Killzone 2 multiplayer has 14 maps, 15 different weapons, and can hold 32 players in one match. Downloadable maps are available from the PlayStation Store.
Gameplay[]
Killzone 2 online gameplay system is the same as single player campaign (without a cover system ), featuring a class-based system in team matches between the ISA and Helghast.
When entering the online menus players are given the choice to join or create games, communicate with friends, form clans to enter tournaments, and view online statistics. Players can choose to either join a friend in a match or search the lobby for a game. Once in the game, they choose their faction, check the score and statistics on a map, choose their character badge, and join a squad. Being on the winning team during a match provides a 1.5 multiplier.
Ranking System[]
Killzone 2 online ranking works by scoring enough points during missions to go up a rank, with each rank giving its own benefits.
Rank | Points Required | Unlocks |
---|---|---|
Private | 0 | - |
Corporal | 30 | Ability to create squads |
Sergeant | 100 | Ability to create a clan |
Sergeant First Class | 200 | LS13 Shotgun, StA-11 SMG |
Master Sergeant | 350 | Medic badge |
Sergeant Major | 550 | M224-A1 LMG, StA-3 LMG |
Lieutenant | 800 | Engineer badge |
Captain | 1100 | VC9 Rocket Launcher |
Major | 1450 | Tactician badge |
Lieutenant Colonel | 1850 | Assault badge, M80 Rocket Launcher, M327 Grenade Launcher |
Colonel | 2300 | Saboteur badge, StA-14 Rifle |
General | 2800 | Scout badge, VC32 Sniper Rifle |
Valor Ranks[]
When finishing a week's leaderboard inside the top ten, six, three, or one percent, players get one of the four Valor Ranks of Honor (also resulting in a trophy). It gives players a coloured ribbon that shows up in game lobbies as a background for your rank. For example, a General with the Valor Grand Cross honour rank has a red ribbon with 3 stars on it.
- 10%: Valor Citation (White ribbon)
- 6% : Valor Medal (Black ribbon)
- 3% : Valor Cross (Purple ribbon)
- 1% : Valor Grand Cross (Red ribbon)
Badges[]
Players unlock badges during their ascent through the ranks. These badges basically are classes. Players can choose a primary and secondary badge when they customize their character. Primary badges determine what weapons they can choose, and secondary badges allow for bonuses when they are unlocked. All classes can use both pistols, the M4 Revolver and the StA18 Pistol.
- Rifleman
- Primary badge:
- Wields a larger variety of weapons.
- Secondary badge:
- No secondary badges can be equipped.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
- Medic
- Primary badge:
- Reviving Device, gives you the ability to heal mortally wounded friendlies.
- Secondary badge:
- Healthpacks, used to fill yours or a teammate's health BY 100HP.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
- Engineer
- Primary badge:
- Sentry Bot placement, allows you to place sentry bots on the ground.
- Secondary badge:
- Repairing Device, makes you able to repair broken ammoboxes and emplaced machine guns.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
- Tactician
- Primary badge:
- Spawning Grenade, you can throw a grenade that emits smoke, your team can spawn on this.
- Secondary badge:
- Drone beacon, throw this and a drone will come.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
- Assault
- Primary badge:
- 50% more health
- Secondary badge:
- Boost pills, these give you a large speed boost and a small health boost. They wear out after 10 to 15 seconds.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
- Saboteur
- Primary badge:
- Disguise, changes your clothing to those of the enemy.
- Secondary badge:
- C4 Proximity Mines, allows you to place sticky explosives that trigger when an enemy comes near them.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
- Scout
- Primary badge:
- Cloaking Device, allows you to cloak yourself. Invisible when not moving, but shows a dark/light tint when moving faster. Also shows dark pieces of armor when moving.
- Secondary badge:
- Spot and Mark, press right while standing still to mark all enemies that are visible.
