Killzone 2
Killzone 2 is a fun, solid shooter with fantastic graphics. I really enjoyed the pacing of the game which allows for a great ebb and flow to the action. While certainly not reinventing the shooter, Killzone 2 hits all the important points: great weapons, excellent cover system, and a good variety of missions. I especially liked the grenades which are very effective and easy to use. While Killzone 2's graphics are very good, the animations are fantastic. Every reload is intricately detailed and takes an appropriate amount of time. So much time in fact that the player really has to watch not to reload at an inopportune moment.
With so much good stuff there has to be some bad to go along with it. I never expect much from the plot of a shooter and the storyline of Killzone 2 met my expectations. This isn't helped any by the atrocious amount of melodrama and mediocre voice acting (Rico is especially terrible). From a gameplay standpoint I didn't like how you can't carry more than one primary weapon along with your pistol. This dissuades the player from using any weapon other than common assault rifles since you probably won't be able to find a continuous supply of ammo for it. Even with these problems I really enjoyed my 12 hour experience with the single player campaign. If you have a PS3 Killzone 2 is definitely worth a look.
Comments
Posted by: Aleks Nowak
Posted on: May 6, 2009 06:36 AM
Nice succinct review! I too enjoyed playing killzone 2. The graphics are brilliant!