[Official] Killzone 2

February 21, 2009

KILLZONE 2

PLATFORM | PLAYSTATION 3

GENRE | FPS

DEVELOPER| GUERRILLA GAMES

PUBLISHER | SONY

CAMPAIGN | 1 Player

WARZONE | 2-32 Players / 15 Bots Online (32 chars max)

SKIRMISH | 1 Player / 15 Bots (16 chars max)

RELEASE DATES | EUROPE FEB 25 | USA FEB 27 | JAPAN APRIL 23

RATINGS | PEGI: 18+ | ESRB: M (Mature) | OFLC: M (Mature) | BBFC: 18

OFFICIAL WEBSITE | KILLZONE.COM

EU BOXART

EU LE TIN CASE

USA BOXART

METACRITIC - 92

US ADVERTISEMENT | UK ADVERTISEMENT

"Every single frame of this commercial was directly rendered on a PS3 without the need for additional tweaking or touching up.
We're very proud that our game engine technology has reached the point where we don't have to resort to software pre-rendering," said

Hermen Hulst, Managing Director. "In that regard it is a testament to our commitment to deliver on what we promise.

What you see is what you get."

SCEA will also be releasing a playable version of the ad in March, where users can control the camera view to explore the behind-the-scenes

techniques used to create the ad. This version will also include a director's commentary explaining the team's efforts to develop a

campaign that was true to the actual gaming experience"

GENERAL STORY OUTLINE

Get ready to take on the full strength of the Helghast war machine from a dramatic first-person perspective with Killzone 2 for the PS3.

From Amsterdam based Guerrilla Games, this much anticipated follow-up to Killzone for PS2 and Killzone: Liberation for PSP drops

you right into the boots of the battle hardened special forces soldier Sev. Two years after the Helghast assault on Vekta, the ISA are

taking the fight to Helghan. Their goal: to capture the Helghast leader, Emperor Visari, and bring the Helghast war machine to a halt.

You assume the role of Sev, a battle-hardened veteran and a member of the special forces unit known as the Legion.

52 TROPHIES| 1 Platinum, 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 44 Bronze

CONTROLS

GAME FEATURES

First Person controls simulating real weight and heft heightening tactical approach. Every inch of the battlefield a gift.

Two games in one. Campaign mode and Competitive modes (Warzone/Skirmish) realised with exceptionally high standards.

720p @ 30fps (also supports 1080i).

No install.

Deferred rendering engine. Supports hundreds of lights in-view in contrast to other engines which have tens of light sources on an entire map.

Hit-response system. Combining motion captured animations with physics impulses creates death animations and hit responses with very convincing weight and presence. Killzone 2 will bring this technique to the limelight.

Special FX Tall order of additional high end effects. Per Pixel Motion Blur across entire screen resolution. Advanced shadowing techniques.

MSAA. Noise filter. Volumetric clouds. Depth based color grading. Internal lens reflections. Normal mapping. Depth of field. Wind physics.

Particle physics and other impressive niceties taking use of the PS3 hardware like no game before.

Advanced A.I. Face truly environment aware opponents who move and spread fast enveloping your position and flushing you out of hiding. They respond and adapt quickly to shifting situations with a high sense of self preservation. Combined with tens of thousands of recorded combat lines makes every encounter unique.

Art and Assets from people with backgrounds in engineering, aeronautics and industrial design.

7.1 Uncompressed Native Surround Sound (up to four different filters per sound effect, distance to player, ray casting to mould reverbs, decays and enveloping according to closed/open space).

Music by Joris de Man (KZ1, KZL), Live music for cutscenes (Abbey Road Studios), interactive music for gameplay. Standalone Soundtrack release hinted at.

Over twenty on-foot weapons.

Sixaxis features including Sniper steadiness (holding your hands still will prevent shake).

SINGLE PLAYER

Story mode length ~10 Hours and ten levels.

Four difficulty settings. Hardest difficulty (no HUD) unlocked when storymode is completed once.

Vehicles. Tanks, turrets and more...

Cover System. Campaign mode (only) features a "lean and peek" cover system which allows the player to take cover and then pop out to fire at enemies. The "lean and peek" mechanic stays in first person view at all times.

Campaign exclusive weapons.

Campaign exclusive Sixaxis functionality like twisting handles or placing bombs.

Boss fights as well as mini-bosses.

