Killzone: Liberation receives good scores

[Loke]

Gamespot

Killzone is reborn in this consistently intense, periodically infuriating, yet undeniably enjoyable handheld tactical shooter.

For those uninitiated to the Killzone universe, the series takes place in a futuristic society where humanity has taken to the stars. A militant subset splinters off from society to form its own government on a planet called Helghan. However, over time, this planet turns these people into something other than human--a race known as the Helghast. In Killzone, you were neck deep in the battle between the Helghast and the human race, fending off a Helghast invasion on a planet called Vetka. In Liberation, you're going in the opposite direction. Picking up where the first game left off, you're once again playing as the human soldier Templar. Now on the offensive, the human army is going after the Helghast, and you'll take on a series of missions, as Templar, to bring down the enemy. In truth, there's not much story progression for the Killzone universe to be found here. The game spends a small amount of time setting up the objective for each mission, and there's a basic plot involving a pesky Helghast general named Metrac and some key members of the human political and military system getting kidnapped. However, for the most part, the focus is very much on the action in Liberation, and not on the storytelling.

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The Good: Tightly focused and very satisfying shooting action; great-looking graphics and excellent audio; a full range of ad hoc multiplayer modes, both competitive and cooperative; extremely challenging.

The Bad: Single-player campaign is rather short; no online play included; story is minimal, at best.

IGN

It seems wherever Liberation can go the extra mile, it does. It delivers on all fronts, from a thoroughly engrossing single-player campaign to an addictive multiplayer component. Liberation also shames most other PSP offerings through its presentation, which blends excellent visuals and sound with a clean and user-friendly interface.

9.0 - Presentation
Top notch visuals, sound and interface. Fine-tuned gameplay.

9.0 - Graphics
Everything from the character animation to the environments look fantastic.

8.5 - Sound
While the sound effects are irrefutably cool, it would have been nice to have more in terms of actual music.

8.5 - Gameplay
A few questionable design choices aside, gameplay is a great example of fine-tuned mechanics.

9.0 - Lasting Appeal
The multiplayer modes will not dissapoint action fans, even without the promise of online stuff.

Final: 9.0 - Outstanding

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[VictimOfScience]

Looks totally kick-ass...but what fw version do you need I wonder?

 

[Warbie]

woh - that looks cool.

 

[Asknoone]

Very pleased - I'll be picking it up!

 

[Dog--]

Looks totally kick-ass...but what fw version do you need I wonder?

Thinking of downloading it?

You sneaky pirate!