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Maxim: Killzone 2 Review

Everything Playstation: A Gametrailers forum poster by the name of GooseGoose has released some photos of the upcoming Playstation exclusive. Killzone 2 was not the only game to get a medicore review. Street Fighter IV recieved an even lower score of 6/10. Suprisingly, the new 50 Cent game scored better than both with an 8/10. Maxim reviewing these 2 games don't really say much but it is sure interesting.

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PataponKnight5975d ago

WOW! Where do they get any gaming cred? I'm not even going to read it.

BulletToothtony5975d ago

We know that you're an american magazine but that doesn't mean you have to hate on anything that's not made here..

I mean both halo3 and geow received 5 out of 5... You're being a bit too obvious!!!

original seed5975d ago

We cant be selective when posting reviews. We have to take the bad with the good. Its up to the readers and gamers to decide if they should take this review to heart.

PoSTedUP5975d ago

all the high 9's and 10's.. i think we already have an excellent game on our hands...

wait, isnt this a porn magazine? o_0

PataponKnight5975d ago

OK I lied. "Kill zone 2 3.5/5 stars“Impressive lighting effects, motion blur, and graphics make this first person shooter the hottest girl at the ball, if not quite the best dancer.” That does not sound the likes of a 3.5 to me. And yes Fity Cent is SUPER AWESOME! /sarcasm

Gue15975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

50 Cent is better than SFIV and Killzone 2 apparently.

Jamegohanssj55975d ago

ROFLMGDAO! I almost choked on a cracker. Original Seed that made me laugh.

TGSI

GrieverSoul5975d ago

Wow! 50cent game with 4 out 5 stars!!??

/sarcasm towards article/

Aclay5975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

Maxim gave Resistance 2 a 5/5, but Killzone 2 a 3.5/5? I liked Resistance 2, but R2 is nowhere near the level of Killzone 2. The explanation

I'll stick to gaming websites and gaming magazines for reviews.

Like I said one time before, I expect most major gaming websites (Gamespot, IGN, Gametrailers, etc...) to give Killzone 2 a 8.5 or higher.

The 6/10 score that some website gave Metal Gear Solid 4 from some "Gamer Girl" website didn't damage it and this will not damage Killzone 2.

Pika-pie5975d ago

Wait.. Maxim review games??? in amongst all the soft porn??? lol

LarVanian5975d ago

I agree with AclayPS3. The Killzone 2 beta pwned the entire Resistance 2 game.

Hiruma Youchi5975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

maybe the new 50cent game is actually good. remember how KZ1 was wack and now with improvement KZ2 looks like one of the coolest game ever. why cant fitty improve as well ?

facepalm5975d ago

“[Street Fighter] IV takes the series to 3D, but as pretty as it is (and it’s pretty) Fighter loses a fistful of its old-school soul with the added dimension.”

What??... I thought it gained it's "old-school soul" back with this game. Definitely feels more like "Street Fighter II" than "III".

jammy_705975d ago

it really doesnt sound like a 7/10, sounds more like a 9/10 or even a 10!!!

man this has god me anoyed, ppl that have no idea what they are talking about reviewing games and giving bad scores, as above, only cuz it werent made in america

iHEARTboobs5975d ago

They don't know games but that's ok, that's not why I subscribe.

BattleAxe5975d ago

If you go to IGN.com and check out all the "press reviews", Maxim always gives high scores to crappy games. Theres no ryme or reason for any scores they give to games.

kewlkat0075975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

some said the same...

revert back to this article
http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...
It's gonna happen..

Again, Reviews are opinions and should hold no water to your own personal enjoyment of a game.

I wanna see what happens with KZ2.

QuackPot5975d ago

It's a men's magazine from the USA

enough said.

