Customer Reviews

Killzone: Liberation

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Sadly the single player of Killzone Liberation receives a lot of complaints. Apparently Guerrilla has gone w/ the old school approach of making you die a lot before you can complete a level.

Thankfully they have added checkpoints, but unfortunately those checkpoints disappear when you exit the game, you can only save after you complete a level, and with some levels requiring multiple attempts and 20 minutes+ of trial and error this really kills any hope of the portable single player mode being balanced towards 5 minute playbursts.

Luckily they have spent a lot of work on a full blown 8 player multiplayer online mode that more than makes up for it. The balance of PvP really destroys the pseudo balance of the single player. Online everyone has the same chance. Strategy, timing and skill are what distance one player from the next.

There are maps and modes to customize, basically if you have 10 minutes to spare and are near wireless, going online w/ killzone is something you will not forget.

They have even added contant packs for free! Something that most shooters now charge for.

It really is 2 different games as enjoyable as the single player is, it can get very annoying doing the exact same thing over and over in the hopes that some cheap grenade or spider won't force a restart.

Online all cheapness is gone as you can get the jump on someone, change weapons, heal team mates the works.

This is a can't miss game for those with wireless. For those without it, you are missing out on the PSP's 2nd best feature. (number one is obviously the gorgeous screen.

Overall, I found this game a lot of fun and a medium level of challenge. I will say up front that this game is not for younger gamers as the violence and language of the game is a bit extreme. Overall, the game was about what I expected from a third-person shooter. Here is the breakdown:

Good:
-Unique third person view: I found this really enhances the gameplay and gives you a better perspective of the battlefield.
-Graphics: Some of the best I have seen on the PSP.
-Gameplay: Not just a button-mashing shooter game. You must apply some strategy and thought to your tactics in order to win. Additionally, you must make battlefield decisions quickly since the enemy won't stop shooting at you just because you are thinking.

Bad:
-Controls: At some points it can be difficult to aim your weapon or line your character up to perform a task.
-Story: Being new to the Killzone series, I wished there was more explaination of the background of the game. It makes the game more engaging when you know where all the characters are coming from.
-Gameplay: While your soldier is ducking, he can't move. This can be frustrating when you are pinned down by the enemy. I hope for future versions they fix this as it forces you to break cover if you are trying to find a better firing position.

This game has it all. Fantastic graphics: awesome character models and animations, environments are lush and full of life, or appropriately metallic. Great sound: every explosion resonates, the gunfire is intense and the voices of the Helghasts are very well done, great voice acting during the cutscenes. Great gameplay: the controls are different at first but once gotten used to (the first mission is a great tutorial that helps you) the controls become natural for such a third person shooter. There is lots of strategy involved and the gunfights can get intense. Great moments: great boss battles, but I won't spoil them. You just have to buy it!

The aiming controls could have been a lot better for this game and another thing, Why isnt this game in First-person like the original killzone?
If it was in first person, i would be a whole lot happier. Im only on level 4 on easy mode and i cant beat this part because the are helghan commandos and as tank shooting at me at the same time!
Maybe im not trying hard enough but the game could be a lot better!
There arent even Bots in multiplayer! I was awfully disappointed
But the parts that are actually beatable are pretty cool. It could have been a lot better! 3 stars

This game is very different from the other shooters that are out there. As the description says, it is a "third person" perspective, so your character is basically in the middle of the screen and you are looking down on him. You are navigating your way through an alien-industrial warzone, fighting alien soldiers, avoiding mines (some that can chase you) and trying to rescue your allies. Your character is bascially out in the open, so you can get attacked from both sides at once.

The first level or two were very easy, then it started getting hard. I found it pretty frustrating until I learned to shoot then dodge, shoot then dodge. It takes some getting used to, but it is pretty cool once you get into it. It is good to play some of the challenge levels so that you can earn upgrades for your character (ability to carry more grenades, body armor, etc.).

Overall, a very good game. If you like shooters, you'll probably like this one.

The good:
- Good story
- There are checkpoints, so you don't have to start levels over at the beginning
- You can find weapons and health throughout the levels, which help you to keep moving
- You can improve your character by playing the challenge levels
- Variety of modes - sometimes you walk alone, sometimes you have a buddy who you can issue orders to, sometimes you ride a tank or boat


The bad:
- Things on the screen are very small.
- It can get difficult pretty quickly. You may find yourself playing forward from a checkpoint quite a few times before you figure it out.

