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Killzone | 
 enlarge | From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  187 reviews
Sales Rank: 1056
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 97402
Model: 711719740223
UPC: 711719740223
EAN: 0711719740223
ASIN: B00020LZAW
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: COMPLETE GAME IN ORIGINAL COVER BOX WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS. SHIPS FAST.
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Product Description
Killzone is a squad-based first-person shooter, set in the near future during a period of planetary colonization. An invading separatist faction called the Helghast is trying to destroy your colony and take over the planet. Command an elite squad as they stand between the Helghast and their destruction of the colony. Drawing inspiration from classical military conflicts of the 20th century, Killzone is an all-around military experience that will blow you away.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 182 more reviews...
BOOM December 25, 2008
After having embarked on a massive Exodus to the planet Helghan,the castaways of your home planet Vecta regroup and re-arm with vengeance in mind.It's up to you and some "tough as nails" squadmates to fend off the massive Helghast onslaught of your home planet with the help of some unique and powerful weaponry. You will fight through cities and jungles, mowing down thousands of Helghast troops along the way. From snowy mountains to gritty battlefields and every enemy and weapon,the whole game is eye candy. The action will be over the top, the journey is almost 20 hours long and every turn is raught with peril.So,the real question is can you handle this much fun? Ignore the nay-sayers and critics and experience one of the greatest battles the playstation community has ever seen. So hurry up and dive in, cause there's a world that needs saving.
Glitchy but Fun December 24, 2008
Killzone is certainly not the halo killer it was hyped to be before its release. It has glitches, some of which add quite a bit of frustration at times, and some of the sound elements were annoying (helghan soldiers, anyone?) I did however love the cut scenes, the characters, the gritty sci-fi art design, the feel of the gameplay, and the fact that it definitely had an appropriate amount of challenging parts. Not too much variety in the gameplay, you basically always move from point A to point B, intercepting and killing helghast soldiers along the way. Sometimes you will activate switches or set charges, but the main task is move and shoot. The guns weren't amazing, but they get the job done and they fit very nicely into the overall concept of the game and its sci-fi backstory. I'll delve in shortly to give you a preview of whats passed. In the far future, man has colonized at least two other planets. The two we know of in the story are Vekta and Helghan. At some point, a faction of humans splintered off the fray of colonization into Vekta and settled on Helghan. (they became known as the helghast). The helghast established a militaristic totalitarian regime as a means of jumpstarting economic progress on an otherwise bleak and undesirable planet. They attacked Vekta in were subsequently staved off in the "first helghan war." Power struggles have awarded the new hitler knockoff Scolar Visari as the top brass in helghan after the first war, and the story starts off during a second assault on Vekta under the new Visari regime. You take up arms as against the helghast as a captain named Jan Templar. Three other playable characters and tons of killing await you.
Fun to play, not an average December 16, 2008
The PlayStation 2 doesn't have a big library of first-person shooters. So, efforts like this Killzone are appreciated. It's a good game overall, though irregular in several aspects. The art direction is solid, and graphic-wise is really polished, with quality textures and particles, but it has some glitches here and there, like the level of detail of some textures getting stuck in low detail, even if you are near of that particular object. The audio is good, with some really nice tunes, but the sound effects and character voices through the game turn out to be a little repetitive. The IA is probably the most annoying thing on this game: while your teammates are immortal, enemies act like real kamikazes sometimes, running straight to you, even if they are outnumbered.
The gameplay is almost entirely scripted: the actions and events are triggered when the player arrive to certain point. This is not a bad thing actually, but sometimes it makes you feel like you are not into the action, and things are just happening around you.
Storyline is really good. This title represent a little part in the history of the Killzone universe. But the game itself doesn't give much information about this, it just focus on the events happening in the game. You are part of the ISA squad, trying to stop a Helghast invasion to planet Vekta. The Helghast are a "extra-human" race, they were humans who survive to the harsh conditions of planet Helghan.
Like i said before, it's a good game overall. It has its cons: the IA is probably its lowest. But it's really fun to play, the single player campaign it's like any FPS out there. It is not the "Halo-killer" hyped to be, but it stands itself like a decent shooter, that could have been a lot better with a little of extra work.
8/10
Locked and Loaded November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Firstly, let me start off by saying that by no means is this game perfect. That being said, this game is AWESOME! I'll simply start with the pros and cons of the game. I have had this game for almost a year and I still play it on a daily basis. It is that much fun. The graphics and the sound is top notch. You actually feel like you are submersed in a very large scale war. Though the gameplay could be better, it is really not that bad, but I will speak on that later. You have two modes, campaign and battlefield, and both are a blast to play, though I find myself constantly and consistently playing the battlefield mode. This is the only FPS I have played where they have bots(AI) for you to fight so its like you are playing against 7 to 14 other players! Unreal! The online mode is by far the best feature of the game. There is always, I repeat, always someone online playing.
Now for the cons, and this is a short list. There is no jump button in this game or a strafe or a dodge for that matter. For those of you who rely on jumping your way out of a jam you are severely out of luck buddy! The reload is a real pain too, though it is lifelike. Instead of it being just a quick pop and lock your character will actually take the time to look down and see what he is doing. Same thing when throwing grenades, a real pain when you are in the middle of a gunfight. Best solution, aim carefully and reload after every gunfight! Happy killings!
 Sucked October 30, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This game I thought would be good but it is very annoying. In the game when you kill someone they make the same annoying sounds. They say the same things when they get hurt. They shooting was alright but not great. I just bought this game to see if I liked it but didn't. Probably won't buy killzone 2.
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