Parapraxis5975d ago

kewlkat007 ...an 8/10 is bad?
All the xboys are saying PS3 fans shouldn't care or react to reviews and when we do we're being childish or fanboys...but look at the comments on THAT review.
It's a bloody 8/10, and a perfectly good/accurate score for that game (broken MP, glitches, same settings, poor story)

solar5975d ago

death to Maxim!! how dare they give any game a bad review score! grab your pitchfork!

kewlkat0075975d ago

Lost odyssey average a 78 and is considered a flop by PS3 only fans, So I can't imagine a game getting an 80....remember, when that article came out I think it was like one of the first reviews..

"It's a bloody 8/10, and a perfectly good/accurate score for that game (broken MP, glitches, same settings, poor story)"
-Thanks for your Opinion.

If someone comes out and agrees with this review after playing KZ2, then like you just stated your opinion about Gears of War 2, then there shouldn't be no whining about this review. I'm sure there will even in the 80's.

edgeofblade5975d ago

I can't say I put too much stock in a Maxim review, but if I had to pick someone who would go wackjob nutty for tech like the PS3, it would be a men's mag. Kinda surprising if you ask me.

I'm an unbiased gamer. And I will play any game. And I am prepared to like it or hate it. Odds are it will fall somewhere right in the middle. But I will NOT rationalize it into either extreme just because I have a bone to pick or it's a make-or-break game. That's just not ethical as a journalist.

Sevir045975d ago

this all started with Comments of it's it's not a 9.0 or better it's not tripple a. and anything below that which was an exclusive was considered a flop. PS3 fanboys got on the same banwagon because the xbox fanboy started it. It's why we have xbox fanboys attacking LBP on user reveiws, something they started i may add, and now we have people creating sites and blogs just to review one Ps3 game.

It's not just PS3 fanboys but fanbois on a a whole. Some of the best games like warhawk and Motorstorm and PGR4 and even forza which fanboys consider flops critically because of the 8s it got provide far more enjoyment than some of those big games that score so high, like GTA4 and even fable.

Fanboys ruined this generation of enjoyment, and it started with Xbox fanboys and the media bashing sony for stumbling out of the gate.

freeblue5975d ago

Maxim review!

cons
- no chicks
- no boobs
- HSH makes all their male readers' two size smaller. :)

BRG90005975d ago

I think you and a couple others don't understand their comment. "Hottest girl at the ball, but not the best dancer" translates to: The graphics are awesome, but the gameplay leaves something to be desired.

Not saying they're right, just saying it actually sounds quite a bit like a 3.5 score would.

The more you know!

Martini5975d ago

Well they gave an awesome game a 10/10 (COD 4) so they must now a thing or two about games ;)

evrfighter5975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

actually I've been following kz2 for awhile. The fanboys are getting up in arms even on the 4/5 scores. It was the ps3 fans and the major hype that did it. the 360 fans I've noticed have been keeping to themselves for the most part on kz2. My guess is you wont see much of them until release time. After the hype train has done its damage.

In actuality it's the ps3 fanboys who EXPECT a 10/10 or gtfo. I don't remember reading much 360 fans making that statement.

pixelsword5975d ago

Killzone 2 is not on any Burger king cups like Halo 3 was, it's not on mountain dew like Halo 3, nor is it on pop dispensers like Halo 3; so Killzone 2's hype isn't nearly as bad as other games. The fact that you proclaim that only PS3 "fanboys" are expecting a 10/10 and 360 fanboys never said that is rendered by specious reasoning: it's only logical that 360 fanboys would wish that Killzone 2 will receive a low score and not the opposite.

Kleptic5974d ago

yeah kewlkat...you have to see the difference between this 'review', and what wired said about Gears 2...

that happens ALL the time...you get some PS3 exclusive getting murdered (the EuroGamer 7/10 or whatever for Resistance 2) with poorly found opinions (the game is 'too' big, etc etc etc)...and then 360 fans show up and say 'yeah, we get that crap too'...

that Wired review of Gears 2 was perfectly accurate...pointed out the good and the bad...great visuals, albeit only an art change from 2006...great gameplay, yet the new mechanics offer very little overall...and do nothing to fix the chainsaw problem in MP...not to mention everything still wrong with the MP...Socom was completely written off as a broken game for the EXACT same reasons...yet Gears 2 gets a free pass...yet 1 8/10 and its all of a sudden like everyone's out to bag on the 360...

