Killzone 2

[Streeteh]

Gotta hand it to the Dutch, they pumped out what is widely regarded as one of the biggest let-downs on the PS2 (which is a big claim) and yet still managed to keep Sony eating out of their hands. They must have fed those CEOs some damn good super-skunk; the result of this bribery comes to us as Killzone 2

I know this is a generally 360-centric forum but i figured i'd post for those that do own a PS3 or are just frankly interested in what is released for the black monolith. So, here we go...

The release date for this hefty title is officially February 27th, however rumours are bubbling that the Dutch handed out some extra wacky backy and managed to persuade the big wigs to give Europe a couple of days head start, so you may get it as early as the 25th. A demo is already present on the Euro PSN which is well worth a look.

Reviews are positive, scoring at present an average of 93% on metacritic from several sources. The general opinion is that it is one of the best looking console games to date with great pacing, above average AI and an in depth multiplayer component which has taken inspiration from both Team Fortress 2 and Resistance 2. Criticisms that stand are poor voice acting and unresponsive controls, having played the demo i do agree with the former, but i feel the latter is more to do with the fact that the game has completely disposed of aim-assist, opting instead for easy-to-kill enemies that are hard to hit due to the difficult aiming system. Being a rare occurrence to find a game that'll even let you disable aim assist i think many are a bit shocked at how difficult aiming with a pad without a little extra help can be, especially for moving targets, i know i was.

My own first impressions from the demo are very positive; i can't think of a single FPS that has stood up to the standards of the original Halo on the playstation consoles, perhaps this is finally it. I'll reserve judgement until i get my hands on the full game.

Any thoughts BDers?