Killzone 3 is the newest game in the Killzone series. Its a direct sequel to Killzone 2 and the game is very similar. Overall ive played the game a good 50 hours and heres my review
Gameplay
9/10 Pretty solid
If youve played Killzone 2 before playing Killzone 3 the gameplay is very familiar. It has the same cover system, Mostly the same weapons with some added ones (eg Shotgun pisol) and you still play has Sgt:Sevchenko (Sev). Though there are some notable improvements, Sev is less bulky and can move alot quicker, The cool brutal melee kils and you can use the Playstation move. The playstation is fun to play with it but i wouldnt buy the game just for move because is more precise and accurate to play with the controller. Other than those few added tweaks the gameplay is pretty much killzone 2.
Graphics
10/10 Absolutely stunning
To put the graphics into one word, Amazing. This is easily one of the best looking games on PS3 and one of the best looking games ever made. I played it on a 37' 1080p and the game was stunning. The game is colorful modles are great looking. There are some small problems. I saw a few (very little) graphical hiccups and some thing s like large explosions dont look very good, but there not bad. I havent noticed any Framerate drops and the game plays VERY smooth. The level "Six months later" which is focused in a helghast jungle like area is the best looking area in the game. It bhas these really cool looking plants and the jungle is incredibly colorful. Online the graphics are pretty much the same and the graphics still look great.
Story
7/10 OK, nothing really special
Ive seen many people bashing the story but i dont see anything wrong with it, Yes its the same "Behind enemy lines, fight to the death" concept but theres not really anything wrong with that. The game does well telling the story and its (in my opinion) a great improvement from killzone 2's. The game picks up where killzone 2 left off..
So basically this is it. The ISA are in Visari's palace and Rico killed Visari in the last game. Captain narville is organising to get the ISA off of Helghan due to orders. So then the game goes on and they get there but the transport is attacked and Sev is left on Helghan with the rest of the ISA and Rico and many other soldiers are scattered across the planet. So the game then fast forwards six months later and a large part of the ISA are hiding in a Helghast jungle and Sev is sent to repaire an Uplink. Then Narville gets orders from earth to surrender to the Helghast. They surrender and Sev and Narville are transferred to Stahl arms Depot to be executed but Rico find them and Sev is saved but they miss Narville. They go after him and fight there way through the Depot and rescue Nravill and escape. They plan one last strike against the Helghast and destroy the MALWR (a massive robot) and attack the Helghast invasion fleet to earth. A nuke is launched and hits Helghan. From here the story ends.
Theres another story With Adimiral Orlock and Chairman Stahl in which its a fight to gain power and ends with Stahl and Orlock fighting and Orlock dieing.
Multiplayer
9/10 Some of the most addicting multiplayer ive played
This is where Killzone 3 flourishes. I dont play online alot and Killzone 3 is the only multiplayer that i play anymore. There are three modes, Guirealla Warfare which is just plain Team deathmatch which supports up t 16 players, Warzone which features mission objectives like Search and Destroy, Assassination, Body count etc which supports up to 24 players and then theres Operations, Has objectives and the best players are shown in Cutscenes. Operations has three levels Akmir Snowdrift where the ISA are attempting to Hijack a Helghast tanker, Frozen Dam where the ISA are atempting to blow a Helghats Dam and MAWLR graveyard where the ISA are trying to take the MAWLR, You switch sides each map and all the Helghast objectives are just so stop the other side from completeing there objectives. There is a choice of five classes Marksman, Engineer, Field Medic, Tactician, and Infiltrator, all with different abilties like the Engineer can repaire ammo boxes and create bots and the Marksman can put on a cloak which makes them harder to see and can scramble radars. With each level you gain you get unlock points which you use to Gain abilities and weapons for your character.
Verdict
Killzone 3's been my favorite and the series and if you own a PS3 its a game you should really try out.
8.8/10