Punch Jump: Killzone 2 PS3 beta mind-blowing fun

Sony Corp.'s Killzone 2 beta test version is mind-blowing fun based on an initial test of the latest online-only multiplayer build.

The squad-based shooter relishes enemy encounters with plenty of cross-paths and spawn points that guarantee constant conflict. Bullets and bodies fly constantly due to a snappy four-second respawn time and the ability to choose from several respawn points.

Killzone 2 excels in level design by providing straight-forward building construction inside and out. Players can head through hallways, upstairs, downstairs, in trenches, and have nab a basic knowledge of the area very quickly.

The graphics engine will silence PS3 skeptics. Killzone 2 is the definitive showcase title that demonstrates significant console horsepower. The gritty texture and animation on player builds, firepower, and each atmosphere is a war-torn CG render come to life. In fact, it's hard to concentrate on kills when you have to stop and stare at the scenery.

Killzone 2 is off to a great start. In addition to a solid single-player showing at E3, the multiplayer process is so smooth and efficient that it should be ready to roast come Feb. 2009.

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Wish I was in the beta. Feb. 2009 can't come soon enough. :D

Yeah, it's looking really intense and visceral. This game + MGS4 just may push me over the edge and make me get a PS3. A price cut would definitely seal the deal though.

cross paths and spawn points? expect many spawn killings if thats true.

lol in killzone2 all you can do is shoot explosive barrell.

in half life 2 deathmatch online pick it up with the gravity gun put it anywhere you want or shoot it at someone.

lol in killzone2 all you can do is shoot explosive barrell.

in half life 2 deathmatch online pick it up with the gravity gun put it anywhere you want or shoot it at someone.

 

impattack420

Half Life 2 has to be the one of the lamest FPS I have ever played in my life. Can't believe you are comparing Killzone 2 to this trash.

[QUOTE="impattack420"]

lol in killzone2 all you can do is shoot explosive barrell.

in half life 2 deathmatch online pick it up with the gravity gun put it anywhere you want or shoot it at someone.

 

jakarai

Half Life 2 has to be the one of the lamest FPS I have ever played in my life. Can't believe you are comparing Killzone 2 to this trash.

I wouldnt go that far. half-Life is one of the best FPSes out there, but for sum reason I despised the online component of it. I just found it boring as hell, luckily there was counter-strike source :P

Half Life 2 has to be the one of the lamest FPS I have ever played in my life. Can't believe you are comparing Killzone 2 to this trash.

jakarai

If this is a serious post then it is the worst thing I have ever read on the internet

If this is a serious post then it is the worst thing I have ever read on the internet

MarloStanfield

First time on the internet? Yeah, it can be shocking at first.

First time on the internet? Yeah, it can be shocking at first.

0bscurity

no, why would you think that?

killzone2 aint doing anything that another fps hasnt already done.

half life 2 deathmatch definitely owns killzone supports more players online.

gravity gun :) plus you can jump and shoot :) lol plus it has free for all deathmatch unlike killzone2.

ps3 and xbox360 doesnt have half life 2 deathmatch AHAAHAHAHAHAH you cant use the gravity gun online on ps3/360 ahahhaha.

[QUOTE="0bscurity"]

First time on the internet? Yeah, it can be shocking at first.

MarloStanfield

no, why would you think that?

The worst thing you've ever read on the internet is a random poster's opinion on a video game? Just hearing some of the things people have been saying about Obama these past few weeks has topped anything I've read all year.

killzone2 aint doing anything that another fps hasnt already done.

half life 2 deathmatch definitely owns killzone supports more players online.

gravity gun :) plus you can jump and shoot :) lol plus it has free for all deathmatch unlike killzone2.

impattack420

Gravity gun is so weak in Half Life. I can pick up items and through them at people. :roll: whoop di doo. :?

I can jump and shoot. Yeah I am really going to get an accurate shot like that....

