Now i know that isnt the games fault but after letting the hype and excitment leave i think that the single player was a little lacking and the multiplayer didnt hold me like Cod 4. I have reached the first “Hardcore” rank and dont feel the need or want to play it any more.

I really enjoyed Killzone 2. Indeed it did have its flaws as mentioned in the review but they did not significantly hamper my enjoyment. For example, i mentioned that the cover system was a bit awkward so I used it little as I played. It didn’t become a worse game because of that, but it maybe could have been a better game if it did work well. Same with the aiming.

As a clarification of the score – Killzone 2 did not introduce any new innovations of note, but was extremely polished and well built FPS that excels in several key areas such as AI, art directions and especially game flow which I perhaps should have spoken about some more in the review.

The pacing and ferocity of each battle is very well balanced unlike many FPS that seem to dip off at the end of each firefight instead of Killzone 2′s style of ramping it to prevent gunfights starting hard and getting easy as enemies are killed. In the time it takes to off some helghast the remaining ones will have gotten into a great defensive position or even managed to flank you which I found to enhance the gameplay and force movement out of the player.

Despite the lack of innovation it took ideas and the FPS staples from other games and tweak them to work together brilliantly and create a very immersive, chaotic (in a good way) experience, which to me warrant getting into the low end of the 9 range.

Tweaking the controls, cover system and some new gameplay or mechanics innovations would have pushed it to 9.5 or above.

If the game warrants it, we’ll review it because it is a GAME, and we are GAMERS here at OXCGN, not fanbois. If I had the $700 odd to get a PS3 here in Aust, then I’d grab one tomorrow, but I’d still run this site. Simple reason is, that it serves me the best from what I like, not others. I (the staff and I) like the community that is here and that is our aim, serving it and hopefully having both sides see that you CAN enjoy gaming on any platform even if you chose a platform to support.

We received great kudos from the Editor of the Aust Official PS3 mag yesterday (Thursday) while at a THQ event, and had SCEE offer their support on Saturday when we went tp the KZ2 launch day here in Sydney. So it shows there is support for both the majors from both sides. It’s the Fanbois that cause the problems more than anything else.

Perhaps, and it’s one of OXCGN’s aims, we could help kurb that fanboism around or slow it down. As it sure as hell does NOT help the gaming industry at all, especially in it’s current form. SO thanks for joining us in the fight against fanboism . . . any Sony or Wii fan is welcomed here, so long as you do NOT bring in any fanboism, as we will NOT tolerate it one bit, it’s an instant perma-ban. No questions or reasons give, just the big Ban-Hammer . . . bang!