makingmusic476 on 04 December 2008
It's somewhat similar to CoD4, but much slower and meatier. It really plays like no other shooter currently on the market.
From Eurogamer (they say it much better than I could, lol):
The controls will take some getting used to. An emphasis on realistic recoil means that Killzone 2's weapons can initially feel unwieldy rather than simply weighty, and the slightly slippery aim, which seems too slow in the centre of the screen and too quick at the edges, is going to require acclimatisation for any hardcore COD players. But even though the game allows you generous options for tweaking sensitivities, assigning different button layouts, and effectively recreating any other game's mapping, the more we played, the less we wanted to substitute Guerrilla's control scheme for something more familiar. After an hour or so, Killzone's layout starts to make sense, its weak running and gunning options forcing you to find a space and make use of the iron sights, while the slightly slow turning and lengthy reload animations draw you into a game that plays out at a tenser, more measured pace than COD or Halo.
It's certainly different, and it takes some getting used to, but once you really get the hang of things, the game's brilliance shines forth. It's addicting, I tell you.
