man... if only hits didn't determine a website's success

that comment shows you how dumb this kid is. IFF he even played the game, he got disrespected in multi-player and wrote a myspace blog to cry about it to his friends. i dont understand how people can write an entire article and give no facts or evidence of even playing the game. it has a language warning on the package, stop being a little girl and complaining about 'bad words'.

BEWARE: one of the biggest fanboy comments you have ever seen is below. Read at your own risk...

"and infuriating when thought about for an extended period of time."

you know a game is awesome when a fanboy continually thinks about it and gets enraged because hes too stupid to go buy a ps3.

now thats some tripe

roflmao what an idiot

HAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH AHAHHAHA

This guy is hardcore.

Killzone 2 is a summer blockbuster of the lowest order. It is singularly focused on providing big, visceral thrills through the use of loud set pieces, unbelievable occurrences and stuff being blown up real good. There are hundreds explosions to be had and thousands of bullets to be fired and infinite enemies to kill. That the game manages to overcome its shallow structure and spotty execution to provide a sort of meager entertainment is not only surprising, but also a minor miracle.

The title, developed by Guerilla Games, gets a lot of things right. Really right. The look of the world – dirty, lived in and, at times, oddly beautiful – recalls early James Cameron sci-fi epics. It all feels real and looks real, even though it is about as far from our own conceptual reality as you can get before aliens and ogres and hobbits start making appearances. If this is not our world (which it isn’t) it’s close enough that we inherently understand the parallels between the game and ourselves. We get what they’re going for.

Characters move exceptionally well, and it’s these little details that really sell the world and sell the fiction as believable. What’s on display here is a lot more satisfying – visually, instinctually – than in other titles within a similar narrative genre. Bullets kick up dirt, explosions have a weight to them you don’t normally see and the lighting always feels just right. I have trouble remembering a single moment in the game where I turned a corner and found myself thinking “That doesn’t look right…”

Thrills are to be found here. There are moments of extreme action and amazing forward momentum where the game truly shines. Where everything clicks and you start moving through the levels at an interesting pace and you’re making choices on the fly as to what to do next and where to go and what enemies need to be taken out first because they are the most threatening to your continued existence. When the game works, it is smooth and easy and consumable and, most importantly, fun. Engaging. Worthwhile.

The majority of the time, the game does not flow this easily. You get stuck on a collision, like one of you're fumbling teammates. You’re shot through an object that – logically – you should not be able to get shot through. You’re sidekick is killed (through no fault of your own) and you must backtrack to revive him. You shoot through a dozen guys, spinning and shooting and somehow perservering against all odds; and then, from somewhere else, a badguy you can't see gets one lucky shot, you’re killed and the moment that started out at satisfying, becomes frustrating.

Kinks, runs and holes in the fabric of the game become apparent quickly. Holding the L2 button can be used to press up against cover, and then using the analogue stick, you are able to pop out, fire on some enemies and then duck back down into cover. A great concept. In fact, in my opinion, a mandatory system for most every shooter released after Gears of War. Unfortunately, you have to hold the button down to stay in cover. I like cover. I love cover. I want to use cover when it is available to me. But to hold down the L2 button on the PS3 controller for anything longer than thirty seconds is an exercise in arthritis. There is no option to change this feature. You’re either holding down the L2 button, or you’re not in cover.

This leads to some other problems. You lose a finger to interact with the game while in cover. You are unable to use cover and zoom in or out with a sniper at the same time. If you want to duck instead of snapping to cover, you must not be anywhere near an environmental object, otherwise you'll take cover instead, which may not be helpful at that moment in time. The need for this (to duck without taking cover) rarely comes up, though I died more than half a dozen times throughout the campaign because of this. A death that is not my fault, and can obviously be blamed on the game undermines the integrity of the experience.

The campaign follows the exploits of a single squad of characters during their invasion of another world. I’m not up on my Killzone lore, so if I’ve left out any details, I apologize. The analogies between the game and the current Iraq conflict are easy to spot, but the game has little, if anything, important to say about war, the effects of war or the underlying psychological effects war can have on individuals. The game ends with the realization that war never ends and that the characters who thought they were fighting for something quickly understand they fight for no other reason than just because.

