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Videos | Title | Views | Length | Date Added | | 148 | 0:20 | 9/18/2008 |
Reviews It's time for war!, June 27, 2007 Rating: 8.5/10 By Mitch Killzone, a few years back, was originally a FPS released for the PS2 with plans to become the ultimate “Halo Killer.” While the Microsoft XBOX licensed Halo, which was and still is one of the most recognized shooting games available, it left Sony in the dust in terms of gameplay. The people behind Killzone reached out, and attempted to create a big and better FPS, and launch it as a Playstation 2 Exclusive. Needless to say, the game wasn’t all it was cracked out to be. Not exactly bad, but it sure was lacking in several departments: all it had on Halo was it had a chaotic atmosphere that put most other games to shame. In the end, it failed to compete for the XBOX exclusive, but years on Killzone: Liberation popped up for the Sony PSP, and helped put Killzone in a better light.
Killzone: Liberation follows the same storyline from its predecessor. In a futuristic society, when Earth was overpopulated, humans began expanding their reach across the galaxy. After a few scuffles and so on, they eventually split into two factions: the “good guys,” who are more or less willing to follow the direction of peace, whereas the others take control of the planet Helghan. However, Helghan isn’t your average planet: after a period of time, its settlers are slowly changed by its atmosphere, which otherwise turns the settlers into their own race: the Helghast. Of course, the Helghast are bigger and strong, and begin triggering wars with the other side, which erupts in full blown chaos.
Killzone: Liberation has nothing to do with its previous PS2 title in terms of gameplay. While Killzone was strictly first person, this installment is presented in an aerial view, allowing you to get a firm view of the battlefield while you’re trekking. Each level is pretty decently sized, littered with NPC’s on both sides of the world. You control Templar, a soldier who’s thrown into the battle to dodge hail of gunfire and take down the enemy.
The Helghast sometimes come in small numbers, but that’s doesn’t make them harmless. Each enemy has intelligent precision to take you down, as you do for them. An autoaim feature allows you to lock on to the target and commence fire, except it only truly works if you have a vantage point. Stand out in the open and shoot, and you’re most likely to have your health drained quicker than you’d imagine. There’s a fair amount of weapons as there is items. Crates are spread around the disastrous battlefields and are able to be torn apart so you can rid their contents. At various times, there are even vehicles.
The atmosphere, though from an above perspective, looks pretty good on the PSP. The game revolves around a city that the Helghast have thrown a fleet at and subsequently crushed. With civilians gone or in hiding, the ruins of the city strongly represent something out of World War II. Enemies and allies have built bases within city limits and the combat mainly takes place on destroyed ground which resembles what would have been a bustling futuristic city.
Being a PSP game, there can’t be TOO much to say about the game. Yes, obviously, it’s going to be shorter than a console game and surely limited, but for a portable game it’s very enjoyable, and much better than the first person shooter version. With Killzone 3 debuting on the Playstation 3 in the near future, hopefully another revamped installment can appear on the PSP.
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