Killzone Video Game Series
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Killzone: Shadow Fall
Action 15 November 2013
The fourth full-fledged installment in the Killzone series developed by Guerilla Games. Killzone: Shadow Fall is the series’ debut on the 8th generation console – PlayStation 4. The game’s story takes place 30 years after the events presented in Killzone 3 – two feuding factions, Helghast and Vektans, coexist on one planet, each faction inhabiting its predefined zone divided by a sturdy wall. Players assume the role of Shadow Marshal – a member of a unit tasked with maintaining the fragile peace between the two factions. Unlike the previous Killzone installments, Shadow Fall stands out with its non-linear gameplay and open world, which allows the players to carry out a number of missions in any given order. Apart from the traditional arsenal, in combat, one can use a wide variety of futuristic gadgets and abilities, which facilitate moving around the maps. The entire experience features clearly improved visuals, which utilize the potential of PlayStation 4.
Killzone Mercenary
Action 04 September 2013
Killzone Mercenary is a first person perspective action game, which is a spin-off version of the Killzone series. The title was produced by Guerrilla Cambridge studio with the technical capabilities of PlayStation Vita in mind. The player plays the role of a mercenary, and his task is to perform paid missions, which usually require the elimination of a large number of opponents.
Killzone Trilogy
Action 23 October 2012
Compilation of the first three parts of the popular FPS series called Killzone, which also includes all the DLC sets released so far. The first installment of the series, which was originally released on PlayStation 2, has been enriched with trophy support. Its graphics were refreshed, allowing you to play it for the first time in high resolution.
Killzone HD
Action 23 October 2012
Refreshed for PlayStation 3 users edition of the cult FPS shooter Killzone, which debuted in 2004 on Sony's second generation consoles. The game's story takes us to the future and tells of a vicious conflict between two human factions: the peaceful ISA forces and the fascist Helghast regime, whose physiology has been irreversibly altered by years of exposure to a poisonous atmosphere.
Killzone 3
Action 22 February 2011
The third installment in a hit video game series started in 2005 on PlayStation 2. Killzone 3 is a science-fiction FPS game developed - like the previous Killzone installments – by Guerilla Games. The game’s story takes place on a planet inhabited by the Helghast, where two characters known from the previous games, Sev and Rico, have to fight their way through the members of the enemy faction. In the background, the players will get to experience behind-the-scene schemes at the top of Helghan Administration and a coup that might bring about catastrophic consequence for both sides of the conflict. Killzone 3 features very diverse missions, in which a player is not limited to elimination of enemies all guns blazing – also, one gets to operate various vehicles, assume the stealth approach and take down enemies by surprise, as well as travel to an orbital station and shoot at enemies from a space fighter. The game delivers improved weapon handling, diverse weaponry, and upgraded cover mechanics.
Killzone 2
Action 25 February 2009
A direct sequel to the futuristic first person shooter released on PlayStation 2, created by Guerilla Games as an answer to the successful, and mostly Xbox exclusive, Halo series. Killzone 2 takes place on the home planet of Helghan, two years after the events shown in the first game in the series. This time, the player becomes a completely new character – Sergeant Tomas “Sev” Sevchenko – and is tasked with a counterattack against the enemy Helghan faction and capturing their leader, Visari, so he can be brought to justice. As the game debuts on next generation of consoles, the sequel offers great improvement in terms of visual quality, fully destructible environment, dynamically changing weather conditions and improved artificial intelligence – both of enemies and our allies on the battlefield. In comparison to the first Killzone, the number of available weapon types is larger and new vehicles were added.
Killzone: Liberation
Action 31 October 2006
The work of the Dutch company Guerilla Games is based on the success of the Killzone series, designed for stationary consoles. Unlike it, however, the action in Killzone: Liberation is presented in isometric projection.
Killzone
Action 02 November 2004
A sci-fi action shooter developed exclusively for the PlayStation 2 by Guerrilla Games. Killzone is set in the near future, where the player-controlled protagonist becomes entangled in a war between two factions: Helghasts and ISA. There are 11 different missions at our disposal, additionally divided into smaller stages. During the game we take care of a four-person squad of warriors with different specializations, but we can control only one of them at a time.