By Sam Coles:
Killzone is a franchise that has believe or not been around
for over a decade with the last instalment being released on PlayStation 4 back
in 2013 as a launch title. Fans have always unanimously said that Killzone 2 is
the best in the series and have to agree despite some of the issues I have with
this game. For an eight year old game that was released on the PS3 it still
holds up very well with good and satisfying gunplay and visuals that still look
really good. It truly shows what the PS3 is capable of. Should you pick it up
today? Yes and I’m going to tell you why you should buy a PS3 for this game.
Killzone 2 takes place straight after the events of the
first game and the ISA take the fight to the heart of Helgan where they are
trying to push the forces of the Helgast back that are under the command of
General Radec. You play as Seth who is under constant stress from the war
efforts as his comrades are disobeying orders as some of his fellow soldiers
have a habit of killing high value targets they need alive. The story is very
engaging with good voice acting from all the cast and Radec has the most
diabolical voice he is an excellent villain.
What I like about this game when it comes to the gameplay it
doesn’t mess around as it throws you straight into the action, so there are no
patronising tutorials where they teach you to aim down sights etc. No instead
it throws into a loud and bloody warzone where people are constantly dying
around you; the atmosphere is fantastic Guerrilla Games have nailed the sense
of being in a warzone with the dirt kicking up from bullet impact to the
explosions.
The gameplay is your standard first person shooter from the
time but it does take a while to get use to as the controls are vastly
different compared to other games on the market. You go through levels killing
Helgast soldiers with different weapons which are your standard pistol, shotgun
and assault rifle variety. The game has a cover system where you can crouch
behind cover then pop out and shoot at enemies; this can be a nuisance sometimes
as enemies can still hit you in cover as you tend to bend your knees slightly
so it’s not the most effective crouching system.
I do like the feel of the controls in this game because it
has weight to them, you really feel as if you’re dragging your feet through mud
in some sections as you’re being shot at from every angle. The only thing I don’t
like about the controls are the forced six axis motion control quick time
events who came up with the notion of turning a valve by twisting the
controller needs to pull the shrapnel out their nose.
The game looks amazing and that is saying a lot because this
game came out all the way back in 2009, a lot of games from that period don’t
usually age well however Killzone still has a lot of detail that I can happily
look at today. The character models of the Helgast look fantastic with their glowing
eyes in the distance that almost strikes fear into you as you see the coming
dangers.
There is one major thing I hated about this game and that is
the final encounter with Radec. The reason why I hate this encounter is that
there is a huge difficulty spike, checkpoints are far and few and the fact that
he has soldiers backing him up makes it very frustrating. It’s an unfortunate
end to an otherwise great game.
Killzone 2 is an excellent shooter for the PlayStation 3 and
is a must play if you haven’t played it pick it up it’s ridiculously cheap
these days I picked up my copy for £1.
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