We Find Killzone 2's Lack of Co-Op Disturbing

Marc "DjinniMan" Allie February 16th, 2009 at 10:49 PM    


Killzone 2 is the latest and greatest game coming for the PS3 later this month.  The hype for this game has been intense.  Some hail it as the greatest console FPS ever.  Others call it the best game of 2009.  Too bad the campaign is only single player, and the online multiplayer is only competitive, eh?  Co-Optimus finds this disappointing, and we're not alone.

IGN :
While the story is a solo campaign, you get the sense that there is a distinct co-op feeling to it, because you are almost always partnered with one or more soldiers as you run through the various environments.

1Up :
Joining you in battle are the other members of Alpha squad. It would have been nice to play co-op with friends (they are strictly A.I. controlled)...

Eurogamer :
For much of the game, you'll be accompanied by at least one of these gruff stereotypes, but it's far from a squad game. They'll react fairly intelligently to the situation, but their presence ultimately only serves to remind you there's no co-operative mode, and Killzone 2 constantly feels like a game designed for co-op. There are often multiple ways to approach each level, different routes that take you up, over and through the crumbling Helghast architecture. Since you're unable to tell your AI partner to take the high road, you'll inevitably wish for a human friend who could really take advantage of these strategic opportunities. It's a baffling omission, and Killzone 2's most obvious weakness.

To me, at least you won't be the BESTEST CONSOLE FPS EVAR without co-op!  Sony: we want to love that shiny, awesome Blu-ray player Playstation 3 we bought, but sometimes, you make it really tough.

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roland at 08:19 PM on 2.16.2009
Co-Op can overcome many deficiencies. Take Resistance. It didn't really hook me until the lady and I started playing it together. An average sci-fi shooter instantly became one of my favorite games of the year, thanks to co-op.

K2 just doesn't really interest me. I might pick it up down the line, after a significant price drop, but the lack of a co-op campaign completely eliminated it from my must have list, no matter ho pretty or well executed it is.
 
Shazoo at 08:49 PM on 2.16.2009
killzone 1 had bots to shoot up in the local split screen. Hope this at least has that since it doesn't have coop.
 
rafoca at 04:35 AM on 2.17.2009
That's why I own a 360. Ps3 most famous games doesnt have co-op: kz2, ratchet, uncharted... (at least resistance and untold legends has co-op).

While 360 has: gears, fable, halo, left 4 dead, halo wars, crackdown, kuf, two worlds (eeeck)

it seems MS focus much more on coop games.

I have a friend that owns a ps3. We were so anxious to play kz2 in co-op. We made plans! But then the devs said co-op would be only online (and that already was a disappointment), then no co-op at all.
 
Garand at 07:08 AM on 2.17.2009
Its disappointing that there isn't co-op but its not a deal breaker for me. Call of Duty 4 didn't have co-op and was still a damn good campaign experience.
 
sackoflemons at 07:26 AM on 2.17.2009
Aren't there co-op multiplayer matches against bots? If so, that's all I want. I don't really like doing co-op campaigns. Either way, I can't wait for this game!
 
txshurricane at 07:50 AM on 2.17.2009

CoD 4 was my tipping point for getting a next-gen machine. Incredible game.

However...they'd better put co-op in CoD: Modern Warfare 2, or they will lose major points. (See: Killzone 2).
 
biosc1 at 10:15 AM on 2.17.2009
Didn't the developers mention that they were going to patch in online co-op later? They said there would be no split-screen, but online was coming...
 
rafoca at 12:06 PM on 2.17.2009
Biosc1, a dev said this patch will never happen.
 


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