Intel and secrets to locate.

MULTIPLAYER

Neowin Killzone 2 Clan Activity - https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=710400

WARZONE | Online Multiplayer

Up to 32 Players

Warzone is not only the overall name for Killzone 2's online multiplayer mode, it's a feature that embed a variety of game types. It's all about

getting you into tailor built games and then keeping you there. Unlike other shooters, you don't exit a map in this title to change the game type.

Warzone smoothly shifts between different goals of play within the very same fight. It may start out with bodycount but after a while you get

orders shouted at you to plant propaganda speakers in the oppositions area. If you succeed at this you might suddenly find yourself as the

assassination target of the opposing force. For each different game type and objective thrown at you there's a point to obtain, the faction with the

most points in the end is declared victorious in the Warzone. Winners enjoy the sweet reward of a 50% XP bonus not to mention the glory. Matches

are there for epic in size and dangerously addictive, you will wish for this to be the standard in all competitive games.

The competitive mode revolves around a deep class based system. As you earn XP and various ribbons, more and more classes and abilities as

well as weapons gets unlocked for you to use. Each class has both a primary ability as well as a secondary ability (referred to as badges

within the game). When you have two or more classes at your disposal you may choose to combine them into a hybrid class. For example, an

Engineers primary badge ability is to deploy automated Turret stations that pepper the enemy with lead. At the same time you wish to directly aid

your team mates. A good choice then would be the Medics secondary badge ability which is throwing health packs (bags of blood). By

combining these skill sets you now create yourself a new hybrid class which is the Engineer Medic. Within a team you may also set up Squads

consisting of four players. HUD indicators will pop up showing the status of those team members and you may converse with them freely for better

on-foot planning.

In Killzone 2's online multiplayer you can quickly choose to join the battles your friends are fighting, there's no down time. Speaking of friends, Killzone 2

delivers the most hefty and in-depth clan and tournament geared competitive mode in any console game. Clans support up to 64 members (that means

up to four full teams under one roof). The game comes with a fully built in tournament system, there's no need to artificially arrange this outside of the

game as it's hard coded straight into the experience. You may also arrange matches via Killzone.com. Any tournament ladder may support as many as

128 clans at any time. Each new clan starts out with 100 Valor points. Before each clan match you may bet Valor points on your team. The winner takes

all robbing the competition of theirs. If you think multiplayer wins and losses in other shooters have been an emotional affair you haven't seen anything

yet. Online drama in Killzone 2 will reach new heights, ultra sweet victories and truly bitter tear defeats. Your honour is at stake. This is all on top of the

downright brilliant gameplay and audiovisual feast that Killzone 2 delivers, the game will leave a hefty footprint in the competitive landscape.

SKIRMISH

For players who aren't interested in competing with other players or for folks without an online connection. Same feature set as Warzone

(minus community aspect). Supports 1 player and up to 15 A.I controlled Bots that uses the same abilities a human player enjoys. Bots

can be set to four different difficulty settings. Just like Warzone mode you will grow in rank over time earning new classes, weapons

and abilities. If your Warzone (online) rank is higher the Skirmish (offline) rank will be updated to that level of progress (but not visa versa).

SUMMARY OF MULTIPLAYER

WARZONE

Dynamically changing gametypes/objectives during matches without the need to exit.

5 GAMEPLAY TYPES

Assassination (kill or defend specific player target).

Bodycount (team deathmatch).

Search and Retrieve (find and place propaganda speaker).

Search and Destroy (C4 a communication device).

Capture and Hold (claim territories).

CLANS

Each clan supports up to 64 members which is four full teams.

Valor Points

Each clan starts out with 100 valor points. These are permanent across all games. Do you feel lucky?

Bet a high amount of valor points on your team prior to a match. Winner takes all.

Tournaments

Built in tool set that supports 128 clans per ladder, tournaments started by individual users. Clan can

only be active in one tournament at a time.

Squads

Create squads when in a game for up to four players. Better communication as well HUD

indicators showing their status.

Bots

Not enough players? You only want to play with close friends? Add A.I controlled bots to online

matches. Takes use of the same abilities a human player enjoys and comes with four difficulty

settings.

Rewards

Winners get 50% XP Bonus. Levelling up earns you new classes and weapons. Earn ribbons through

various feats. A collection of ribbons earns you secondary abilities and weapons. You only get rewards

for actions against human players, bots are not included.