This game is a totally new take on the Killzone franchise. It throws out the first person view and goes third person. It has a third person top down view which is a great thing. Great graphics , loads of weapons at your arsenal, and great controls are all factors of this game. The gameplay itself is great better than most psp games. A must buy for any PSP owner.

Great game it is fun and good. if you want kill zone 2 then get this game so you can get what the story is and all. its a great game for the PSP i recommend it.

The single player campaign of this game is fun and very, very challenging. Having played the first Killzone for the PS2 is not required for being up to snuff on this PSP title. The game is short on plot, but long on beautifully frustrating action.

As you've probably read before, the game's camera looks down from a third person "bird's eye" perspective, which zooms in and out depending on how many enemies are on the screen and where they are. This allows for a tactical element missing from the FPS Killzone on the PS2. You will get really good at ducking behind walls and crates, the pop-and-shoot method of dealing damage without taking much, diving, grenade tossing, and all that fun stuff. Vektan money is hidden in each level in the form of briefcases you can find in crates scattered around. Finding these cases will upgrade your weapons, so it is definitely in your best interest to get as many as you can. Also, once you beat an entire chapter (4 total, with 4 missions per chapter), you will unlock challenge missions which, when completed, will bestow useful abilities, such as carrying more grenades or having unlimited ammunition.

You will also occasionally be paired up with an AI controlled ally, whom you can order to move to different spots on the screen, to attack a certain enemy, or to perform a context-sensitive action, such as planting C4 or disarming a trip mine. Yes, very tactical, very useful, and very fun. However, this game is not for the more casual of players. Even on the easy diffulty setting, you will die. You will die a lot. By the time I finished the game on normal, I had died 173 times. That's right, 173 deaths in a game that took me around eight hours of gameplay to complete. Granted, I replayed levels to find all of the Vektan Money. Playing straight through without regards to these hidden items could conceivably only take a player maybe four hours to complete the first time through. The point is, the enemies aren't stupid; they're well-armed, they're not easy to kill, and there are lots of them. But, if you can resist that temptation to shatter your PSP against the wall halfway through, you will be rewarded with intense and satisfying gameplay.

The biggest problem lies in replay value. Beating each mission on each difficulty setting is valuable, because it unlocks player skins to be used in multiplayer. But once you've done that, and beaten all challenge missions, there's really no reason to go back to the single player campaign, and you've only invested 15 hours or so into it. That was disappointing for me.

Luckily, Killzone: Liberation's multiplayer is a lot of fun. You can go through the entire game co-operatively with a friend, or have deathmatch/team deathmatch/etc battles of up to six players on a handful of maps. The maps are well-sized for 2 - 8 players, and the single-player gameplay conventions you become familiar with throughout the single player campaign are very useful in multiplayer battles.

Originally, the KZ:L shipped with only ad-hoc multiplayer capability. But, after many months (delay after delay after delay) in the making, the online infrastructure patch has been released along with the addition of a fifth chapter of single/co-op missions. All of this has been released for free (you can download directly to your memory stick - I think the total package is a little over 70 mb), and both add considerably to the overall package. Chapter 5 is probably the best yet, and makes for a fairly satisfying conclusion to a game somewhat light on plot to begin with. The action is nonstop, and the final boss definitely ranks up with the others on the scale of insane (but not impossible) difficulty. Online multiplayer is AWESOME. There are the occasional instances of lag, but the servers are full of players who have been frothing at the mouth waiting for this patch, so there's no shortage of fun to be had here.

I wholeheartedly recommend this game to anyone with a PSP. It's arguably the best game on it. Absolute Grade A title. Cheers.

This game is very entertaining and terrbily challenging. I would recommend playing in a padded room because when you get towards the end of the game you will probably get so frustrated as to throw your psp against the wall...

Played this for about and hour and I found myself a little challenged. I like the AI they included in the game which makes it easier shooting your target(s). This looks like a promising game so this would be a keeper. I prefer this type of action games rather than first person shooter which, a lot harder to control than a thumb stick (joystick).