Free for all deathmatch... Are we forgetting that this is just the beta and even if it isn't in the final game it can easily be changed at any given time?

killzone2 aint doing anything that another fps hasnt already done.

half life 2 deathmatch definitely owns killzone supports more players online.

gravity gun :) plus you can jump and shoot :) lol plus it has free for all deathmatch unlike killzone2.

impattack420

I have been playing fps for a long fricken time.

i see flaws in games and stuff.

See in killzone2 you cant shoot ur weapon while climbing a ladder.

if someone was at top of ladder on killzone2 they can just shoot/kill you and you cant fire.

see on this half life 2 deathmatch online you can shoot while climbing.

so doesnt give 1 player a unfair advantage.

half life 2 dm is overall better.

cross paths and spawn points? expect many spawn killings if thats true.

 

WilliamRLBaker

"Bullets and bodies fly constantly due to a snappy four-second respawn time and the ability to choose from several respawn points."

Well you can choose your spawn points so I don't think it will be that big of an issue.

[QUOTE="0bscurity"]

The worst thing you've ever read on the internet is a random poster's opinion on a video game? Just hearing some of the things people have been saying about Obama these past few weeks has topped anything I've read all year.

MarloStanfield

It'd definately up their. equating  garbage like Killzone to a masterpiece like half life 2 is dumber than anything a non-gamer could come up with

so in that sense Jakarai knows less about games than any Wii owner past or present

Yup because I don't like Half Life 2 I must not know what the hell I am talking about when it comes to games. The game is boring I have an opinion that's different from yours.... I know it's a hard concept to grasp.

im not trying to piss anymore off...but im explaining why half life 2 deathmatch gameplays overall better.

you can shoot while climbing ladders, you can use gravity gun online, you can sprint/shoot sametime, you can shoot in midair.

you cant do none of this in killzone2.

plus on half life 2 you can pick up someones grenade with gravity gun and shoot it back at them...you can do this on call of duty 4 but better on hl2dm.

I can jump and shoot. Yeah I am really going to get an accurate shot like that....

jakarai

... ... ... ... *narrows eyes* If I had the patience, I would probably introduce you to some quake fans. Then again, I do have a heart :( . 

the overall core gameplay of killzone2 isnt as good as half life 2 deathmatch.

but that's cool it's got destruction

they just need to make it effect the gameplay more.

I like half life 2 as much as the next guy, but come on...if someone thinks its trash then its definately trash to them. accept their opinion and move on instead of claiming that he/she knows nothing about games.

I like half life 2 as much as the next guy, but come on...if someone thinks its trash then its definately trash to them. accept their opinion and move on instead of claiming that he/she knows nothing about games.

 

verbalfilth

I would say the same thing if Someone came on here and said Wii Music was better than rock band 2, or Big Rigs was better than Forza 2

These same people bash people who play Wii sports and the like, yet they have far worse taste and know even less about games

if you look through the thread you will see how i explain half life 2 gameplay is better in some aspects.

half life 2 deathmatch doesnt have destruction like killzone2 though...so killzone2 does have advantage there.

the overall core gameplay of killzone2 isnt as good as half life 2 deathmatch.

but that's cool it's got destruction

they just need to make it effect the gameplay more.

impattack420

I agree. 

I hope they do something like that for the final release.

the overall core gameplay of killzone2 isnt as good as half life 2 deathmatch.

but that's cool it's got destruction

they just need to make it effect the gameplay more.

impattack420

I agree. 

I hope they do something like that for the final release.

[QUOTE="verbalfilth"]

I like half life 2 as much as the next guy, but come on...if someone thinks its trash then its definately trash to them. accept their opinion and move on instead of claiming that he/she knows nothing about games.

 

MarloStanfield

I would say the same thing if Someone came on here and said Wii Music was better than rock band 2, or Big Rigs was better than Forza 2

These same people bash people who play Wii sports and the like, yet they have far worse taste and know even less about games

Look I played Half Life 2 when it first came out I couldn't get into so I just quit. I then completed the game in The Orange Box. I didn't like it AT ALL. I just wanted to see what all the hype was about and I was mad disappointed. 