This “theme” is developed and presented within a single cutscene at the end of the game, with almost no set-up or character development throughout the piece to offer glimpses or foreshadowing of what is to come. The end feels like a final bit of irony for the sake of irony, doing little to offer a compelling or cathartic release to the game. I guess this is to be expected. The game starts at climax (the war of the future presented viscerally and intensely) and continues forward towards ever-increasing, ever-expanding climaxes. There is no way the game could possibly provide anything other than anti-climax at the end.

The shooting in the game is fun, especially in a level where you equip a lightning-gun that can cause serious damage to dozens of enemies simultaneously. The world looks great and the details really shine. But as an experience, the single-player campaign is hollow. It has no narrative resonance, and shallow, uninteresting characters that like to curse a lot and speak only in jingoistic turns of phrase. There are a number of potholes in the moment-to-moment gameplay that, depending on how many you run into, can severely impact your impressions and overall satisfaction with the title.

Killzone 2 is entertaining as a distraction, frustrating in large doses and infuriating when thought about for an extended period of time. Even as I write this, my ire for the game I experienced grows.

(This review covers only the single-player game in Killzone 2, as the multiplayer experience is quite large and built around progressive community interaction and long-term, experiential rewards. If more time is spent with the multiplayer aspect of the title, an additional, multiplayer-only review will be produced. As a measure, if you enjoyed the single-player game and like online games such as Call of Duty 4, Killzone 2 is likely to provide you with an enjoyable experience.)

Whats the name of this site again? How can anybody justify 5 out of 10. Come on even edge gave it a 7.

MART is so close to 300.Its amazing.Truly a historical time on n4g

This guy sounds like he SUCKS at this game!

So Hells Kitchen is better than killzone 2, REALLY... believe me Im not giving you n hits u stupid fks, I think the gaming community should stop u guys from reviewing anything!!!

If the reviewer is trying to change people's mind obout kz2 with his biased review then , nope sorry bro ur late for the party cos millions of players has already bought it , and its crtically acclaimed as an AAA title ... go back to yoyr cave troll.. Credit should be given where its due

Kz2 is not perfect but 5/10 u kiddin me dude ???

Finally they released their review! I was so close to cracking and buying Killzone but now my favorite review site came out with their review now I know that I won't have to waste my money on such trash.

The only thing that I might agree with here is that the game, on veteran and elite, can and will rip you a new ashole, and thus can be a little frustrating, but oh when you persevere and get past the sections it feels sooooo empowering. I think that is what eurogamer meant in their review when the said "Killzone 2 is a taut and muscular game, a shooter that gives back more than you put in, provided you have the intestinal fortitude."

BTW this reviewer is probably walking around dropping crap out both his asholes and isn't very happy about it!

Edit: pennywise

I started the sp on veteran and was initially quite shocked by the intensity and difficulty, but you bear down and focus and you fight your way through. I don't know where you are at in the campaign but without spoiling it I have to say this game has one of the most challenging endings to a game ever, really seperating the men from the boys. I actually played some mp to take a break from the sp and i had to stop because it was too addictive (i usually finish sp first). Eurogamer's review is the most accurate review of Killzone 2. I agree Killzone 2 deserve no less than a 9. Obviously this reviewer was exposed to be a little boy by the game.

What kind of F@GGG gives this game a 5/10 im gonna SQL hack his website that little SOB!

salt...
to be honest... it's higher than an 8.5

5/10 is just moronic

Even though i have my own quibbles about the K2, 5/10 is really just an insult to all those that have clearly worked incredible hard on the game

Killzone2 campaign does have issues that for some wont be a problem but for even those that do, a 5/10 does seem quite a bit off being an accurate review

That said iv'e talked to some that feel quite let down by the game

killzone 2 is an instant classic game

there's no way this reviewer is credible.

I know, I know your thinking "who the hell *are* you. :)

VGWL is a bit close to my VGW. I know its not an overly popular site in the news scene but I do try to write relevant articles now and then. I also know some of you guys have got memories like elephants.

