Kombo Review: Killzone 2 is an Instant Classic

Kombo Writes: "Killzone 2 borrows a lot of its ideas from other game but the key difference is that Killzone 2 cranks the decibels to levels not yet seen in video games. This is the definitive gaming experience of the year so far. This is the total package from top to bottom and worth every single penny you spend on it. In a time when you need to make sure that each dollar counts, a recommendation can't get any higher for this game. Killzone 2 is the new standard for all FPS games."

[pwnsause]

the meta score is gonna go up for that.

[Wayne Brady]

Wayne Brady doesn't really care about Metacritic. 10/10 is the only score Killzone 2 deserves. This review has been approved by Wayne Brady! Best FPS and actor/comedian ever made.

-WB

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Uhh..wayne brady doesn't refer to himself in the third person..
Your little gimmick doesn't make much sense.

I should know,i'm a "who's line is it anyways?" junkie

[Wayne Brady]

Wayne Brady doesn't associate with "junkies". I do see however you have never seen my skit on the Chappelle Show. Now eat your sandwich!

[ThatCanadianGuy]

So you're going to base the entire career of a very talented man on a comedy show that appeals to potheads and alchoholics?

Bravo.

[deeznuts]

ThatCanadianguy420, careful before Wayne Brady has to ask you,

"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a beeyatch?"

And that beeyatch be you!

[ThatCanadianGuy]

*sigh* i remember when the gamerzone was full of intelligent,mature people.

Now it's full of dumbass kids..kinda like xbox live..

[xxBATTLECATxx]

i like you. But try not too get old too quick.

i said eatcho muthaflippin sandwich!

[BulletToothtony]

"*sigh* i remember when the gamerzone was full of intelligent,mature people"

Dude please tell me when.. cause i've been here for about 3 years and don't remember one single thread that fits that description..

[na2ru1]

was thanks to a 360 fanboy's comment. They're way more concerned with it than others. according to 360 fanboys, it's fallen below 92% i think.

Frankly, i couldnt give a damn since I love the online.

[SoIid Snake]

Couldn't agree more. Killzone 2 tears up every other FPS by implementing their own Clan and Tournament systems. Truely spectacular. Also, if you go to Killzone.com, you can watch Battle Replays of Clans battling, which adds new dimensions to console gaming.

[Nelson M]

Which is better than watching random Clan battles
But yeah Killzone.com is very good

[Elvfam511]

right here this f@ckng game right here

is addicting man holy crap

[Xulap]

Why do you have to say "right here" so many times?

Right here good review right here.

[TruEve]

I think it's a nod to Katt Williams. Fans know what I'm talking about.

Either way...This game right here...this game right here! Is the ish :P

Nice review and my favorite multiplayer this gen. I wouldn't give it a 10 though. But it has definitely set some new bars for the genre in my opinion.

[ultimatek1]

lame, the guy seems like he has been tracking Killzone 2 metascore going down like Bush popularity, thats why the score. Another futile attempt, following this article will come "10 reason 360 is failing" is inevitable. This sucxs!

[Sevir04]

as far as i can see, you are the only one who cares about the metascore about this game. Just live with it. the game is great and way above what you and the many others were hoping it would end up.

keep on crying. it wont change a thing.

[FPShooter]

Man I don't need a lot of numbers to tell me I like a game, and I'm sure others feel the same. So you keep thinking about the metacritic and PS3 gamers will keep kicking ass on the most anticipated shooter this Gen.

[BX81]

The single player was pretty good. The online for me was good but I haven't really played it in like a week. Maybe They're are just to many shooters out now. I own both systems so I play gears, call of duty W@W/4, KZ2 and online. KZ2 just doesn't grab my attention for the online play. It's good for the people who just own a PS3, I know they've been waiting for a really good FPS and this is it. I just don't understand why people get rapped up around reviews. Sure it's nice to see what other people think about the game and it's features before you buy it, but in the end it's all about your personal preference. For me if I had to rate the game I would give it a 8.5-9.0/10 because I don't find it as addictive as I did COD4. But for most it's a 10 and is well deserving of a 10.

[ultimatek1]

If u took the time to reply this sh¡t, then u are desperate, get a life!

TEARS!!! oh yeah!

[Major_Tom]

The more you cry the more people laugh.

[ultimatek1]

reason isnt always welcome

[Major_Tom]

No, everyone likes seeing a Fanboy crying.

