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Killzone for PlayStation 2
Killzone for PlayStation 2 is a first-person shooter about the Helghast invasion of the human colony Vekta. The campaign begins with ISA Captain Jan Templar and later unlocks three soldiers: sniper Luger, heavy soldier Rico and half-Helghast Hakha. Each has distinct weapons, speed and routes through selected sections. You carry up to three weapons and combine shooting, cover, grenades and fixed gun positions.
Missions cross trenches, cities, swamps, industrial areas and military facilities. The computer controls teammates, but the selected soldier changes the approach: Luger uses stealth routes and precision, Rico heavy firepower and Hakha Helghast equipment. Besides the campaign, the disc has offline multiplayer against players or bots with team and competitive types. Local play needs extra controllers and a Multitap for more than two participants.
Killzone originally supported online matches for up to twelve players, but the official PS2 service has ended and is not promised as a current function. Campaign and offline multiplayer remain local. This page describes the original PS2 disc, not Killzone HD: higher resolution, trophies and technical improvements from that re-release are not included. Progress saves to a PlayStation 2 memory card and a regular DualShock 2 is required.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL 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 for PlayStation 2 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
Amsterdam-based Guerrilla Games developed Killzone with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and released it for PlayStation 2 in November 2004. The project was announced as an exclusive tactical shooter for Sony's console. Its grim science-fiction world introduced the ISA, Helghast and planet Vekta, later the basis for an extensive series.
The four playable soldiers were intended to vary one campaign. Differences in speed, weapons and routes gave missions another angle, while computer-controlled teammates supported the squad presentation. Offline bots kept multiplayer useful without a network. Online play mattered at release but depended on servers no longer officially maintained.
Killzone was followed by Killzone: Liberation on PSP and Killzone 2 and 3 on PlayStation 3. In 2012 the first game returned as Killzone HD with improved presentation and trophies. Those later versions do not change the identity of this PS2 disc. The original remains an early Dutch console shooter with four campaign characters, limited weapon load and both local and historical online multiplayer. The series continued to grow, but this game first established its world, armies and playable specialists.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Black is also a PS2 shooter with heavy weapon sounds and destructible details, but follows one soldier through linear covert operations. Killzone uses four characters, a fixed science-fiction war and offline multiplayer with bots. Black emphasises spectacle and weapons; Killzone squad atmosphere and different roles.
SOCOM II uses a third-person camera, voice commands and tactical missions with a SEAL team. Killzone remains first-person and directly controls one of four soldiers without extensive command menus. Both had online play, but their official PS2 services have ended; local campaign content remains dependable.
Medal of Honor: European Assault is set in World War II and combines open objectives with squad commands. Killzone moves comparable front-line combat to science fiction and switches among four specialists. Medal of Honor uses historical weapons and missions; Killzone Helghast technology, bots and separate local multiplayer fields.
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect offers fast arcade action, time travel, extensive bots and many local multiplayer options. Killzone moves more heavily, limits weapon load and keeps a coherent military atmosphere. TimeSplitters is more colourful and faster; Killzone emphasises cover, recoil and a grim war front.
Project Snowblind is a futuristic first-person shooter with cybernetic powers, gadgets and one enhanced soldier. Killzone has no superpowers and divides specialisations among Templar, Luger, Rico and Hakha. Snowblind offers more individual tools and makes cybernetic upgrades a permanent part of the action; Killzone shows more perspectives on the same invasion and offers offline battles with bots.