If my site grows to biblical proportions in the future please dont look back and think it was VGWL :/

EDIT: I foolishly clicked the site :/ Full of adverts. I hate adverts!

Cheers.
VideoGameWatchdog

Just absurd. So as a hater i can start my own site and give AAA games extremely low scores?, don't who the reviewer is, but he shouldn't be allowed to review any games. Sick site.

People are just hating.

Like I met a dude online, owned him, then he decided to t-bag me, so I owned him some more. What did he do? Cried.

People who can't accept the fact that Killzone 2 is a great game, just have to be childish about it and downplay everything about it.

Sad how humans behave..

5 out 10....? I literally laughed when I seen this.

Jealousy gets the best of some people, obviously a xbot troll.

5/10 WTF.

i think somebody is mad he keeps getting wraped in Warzone. ;)

Confirmed Xbot. Look at the score he gave Too Human and Hell's Kitchen! For the love of God, N4G get rid of this "article." It doesn't deserve cyberspace.

Joke.

This is so poorly written! HAHA What a joke! I guess The Mart was up late last night typing this up huh?

It's sad what it's come to. On the front page of N4G I notice a new review of Killzone 2, from a website I've never heard of (and I'm here every day and look at every article, so I regularly see all the review sources that have any consequence), and I see that it's got more than 50 comments. This can only mean one thing: a controversial score. I kind of expected a 6 when I clicked the article. But a 5? Wow. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel there. I just beat the game today: it was great.

the guy that wrote this isnt a real gamer...he's not in it to have fun. he just some retard that thinks that he can get hits by doing this. Hope u ppl dont actually go a read this BS at his site. His review of the game is so bad that it makes me feel sorry for him...

I literally LOL'ed when I looked at the score.

Honestly, if I was a Guerrilla dev I'd want to meet this guy face to face to knock the sh!t out of him...disrespectful is just one word to describe what this guy was.

He writes off one of the best shooters in recent years just because he feels like doing it?

What the f*ck is this?

*waits for the 'oh its just his opinion' brigade to storm the news thread and defend the baboon who wrote this 'review'*

So he's basically saying "I suck at this game and that means it sucks."

DONT GIVE HITS FOR THIS GARBAGE BLOG OF BOT.

If this is a 360 fanboy site, they did publish another article stating that LEFT4DEAD was the most overrated game of 2008. Either way, Killzone 2 is at the very least a 9.5/10

LMAO

that was randomly weird, watching scarface click on here

"shes beautiful..."

"HEY!?!?...You stay away from her man"

at the point i saw 5/10 he screamed

i lol'd

but yeah seriously 5/10? come on..

5/5

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So i had another look at some of there reviews

Too Human - 8/10

Not an xbot site? yeah right.

but even I know tha this game deserves way better than a 5. Seems suspicious, especially since its soooo late.

Crash and burn, really.

fu fu

I finished the campaign of Killzone 2 and agree with a lot of what this reviewer thought. I got randomly killed by an unseen guy numerous times and my stupid AI (Rico I think was his name?) died every time I managed to not babysit him for 2 minutes.

If you all actually paid attention or read a little of the review, it would actually reveal the ignorance of many others on this site. IT WAS A REVIEW OF THE SINGLEPLAYER ALONE. The reviewer states this at the end of the article and says after playing through the multiplayer, and if you like Call of Duty 4, then you'll probably enjoy Killzone 2. Just wait for the multiplayer review.

Oh and I truly want to hear the reasons as to why the Singleplayer experience for everyone must have been so amazing. List your opinions and I'll try and respond.

Sony really does need another mainline shooter franchise. They pretty much gave up after the PS3 generation, and I'm really surprised they haven't tried at another high-profile, singleplayer-centric shooter; even if it weren't Killzone or Resistance.

I miss Killzone while I can see why they still do Horizon has some really good things but I do think that Horizon is overrated imo.

Or how about studios focus on projects that they feel passionate about, and not be forced to make something they have little interest in. It shows in the final product.

