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[IbizaPocholo]

While many shooters from this era struggled to find anything that really made them unique experiences, Killzone 2 had no such problem. It looked, sounded, and felt like nothing else on the market.

The game would sell over a million copies in just a few months, despite, again being a console exclusive. Despite a bit of a rough start on the PS2, the Killzone franchise really stepped it up with Killzone 2 in a way that many fans would say the series would never be able to eclipse. It certainly wasn’t for everybody, but it was one amazing game.

It was a fantastic game with an amazing multiplayer.

 

[sainraja]

I definitely enjoyed my time with the game. The multiplayer was pretty neat and I loved the sound the game made when you took someone down. lol

 

[Imtjnotu]

From the disaster that was the unveiling I was actually happy how the game turned out.

Liked it more than 3 years and shadow fall

 

[Krappadizzle]

I couldn't STAND the fucking AWFUL input lag of the controls. I hated it SOOOOOOO damn much. People say it added weight...It weighed my enjoyment down on the game. It was a visually stunning game though and it's art direction and deferred rendering looked incredible at the time. I'd love to replay it some time via Emulation using a m/kb and playing at 60fps. I know there's been some pretty big strides lately with PS3 emulation and that Kb/m play is possible.

 

[mercclass]

The chime kill for the win! Some of my favorite multiplayer. I even used to play KZ3 multiplayer with the move controller for aiming worked really well for me.

 

[ANIMAL1975]

Team deathmatch, Radec academy, RPGs only.... Perfection!

 

[SirKicksalot]

I played it for a couple of hours and was annoyed by that guy always screaming at me and the sixaxis gimmicks. The art style was great though, I love this oppressive stuff.
Still a better game than FEAR 2, which launched 2 weeks earlier.

 

[Shut0wen]

It was a fantastic game with an amazing multiplayer.

Not big on Sony games but i personally loved the 2nd game, single player even though it had a poop story had a decent campaign, even the last boss as shit as he was, was still enjoyable, multiplayer though was where it was at for me, at that time i was hooked onto mw and halo 3 but this games multiplayer was so enjoyable and felt pretty balanced, i enjoyed the fact that uour character had weight, the 3rd game i couldnt dig into the campaign as much as the 2nd one but the multiplayer was awesome just ashame there werent many maps, shadow fall took everything that made killzone standout and made it generic as fuck, total shame

 

[Max_Po]

It fucking was ... Feb 2009 ......

 

[Unknown?]

This game was amazing for 2009. Graphics were insane but gameplay was so detailed too. Animations still look good to this day.

 

[Loke]

Great game apart from Rico; such an annoying character.

 

[truth411]

My Favorite FPS. It was so satisfying to actually Aim, Shoot and get the Kill.

 

[Manwithoutfear]

i really wish sony would do more with backwards compat on the ps5. would love to play this game on my ps5 with a dualsense 5 controller.

 

[Nocturno999]

It was a technical miracle. I tried to play it again recently but the slugish control was unbearable.

 

[SLB1904]

i loved that single player campaign.
the bridge mission


look at this beauty

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Great game apart from Rico; such an annoying character.

Yeah, fuck Rico. One of the worst characters I can think of in any game. He annoyed the hell out of me.

 

[[Sigma]]

Like everything in this game but the controls, the controls were awful that's why I preferred actually playing KZ3 more at the end of the day despite KZ2 being superior as far Maps and classes go.

 

[ZehDon]

It's one of those older generation games that I'd love to play through if Sony ever figures out how to do it on their console. How's PS3 emulation on PC looking these days?

 

[Agent X]

This was a great game! The multiplayer Warzone mode was fresh and interesting, by giving you multiple rounds with varying objectives all in a single game.

 

[LMJ]

Yo Sony how about a remaster of this bad boy?

Or maybe a Remake ala DemonSouls...try to surpass that infamous trailer eh...eh?

 

[Leyasu]

I would normally say that Gamingbolt should be banned...

But in this instance, I will just say that KZ2's mp was absolutely fantastic. I also bought a cross battle adapter and wired 360 pad especially for this game. It looked amazing, the heavy feel to the guns, classes and mix and match perks from other classes really hit the spot. That headshot chime never got old either.

Definitely one of my all time favorite mp shooters

 

[Unknown?]

Yo Sony how about a remaster of this bad boy?

Or maybe a Remake ala DemonSouls...try to surpass that infamous trailer eh...eh?

While it didn't surpass it in every area it did in many and overall looked better.

 

[EDMIX]

Killzone 2 was a masterful FPS, would love to see a remake on PS5. Really expected some remaster and or collection on PS4 and was surprised they didn't do one. (or Resistance for that matter).

Soon......soon.

 

[LMJ]

While it didn't surpass it in every area it did in many and overall looked better.

And that was on the PS3...Imagine what a talented dev could do on the V

 

[Vtecomega]

Fucking incredible game that should absolutely be remastered on the ps5. But Sony are a bunch of stupid cunts so that will never happen.

 

[AutumnLeaves]

The MP is my most played, second only to UT 2K4/99. Ridiculously amazing and nothing like it. I miss it very much.

 

[Krizalidx11]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

This game still looks mind blowing visually

stunning art direction

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Great game apart from Rico; such an annoying character.

Yeah, fuck Rico. One of the worst characters I can think of in any game. He annoyed the hell out of me.

He was written decently in Killzone 1. It's odd what they did with his character in KZ 2.

 

[mindfreak191]

Played through it recently, currently playing 3.
2 was great, but it has trash controls and anyone saying otherwise is just lying to themselves....even the developers said that the latency is soo bad because they wanted to push the visuals.

 

[Iced Arcade]

People bitched about it but I loved the grimy grey, browns and more grey atmosphere of this and the original gears of war.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

T'was. But f*ck its trophies, they are forever haunting.

Still confused why nobody copied Warzone. Game mode was superb, IMO.

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

It's teaser trailer back in 2005 is still my favorite till this day.

 

[Kurimao]

The only true Halo killer but this got killed instead. F#CK you sony!

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

But realistically speaking...the bullshot gameplay was depressing to find out about but the end game actually looked in many aspects even better than the bullshots. The E3 reveal just had smooth/unrealistic camera follow and the overall esthetic was smoother. But the actual gameplay, weapons had way better lighting and weathering, great rag-doll physics, particle effects, lighting etc. They really stepped it up after that E3 debacle.

 

[Pidull]

What a great fucking game, that was peak GAF era as well. Between Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2... great times.

 

[Airbus Jr]

GG is working on second project besides HFW hopefully its Killzone

 

[captainraincoat]

great looking game but it had the worst fucking controls which made the experience utter shit in some parts
i think people remember this game more for sony trying to pull the wool over peoples eyes than it being a good shooter

MAG was a much better ps3 shooter

 

[Kilau]

Did we ever figure out why Sev is so short?

 

[Rien]

i loved that single player campaign.
the bridge mission


look at this beauty

That looks sick

 

[Shmunter]

SP felt like like gears of war FPS. Really enjoyed the grim atmosphere and the stop and pop considered gamepalay. A remaster with eye melting gfx would be welcome. But I’m not sure a world exists where that can happen.

 

[Business]

Would be amazing if we got a remake or even better a franchise reboot discarding from the end of KZ2 onwards.

 

[ANIMAL1975]

To all my brothers in arms

 

[EverydayBeast]

Good game maybe revived? No. Open world action adventure games are benefiting SONY more than Halo Infinite benefits Microsoft right now.