At E3 2005, Guerrilla Games released a trailer of what was claimed to be the next installment of Killzone. The trailer was shown at the same show where Sony Computer Entertainment, for the first time unveiled the PlayStation 3 console. The Killzone trailer of 2005 was very impressive but raised the eyebrows of many gamers who considered the graphics previewed in the trailer to be unachievable even with the powerful hardware of the PS3. Skeptics labeled the trailer as ‘pre-rendered’ and Guerrilla Games had very little to comment on this. Two years have passed and Guerrilla Games had since released no new images or video until now at E3 2007.

The new trailer begins in a very similar fashion as the original and if you have seen the Killzone E3 2005 trailer you will definitely see the familiarity. I have watched the trailer and I can say that while impressive in its own right, graphically it does not live up to the original trailer. This shouldn’t surprise gamers as we have generally seen the capabilities of the PS3 which has ever since led me to believe that the target render of 2005 was quite frankly ‘overboard’.

The story itself takes place two years after the Helghast assault on Vekta. This time the ISA is entering their enemy’s homeland of Helghan to capture Emperor Visari and bring an end to the war. The player will assume the role of Sev, a highly trained soldier of the special forces unit – Legion. Sev is accompanied by a squad who in turn must work together to power their way through the planets hostile conditions and the enemy forces which stand in their way.

The atmosphere of the game is overall dark and moody. There is also what appears to be an electrical storm circulating through the air. This is visible in the trailer as electricity constantly sparks throughout the sky. Could this be the planets hostile conditions? Game play wise, Killzone 2 is reminding me of Gears of War on the Xbox 360. With the exception of being a first person shooter (FPS), Killzone 2 seems to have that ‘hide & shoot’ element of game play that was prevalent in Gears of War.

I expect Guerrilla Games to release more juicy images and trailers from this point in.