Sony has released new information for Killzone: Mercenary, first-person shooter Killzone series, developed specifically for PlayStation Vita using the wonderful graphics engine Killzone 3.
The history of the title begins immediately after the end of the first Killzone, and follows many of the events of the trilogy in the saga. The game puts you in the combat boots worn by a mercenary called ArranDanner. Darren is an ex-soldier UCA which has no problem accepting commissioned works by the ISA and Helghast.
When a simple rescue mission Vektan Ambassador and his family goes the wrong, Danner understands that exist of the war depends on the fate of the young son of the Ambassador. While the two sides are trying in every way to seize the boy, Darren starts to wonder if the price of victory really worth his pay.
Consists of nine single-player missions - lasting about one hour each - Killzone: Mercenary offers all in a portable gaming experience that made famous the Killzone franchise. Completed missions are replayable, enriched with new challenges and special objectives. In addition, the title boasts a multiplayer mode fully developed ad-hoc, with six maps tailored to accommodate eight players and three different game modes, including the famous Warzone mode.
To stay in line with the theme of "mercenary", every action done in Killzone: Mercenary is rewarded.The better your performance, the higher your pay - not only in the single-player campaign, but also in multiplayer mode. The wages you receive are stored in a single bank account and the money accumulated can be used to buy weapons and equipment for use in multiplayer matches, and vice versa.
Killzone: Mercenary uses the possibilities of control offered by PlayStation Vita and its graphics capabilities. The dual stick controls, the classic first-person shooter, are accompanied by the touch screen to unleash brutal attacks short-range and motion sensor that allows you to take better aim when you need maximum precision. The game uses the graphics engine of Killzone 3 in order to create huge environments with an impressive amount of detail. But do not just believe our own words, look at the trailer above and look at the screenshot below: The release of Killzone: Mercenary is scheduled for September 2013.
Official Killzone: Mercenary Gameplay Trailer - IN GAME FOOTAGE
Summary:
- Begins immediately after the first Killzone
- Follows many of the same events of the trilogy
- Play as mercenary Arron Darren (name translated to English)
- Darren is an ex-soldier UCA which has no problem accepting commissioned works by the ISA and Helghast
- When a simple rescue mission Vektan Ambassador and his family goes the wrong, Danner understands that exist of the war depends on the fate of the young son of the Ambassador
- While the two sides are trying in every way to seize the boy, Darren starts to wonder if the price of victory really worth his pay
- 9 single-player missions
- Each lasts around an hour each
- Can replay missions
- Missions will have new challenges and special objectives
- Multiplayer support
- Ad-hoc play included
- Six maps tailored to accommodate eight players
- Three different game modes
- Warzone is returning
- Every action done in Killzone: Mercenary is rewarded
- The better your performance, the higher your pay
- This extends to the multiplayer mode
- The wages you receive are stored in a single bank account and the money accumulated can be used to buy weapons and equipment for use in multiplayer matches, and vice versa
- Killzone: Mercenary uses the possibilities of control offered by PlayStation Vita and its graphics capabilities
- Use the touch screen to execute brutal short-range attacks
- Motion sensor used for precision aiming
- Uses Killzone 3′s graphics engine
