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Killzone 3 for PlayStation 3
Killzone 3 for PlayStation 3 is a first-person shooter in which Sev and Rico try to survive on Helghan after Killzone 2’s invasion. Their unit is under pressure, seeking a way out amid enemy armies and new leaders. Fighting extends beyond industrial areas: icy terrain and hostile jungle change conditions too. The set campaign alternates travel, infantry combat and larger action scenes while Helghast threaten the retreat.
You use cover to avoid fire, choosing when to return shots or move. New weapons and jetpacks add options in certain missions. Jumping to higher ground can change an attack plan, but does not grant free flight everywhere. Sev gains more ways to eliminate enemies up close. Variety therefore comes from terrain, range and available equipment, not merely more opponents.
Play the campaign alone or locally with two players in split-screen. Two players need two PS3 controllers; a standard controller can play the whole adventure. PlayStation Move is optional and needs separate equipment, not included as standard with this game. Official online services have ended. The local campaign provides the described cooperation without relying on old network services.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Killzone 3 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Killzone 3
Guerrilla Games developed Killzone 3, released by Sony for PlayStation 3 in 2011. Its story followed Killzone 2’s invasion, but the ISA’s position had changed. Sev and Rico now needed to escape and survive. Conflict within Helghast leadership gave the situation a different background. The sequel stayed on the same planet without simply retelling the advance towards the same capital.
The developers showed more sides of Helghan. Moving from industry to ice and jungle changed missions’ colour, routes and sightlines. Jetpacks and additional weapons made some passages more mobile, while cover remained familiar. The design built on its predecessor but used new settings to place the same soldiers in different conditions. Expanded close attacks also added variety at short range.
Local two-player campaigning was an important addition absent from Killzone 2. Standard controllers remained supported alongside optional Move controls. Killzone 3 originally also had separate online battles; Sony’s current listing records the official services ending on 29 March 2018. That history is not offered as working networking. The PS3 campaign and local cooperation remain distinct from the later Killzone: Shadow Fall, made for another platform and situation.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Killzone 2 introduces the ISA invasion and industrial war on Helghan on PS3. Killzone 3 follows its aftermath with varied landscapes, jetpacks and same-console cooperation. Two’s story remains solo. The first assault with Sev begins there; local shared fighting is possible in the third.
Resistance: Fall of Man also offers a local two-player campaign on PS3, set on an alternate 1950s Earth. Hale fights an invasion of Britain with human and Chimeran weapons. Killzone 3 keeps Sev on Helghan with more emphasis on cover and military equipment. Resistance’s unusual weapon functions offer different solutions.
Resistance 2 has a solo Hale campaign and separate role-based cooperative missions on PS3. Killzone 3 lets two local players share the normal main story. Both expand war through large enemies and action scenes, but Resistance 2 uses two weapons with alien functions. Campaign structure determines what you share on one console.
Resistance 3 shares its complete PS3 campaign locally and supports optional Move controls. Capelli’s American journey centres on supplies, health packs and weapon development. Killzone 3 uses a unit’s retreat on Helghan with changing terrain and equipment. Both allow cooperation, but damage and arsenal management demand different approaches.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare tells a contemporary military PS3 campaign from several perspectives. Killzone 3 stays with Helghan’s science-fiction war, adding jetpacks and its own cover system. Call of Duty 4 keeps its story campaign solo. Shared military themes therefore do not mean the same local cooperation or equipment.