[QUOTE="verbalfilth"]

I like half life 2 as much as the next guy, but come on...if someone thinks its trash then its definately trash to them. accept their opinion and move on instead of claiming that he/she knows nothing about games.

MarloStanfield

I would say the same thing if Someone came on here and said Wii Music was better than rock band 2, or Big Rigs was better than Forza 2

These same people bash people who play Wii sports and the like, yet they have far worse taste and know even less about games

Taste is subjective...subjectivity caters to individuals...even if they think that big rigs is better than forza.(which is a very extreme example by the way)..some people will argue that Mario is better than tomb raider because it came first and they had the oppertunity to experience it at the time it was revolutionary, but does that place the people who prefer tomb raider as a platformer as tasteless in gaming? I think not.

Granted Halflife 2 has and does many things better than killzone2....it doesn't automatically mean that killzone2 doesn't outshine halflife 2 in some areas as well...subjectivity.

[QUOTE="MarloStanfield"][QUOTE="verbalfilth"]

I like half life 2 as much as the next guy, but come on...if someone thinks its trash then its definately trash to them. accept their opinion and move on instead of claiming that he/she knows nothing about games.

jakarai

I would say the same thing if Someone came on here and said Wii Music was better than rock band 2, or Big Rigs was better than Forza 2

These same people bash people who play Wii sports and the like, yet they have far worse taste and know even less about games

Look I played Half Life 2 when it first came out I couldn't get into so I just quit. I then completed the game in The Orange Box. I didn't like it AT ALL. I just wanted to see what all the hype was about and I was mad disappointed.

the best part of half life 2.....called half life 2 deathmatch isnt included in the orange box.

console gamers got screwed.

I have been playing fps for a long fricken time.

i see flaws in games and stuff.

See in killzone2 you cant shoot ur weapon while climbing a ladder.

if someone was at top of ladder on killzone2 they can just shoot/kill you and you cant fire.

see on this half life 2 deathmatch online you can shoot while climbing.

so doesnt give 1 player a unfair advantage.

half life 2 dm is overall better.

 

impattack420

You say unfair advantage, I say new tactic.  Its realistic that whilst climbing a ladder you cant fire a weapon (well atleast not a 2h wep).All players suffer from this "cant shoot while climbing" effect so its perfectly fair. No, if one team was immune to it, then you would have a valid reason for complaining. And im glad you have been playing FPSes for a long time, but that doesnt make you any more knowledgable than anyone else. There is no prerequisite experience needed to understand or have fun. If people think KZ2 is fun for them, then their opinion is as valid as your regardless of your countless phD s in video game theory.

[QUOTE="impattack420"]

I have been playing fps for a long fricken time.

i see flaws in games and stuff.

See in killzone2 you cant shoot ur weapon while climbing a ladder.

if someone was at top of ladder on killzone2 they can just shoot/kill you and you cant fire.

see on this half life 2 deathmatch online you can shoot while climbing.

so doesnt give 1 player a unfair advantage.

half life 2 dm is overall better.

II_Seraphim_II

You say unfair advantage, I say new tactic. Its realistic that whilst climbing a ladder you cant fire a weapon (well atleast not a 2h wep).All players suffer from this "cant shoot while climbing" effect so its perfectly fair. No, if one team was immune to it, then you would have a valid reason for complaining. And im glad you have been playing FPSes for a long time, but that doesnt make you any more knowledgable than anyone else. There is no prerequisite experience needed to understand or have fun. If people think KZ2 is fun for them, then their opinion is as valid as your regardless of your countless phD s in video game theory.

lol you can climb a ladder and shoot in real life...it does nothing but give the person camping at the top of the ladder a free kill.

plus you can jump and shoot in real life.

in call of duty if you try to shoot sametime you jump you cant fire...but if you jump and then fire when ur midair you can.

that's more realistic.

I have been playing fps for a long fricken time.

i see flaws in games and stuff.

