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Early Killzone 2 Reviews Looking Good
Reviews are beginning to appear for Guerrilla Games' upcoming first-person shooter, Killzone 2, a PS3 exclusive that has received a great deal of hype over the past several months. The reviews are mostly complimentary, but not overwhelmingly so; Ars Technica says it has "some of the best graphics yet seen on the PS3," and is a "solid take on the war-gaming genre." They also acknowledge that this is the latest game being held up as a standard for how good PS3 games can be, though the PS3 may not need such validation anymore. Edge Magazine is critical of the story, saying, "you could play the levels in random order to little ill-effect," but found the gameplay redeeming enough to warrant a 7/10. Concerns were raised early about the quality of the controls, but Guerrilla Games has affirmed that no changes will be made. Though the game won't be out for about a week yet, rumors of some fairly typical DLC plans are already cropping up. Giant Bomb recorded some video showcasing Killzone 2's multiplayer a while back.
Killzone 2 is a good game, certainly above average. In the looks department it blows most games out of the water but the game play is generic FPS game play. There is nothing new here and nothing that is going to break barriers or set a new bar for overall game development. It's not the ultimate Sony exclusive that Sony fans were waiting for. It's a good AAA title that had way too much hype surrounding it.
This game has been hyped for very, very long. The first trailer was in summer of 2005...it seemed like an eternity for the game to arrive on shelves.
Killzone 2 will bring the PS3 some better acclaim but everyone on earth knows that God of War III is going to not only set the bar for this generation of games but it's going to destroy the bar.
Slashdot is always, and I mean ALWAYS weeks late when it comes to games, so why bother using words such as "early"?
Also, the article is poorly written.