Killzone 3D (PS3 exclusive)

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This an exclusive video showing the lifelike physics featured in Forza 3.  We’ve also received a video proof that Tony Hawk will be making an appearance in the game as well…

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UK, May 6, 2008 – Thanks to the gracious efforts at SCEE, Sony Defense Force was lucky enough to witness hands-on demonstration of the highly anticipated Killzone 2 at this year’s Playstation Day in London. If you recall, Killzone 2 stunned the world with its breathtaking trailer released nearly three years ago at E3 2005. We can now safely confirm that Killzone 2 has indeed exceeded the target trailer that Sony promised us years ago by leaps and bounds.

When we first had the pleasure of witnessing the demo we were astounded at how not-so-subtle the beauty of this game was. Unlike Halo 3, which boasts of “Candy Land” graphics coated in a plastic paint job that only people with more, err, subtle (or moneyhatted) tastes can appreciate, Killzone 2′s incredible visual and atmospheric graphics instantly impress on such a grand scale that we’ve yet to see it rivaled by any other game of its kind (even on the Playstation 3). Indeed, the muted color scheme of the city landscape contrasted with the vibrant ambush of exploding artillery amidst a beautiful vanilla sky only provides for a much more enriching and dynamic cinematic experience.

The Playstation Day demo begins similarly to the E3 2007 trailer by showcasing a wonderfully produced cinematic of vehicle transports that are shot down over the coast of Corinth River of the Helghan planet. As in the previous demo, the title transitions seamlessly from gameplay to cutscene and provides for an impressively immersive experience. From here, the player will traverse a war ravaged cityscape with the same infamous bridge witnessed in the E3 2005 trailer. Here, the bridge is completely destructible, and the explosive cinematics that ensue are some of the most jaw-dropping visuals that we thought were only possible on the Playstation 4. Unlike Microsoft, Sony exceeds their target renders rather than downgrading (which was witnessed in Halo 3). And in the era of bullshots and deliberate media deception, this is certainly a warm welcome to the industry that we are proud that Sony is able to uphold. Looking at a couple of in-game shots they chose to release (which are absolutely gorgeous), it’s easy to see why this game is taking so long to develop and that the game has been pushed back. It’s looking very polished and solid at this state, and doesn’t have a rough spot in site. This level of detail must be quite time consuming on the development process. Indeed, some of these shots aren’t only exceeding their target render, they look more like a PS4 game than a PS3 game.

Luckily, Killzone 2 is not simply a graphical tour de force; yes, the graphics look incredible and absolutely exceeded our expectations, but it was the incredibly immersive gameplay that caught our attention. Guerilla Games has gone a long ways towards rectifying their image amongst gamers after the sleeper hit Killzone 1 on the PS2 managed to disappoint. The level design is some of the most inspired we’ve ever seen from a first person shooter, with crates and walls that pose as usable areas for the first ever gameplay mechanic seen in a first person shooter — Cover. The cover system is brilliantly and intuitively implemented and provides for a completely new added layer of gameplay dynamics.

Killzone 2 also offers a great deal of chatter throughout the theatre of war setting. We laughed at numerous occasions when NPCs would respond with phrases such as “I feel like a spare prick at a gang bang”. It’s a gritty element of humor that only the most heterosexual of gamers could appreciate. While Little Big Planet and Resistance 2 deliver an amazing experience overall at the Playstation Day, we were very pleased to see Killzone 2 do far more than we could have ever expected of it. This is a title, afterall, that is truly innovative with its advanced cover mechanics that other lesser titles — such as Gears of War and Halo 3 — have gotten a free pass from by the media despite having gameplay that was decidedly unrevolutionary and thoroughly disappointing graphically.

And while we are thoroughly impressed with Killzone 2 so far, the same cannot be said for the current articles that are floating around biased, Microsoft-sponsored sites such as Kotaku and IGN. The unprofessional, unemployed, and illiterate folks that write for these geocities-grade websites are the same ones that have, in the past, given countless and uncritical praise of titles such as Gears of War, Halo 3, and Grand Theft Auto 4 yet have been unfairly critical of Killzone 2. We can all assume for various reasons why this is the case; however, Hilary Goldstein has made it abundantly clear that IGN receives a brief window of review exclusivity based upon how much content they can spam on their front pages of a certain title. I wonder how much ‘pressure’ Hilary was under in order to give Grand Theft Auto 4 a perfect 10 in graphics and overall. This is yet another scandal within videogame journalism that severely undermines the credibility of these supposedly “unbiased” websites. Just a few months ago, GameSpot fired Jeff Gerstmann for making accurate statements about a title that was prominently advertised on their website. As for Luke Plunkett of Kotaku, I’m not aware that he’s even graduated high school yet. The same could be said of all the staff writers at Kotaku since no one takes that site seriously. Sony Defense Force is happy to be a beacon of unbiased journalism that strives for an advertisement-free experience. We are not paid off by publishing partners or pressured in any way for the views expressed on this site. We are happy to have a readership that appreciates our level of honesty when so many websites manage to disappoint.