Killzone 2 Review - Videogamer

Killzone 2's been hyped waaaay, too much, of course. And, no, it doesn't live up to the hype, because if it did it would be the greatest FPS of all time, which it isn't. But it is the best PS3-exclusive to date. Better even than LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4. Two years into the console's life cycle, the undoubted graphical potential of the machine has been realised - Killzone 2 unleashes the power of the PS3 - nothing on any console comes close. The sheer OMG!-ness of the experience makes Killzone 2 worth buying a PS3 for. And, given how much they cost, that's one hell of a compliment.

[Rise Of The Bad Guy]

So what's the greatest FPS of all time,Halo?

Don't make me f*cking laugh

[gaffyh]

"Better even than LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4" - That's a matter of opinion really. I guess for the average Xbox owner (shooter lover), KZ2 is much better than MGS4 and LBP. But I dunno, I'd have to play the game to decide, but MGS4 & LBP are damn good.

[rucky]

Apparently they also gave Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 both a 10. Cause you know they were perfect games right?

MGS4 got a 9 from this site, LBP got a 9 from this site.... and now KZ2 got a 9 from this site. I wonder why they keep taking away that one point.

[San Frandisco]

videogamer? no,see thats were your wrong allready.
pathedic website.
thankfully i didnt even click on the god-forsaken link.

dude "ben hyped waaay to much"?? man wtf? my @ss it has,the killzone hype express has just started b!tche's.
and like the dude above me said "wuts the best FPS then"?? huh,huh..wut now?
halo? HAHA,COD4? yeah ok pffft...L4D? sooo retarted cant even begin to compare all of these cuz they are so far below KZ2.

only thing that compares is Crisis but thats a PC game so fvck that,thats out.. so wut game now?

oh wait there is one game.. FVCKING KZ2 c0ck eaters.
and they call themselves "videogamer" lol haha,PO-THE-DI!CK.

[GrieverSoul]

The greatest FPS of all time?

HALF LIFE 1!

The best FPS in this generation?

CoD4!!!

Lets take COD4 example, its scored lower than Halo 3, it was better looking that Halo 3 and scored lower, its multiplayer was amazing and incredibly additive and scored lower than Halo 3.

Bottom line is, no matter how good a game is it will never score bigger than Halo 3. I myself never played Halo 3 but I played a lot o Halo 2 and didnt like it very much (even though it scored bigger than its sequel Halo 3). Its as good shooter but nothing more. For me CoD4 changed my gaming habits! I always defended that FPS belonged on the PC but CoD4 changed that for me. Halo 2 didnt!

Killzone 2 is shaped to be a great game, people are revewing it with the score it deserves, wich are very high! Even 8/10 is a good score! The question many ask should not be if Killzone 2 deserves higher marks, it should be as Halo 3 deserve the marks they gave to it?!

[Timberland2K9]

because there will always be new FPSs

BTW halo will catch up when it hits remake number 17

[BRG9000]

"That is a matter of opinion really."

Of course it is. If you're looking for a review without opinion, you're going to have trouble finding one. Seeing as someone's opinion is precisely what a review is.

In other news, the best FPS of all time? It's a close call between Half-Life and Half-Life 2.

[Dark General]

Deus Ex would be the greatest of all time. At least in my humble opinion. And it's EXTREMELY hard to top it. It's why i never compare games to it. Unless someone compares a game to DE *looks at BioShock* will i then compare said game to Deus Ex.

[LeShin]

"The question many ask should not be if Killzone 2 deserves higher marks, it should be as Halo 3 deserve the marks they gave to it?!"

I think you nailed it on the head with that comment. That's EXACTLY what I think the problem is. COD4 destroyed Halo 3 in every aspect yet it's marks were lower setting the tone for all other fps's which is silly. Fps fans aren't stupid. They will know if the game they play now is much better than the fps they played a few days/months/years back which is why they get pissed at seeing unjustified scores whether that is for COD4 or Killzone 2.

I don't many (if any) people who prefer Halo 3 over COD 4 and I know a LOT of PC fps players who have no idea what the big deal was over Halo 3.

[Snyph3r]

-Killzone 2 unleashes the power of the PS3 - nothing on any console comes close

So what is it..not the greatest FPS of all time but nothing on any console comes close?

Killzowned!

[Fishy Fingers]

Thats all subjective, what I hold to be the greatest FPS of all time would probably differ from yours, or Eurogamers etc etc

The joy of being human and not a mindless drone.

[Sitdown]

be careful with your radical out the box thinking.

[BRG9000]

The greatest FPS of all time was on PC of course. =P

But anyway, I think he was just talking about graphics with that quote. I think everyone can agree it pretty much tops any console graphics to this point.

[Beg For Mercy]

marvelling at the most stunning, eye-catching war torn backgrounds and skylines your gaming eyes ever did see, makes Killzone 2 the best looking game ever made - a jaw dropping graphical showcase from start to finish. KILLZOWNED

Screenshots don't do the game justice - it's the best-looking game we've ever seen.

[chidori666]

better than mgs4?

yes!

