Killzone 2 Demo Impressions

If you are anyhow related to the Playstation 3, you know that Killzone 2 is on its way. On February 5th, at about 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Guerilla Games released the exclusive demo on the PSN. By exclusive, it means you have to have acquired a special redeemable code by pre-ordering the game at Gamestop. If not, you'll have to wait until the 27th.

Below is the review (that's right, I'm reviewing the demo!) based on a few categories:

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Graphics: 5/5

Stunningly beautiful. The textures are amazingly detailed, and the animations are spot on. Noting that this is purely a demo, there were a few hiccups here and there, but then again these will all be fixed by launch date. I can just tell this is going to be a a piece of eye candy.

Content: 4/5

With an understanding of Guerilla trying to make this as small of a file as possible, they only gave us about 10 minutes of game play. They were still generous in giving us two different environments, but I would have liked to see multiplayer and/or some more enemies. They give away 4 different weapons though, which is great.

Game Play: 4/5

This seems like a game that I WANT to get into and practice, because it requires a much changed control set. From the trailer and preview impressions, before the Demo launched, I though it was going to play out a lot like Call of Duty 4 & 5, to which I was greatly mistaken. The controls are best described as "mushy" because they are a bit delayed. It malkes the game look nice, but your reaction time will be slowed down greatly. There are a bit of control customization, though.

Sound: 5/5

Please do yourself a favor and get at least a true 5.1 surround sound. I have a Logitech Z5500 5.1 set and the game sounds phenomenal. You can hear every little detailed sound effect exactly where it is on your screen. This game scares me to think about 3D gaming and sound! Spine tingling! From the sound effects on the battlefield to the echos inside, your ears will bleed.

Now I understant that it seems a little redundant to review a game demo of a game that's already been reviewed in its entirety, but this is something tangeable and from a true gamer's perspective. You all have the chance to demo this as well, as I have, so this is something different than mainstream media. I recommend that you preorder this game from Gamestop, because the 5 dollars down alone is worth a sneak peak at the demo.