It’s still got potential for the modern era. The DNA is all there. The install base is there. The interest is there. The time is now.

Killzone 2 and 3 were farkin brilliant and way better than halo

Too bad they've abandoned em smh, then theres sony barely even acknowledging what us fans want. Every time they sale a certain high amount it get like that with them smh

Because Killzone games are awesome, that's the reason.

New ip after 3'rd horizon please 🙏

Give it to Bungie. The Helghast are awesome enemies and Bungie could make something really cool

not enough interest to keep it alive

I’m beating a dead horse here… but Resisitance FOM gun lay out was so fun, multiplayer was one of my top favorite experiences. Insomniac nailed it and I would love a remaster and maybe a redo with Reisistance 2. They listens to players who were wanting a Halo killer and it kind of lost its character from the first.

Warhawk, if they had just remade the first one not Starhawk which offered nice things like the build and battle.. but Warhawk was the best arcade shooter I ever played. Back when you didn’t have battle passes and you actually had to get certain amount of kills or ribbons to unlock different paint skins on the Warhawks and armor for your player.. Look at the success of Helldivers 2, it’s a fun game and it reminds me of Warhawk in a way. I’ve been wanting a remake or sequel since the beginning of the ps4 gen.. it’s hurts to have hope nowadays. Even with the demise of the studios Sony has a steady fan base.

Killzone game after Killzone 2 play style would be nice

Motorstorm would be epic with the visual upgrade, maybe this game would be a harder sell with the genre being not as popular nowadays..

Resistance franchise, Motorstorm and Dirt 2 which was fun as heck. Add Dead Space 2 as well.

I quickly looked and only saw the words PS5 Remaster and a picture of Fall of Mans logo

Ahhhh shit, well maybe one day

Resistance 1-3 remastered with online

Kill zone 1-3 remastered with online

God of war PS3 games and PSP games collection

Infamous 1-2 with all dlc please we need this. It’s such an underrated franchise and so much potential. In this age of super hero media craze Sony should utilize infamous

White knight chronicles 1-2

Warhawk and starhawk

Motorstorm series

MGS4

Easy money would be to remake Resistance and Killzone series, rather than just a remaster. And PS5 desperately needs some couch co-op shooters so this would scratch that itch.

Infamous 1+2 and KZ 2+3

Deus Ex Human Revolution

GTA IV needs one.
Still stuck on PS3 and 360.

PS3 ended up been a beast of a console, slow out of the gate, picked up steam, smashed through the finish line. The 1st PS3 slim is still one of my favourite consoles. So solid, great games, by the time GTA5 and the last of us had come out it was a clear winner for me

Nice to see that they included Pupetteer in this list.

"PS3 may not have been the strongest generation"

Meanwhile...just looking at exclusives alone and not even third party titles

Uncharted was born
Demon's Souls was born
Metal Gear Solid 4
God of War 3
The Last of Us was born
Little Big Planet was born
Warhawk
Killzone 2 and 3
Infamous was born
Resistance was born
Motorstorm was born
Gran Turismo
Heavy Rain
Journey
Shadow of the Colossus returned paving the way for the remake in the PS4 generation
PS Plus was born

Sorry bud, but the PS3 generation was amazing and featured the greatest console comeback in history.

That said, I'd love it if Warhawk returned or Metal Gear Solid 4. It needs to not be shackled to the PS3 generation anymore. A Killzone 2 remake would be insane with modern graphics and that art direction.

I really miss this gen of gaming. It felt like the last truly "great" era for videogames before the modern approach really took hold.

The PS3 was such a glorious console. The UI, the games, the free online...just incredible.

Add Mag to that list.

I would pay good money for a Warhawk remake. Socom too. The last Socom game just didn’t do it justice. Folklore could use a remaster or remake as well.
Several other titles I would like to remade with the amount of visual fidelity the current gen has over the past consoles it could help articulate the games that we’ve loved growing up. I would love even some ps2 titles to remade.. Dark Cloud from ps2, Legacy of Kain series but don’t know what will come of it sense it was bought by Embracer group and all there layoffs.

