BATTLE OF THE FPS GAMES
HALO 3 VS KILLZONE2
Introduction:
Welcome to my first Battle Of The FPS Games starting with 2 power house games in Microsoft's corner Halo 3 bringing Master Chief back for another round in there fight against the covenant. In Sony's corner we have Killzone 2 with the ISA taking the fight to the Helgast once again. both have a history of battle both have a history of battling each other in sales originally Killzone was Sony's hail mary trying take Microsoft's Thunder with the Advent of Halo 2 on the Original Xbox a battle that Microsoft inevitably won with sale's and fandom ever growing as well as a far superior Multiplayer mode in there game. but with the advent of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 Battle shall commence once again but which is better which has the better look and feel while it has been a few years since they where released it seems appropriate that the two biggest FPS titles from the begging of the HD generation should do battle once again at the end
ROUND 1 STORY:
Halo 3 Story:
The story in Halo 3 jumps right back in from the ending of Halo 2 with the big man himself Master Chief crashing to earth after his death deifying jump from a convenant ship far above earths atmosphere after crashing to earth Halo 3 takes you on a journey to finish the fight and restore order to the galaxy once and for all after many twists and turns the game comes to find you with familiar faces and those ever evil monsters the Flood the game never fails to deliver on the action play through after play through.
Killzone 2 Story:
Set several years after the end of the original Killzone the battle wages on in Killzone 2 between the ISA and the evil Helgast the story follows Sev and Rico taking the fight to the helgast home planet Helgan through there journey to kill the leader of the helgast army Emperor Scolar Visari through heavy action and a heavy military flow the story will keep your interest throughout
Round 1 Winner:
The Winner of Round 1 is ............Halo 3.
Halo 3 wins on story structure while the story in Killzone 2 preform's admirably and keeps the interest the flow struggles sometimes and leaves the player feeling like they are struggling to get past some of the more trying parts of it where as Halo 3 has a familiar flow to it and familiar characters that keep the player feeling like they have more and more time to spend on the game and doesn't get old for playing the other difficulty levels in the game the story is fun and interesting and will have you coming back for more and more even with the age of the title now
ROUND 2 GAMEPLAY:
Halo 3 Gameplay:
The game play in Halo 3 is a tried and true system of kick ass first ask questions later with some new systems that keep the game feeling fresh and fun throughout its run time with customization options for both single player and multi-player games the guns feel natural and streamlined as well as momentum and speed of game play keeps the player on there toes with some awesome fire power at your disposal keeping the game play from being repetitive while the game has some great elements there are some definitive improvements that could have been made but were not such as certain improvements that could have been made to some to the long range game play for example
Killzone 2 Gameplay:
The game play in Killzone 2 is fun imaginative and fast paced with some excellent additions to the game play such as the tilt system as well as the stabilizing your sniper rifle using the sixaxis controller keeps the gameplay feeling innovative and stable with exiting elements and action it keeps the game stays fluid and fun but it is also not without its flaws the game suffers from sevear lag during gameplay sometimes stalling for around 30 seconds taking the tone of the action down by a solid half as well as a very low count of types of weapons and selection with no customization options to allow the player to feel like they are in control of how there character is playing
Round 2 Winner
The Winner of Round 2 is ......... A Tie
Yes its a tie both games present there game play with confidence despite there flaws keeping gamers in control and fun while both could both have done with some serious improvements to the combat and the platforming elements of the game both make a great case for themselfs but at the same time they both suffer ruffly the same amount because of there flaws but with or without there flaws they both make for an excellent game play experience
ROUND 3 DESIGN:
Halo 3 Design:
Halo 3 is a great looking game with stunning visuals with amazing environments keep the game feeling like you have stepped into a fully fledged alien world with stunning lush forest's to large monolithic structures that are detailed and flow into the natural environments with ease with sharp solid details that even for coming out so early in the Xbox 360's life cycle stand up surprisingly well to close inspection even by today's standards the game looks fantastic with a solid look with very few graphical glitches while few and far between they are still present and very noticeable when they appear but this doesn't change the fact that the game is still very very good looking and is nothing short of beautiful to look at
Killzone 2 Design:
Killzone 2 is a beautiful game and a power house in terms of presentation the game looks incredible with highly detailed environments with some stunning set pieces that keep the player involved in a world that is both stunningly beautiful and realistically war torn making for a great visually impressive set for people to become totally immersed in even to the toughest inspection its hard to find a pixel out of place among those millions of stunning perfect placed pixels its hard to find a single flaw with Killzone 2's design as they really upped the game with the clear hard work put into the development of the game beautiful game to look at and become lost in
Round 3 Winner
The Winner is...........Killzone 2
No matter how hard you try it is impossible to fault the fact that graphically and presentation wise Killzone 2 is the top grade of the two with a stunning almost inexpressible world that Halo 3 just cannot compare with it while still a beautiful game the power brought to Killzone 2 by the PS3's vastly superior processor is clear from the get go this round goes to Killzone 2
ROUND 4 MULTI-PLAYER
Halo 3 Multi-player:
Halo 3 has a multi-player that is still used to this very day even after the release of the 4th installment to the series fans still make a point of visiting the manic multi-player that you can only find with Halo 3 fast fun customization with the ability to use the forge more to make your own maps to have your friends over to play ether in 4 player or jumping online to make it a maximum of 16 players to a map for some fast paced with some fantastic maps some massive in scale that keeps the player interested and coming back for more as well as the ability to system link or have people over to play Halo 3 brought the whole multi-player package to the table and constantly brought fun for the player with excellent server quality making Halo 3 a pleasure to play online or with friends
Killzone 2 Multi-player
Killzone 2's multi-player is fast fun and manic with a massive 32 player online mode exactly double that of Halo 3's online server capacity making for some insane large games on some big beautiful maps this is not to say that this is perfect the maps while large are inconsistent the lighting is occasionally off and serious server lag on some of the larger maps makes for an unfair advantage to players with a faster internet connection never the less on a good day when everything is playing well with all the access to the multiple weapons available and skill types making the game feel fresh and crazy but with the lack of same system multi-player for a quick team death match makes for some dissapointment but while it would have been nice its not essential as well as being able to play through the game as a co-op story but we cant help but feel a little cheated at the fact that 4 players cant meet up and play without everyone having to bring there own PS3 and a copy of the game
Round 4 Winner
The Winner is........Halo 3 while the online mode of Killzone 2 without regular maintenance Killzone's multi-player suffers and without same system multiplayer the game inevitably runs into the problem of not being able to ask your friends to join in where as Halo 3 is the whole package same system multi-player and online as well as the addition to system link with up to 8 friends making it the better of the two in the multi-player modes this round goes to Halo 3
WINNER!!
HALO 3
With its vastly superior Story and Multi-player Halo 3 takes the win over Killzone 2 while the two put up and admirable fight Halo 3 is superior in the sense that the Story adds replay value as well as the customization options and the creative element to multi-player this battle goes to Halo 3
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