- Weapons:
- Primary badge:
Maps[]
Original Maps[]
- Pyrrhus Rise - Pyrrhus Rise is based around the desert wastelands on Helghan. It covers a wide area and is one of the biggest maps in Killzone 2. The map varies from a group of base buildings, across a canyon, linked by several bridges to a shanty town on the Helghan-controlled side of the map. Due to the size of the map, it enables a variety of delightfully fulfilling types of gameplay to take place. Due to the openness of the map, it can be a sniper's playground as well,and provide many types of skirmishes across the map. The M82 Assault Rifle is your next best weapon of choice for either side because of the extreme battle conditions and range you're dealing with
- Helghan Industries - A dark, medium sized map with indoor areas, as well as an outdoor crossing underneath a skybridge (propaganda device up there). There will always be plenty of action at this map. The C&R game mode excels here.
- Radec Academy - One of the smaller maps, however possibly the best small map. There is a nice diversity in this map, and it has a very 'playful' atmosphere to it. In the Radec Academy, the ISA start off inside the vehicle storage area, while the Helghast start in the dormitories. Outside the dormitories are the toilets; a favorite battle area due to the humor it can provide. Outside the toilets is the kitchen. Meanwhile, outside the ISA 'base', the halls lead through two classrooms, and to a conference hall, known by some as the 'Hitler room'(FAIL!). The area then links round to the library. And meanwhile, at the middle of all the map is the courtyard.
- Blood Gracht - A small map with multiple layers. Close quarters combat as well as medium range, and an environment that'll suck you in. This map is good for Assassination, and will constantly make you hope the enemy isn't around the corner.
- Corinth Crossing - It has multiple layers, and each match will replace the fight to a different height and layer. Capture and hold will sometimes keep you on the lower layer, but next time you'll but on the top of the level, conquering the high platform.
- Tharsis Depot - This map has intense enough battles that it'll addict you to Warzone. There'll be chaos, bullets, and blood all around you. This map is good for any class, any weapon, and any game mode.
- Salamun Market - This map takes place in a city district in Pyrrhus; the Salamun district. It's a very urban battlezone, as you may have guessed, and offers many delightfully murderous opportunities. Each team on this map start on opposite ends of the district, each area with its own uniqueness. This is a long stretched map with a wide street with a stretched S-curve, skybridge above, and a couple of alleys next to the street.
In the center of the map where the main street runs through, there are the main buildings, which can accommodate most of the battle on its own and is a nice spot for camping. Most of the buildings within the map area can be entered and are all interconnected. The surrounding areas offer nice places for snipers to scavenge for kills. Perhaps the hardest game mode to accomplish for either side is Search and Destroy because the bomb planting locations are small piles of sandbags that provide little or no cover from the near endless angles of enemy attacks.
- Visari Hammer - The setting is perfect. Visari just blew up Pyrrhus and particles fall from the sky, combined with great coloring. This map doesn't really excel on any game mode, but doesn't allow a single class to dominate.
Downloadable Maps[]
Steel and Titanium[]
Flash and Thunder[]
- Beach Head (Remake of the Killzone map)
- Southern Hills (Remake of the Killzone map)
Napalm and Cordite[]
Game Modes[]
The game modes are also called 'missions'. These can specifically filtered for and can be played one after the other on one game.
Bodycount[]
A fancy name for Team Deathmatch, the team that reaches the kill limit first wins. If you have the medal that will give you one extra point per kill in Bodycount, the headshots medal, and possibly the melee medal, this mode will naturally give you a massive amount of points.
Search and Destroy[]
Defend your team's objects, or destroy those of your enemy.
Search and Retrieve[]
A propaganda device is spawned in the center of the map and needs to be taken to the collection point. Bring home the set amount of these devices and your team will win the game.
Capture and Hold[]
Three propaganda towers that need to be taken by your team are set in the level. Hold more towers than your enemy and you'll win the match.
Assassination[]
Kill the enemy target inside the time limit, or defend your team's target before he is killed.
Weapons[]
Rifles:
Machine Guns:
Shotguns:
Explosives:
Pistols:
Badge devices:
- C4 Explosive
- Engineer's Sentry Bot
- Engineer's Repairing Device
- Medic's Healthpacks
- Medic's Reviving Device
- Tactician's Drone
- Tactician's Spawning Grenade
Ribbons and Medals[]
Players can unlock ribbons for doing certain challenges, such as killing 5 enemies while being disguised, or delivering 2 propaganda devices. A Ribbon is awarded after playing a game. A Medal is awarded when 8 ribbons of the same kind are awarded.