NZGamer: Killzone 2 Multiplayer Hands-On

NZGamer writes: "Unfulfilled potential. Doesn't it suck? The original Killzone, released in 2004 for the PS2, left many PlayStation owners feeling gypped. There was, naturally, the fanatical (and wistful) desire to have PlayStation's answer to Halo, and Killzone, as an exclusive FPS title, promised to be a real challenger to Microsoft's behemoth. It was unfortunate then, that although the game was generally solid, Killzone lacked Halo's imaginative X-factor, floundered on a generally neglected online network, and was plagued by glitches that put the capabilities of the PS2 as its console of choice into question".

[skynidas]

GOTY 2009

[skynidas]

im not

[silverchode]

lol

[LittleBigKillzone]

How good is this game? And is voice chat open mic or push to talk?

[sonarus]

Very good i believe it is open talk for now but you can put yourself in a squad so you only hear members of your squad talking instead of the whole team

[CEO OF N4G]

The beta is better than any other FPS online.If ur in the beta add me,psn id is jon_abobo.

[AngryHippo]

....i have been in the beta for a while now and if you like fps's, you will really enjoy it. Its more tacticle than other fps's, pitty some people in the beta dont realise that and just run around like headless chickens lol. Just when you line up the perfect shot and then some idiot goes and stands right in front of you as you pull the trigger and then bam -3 points for teamkilling. lol. Other than that the game is great fun.

[Marceles]

lol AngryHippo...I was just about to type that until I read your comment. And don't get me started on the medics...

[ultimolu]

INCREDIBLE.

It'll look even more incredible now I have a new hdtv and put aside the Trinitron.

Lol, ancient T.V alright.

Playing MGS4 now but gotta play the beta again.

[zdudynot]

One word
BeatsCod4HandsDown

[joebahrjoebahr]

hope it beats call of duty 4. ps3's future depends on it.

[silverchode]

the ps3 doesnt rely on one game to save unlike another console

[remanutd55]

i dont see how ps3 future depends on killzone2 , yes the game is AMAZING , and in my opinion better than cod4 , but i just dont see how ps3 future depends on killzone2 , heck i dont even consider killzone2 the most anticipated ps3 title in 09 , that goes to either GT5 or GOW3
psn id: remanutd5 if you wanna play killzone2 beta with me

[Narutone66]

My most anticipated PS3 game. I bought the PS3 with G25 steering wheel for GT5P and GT5 when in comes out hopefully by 2009.

[CEO OF N4G]

AngryHippo Thats true, but do u know u can put friendly fire off if ur creating ur own game.I did it and it worked perfect.

zdudynot Thats 4 words not one XD

[DiabloRising]

GOTY contenders released earlier in the year typically get lost once the hype of the holiday rush hits at the end of the year sadly. The newer games and experience remain fresher in the minds of reviewers. I already fear MGS4 will succumb to such a thing sadly.

[skynidas]

and hes not

[silverchode]

lol again

[pp]

KillZone 2 to is great but we'll be getting a KillZone 2 Killer game soon in 09 on Xbox360.

[360 is fer gayzzz]

How hard must we try to get you to 1 bubble?

Quick Sony soldiers, ATTACK!!!

[crillyconlig]

i walk around the beta maps looking at stuff in awe, then get shot dead lol, it plays great too

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Yeah, I was playing it and was like "OMFG! LOOK AT THIS TEXTURE!! OH WAIT WTF IS THAT!! THIS LIGHTING OOOWNS!!"
*blam-O*
*dead*
*waits for medic to come*
*but he doesn't want to revive the retard*

[remanutd55]

lol, same thing happened to me , i was walking in awe then out of nowhere BOOM , mortally wounded lol , no medics around me to revived me lol

[ReTarDedFisHy]

LOL @ joe!!!
"Your stupid"! wah wahw wahw wah!!
AHAHAH GO CRY YOU LITTLE LOSER
"Your retarded"! LOL!!
What are you, like 7???

*cough*
On topic, this article is right. Unfulfilled potential pretty much sums up the first Killzone. IMO it was too ambitious last-gen. Nevertheless, it was still one of my favorite games on the PS2, and reviews were really mixed from 9s to 6s like Mirror's Edge.

[sonyfanonly]

THIS IS THE GAME OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES FOR 08

1- METAL GEAR SOLID 4
2- LITTLE BIG PLANET
3- GEARS OF WAR 2
4- FABLE 2
5- FALLOUT 3

WITH THE WINNER BEING BETWEEN

LITTLE BIG PLANET OR METAL GEAR SOLID 4

RUNNERS UP GEARS OF WAR 2 AND FALLOUT 3

SILVER AWARD TO GO TO RESISTANCE 2

BEST SPORTS GAME WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 09

BEST RTS TOM CALNCYS END WAR

HEY DONT HATE OR DISCRIMINATE JUST PLAY GAMES

[karlostomy]

"...It will need, perhaps, a little sprinkling of charm in order to shake up Master Chief’s championship...."

I feel I should comment, but that speaks for itself, no?

[Mr_Luke]

After trying the beta, i doubt ppl will remember Master.. mh... Master who? ;P
(really, 2 gens after Halo)

[ultimolu]

...You're not even in the beta.
I'm in it and it kicks ass.

Don't even think about dragging that wanna-be supersoldier in this.

[airheadluffy]

i thought CoD4 already killed master chief. if anything its supposed to be CoD4's championship.

[karlostomy]

all i did was quote the article!

damn you guys are defensive!

[LittleBigKillzone]

Im glad this game rocks and you guys love it but can someone answer if this game is open MIC or push to talk? thanks

[Fishy Fingers]

Open mic, people in your vicinity can hear you, unless when your in a clan and then range is irrelevant.

When has a console game ever used push to talk?

[plain rice]

Socom? Socom has had push to talk since the beginning.

[LinuxGuru]

Warhawk is push to talk.

[Rhythmattic]

Also Resistance:FOM

[LittleBigKillzone]

Socom, Warhawk and even certian type of Halo 3 matches have push to talk and its really annoying

[plain rice]

Why is it annoying? Open mic is annoying with all the little kids screaming and all the background noise pick up.

[MTEC8]

FFA is not open mic, team matches you have the option of joining a squad and than you don't have to push to talk. I think this works the best, also if you don't want to hear all the 12 yr olds saying the N word or F**K every 5 seconds you can always mute em.

[Sharpshell]

This is a little off-topic but wtf is with Resistance being compared to Gears and KZ is compared to Halo? Did people eat paint-chips as children? Resistance is very similar to Halo, R2 being even more similar then R1, personally I enjoy it more but that opinion I suppose. Where as KZ2 is nothing like Halo at all, the most comparable game would be COD4 (more so than cod5) meanwhile GeOW has no comparable game in terms of multiplayer (although Uncharted is a worthy rival in terms of singleplayer). Basically, people need to stop comparing games with similar feel and compare them based on gameplay!

/rant off