Killzone 2 Expert Reviews

Note: This review is for the multiplayer portion of Killzone 2 only, following the chance to test it out on the live servers rather than in a few short matches against developers/publishers/PR people and other journalists. You can check out Geek.com's ...

Perhaps more than any other game so far this generation, Killzone 2 is a title weighed down by extreme expectations-both positive and negative. After years of equal parts hype from PlayStation 3 fanboys and bile from haters, the game is finally almost ...

Sony's PlayStation 3 exclusive shooter arrives, armed with spectacular good looks, shrewd campaign AI, and a mutating online multiplayer angle.

Nothing's perfect, and in this case it's the friendly AI that's suffers. Despite promises that your squad mates will stay out of your way, they don't, occasionally wandering into your line of fire. That's bad enough, but then they chastise you for it. ...

Killzone 2 suffers from the weight of expectation, and a war of words that has been raging since the game was first announced. Forget about those things, and dig into a satisfying and highly polished war game. Also, hang onto that bolt gun as long as ...

The game does take advantage of the PS3 controller, but the motion controls are a mixed bag. While it's cool that the game forces you to hold the controller still when sniping to get a good bead on the enemy, the way it makes you twist your hands to ...

Will this redefine the FPS genre?

Sumptuous looks, intelligent enemies

Horrific difficulty spikes, dull story, some irritating enemy types

It might be a fantastic example of FPS gaming, but it's not the genre king just yet

Sony's answer to Halo 3?

In this third highly anticipated instalment, Dutch gaming studio Guerrilla have delivered an intensely engaging and graphically beautiful first person shooter. Following a rather subdued response from critics of their first release – Killzone in 2004 ...

Excellent online multiplayer ; Brutal range of weapons and vehicles ; Stunning apocalyptic graphics

Control system feels sluggish ; Load times can be long

Killzone 2 is a science fiction first-person shooter for the PlayStation 3, developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It follows the events of Killzone and Killzone: Liberation.

Ah sequels…. So often just rehashed, ill-conceived efforts to tease out the cash from your pocket. Not Killzone 2 though - no way, no how. Bigger, better and prettier (in a browny-grey-everything-has-been-blown-to-bits kind of way), Sony's shooter ...

One of the best looking games on any console. Fantastic art design. Weaponry is authentic and fun. Movement has a bulked-up sturdy feel. Will feel familiar if you've played Gears of War

A 'whatever' storyline. Hollow characterisation. No online co-op