Killzone 2 for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

While I had never played the original Killzone, this game looked good enough to me that I didn't care about going into a game franchise on the second title and I am glad that I got it. You play a human soldier who is part of an army who is invading the home planet of an alien race that (in the first game in the series) started a war by attacking the humans. From the beginning, the alien planet comes to life with great detail and the atmosphere and presentation of the game are first-class. The controls and weapons for the game are also very good. All of which makes for a fantastic FPS that is more or less Sony's answer to Microsoft's ultra successful Halo series. While Killzone may not have enjoyed the monetary success that Halo has, it truly is every but as fun and impressive to play. While the multiplayer is still good, it may not be quite the groundbreaking step forward that the original Halo was. However, where the game really shines is in the solo player campaign. The story line is actually quite good for a FPS, a genre that is somewhat notorious for often skimping on the plot details. While it's character development still leaves something to be desired when it is compared to other genres, again, in the world of FPS it as actually above par there as well. The best part is the fact that while the story line and characters are surprisingly good, they do not sacrifice any of the action based game play that are the most important factors in this genre of game. There is a very hearty selection of weapons, as well as a handful of levels that place your character in control of space ship gun turrets, SUV mounted machine guns and more. These extra goodies along with the above average cover-based shoot em' up style FPS game play all come together to make a worthy competitor to Halo and a must try title for any FPS shooter fan who owns a PS3.