This strategy is exactly what helped ruin Xbox. Sony more than Microsoft know when to let a franchise go and that is important to keep things fresh. The old games are there if you want to play them.

Resistance series and Killzone 2 & 3 remasters/remakes. Make it happen. They will print money.

FF13 is top of this list for me. No matter your opinion on it, it being the only numbered offline FF out of all 16 not to be on new consoles is odd. GTA IV would be great too

The only reason my PS3 is still connected is because of the Resistance, Heavenly Sword, Motorstorm games that I still love to play. I am for remaking or remastering them.

Would absolutely love a remastered collection of the resistance games

Resistance 1-3 and Killzone 1-3 too. Folklore and 3 Dot Heroes are underrated gems.

Why remaster games that ps5 players can't access when you can remaster a 4 year old game like tlou2 that was already patched with ps5 improvements

Would love a remake of the first Resistance game and also Tools of Destruction.

A gem of a gen, imo! So much IP to pluck.

Infamous 1&2 will sadly always be ignored by Sony, not even a ps4 remaster the whole gen, smh but uncharted, horizon, even days gone had next gen upgrades sheesh 🤦🏽 mane even tho Sony is still doing pretty good in the console business they are a lil big headed lol, I never played the resistance series but it would of been dope to see those games updated as well, we fans get lil surprises here n there but things we really are into having and being vocal about gets passed over like a mf 🤣😩

Remasters are a waste of time and developer resources. Real Devs make new games.

God I would live a Killzone or Resistance collection. Really hoping for a new one in either franchise down the line, loved both series.

I’d say new sequels instead.

Got be resistance /prototype as well

How much prefer the killzone universe to that of Horizon's.

Killzone again pls 🥺

Gratz Guerilla, amazing Studio and engine, love Decima!

I was never a huge fan of Killzone, but thoroughly enjoy Horizon. Guerrilla are superb developer and easily up there with the best of the best.

Need a killzone 2 remake from the ground up.

One of the most creative studios out. I hope they keep it up.

Great studio, loved the Killzone series, I wish they would do a remake of the first three games. Horizon is a real step up and truly put Guerrilla Games on the map.

Too bad I never got a chance to play Shellshock: Nam’67 would have loved to try that game out back in the days to see what were their beginnings.

Bring back killzone (maybe in 3rd person perspective)

It would fantastic to see what they could do in Killzone after the lessons learned through Horizon.

Or heck, give us even a short linear FPS from the people who designed Cauldron THETA in the Burning Shores expansion. Even just flying into it (after gliding around and finding its opening amongst the lava and Sunwings perched around it, with other bigger machines just along the path toward it) was an incredible experience.

Great work until now. Keep on this path

Hope they get the opportunity to create a new IP this gen as well.

Forbidden West is awesome, It’s pretty damn big compared to Zero Dawn and it takes a little while to get your skills up and get the equipment you need to fully explore the game (not going to spoil it) but once you do those things and start fighting the big ass machines it really is amazing. Some cool side quests to where you hold the fate of peoples lives by your choice and the cauldrons look amazing. Lots of skills , combos, special moves and add ons for your weapons so you can approach fights many ways. Looking forward to the name game but I wonder how/if Silas will be a part of it or not ? Sad he’s gone.

Killzone games weren’t the best shooters but damn did they look purty!!!!

Killzone 2 remade with the multiplayer

20 years of mid-tier games and they are trending down.

I'm hyped for whenever Horizon 3 releases but Killzone 1 needs a remake BAD and 2 & 3 need remasters. Criminal those games are stuck on PS3.

Hold up

Horizon: Zero Dawn sold 24.3 million
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 29.81 million

With the way journalists have been consistently saying BotW overshadowed Horizon you’d think the gap between an entry in a new IP and a longrunning one would be bigger Even if you want to include however much the Wii U version of BotW did, both series still did impressive numbers

I never want to hear that Horizon is an overlooked franchise ever again

i really loved the atmosphere and idea of killzone. i hope they revisit it at some point because it always had so much potential.

Bring Back Killzone please or at least a KZ2 remake with MP.