Revisit 2004 with Killzone on PSN
Guerilla Games' PS2 "Halo-killer" Killzone joins the PS2 classics lineup on January 24th.
The PSN release is a direct port of the original game, so no HD, trophies or any other modern doodads, just shooting, space-nazis and as much gray as your eyes can handle. It's being published as part of Sony's "Only on PSN" program, and will cost you $10.
Compared to its successful sequels the original Killzone is a mixed bag. It was subject to a ridiculous amount of hype, with many publications touting it as a "Halo Killer," and, as you'd expect, the game had a great deal of trouble living up to expectations. The game's design, which bore more than a passing resemblance to Mamoru Oshii's work in theKerberos Saga [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_saga], was great, but the game's performance issues and very limited colour palette didn't impress reviewers at the time.
That being said, the underlying shooting mechanics are solid, the back-and-forth banter between the characters was occasionally funny, and if you're interested in the Killzone universe, then this is a no-brainer. Providing this port does away with the original's frame-rate issues then it's certainly worth your ten bucks.
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Guerilla Games' PS2 "Halo-killer" Killzone joins the PS2 classics lineup on January 24th.
The PSN release is a direct port of the original game, so no HD, trophies or any other modern doodads, just shooting, space-nazis and as much gray as your eyes can handle. It's being published as part of Sony's "Only on PSN" program, and will cost you $10.
Compared to its successful sequels the original Killzone is a mixed bag. It was subject to a ridiculous amount of hype, with many publications touting it as a "Halo Killer," and, as you'd expect, the game had a great deal of trouble living up to expectations. The game's design, which bore more than a passing resemblance to Mamoru Oshii's work in theKerberos Saga [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_saga], was great, but the game's performance issues and very limited colour palette didn't impress reviewers at the time.
That being said, the underlying shooting mechanics are solid, the back-and-forth banter between the characters was occasionally funny, and if you're interested in the Killzone universe, then this is a no-brainer. Providing this port does away with the original's frame-rate issues then it's certainly worth your ten bucks.
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