IGN is first at bat, scoring the title a 9.4:
The single-player experience is a truly enjoyable campaign across the Helghast home world that will test your skills, particularly on the higher difficulty levels, and the game simply looks phenomenal for a console shooter. But perhaps the strongest segment of the game is the extremely deep multiplayer, which gives seven basic classes with which you can create your own customized super-soldier after performing your class-specific duties. Not only did Guerrilla achieve a milestone of delivering a great exclusive title for Sony’s PS3, it delivered one of the better shooters to come along in a long time. Get your hands on this game.
Eurogamer is next, claiming a 9.0:
Killzone 2 is a taut and muscular game, a shooter that gives back more than you put in, provided you have the intestinal fortitude. It may take its time revealing its true depths and pleasures, but the journey is well worth taking.
Finally, we also have a review from the land of down under by Gameplayer, who awards it a 9.5.
We’ll have ours up soon as well, but we have to wait until the date. Keep watching, though; it’s going to be a big one.
–Steve Schardein