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Killzone 2 Review - gameplayer

Gameplayer writes:

There are two things that we hate in this universe: product hype and space Nazis. Basically, your enemies (the Helghast) are a bunch of fascist, planet invading, Darth Vader-fetish-having bastards - and we think that 'hype' is part of the same fun-wrecking axis of evil.

No one knows this last fact better than developers Guerilla Games, whose hotly anticipated title, Killzone 2, sits at the centre of a violent hype hurricane. A perfect system war shit storm, if you will. Ever since it was 'unveiled' to the world at E3 2005, the game has been flypaper for naysayers and nitpickers in large idiotic droves. Worst of all, it has had the stupidly subjective, utterly amorphous 'Halo killer' expectation placed upon it by diehard fans (or haters) of the PlayStation 3. Make no mistake people, there is a LOT riding on the quality of this title.

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Nineball21125594d ago

they took a half point off for "No co-op, 'meh' voice work".

I can live with that. ;-)

I'm really looking forward to getting this game in my grubby little hands.

Ghoul5594d ago

the voice acting is top notch from the videos ive seen.

MURKERR5594d ago (Edited 5594d ago )

'It means Killzone 2 marches other console shooters to the existing benchmark, and unceremoniously bends them over it'. lol wow

prunchess5594d ago

It must have gutted the reviewer and they're sitting in a bar getting hammered drunk. After 6 months reading nothing but PS3 bashing articles from that site, I will never click on another link to gameplayer.com.au again.

If gameplayer.com.au gave killzone 2 9.5 out of 10 at the very least killzone 2 is a 10/10!

anh_duong5594d ago (Edited 5594d ago )

"In our opinion, Killzone 2 has managed to avoid becoming a victim of the hype, but we still think it’ll be bashed by the same narrow-minded naysayers all the same. To those people, we say: experience it first (play, not YouTube), express your amazement afterwards."

jammy_705594d ago

if it just had co-op then 11/10 might be possible...

Sucks2BU5594d ago

That was one of the dumbest most pointless and most fanboyist comments ever.

I find the site to be one of the few who is willing to tackle issues in gaming across all three consoles with honest opinion which is why I like it. But then I don't feel the need to protect my feelings from RROD haters and dual-shock 3 whingers.

Saying PS3 multi-format games have a a bad framerate isn't slagging off the PS3 - it is telling the truth! Grow up.

As for KZ2 - AWESOME!!!!!

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s8anicslayer5594d ago

feb 27th cant come soon enough.

Huh5594d ago

if we stick together we can make it until february 27

TheTwelve5594d ago

This is going to be 30 days of waiting torture. I feel like a little kid counting down to Christmas. I've been trying to be cool about this but I'm starting to shiver in anticipation when I think about it.

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Trollimite5594d ago

its the real deal. cant wait

Rims5594d ago

Great to be a PS3 owner!

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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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OtterX77d ago (Edited 77d 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-ro77d ago

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

darthv7277d 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_77d ago

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

Cacabunga77d ago

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

Profchaos76d ago (Edited 76d 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

seanpitt2376d 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!

Iceball200077d ago

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

Father__Merrin77d ago

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

InUrFoxHole77d ago

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

Marcus Fenix77d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198977d ago

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

1Victor77d ago (Edited 77d 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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Michiel198977d 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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SullysCigar381d ago

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

1Victor381d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar381d ago

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

jznrpg380d ago

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

badz149380d 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!

Vengeance1138381d 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 Kim381d ago

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

VersusDMC381d 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?

Vengeance1138381d ago

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

solideagle381d 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.

Phoenix76381d 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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REDGUM380d ago

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

thesoftware730381d ago (Edited 381d 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.

blacktiger380d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca381d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy381d ago (Edited 381d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal381d ago

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

Imalwaysright381d 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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shinoff2183752d ago

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

shinoff2183752d 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

badz149752d 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.