Killzone (2004) (VG)

Writers:

Chris Denne (cutscene scripts)
Joris de Man (additional story)

Release Date:

2 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

They Say The Eyes Are The Window To The Soul.

Plot Keywords:

Fictional War

Cast

Kal Weber	...	Captain Jan Templar (voice)
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Shadow Marshal Luger (voice)
Tom Clarke Hill	...	Sgt. Rico Valasquez (voice)
Sean Pertwee	...	Colonel Gregor Hakha (voice)
Brian Cox	...	Scolar Visari (voice)
Steven Berkoff	...	General Lente (voice)
Ronny Cox	...	General Adams (voice)
Bob Sherman	...	General Vaughton (voice)
John Schwab	...	Additional ISA Voices (voice)
Kenny Andrews	...	Additional ISA Voices (voice) (as Kennie Andrews)
Kerry Shale	...	Additional ISA Voices (voice)
Eric Meyers	...	Additional ISA Voices (voice) (as Eric Myers)
Larissa Murray	...	Additional ISA Voices (voice)
Jonathan Keeble	...	Additional Heghast Voices (voice)
Gary Martin	...	Additional Heghast Voices (voice)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:M | Japan:15 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA

Company:

Guerrilla Games

Trivia:

There is an easy way to distinguish ISA weapons from Helghast weapons. ISA weapons feature a green scope/eye-piece (if present) and have the standard fiery colored muzzle-flash. Helghast weapons feature a red scope/eye-piece (if present) and have a light/sky blue colored muzzle-flash. Helghast weapons also commonly feature a barrel-like magazine as opposed to the ISA weapons which feature the standard shaped magazines seen on most modern day weapons.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Templar and company speed away in stolen Helghast Attack Boats, they are chased by guided missiles fired at them from a Helghast soldier with a 3-barreled launcher. This is impossible, because everywhere else in Killzone this launcher is found as RPG - a weapon whose rounds have no guidance.

Quotes:

Shadow Marshall Luger: Which side are you on?
Colonel Hakha: My side.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.3)" (2005)

Killzone vs. Halo

I disagree to quite some extent with the commentary above. Killzone is a burner. It is a awesomely presented and executed game, has a cool story and a believable setting. The game mechanics are not the best there ever were, but they are more than serviceable. As is correctly stated the guns really rock! And more so the soundtrack! What a stunningly great piece of music. In terms of plot, background and vehicle/weapons design Killzone beats the crap out of Halo which in my humble opinion is a totally over-hyped game to begin with. Okay, the Halo graphics are smoother and have a higher resolution but Killzone environments are somehow more realistic, more gritty, and overall somewhat more stylish. They just drag you into the Killzone world and give you a feeling of being really in the middle of a planetary assault. Whereas Halo has a more comic-book like appeal, Killzone offers you a grim and desperate vision of a dark future. Having said all that I would like to point out that I do not think that Killzone is a Halo killer. I think this comparison is stupid and was just media-hype. Both games have a totally different "feel" and should be played for their own merit.