A review that's completely done.Campaign finished and multiplayer achieved. Not a COD4 or PS3 fanboy, honest review.
Controls-I'm a big fan of the COD4 control scheme and for complainers you can go to that control scheme. The problem is its very hard to get into cover. Let me explain, you have to hold L2, LS(to pop in and out of cover),RS to aim,R1 to fire,square to reload. I tried this and it becomes over complicating for an FPS. When you do it the default controls its much easier-L2(cover),press RS once to be in aim mode, R1(shoot), square to reload. This at first looked to be annoying to me as well but after the first level its really quite simple to adapt to.
Cover-it's great for low level crouch cover but is horrible for columns and pillars. Simple solution just crouch or stand behind the column or pillar instead of taking cover.
Weapons-The weapons are nice but do tend to all be related around smg(sub machine gun) or lmg(light machine gun) hint:beat the campaign before you go online, you'll learn how to use the weapons much better than just trying them online.
Graphics- top notch, here is another complaint made by all COD4 fans, the movement. you do turn a lot slower than in COD4 but it gets you more immersed into the warzone and realistic and that's what KZ2 is going for. Better frame rate and plus no installing the game when you first put it in like other PS3 titles!
Story- it's simple and that's the honest truth. You invade the Helghast and it's an all out war. Satisfying story with many twists that you'd think anyone would just give up and die but not the ISA. The story is epic, Templar from the first game leads the assaults from one of the many flying fortresses. Colonel Radec(Visari's head general and hell hound) leads the defense and constantly will send the best he has to kill you.
Boss battles- hint: secret trophies for the boss battle, kill the bosses fast to unlock secret trophies. You'll fight a heavy machine gunner in a small alley, the arch elemental slayer(uses the lightning gun which you get if you kill him), the APC which is a faster more diabolical version of a helicopter-jet mix, and lastly a spoiler don't read if you don't want to know.....Radec who sends wave after wave against you and Rico(squad leader), he then will fight you himself 1 vs 2(Sev & Rico).
AI-Very impressive I must say. Not just the enemy bots but your squad as well. They actually have a good chance at holding their own and sometimes will save your ass. You can revive your squad mates(trophy 25 times). Your armed with infinite magnum ammo and your knife at all times. Helghast troops are very challenging since played on veteran for my first time.(second hardest to Elite) They won't pop up in the same place you jus shot them and will do a great job at rushing or flanking you and your squad. At mainly all times your with a squad member. You have Garza(tech specialist), Natko(weird name but he is the cocky brute with a shotty), Rico(squad leader and his voice can be a little over the top but is no big deal) and you Sev.(sergeant and second in command after Rico of the squad)
I know this is a long review but it's coming to an end.
MULTIPLAYER-people who reviewed this a day or two after its release didn't rank up and get the many classes and medals.
Like Resistance 2 you have ribbons but those ribbons unlock medals which are like COD4 perks, more ammo, more frags, new abilities. Example, you need to revive 5 guys in a game to get a medic ribbon, now that you have the ribbon you need 7 more of the same ribbon to unlock med-kits.
Badges-It sucks at first because you only have 2 available weapons and no badges, but when more weapons and badges are available the points come in easier.
Medic-Revive down teammates,Med-kit, combine secondary badges to Medic class.
I will warn you I haven't ranked up all classes because that takes weeks to do.
Engineer-turrets(you get stronger turrets with more turret kills so place well),tools(build/repair ammo boxes and repair turrets)
Saboteur-cloak (disguise yourself as an enemy player to infiltrate and get behind enemy lines)
Tactician-place spawn grenades to make new spawn points, call in APCs
Assault-regenerate health to full recovery, and honestly the rest I don't know for assault.
Sniper-cloak to be invisible while sniping, yes its pleasing. If shot at your visible
ALERT- all classes are forced to use certain weapons for each designated class. If you want to use a different weapon you can select no badges and use any weapon.
Sad part is that if your really good online you can rank up completely really fast but there are trophies and especially weekly awards to the top 1,3,6,10% players.
Hopefully this has been helpful and I give Killzone 2 a 9.5/10