The engines used are so intricate that only one player can play on the multi-player and there is no co-op campaign. This may be hard to swallow for those who seek a shared gamer experience. But do not fear: The jaw-dropping, visual flair will have your friends waiting their turn.
Aside from the diversity of the large-scale environment, the details are what will have so many impressed. The physics engine has the presentation of the battlefield, as the shadows and particle effects have striking and immense realism. Fabric and dust blowing in the wind, various items set on fire, and the destructible rubble that lies around instill a true sense of havoc. On a side note, it seems having different objects out of focus makes everything seem so much more realistic. Guerilla has it all figured out.
Guerilla has definitely taken advantage of 7.1 surround sound that provides bona fide echoes of explosions, bullets whizzing past your head and the eternal plea of the doomed that lie along the battlefield. Killzone 2 has an excellent -- and classy -- soundtrack that plays as you navigate the game. Guerilla has also taken advantage of Sony's motion features, which can be experienced when having to hold your controller steady to increase sniping accuracy or having to tilt the controller to set off an explosive or turn a valve.
The shooting system is quite smart and the A.I. of the enemy compliments the improvements. The enemy will focus and flank, shoot and throw grenades at you if you're not covered. I have never seen drag doll effects so precisely done before, either -- when an enemy is shot in the knees or shoulder, trust me, he'll fall that way.
Truly it is the online multiplayer that supplies the primary facet of Killzone 2. You can take up to 15 bots in skirmish modes or enjoy a team death match, capture the flag and a capture and hold available in a Warzone option. The hill has been moved!
Killzone 2 is a purchase that will not leave players unsatisfied. In a fiercely competitive genre, it provides a sneak peak at the immense power of next-gen first-person shooters. The fluidity of the game play blew all my expectations out of the water -- stubborn PC gamers will turn their heads. Even as a Halo addict, I have finally come to appreciate the innovative notions of the PS3. Killzone 2 absolutely makes Gears of War 2 look like child's play.
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