[Sackdude]

those basterds , gave 10 to gears 2 , 9 to Cod 5 and L4D, WTF????

those games don't have the quality of killzone 2.

soooo much hate sooo much hate, stop the hating and the fanboyisem and let this gaming industry grow.

[Sitdown]

that you are speaking to yourself? You want them to stop the hate because they did not give the game the score you thought they should...based on scores for other games? Hopefully you see the irony.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

The fact that they gave Gears of War 2...one of the MOST unpolished games I've ever played...a 10 is just sad. I really loved the campaign...but it doesn't make up for the terrible multi-player, pop-ins, and screen-tare.

[soxfan2005]

There is no worse fanboyism than judging a game that you have NEVER played, or criticizing a reviewers opinion of a game that they have played but you haven't. How does anyone here know what the quality of KZ2 is? NOBODY except the reviewers have played the whole game!

[BRG9000]

Bubbles taken from Sam and given to soxfan.

It's absurd to claim a game is way better than another when you haven't even played it. This reviewer has played the game extensively, which makes their opinion far more valid than yours. You can observe that their opinions are different from other critics, or that they don't agree to the previews posted by other journalists, but it's ridiculous to try to state it's a fact that this game is better than others and they are wrong.

[Hey Mr]

Just wait to see for yourself.
9 9.5 10... who cares?? Its a great score for what seems to be a great game.

There will be KZ haters of course!!!
http://www.gamebrood.com/20...

Retarded!!! But still funny as hell!

[Nexy]

It is so hilarious to read all the comments mad with anger from those who haven't even seen the game at all and they cannot stand Halo 3 got better scores.

[Sarcasm]

Well it would be the same if Flava Flave got better reviews than Clint Eastwood for better acting.

[jackdoe]

Was Killzone 2 really hyped that much? I thought there was generally reserved enthusiasm because of the original Killzone that ramped up due to early reviews that sung its praises?

[labaronx]

Because the gaming media called Sony out big time on that CG trailer they showed of the game. When sony delivered a near perfect recreation of that they were forced to praise what the PS3 was capable ofF.

This review calls it the "best looking console game to date" a statement some are still reluctant to make.

[GrandTheftZamboni]

"Two years into the console's life cycle, the undoubted graphical potential of the machine has been realised"

"undoubted graphical potential"??? I thought everyone was doubting PS3 graphical potential. I must have been dreaming...

[ultimolu]

...Ho'snap. :o

[labaronx]

I hope that "ALL" games from here on out are placed under the same scrutiny.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Gears 2 is far from a 10. I would give it an 8. As for it being better then Killzone 2? I was in the beta,and it was by far the coolest sh*t Ive played on pc or consoles. Im not saying a 9 is bad, but this is a terrible review. He totally praises the game, says its the best on the console,, it does things better on any console,, but its a 9? This review blows.

[labaronx]

Some reviewers were so in love with the series that they couldnt see any flaws with it. Flaws like online matchmaking which in my opinion were worse than the matchmaking in Socom Confrontation.

[Stryfeno2]

Good score but not good enough. For 5 yrs in the works KZ2 should not be getting any lower than a 9.7 IMO.

[Helghast Slayer]

Too Human was 10yers in the making and got a bunch 5's and 6's. That is like the flop of the decade man. Only possible on the 360.

[James Vanderbeek]

they think halo 3 is GOD...

[marichuu]

So do I... but then again, I hate God D:

[James Vanderbeek]

if killzone 2 is better than MGS4 and LBP than it must be GOD.. Because mgs4 and lbp are probably the 2 best games i have ever played in a very long time..

[Alcohog]

I will eat my own head if somehow this game is better than MGS4 for me. It just isn't happening. To each his own, I guess.

[Traveler]

Great score and very high praise from the game. The final score seems a little low considering the scores other games like Gears 2 recieved from the site. Pues, asi es la vida.

[Sarcasm]

"Killzone 2's been hyped waaaay, too much, of course. And, no, it doesn't live up to the hype, because if it did it would be the greatest FPS of all time, which it isn't"

Was that really necessary? And who hyped it? The media with that 2005 trailer. Like Jeff Haynes said on the IGN review, "Some reviewers will be a little disappointed after the hype, but it's not fair to the game. It has an excellent single player campaign, and a great multiplayer."

I know what the media should do, is follow IGN's route. Have one group do Playstation titles only, and the other group do Xbox titles only. Don't ever let a Xbox fanboy review a PS3 game and vice versa.

[marichuu]

I'll have to agree with you on that one. But still, the game did get hell of a lot hype, and of course people expect the best of the best. Someone will say it's the best game of all time, others will play it for the hype's sake, and some will just say "meh, I had more fun with <insert random title here>", because that's what games are... it's not like a religion where you say "hey, I wanna worship Judas, screw Jesus and God".
You can't force someone to say it's the best of the best if that's what they honestly think.
I agree with you because it really does sound like "hey, there are way better fps games out there, lol in your face!!!shift+1". At least it shouldn't be in the beginning of the review.

[Jubo1]

seriously doubt it's better than the best game of all time(mgs4)

[SWANN]

I don't see anyone crying about a Halo game getting too much hype when Microsoft releases sequals. So the author of this article needs to go & drink a tall glass of toilet or sewer water, my treat!