[cmrbe]

that KZ2 got a few 10's already. If it was an x360 exclusive it would have gotten twice as many 10's.

After playing Gears 1,2, COD4, Halo3 as well as KZ2. I am convinced that the media really judge PS3 games at a higher standard. I waited to play KZ2 to really see for my self and the truth is, KZ2 is at least an equal to COD4 and yet its gets rated lower. It dosn't really matter though. KZ2 is an amazing game through and through as the review mentioned.

[vrc]

Exactly. If this was the next COD, its metascore would be hovering around 95/96 right now.

It's not that I care, just that it affects a great many people's decisions when buying the game.

[Zool 08]

WHY? Beacause If this game was a 360 exclusive their fanboys would have given it 11/10 putting the metalic score to 98/99.

[Obama]

I agree with cmbre. It is not so much a conspiracy theory that the ps3 is treated unfairly of.

[eagle21]

Another PlayStation classic. I've lost count. :p

[BMS84]

And more will come;)

[Mcrmarcher]

'Instant classic' first thing I thought to myself when I finished the game. Plus the ability to play your own music in MP is awesome!

[McMee]

Yeah it is Ive got about 800 songs ripped to my PS3, but unfortunately I barely ever get to use my collection in game. Just another thing GG did right I suppose. Honestly though its just irritating that the majority of my PS3 games wont allow me to play music during game play and my 360 has had this feature since launch. On the flip side Im on my 3rd 360, So because of a 100% failure rate PS3>360, seriously find me one person who hasnt had atleast one 360 RROD on them. Plus the enormous pile of exclusives this year doesnt hurt either.

[ultimatek1]

I do agree the game is great and excellent it made me buy it, but like "VRC"said, scores influence alot in peoples mind before buying a game.
And killzone is overhyped. If u consider this to cry then be to it, like i said before, Truth and reason aren't always welcome. Killzone if not by its graphic, will be an AVG shoter with an interesting multiplayer mode. You all complained and cry about MS, and are so desperate to get a full title to overcome 360 's triple A titles. Killzone isnt original nor a new wonder in the gaming, whom sees this game as a wonder are the ones who never played xbox or xbox360 and compare the transition from a ps2 standard point, and thats understandable up to somepoint. But forcing ppl to believe killzone is perfect, it only damages the title itself cuz the overhype making ppl scare and to lost interest on it.

We already saw excellents reviews, and alot of them(over 120+) thats is 400% more post than other games with more hype like MGS4 or GEARS. This is another futile attempt to convince gamers, onyl that!

[Major_Tom]

You just don't stop crying do you? Lol.

[bviperz]

It's too much, LOL! I'll shoot em in the head, thanks for baiting him!

[Sevir04]

i dont know how you purchased it if at it's core KZ2 is an AVERAGE shooter as you so say sans it's grphics and interesting multiplayer... average shooters are a dime a dozen and i dont kn0ow many fanboys who spend time with under the carpet average games... So if thats what you are maintaining then KZ2 simply can't be average, afetr you said it was great,a nd you enjoyed it.

Simply put it's crying bro, don't behave as if you aren't. it's fine if you have a different opinion. But all this crying is making you look more like an internet trolling fanboy versus just being an opinionated individual.

[cmrbe]

as it did managed to exceed most peoples expectations similar to how MGS4 exceeded peoples very high expectations. Halo 3 is your classic case of a game being overhyped.

GG never set out to reinvent the FPS wheel. If they did they would have developed a FPS similar to Bioshock. No. GG main goal is to recreate and immersed gamers in a war in game which is what they meant by War Perfected.

In this case GG did managed to pull it off in Spades. I have never played a FPS this intense before and the atmosphere,particle effects, sound effects,lighting effects and visuals in general can't be matched on any other FPS out now at the moment. This is the truth. I wen't back to playing COD4 to comapare and the atmosphere and the level of intensity is way better in KZ2.

I don't get why you are saying PS fans are overhyping KZ2 when PS fans are just saying its and amazing and excellent game which btw is what you also said.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Gamersden... Seriously go play an iphone game and then play Gears of War.

You've been saying the same crap over and over. Gears is one of the greatest IPS's this gen and for you to continually insult it makes you look rather uneducated. KZ2 sets the graphic bar no doubt but Gears does MANY things better and the graphics aren't that much of disparity as you are trying to imply.

