KZ1 was but they learned their lesson this time around, the demo was awesome and the game looks awesome

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Gun_Senshi - 290 days 22 hours ago

same could be said about gears and halo.

only microsoft fanboys would rate those games over 6/10

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redsquad - 290 days 22 hours ago

So I'm a fanboy for loving KILLZONE (1), even though when I was playing it my primary console was actually the XBOX?
Foolish, foolish flaming from an immature little man.

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mirroredderorrim - 290 days 22 hours ago

Why don't you move along instead?

Stop calling people names, especially in a way where you seem to be generalizing most people on the site as "tards" and calling people out who enjoy the PS3, exclusively (or duo, tri- console owners. ever thought about that?)

Do you honestly feel the need for trolling this article, so great, that you have to belittle people posting here?

F*ck off.

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BattleAxe - 290 days 20 hours ago

I agree that Black and Rainbow Six 3 were better then Killzone, but Rainbow Six Lockdown was a terrible game.

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redsquad - 290 days 19 hours ago

BLACK was brilliant (apart from the poe-faced cutscenes!) and well deserving of a sequal - It was so open ended. The shootout in the junkyard outside the asylum is still utterly cool and intense, even when I know what to expect.

The game was too short of course, but what there was gave me months of pleasure through replays, especially after unlocking the silver weapons (unlimited ammo baby!!!). Another gem I frequently revisit on my PS3.

Better than KZ? Hmmmm... It looked superb and played beautifully so you're probably right. I still love both though!

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Stubacca - 290 days 20 hours ago

Come on, it's KILLZONE-bloody-2!!! Even bias gaming websites desperate for hits need to be more reflective of the game's strengths. You're right, it is only Edge. But I'm annoyed as the review doesn't make sense so I won't give them any more time!

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Mr Tretton - 290 days 22 hours ago

lmao, who considers EDGE the best in the industry?

Anyway, I liked KZ1, and am playing it again

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MegaMohsi - 290 days 22 hours ago

It's 1 review, every other publication has given this game at least an 8, 92 metacritic score, so I suggest you stop trashing this game.

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Mr Tretton - 290 days 21 hours ago

Take this trolls bubbles and report his post.

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MegaMohsi - 290 days 22 hours ago

are you bashing KZ1 or 2? 1 is understandable but you bashing 2 based on 1 review??? that's just fanboyish of you.

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chrisjc - 290 days 22 hours ago

Edge gave Gears a high score, and didn't mention it wasn't original, or anything new in the review. Edge gives many games a lower score (like Killzone 2), and only mentions it's low score due to it not being original.

It's a travesty.

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rucky - 290 days 22 hours ago

I think you should crawl back inside your mother's uterus. It doesn't seem like you've developed a brain yet.

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heyheyhey - 290 days 21 hours ago

so the best magazine in the biz gave the biggest 360 exclusive game this year a 7 (Halo Wars)?

daaaaamn.. must suck for you, we've still got GOW3, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, GT5, MAG and others

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Stubacca - 290 days 21 hours ago

"lmao, who considers EDGE the best in the industry? -Every person who knows about videogames and its culture."

REALLY??? Edge? I suppose if you're still playing on outdated, faulty equipment it's acceptable to read reviews from flaimbating, controversial websites.

Get a life. Then take that life, John. Your only friend has 3 red lights.

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Mindsucker - 290 days 16 hours ago

All Hail John Hendry Eden the master of Videogame Culture....
Ha man this guy is weak and remember...

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?"
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Don't let this fanboy or any work you guys up... Just use them as comic relief laugh at them you get more enjoyment..

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