i'm not saying that that is what you are saying...I am saying that this is generally the review brought up to 'prove' that the media is equally retarded when it comes to the 360...which is blatantly wrong...

what I am talking about is that a lot of reviews for PS3 games will talk about a bunch of strong points...and very few weak...then slap a 7.5-8/10 on it...Uncharted was the biggest victim of this...gamespot friggin criticized it for excellent AI (go read the cons that Ryan Davis put up for that game...i'm not kidding)...this seems to be a small example of that for killzone 2, but its mostly irrelevant, as obvioulsy this mag has zero credibility...

but compare that to IGN's review of Mass Effect for the 360...go read it again if you forget...nearly 2 full pages dedicated to problems of the game...(broken combat ruining pacing, AI that is lackluster overall, and at times doesn't even 'turn on', insanely poor texture loading, bordering on 45 seconds for some areas, wonky controls, etc.)...and what do they do score wise?...yeah...the two systems stereotypically get very different review procedures...

again this isn't pointed at you...its just that what I think some of us are pointing out are scores being given that simply do not reflect the context of the review...and that seems to happen in a good way more often and not for the 360...and in a bad way towards the PS3...and there are tons of reviews that reflect exactly that...and by the way I am not saying an 8 out of 10 is 'bad'...if its given reasons on why it received that score...so be it...its when the review is gleaming with excellent impressions...and it receives and 8 afterwards...

caladbolg7775974d ago

If we learned anything from this, it's that MAXIM probably shouldn't be reviewing video games. Can we all universally agree (on both sides of the console war) that with little more than a paragraph per review and these terrible scores that MAXIM has no idea what they're talking about, and probably doesn't deserve any reviewing credibility in the gaming world?

JasonPC360PS3Wii5974d ago

GamePro + magazine + writer + gamer = legit reviewer

but

Maxim + magazine + writer + gamer = crap reviewer

Because it's impossible for a writer working for Maxim to be a gamer or that the person they hired to write game reviews be credible at all. If the Maxim review was in favor of Killzone all the Playstation fans above would be singing a different tune. You guys tried you best to burry this, to get it removed as fast as you could. Well... to bad, Maxim is a mag thats sold everywhere, in every country. Maxim has been writing gaming news for a very long time now.

SL1M DADDY5974d ago

Nobody reads Maxim for the articles... right?

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TheMART5975d ago

o_O See Kingboy PS3 fan going crazy over this review reporting it! HOW FUNNY

Why didn't you report the East European reviews that aren't allowed untill February?

BigBaehr5975d ago

Do you really think we give a fuk about what Maxim has to say? You just go on sucking your thumb in the corner and telling yourself Halo is king.

Gue15975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

Only one person reported and it got approved insanely fast too so, what are you talking about again? This is your trolling day or something?

RonDeMuerte5975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

This is a bullsh!t review....even if it is "legit"..it's still bullsh!t.....you can't say this about a game:

"Kill zone 2 3.5/5 stars“Impressive lighting effects, motion blur, and graphics make this first person shooter the hottest girl at the ball, if not quite the best dancer.”

and then give it a mediocre review.....either they were paid (there's a lot of politics in game reviewing these days, and a lot of unethical reviewers.)...or the guy is an X-bot...taking into consideration that Maxim gave Halo 3 and Gears higher reviews; when Halo 3 is mediocre FPS and Gears is great...but Killzone's graphics b!tch slaps Gears'....

thor5975d ago

This review is less credible than a review from a gaming magazine, to be fair. Nobody complains about UK- or US- specific reviews. It's still worthy of being approved, though, as much as any other review.

Snake Raiser5975d ago

Didn't halo 3 get a 7/10 from somebody? And that site had more cred than a porn site.

lociefer5975d ago

LOL omg xbots gettin so jealous they even bash the game in their own magazine LMFAO and what the hell is wrong with this xbot anyway , 50 cent higher than street fighter ? BIG FACEPALM

Aclay5975d ago

@Mart

As far as I'm concerned, the multiple Official Playstation Magazine reviews are more credible than this review.