[silverchode]

gears2 looks good and all but its smaller in scale when compared to kz2.

[TheExecutive]

Gears is one of the best IP's this generation. So is KZ2! See what I did there? KZ2 does some things better than Gears and vice versa

[badz149]

dude...WTF are u talking about?

"overhype making ppl scare and to lost interest on it."

are u serious? hype sales games, period! what the hell did you think made Halo3 so successful saleswise? it was the HYPE! what made GTAIV so successful review-wise/saleswise? again, HYPE! what happen when there was no hype for a great game like Valkyria Cronicles? not-so-great sales! what made Too Human demo downloaded over 1 mil? HYPE nonetheless! What made people so dissapointed with Too Human and Haze? guess what...HYPE says hi! hype has almost everything to do with any game's success and saying like it doesn't is like denying the importance of oxigen to living things! (hehe...maybe that's too much?)

However, KZ2 deserved every single praise and hype it got because of so many reasons! one of the it being it was touted that the graphic shown in the infamous 2005 video is not possible this gen, yet GG surpassed what was said impossible by many and have provide an astounding game SP and MP wise! that's a HUGE accomplishment but the amount of nitpicking for KZ2 is amazing! people went to every single detail in order to downplay it but simply forgetting that many reviewers left out the major flaws of the other console's exclusive in their review!

KZ2 is an AWESOME game and the fact that it's rivalling Crysis which needs a powerful PC to run is something unheard of at least this gen! instead of nitpicking, I was expecting people to give props to GG for coming out with KZ2! they really have put many other devs' games to shame! <-- I'm saying that in a good sense!

[cmrbe]

Everyone that i talk too only have great things to say about KZ2. Similar to when MGS4 came out.Only a few had very minor issues like acting/voice acting which is also my only issue with KZ2.

It's not hype. Its not PS3 fans talking up KZ2 and ignoring any faults. KZ2 is simply an amazing/fun/addictive game to play. This is the truth. Almost everyone that already played it knows this.

[deadreckoning666]

yeah, the problem is that lots a xbots talk shyt without actually playing the game and even if they knew it was the better than Halo, COD4, or Gears 2 they would never admit it. Who cares..GS gave it a 9. Its GUD.

[Kleptic]

well...Rico is the definition of a douche...and the game, aside from Radec, Visari, and Narville...has relatively poor voice acting...although Natko does have some funny lines...that is what is the most frustrating about it...where the voice acting and script are good, its very good...where its bad...its beyond bad...Visari and Radec alone are MGS4 quality easily...Radec is one of the coolest villains in any game to date...but spending several hours of gameplay along side Rico is enough to make me pull my hair out...

its not so much like Gears 2 or Resistance 2...which is consistantly mediocre throughout...its at the same time way better, and way worse, than both of those games...if that makes any sense...this is of course in terms of voice acting...

but overall game wise?...nearly untouchable...the voice acting is literally my only problem with the single player...great length...AWESOME cut scenes...challenging, but not unfair, with insanely awesome AI...and graphics that everyone knows crush everything else to date...

and that is without the multiplayer...pretty much the single best mp i have ever played...

[cmrbe]

Yeah. I liked Radec,Vasiri,Jan and Sev. Jan is the same from KZ1 but a little more mature. Rico on the otherhand got so much worse. I hate him more than any other character.

Rico is your typical foul mouth,kill all pee brain of a solider character. To be honest, i am not surprise. He was bad in KZ1 after the Helgast wipe out his squad and i guess it just got worse from there on and i think GG remained true to his character. I guess i was hoping he would grow up a bit in KZ2.

True. That some parts of the scripts were good as well as the acting/voice acting especially Sevs parts. Yes its wasn't that bad but i was expecting more. The bad parts reminded me of Gears which is not good at all. Overall. I hope GG improves in this area for KZ3.

[McMee]

Just glad to see a GREAT game received a GREAT score. Just makes sense, and I would have to say that if a game brings in as much hype as KZ2 did and the majority find the game to either have matched this or even surpass it in the finished product then no my man it was not overhyped.

[achira]

best game ever! and it truely is!

[xxBATTLECATxx]

im so broke. im trying to rustle up 64 bucks.
yep, i STILL havent bought killzone. i will though. next pay day

[greengunstar]

yes.

[xbollox]

can't stop playing it!

[Superduper09]

KZ2 has a very impressive A.I. I've experienced it myself :P