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"Conflict Desert Storm 2 Vs Freedom Fighters Vs Killzone"

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Wed 13/08/03 at 19:38
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Right the forum is dead so I thought I would write a bit about these three games and which I think will be best.

Desert Storm 2.
The second installment looks good so far, but even though the graphics have been tidied up and you have a new 360º thingy which means your 4 man squad will search for targets like they really should.
I find the new additions to the game a bit dissapointing mainly due to the fact that there are hardly none whilst i was expecting a complete overhaul of the last game which would sort out certain parts but they have just seemed to have tidied it up and put new missions in. With the first Desert Storm game being my over all best game ever, I will still buy this game due to the fact that this game will still feature the four guys from the last game (Bradley Foley Conners Jones) instead of the other four that they had originally planned on. The graphics do look alot crisper from the screen shots i have seen and what i would like to see is your 4 men teaming up with possibly another 4 (not online just for a mission or two) I think this game will get an 9/10 from OPS2 but I am also looking into the direction of another game called:


Freedom fighters.
Now I dont actually know if this is called what I have put but its what was in OPS2 (I thought it had a *battle for liberty island* tag some where). Basically this is similar to a game I played a while ago on the PSone, i cant remember the name but it basically it did what this game is doing. you take control of a nobody (lets call him Asher D ;D) anyways you have to guide Asher D through loads of stuff on your own and then when you do certain things you get charisma points which can be used to make other people follow you. it takes one charisma point to get a person to follow you. These people will apparantly fight to the death for you and they also have advanced AI which sounds good, but the enemy also are very clever, They hide behind boxes etc and attack as if its a real person.
OPS2 gave it a 9/10 and said "Everyone should play this" and in all honesty i think it looks better then Desert Storm 2. Heres an example of what you can do - Whilst playing as Asher D if you have enough charisma points you will be able to gain a maximum of 12 group members, you could get 3 to stay with you, 3 to attack some where and the other 6 to help as back up to them. This game got 9/10 from OPS2

Killzone.
This game has been around for a year already and the first official screenshot was only just released in this months OPS2 magazine it is set in the future and it is about aliens attacking planets that people from earth have conquered, you take control of 1 of 4 people who are loyal to earth and you try and defend your planets. This will be online and in OPS2 it says that you will be able to play with 3 other people online (to make the four-some) but with many houses still without a broadband enabled area this could be a problem. Could this came be the first REAL killer APP title for PS2 or is it like that simpsons episode where you were not allowed to see some thing for ages but then when everyone finally paid and seen it they found out it was poo.


What do you think?
Thu 14/08/03 at 19:36
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Yeah - they mentioned that the framerate was slightly jerky, but the developers said it was to do with movement and AI issues rather than grapical detail.
Thu 14/08/03 at 20:19
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Well Conflict Desert Storm sold 83,000 copies over here, i Don't know whether that is good or not really because according to PSM2 Rez only sold 4,000. In America Desert Storm II is called "Back to Baghdad" the title was going to be "Shock and Awe" after Sci and Pivitol copyrighted it, but they decided not to use it.
Fri 15/08/03 at 10:13
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AfroJoe wrote:
> CONFLICT: DESERT STORM 2
Fri 15/08/03 at 18:05
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I hope OPS2 gives it 9/10, i am definetly getting it.
Sun 17/08/03 at 17:48
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Have some game info about Desert storm II, you are dropped in 300KM FURTHER into Iraq then last time and you have to finish off the last of the Elite Republic guard. And then you have to stop a super gun bloqing up Kuwait.
Sun 17/08/03 at 18:59
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They'd changed it to Soldiers of Liberty (on Freedom Fighters) in the last preview I read.

I have a good feeling about this game.
Hope I won't be dissapointed.
Sun 17/08/03 at 21:42
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Hmm i aint too sure about it, not going to buy too many games now so im going to decide between Desert Storm II and this.
Sun 17/08/03 at 22:46
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KR wrote:
> I hope OPS2 gives it 9/10, i am definetly getting it.

Don't read OPS2, just go with your instincts; they're probably more reliable.
Sun 17/08/03 at 23:05
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Yeah, but it would be good just to see what OPS2 say about it, i will check around ASDA to see if there is any opened packets so i can just read the review without buying it :D
Mon 18/08/03 at 02:47
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Funnily enough, every month WHSmith have one opened package for exactly this reason; purposely ripped from its bag so people can read it. Applies to some other mags too.

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