Like I said in the Gamer Zone, I'll stick to Gaming Magazines and Gaming Websites for Killzone 2 reviews.

San anto5975d ago

lol maxim is a mag about pr0n and cars, they have no right reviewing games.

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BulletToothtony5975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

@ Thor.. I know dude.. he tries to do what breakfast does.. well not as bad, i was being sarcastic too.. I've read his comments a bunch of times too..

I laughed when i read his post..

learn to notice sarcasm!!! lol

I_LOVE_MYSELF5975d ago

Hey dont be mad that Killzone just got KillzOWNED off Fiddy Cent!

GGGGGG G-UNIT!!!!

thor5975d ago

Learn to notice sarcasm!

GametimeUK has a tendency to like to troll, but his opinions ARE his own and when he said he had concerns about KZ2, he really did. He owns a PS3, and wants the game to succeed as much as any true gamer. He made a comment before, in one of the reviews, about how he might be wrong about it. One can understand, given the mixed reviews and opinions of the first game, his apprehension. He surely expects KZ2 to be a great game, and I very much doubt he takes reviews from Maxim seriously.

I_LOVE_MYSELF5975d ago

Well Thor you was pretty spot on there... Bubble for you

Ichiryoka5975d ago (Edited 5975d ago )

-GametimeUK- - 7 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
2.3 -
"Find where I said Killzone2 sucks because I never said it does... I expect it to since KZ1 wasnt so hot... I look forward to sequels of good games... Not crappy games... Anyway im getting the damn game and deciding for myself before I read any reviews..."

"Bottom line the only way the Killzone franchise is gonna redeem itelf for me (me personally) is to amaze me on day 1 when I play it... Until then I dont give a rats ass what any PS3 fanboy on this site has to say."

I thought you said you won't go off reviews but decide for yourself. You may need to see a specialist for that split personality thing you have going there.

Edit: Awww, Somebody did not like what I had to say. I wonder who it was who did not agree yet had no explanation to why.

Xbox Street Gang5975d ago

Where the hell is the review?? All I see is a score and sentence

Thank GOD these b!tches aint on Metacritic!

ASTAROTH5975d ago

That was the review you all were wainting painfully for the last two months of Killzone hype!!!. Felt better now? I dont think so...

theEnemy5974d ago

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krouse935975d ago

You huys F'd up the meta approving this porn magizine game review that gave Strret Fighter 4 a 3, Killzone 2 a 3.5 and 50 cent a 4. this review is retarted.

Rangitahi5975d ago

yeah, media outlets like maxim and time (who having NOTHING to do with gaming, only looking to get more readers/users) should be BANNED from this site. next theyll be adding playboys reviews

UGHHHHHH

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Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn't Abandon the Killzone Series

Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.

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IAMRealHooman219d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX219d ago (Edited 219d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne219d ago (Edited 219d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro219d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken218d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown219d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72219d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken218d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya218d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast219d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood219d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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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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OtterX448d ago (Edited 448d 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-ro448d ago

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

darthv72448d 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_448d ago

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

Cacabunga448d ago

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

Profchaos448d ago (Edited 448d 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

seanpitt23448d 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!

Iceball2000448d ago

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

Father__Merrin448d ago

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

InUrFoxHole448d ago

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

Marcus Fenix448d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989448d ago

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

1Victor448d ago (Edited 448d 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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Michiel1989448d 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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SullysCigar752d ago

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

1Victor752d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar752d ago

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

jznrpg752d ago

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

badz149751d 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!

Vengeance1138752d 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 Kim752d ago

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

VersusDMC752d 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?

Vengeance1138752d ago

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

solideagle752d 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.

Phoenix76752d 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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REDGUM752d ago

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

thesoftware730752d ago (Edited 752d 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.

blacktiger751d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca752d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy752d ago (Edited 752d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain752d ago

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

Imalwaysright752d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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