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Behind the Scenes with Sony's Killzone 2

In just two long months, Killzone 2 hits retail. GameDaily gets early access to the complete game.

by John Gaudiosi on Thursday, December 04, 2008

AMSTERDAM--Guerrilla Games, acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in December 2005, resides in a cavernous, five-story historic bank in downtown Amsterdam. There's even a safe in the basement where the servers are kept cool. But the developer behind the Killzone franchise, gave a small contingent of game editors carte blanche access to their upcoming game, and first PlayStation 3 title -- Killzone 2.

Listening to some of the taglines for the new game like "Our war, their planet," which sets up the large-scale planetary invasion of Helghast for the single-player campaign, and it becomes obvious that Hollywood has had a major influence on the team. During a presentation, Hermen Hulst, managing director of Guerrilla Games talked about the "journey through a hostile world where he wants gamers to feel unwelcome, and be part of big set pieces, dramatic events, and engage in a Hollywood-size experience."
BrunoM - contributor
Published: 389 days 5 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Dev News
 
 

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BrunoM - 389 days 5 hours ago
1 - First Day Buy For Me
its gona be a great game .. is a first day buy for me ..

i mean like it or not the first Killzone was a let down i did buy it and play the hell out of it online but it was a let donw at times the game had to much of a dark felling to it and it wasent that good some how it bug me ..

but all i have seen from killzone2 is a GREAT game looks are amazing even tho still has that dark look i talk about from killzone1 it look more alive maibe the fact that u can blow almost all up and alot more people will be in it will make me see the game unlike i did the first killzone ...

i got a shot at playing the new one and all i can say is WOW so ya (and no i wont care about the score other sites will gave the game) i will buy it the day it comes out ..

On a side note Killzone looks AMAZING in a 52inch sony FULL HD tv but something tells me i will be blown away more by God Of War III ..
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Elimin8 - 389 days 3 hours ago
1.1 - Can anyone say
KILLZOWNED
1.2 SSCOOLCHEA | 389 days 2 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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ape007 - 389 days 5 hours ago
2 -
after seeing the latest HD vids,I can easly say that am 100% sold

can't believe my eyes,too good to be true
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BrunoM - 389 days 5 hours ago
2.1 - LOL I Know lol
Ya i know what you mean now think about it already playing it on a 52'inch Sony full Hd tv it blows you away ..

and its only Alpha the codes that us Betas got is still gona get lil things here and there to help it out .. these game is a onne of a kind wen it comes to looks ..

but the best thing is that the game is NOT about the looks is a bout a HEACK of a lot more the game play is GREAT on pair with COD4 the comunity system is a heck of a lot better than Halo3 ..(and no im not just talking im in the Beta for Killzone2 and i OWN and play my 360)

its really something not done yet in games movie like really will mean something now ..

but like i said i wanna see the God Of War III game thats gona look from another world and the new ICO ..

any Who a first day buy for who ever loves/like FPS's
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buy a ps3 - 389 days 3 hours ago
2.2 -
I agree
thank you sony for making a console that can play games like this.
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actas123 - 389 days 3 hours ago
2.3 -
KILLZONED by Sony HAHAHAHA
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AclayPS3 - 389 days 5 hours ago
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The only other thing I want confirmation on is whether or not there will be a Special Edition/Collectors Edition because if so, I will get it without a doubt.

Killzone 2 is one of the main games that most of us PS3 owners have been waiting for since getting PS3's and it's almost here. The only thing Sony has to do now is advertise KZ2 like it's the last game they'll ever release.
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BrunoM - 389 days 5 hours ago
3.1 -
Agree with you ..

they got to do it like is the last game EVER (even tho they got to make all the ADV allround much better )
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iHEARTboobs - 389 days 4 hours ago
3.2 - No Special Edition..
would be retarded. I would love for it to include a helghan helmet with glowing eyes. Nice!
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BrunoM - 389 days 4 hours ago
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They will hae a Special one im DAMN sure of it it would be dumb not to

so ya now what it is i make no idea even tho i think iHEARTnoons does have a great idea..
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bviperz - 389 days 4 hours ago
3.4 - A helmet
that glows AND you can wear. Now I'd buy that for a hundred bones.
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BrunoM - 389 days 4 hours ago
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Love The IDEA of the Halmet that glows and all .. hummm but dont know bout the being able to wear it lol dont really care for that woudent be walking around with it on lol...

but ya good idea lol..
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bviperz - 389 days 4 hours ago
3.6 - But
imagine the looks you'll get on the way to work (or school) sitting in traffic!
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RememberThe357 - 389 days 4 hours ago
4 - F*ck you GameDaily...
*Off to read the article...

EDIT:Looks like they saw the same thing as Eurogamer. However, this preview seems less meant to impress you, and more to just tell you what they saw.

Different quotes, same general impression.
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Hi-def freak - 389 days 4 hours ago
5 - They said
The ending is more intense and something youve never seen in any game ever!

Can this game be any more PERFECT?

I think not!

Bring it!
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Gun_Senshi - 389 days 4 hours ago
6 - Gamedaily...
Is article good read? Normally they aer only good to laugh at them in their Top 7 lists.
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RememberThe357 - 389 days 3 hours ago
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It's not bad. They basically just tell you what GG told them.
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ThatCanadianguy420 - 389 days 3 hours ago
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Just a mere two months till the best looking game ever forged by man will be upon us.Exclusive to PS3 of course.
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beavis4play - 389 days 3 hours ago
8 - from the article:
"Hulst promises that the final challenge in Killzone 2 will be "more intense than anything you've seen before, more enemies than ever before," and while details are currently under NDA, the action towards the end of the game has been elevated to a new level."

the action towards the end of the game is elevated to a new level? more than what we've seen?.......yikes!! hurry up february!
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bmatthews - 389 days 3 hours ago
9 - Killzone 2 for GOTY 2009!!!!
I really cannot believe what I have seen today, this is FPS gaming taken to another level!

the lighting, decals, atmospheric details, payer models, cinematic quality, particles, motion blur, an unbelievable single player campaign, online game modes...all locked at a smooth 30 FPS

can this game get any better?

come Feb 2009, I'm buying two copies...one to pop into the PS3 and play, the other to keep in it's original wrapping, to show my grandchildren.

;)


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beavis4play - 389 days 3 hours ago
10 - KZ2 launch date just announced.
feb. 27 2009
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xg-ei8ht - 389 days 2 hours ago
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Day one purchase for me.

Something i want to know, How many 360 guys will buy a ps3 for this, or sell their 360.

And SONY. Please do not skimp on the advertising.

This needs to be shown prime time in every country around the world about 2-3 weeks before release.
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Slinger420 - 389 days 2 hours ago
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Hits retail in two months?? Feb 27 09? That would be about a little less than three months and it can't come soon enough.
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EastCoastSB - 389 days 2 hours ago
13 - First day buy for sure but...
I REALLY hope they can have the online working properly in the first week. Too many games have suffered because the Devs weren't ready for all the people on the servers(i.e. Socom). It's a shame to be owning and not have your stats counting or you're constantly getting booted from matches.
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