32 Players

Dedicated Servers. Both Worldwide & Regional play options.

8 Maps

There are eight of them.

XMB music

Custom music in multiplayer.

Killzone.com

Check heaps of personal or clan data. Set up clan matches and join tournament ladders remotely.

Forums. News.

MULTIPLAYER CLASSES

Killzone 2 employs a badge system that allows you to mix and match perks of the various classes and create your own class.

A new badge system will allow users to mix and match abilities into primary and secondary spots to complement their play style. This keeps multiplayer fresh without having to adhere to a rigid class system. The primary badge defines the main role of the player character, as well as its outward appearance, while the secondary badge serves as a complementary ability that enhances the main role.

Here's the entire list of all Killzone 2 badges.

ENGINEER

Engineer/Engineer

Primary: Sets up an automated turret which targets the enemy.

Secondary: Repairs ammunition dispensers, mounted guns, and automated turrets.

Engineer/Medic

Primary: Sets up an automated turret which targets the enemy.

Secondary: Throws a health pack, which can be picked up by other players.

Engineer/Scout

Primary: Sets up an automated turret which targets the enemy.

Secondary: Tags all on-screen enemy players with a hidden marker, which broadcasts their coordinates to team mates.

Engineer/Assault

Primary: Sets up an automated turret which targets the enemy.

Secondary: Temporarily boosts running speed.

Engineer/Tactician

Primary: Sets up an automated turret which targets the enemy.

Secondary: Requests air support from a sentry bot which targets the enemy.

Engineer/Saboteur

Primary: Sets up an automated turret which targets the enemy.

Secondary: Throws a sticky, proximity-activated C-4 charge.

MEDIC

Medic/Medic

Primary: Revives downed team mates.

Secondary: Throws a health pack, which can be picked up by other players.

Medic/Engineer

Primary: Revives downed team mates.

Secondary: Repairs ammunition dispensers, mounted guns, and automated turrets.

Medic/Scout

Primary: Revives downed team mates.

Secondary: Tags all on-screen enemy players with a hidden marker, which broadcasts their coordinates to team mates.

Medic/Assault

Primary: Revives downed team mates.

Secondary: Temporarily boosts running speed.

Medic/Tactician

Primary: Revives downed team mates.

Secondary: Requests air support from a sentry bot which targets the enemy.

Medic/Saboteur

Primary: Revives downed team mates.

Secondary: Throws a sticky, proximity-activated C-4 charge.

SCOUT

Scout/Scout

Primary: Uses a cloaking suit to become near-invisible.

Secondary: Tags all on-screen enemy players with a hidden marker, which broadcasts their coordinates to team mates.

Scout/Engineer

Primary: Uses a cloaking suit to become near-invisible.

Secondary: Repairs ammunition dispensers, mounted guns, and automated turrets.

Scout/Medic

Primary: Uses a cloaking suit to become near-invisible.

Secondary: Throws a health pack, which can be picked up by other players.

Scout/Assault

Primary: Uses a cloaking suit to become near-invisible.

Secondary: Temporarily boosts running speed.

Scout/Tactician

Primary: Uses a cloaking suit to become near-invisible.

Secondary: Requests air support from a sentry bot which targets the enemy.

Scout/Saboteur

Primary: Uses a cloaking suit to become near-invisible.

Secondary: Throws a sticky, proximity-activated C-4 charge.

ASSAULT

Assault/Assault

Primary: Dons heavy armour twice as strong as normal.

Secondary: Temporarily boosts running speed.

Assault/Engineer

Primary: Dons heavy armour twice as strong as normal.

Secondary: Repairs ammunition dispensers, mounted guns, and automated turrets.

Assault/Medic

Primary: Dons heavy armour twice as strong as normal.

Secondary: Throws a health pack, which can be picked up by other players.

Assault/Scout

Primary: Dons heavy armour twice as strong as normal.

Secondary: Tags all on-screen enemy players with a hidden marker, which broadcasts their coordinates to team mates.

Assault/Tactician

Primary: Dons heavy armour twice as strong as normal.

Secondary: Requests air support from a sentry bot which targets the enemy.

Assault/Saboteur

Primary: Dons heavy armour twice as strong as normal.

Secondary: Throws a sticky, proximity-activated C-4 charge.

TACTICIAN

Tactician/Tactician