See in killzone2 you cant shoot ur weapon while climbing a ladder.

if someone was at top of ladder on killzone2 they can just shoot/kill you and you cant fire.

see on this half life 2 deathmatch online you can shoot while climbing.

so doesnt give 1 player a unfair advantage.

half life 2 dm is overall better.

 

impattack420

Some people prefer a tad more realism in games and it takes 2 hands to climb a ladder.

But in all honesty, people who complain about campers are just sore losers. The only type of camping that its valid to complain about it spawn camping. Yes, thats annoying because you have no chance what so ever at retaliating. But people who complain "bu-but teh sniperz is camping!!11"...grow up. The thing you need to realize about sniping is that, if they can see you, you can see them too. If there is a camper, chose a sniper character and take him out before he takes you out and stop complaining.

It give the person camping at the top of the ladder a free kill? Well, he deserves it if you are stupid enough to keep getting killed like that. Toss a grenade up there! "But what if I dont know he is up there?" well, tough luck. what if you walk into a room and dont notice the person standing behind the door? Do you want a rearview mirror for that too?

Jumping and shooting...why do you want to jump and shoot? This isnt unreal tournament. Why cant you just shoot the guy without jumping? its not a stunt show :?

And FYI, its very possible to shoot while jumping in real life....

But seriously, this is a game, and Geurilla made sum gameplay choices they thought would work well with the game. They didnt want jump shooting because it would probably feel to arcady, they didnt want the Half-Life "I can climb a ladder with no hands!" crap because it would take away from the immersive gameplay they are trying to create. If you dont like it, you could always just play Half-Life 2...im sure there are still people playing online....

I mean I dont go and buy Gears of War if I hate duck and cover gameplay.....

[QUOTE="MarloStanfield"][QUOTE="0bscurity"]

The worst thing you've ever read on the internet is a random poster's opinion on a video game? Just hearing some of the things people have been saying about Obama these past few weeks has topped anything I've read all year.

jakarai

It'd definately up their. equating  garbage like Killzone to a masterpiece like half life 2 is dumber than anything a non-gamer could come up with

so in that sense Jakarai knows less about games than any Wii owner past or present

Yup because I don't like Half Life 2 I must not know what the hell I am talking about when it comes to games. The game is boring I have an opinion that's different from yours.... I know it's a hard concept to grasp.

that may be true but to call half life 2 crap is just not right 

[QUOTE="impattack420"]

I have been playing fps for a long fricken time.

i see flaws in games and stuff.

See in killzone2 you cant shoot ur weapon while climbing a ladder.

if someone was at top of ladder on killzone2 they can just shoot/kill you and you cant fire.

see on this half life 2 deathmatch online you can shoot while climbing.

so doesnt give 1 player a unfair advantage.

half life 2 dm is overall better.

 

Tasman_basic

Some people prefer a tad more realism in games and it takes 2 hands to climb a ladder.

Yeah LOL I like to see some trying to shoot a shotgun while climbing a ladder.

[QUOTE="MarloStanfield"][QUOTE="0bscurity"]

First time on the internet? Yeah, it can be shocking at first.

0bscurity

no, why would you think that?

The worst thing you've ever read on the internet is a random poster's opinion on a video game? Just hearing some of the things people have been saying about Obama these past few weeks has topped anything I've read all year.

Obama really is pathetic though, a democrat is just the opposite of what this country needs. And just so you know I knew all about Obama's beliefs a long time before presidency and I didn't even know he was black until the very end. Although, it's not bush and I didn't really like McCain all that much though I voted for him. Well, anyway I'm pissed because we're gonna have higher taxes on video games now!

i get the feeling haters will get ownedski11buzz

[QUOTE="impattack420"]

killzone2 aint doing anything that another fps hasnt already done.

half life 2 deathmatch definitely owns killzone supports more players online.

gravity gun :) plus you can jump and shoot :) lol plus it has free for all deathmatch unlike killzone2.

0rin

totally agree with you

i get the feeling haters will get ownedski11buzz

And every one hyping it as a Halo killer will get owned, as well.  :)