<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2004	O
's	O
Killzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
24th	O
century	O
and	O
chronicles	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
two	O
human	O
factions	O
;	O
the	O
Vektans	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
and	O
follows	O
protagonist	O
Tomas	O
"	O
Sev	O
"	O
Sevchenko	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
unit	O
battle	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
as	O
the	O
Vektans	O
invade	O
Helghan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
and	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	O
Liberation	O
,	O
Cpt./Col	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
anticipated	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
superior	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Killzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
servers	O
for	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
"	O
lean	O
and	O
peek	O
"	O
cover	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
cover	O
behind	O
an	O
object	O
and	O
then	O
pop	O
out	O
to	O
fire	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
classic	O
weapons	O
and	O
vehicles	O
from	O
previous	O
Killzone	B-Application
installments	O
return	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
M82-G	O
and	O
the	O
StA-52	O
LAR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
control	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
utilized	O
in	O
performing	O
certain	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
turning	O
a	O
valve	O
,	O
arming	O
an	O
explosive	O
charge	O
and	O
sniping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warzone	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
the	O
ISA	O
or	O
Helghast	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
a	O
clan	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
clans	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
64	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
for	O
"	O
Valor	O
Points	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
currency	O
that	O
clans	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
bet	O
on	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
offline	O
against	O
AIs	B-Application
with	O
Skirmish	O
mode	O
and	O
unranked	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
splitscreen	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
disc	O
at	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
Guerrilla	O
has	O
released	O
more	O
maps	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
more	O
maps	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
since	O
release	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
purchasable	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
attempted	O
Helghast	B-Application
invasion	O
of	O
Vekta	B-Application
,	O
an	O
ISA	O
fleet	O
led	O
by	O
Colonel	O
Jan	O
Templar	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
attack	O
Pyrrhus	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
city	O
of	O
Helghan	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
deposing	O
and	O
arresting	O
Emperor	O
Scolar	O
Visari	O
on	O
charges	O
of	O
war	O
crimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
with	O
securing	O
Pyrrhus	O
against	O
the	O
fierce	O
resistance	O
of	O
the	O
Helghan	B-Application
Second	O
Army	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
quickly	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
are	O
well	O
prepared	O
for	O
an	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Helghan	B-Application
's	O
harsh	O
environment	O
to	O
their	O
advantage	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
developed	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
equipment	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
ISA	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
stiff	O
resistance	O
from	O
well-armed	O
Helghast	B-Application
divisions	O
,	O
they	O
steadily	O
advance	O
towards	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Palace	O
,	O
ultimately	O
capturing	O
both	O
Visari	O
Square	O
and	O
the	O
Helghan	B-Application
Military	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
identifies	O
an	O
old	O
mining	O
outpost	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
Pyrrhus	O
where	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
have	O
been	O
secretly	O
extracting	O
it	O
for	O
military	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddly	O
enough	O
,	O
he	O
demands	O
that	O
Evelyn	O
give	O
him	O
the	O
launch	O
codes	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
stolen	O
nuclear	O
warheads	O
in	O
Helghast	B-Application
custody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Garza	O
can	O
be	O
properly	O
mourned	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
Helghast	B-Application
battalion	O
led	O
by	O
Radec	O
mounts	O
a	O
surprise	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
fleet	O
,	O
boarding	O
or	O
destroying	O
several	O
ships	O
including	O
the	O
Sun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
Jan	O
maneuvers	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
crash	O
into	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
Helghan	B-Application
's	O
Petrusite	O
distribution	O
grid	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
explode	O
and	O
disrupt	O
the	O
arc	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Tomas	O
moves	O
to	O
arrest	O
him	O
,	O
Visari	O
gloats	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
still	O
won	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
are	O
now	O
united	O
against	O
the	O
ISA	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
him	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Above	O
him	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
armada	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
Helghan	B-Application
First	O
Army	O
begins	O
its	O
attack	O
on	O
what	O
is	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
ISA	O
invasion	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2005	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
debuted	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
depicting	O
soldiers	O
landing	O
in	O
a	O
hostile	O
war-zone	O
on	O
Helghan	B-Application
and	O
fighting	O
Helghast	B-Application
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
trailer	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
trade	O
show	O
did	O
not	O
show	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
visual	O
detail	O
has	O
been	O
argued	O
to	O
be	O
impossible	O
to	O
render	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
audio	O
mix	O
of	O
the	O
trailer	O
was	O
slightly	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCEA	O
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
,	O
Jack	O
Tretton	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
footage	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
that	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
pre-rendered	O
,	O
"	O
is	O
real	O
gameplay	O
everybody	O
's	O
seeing	O
out	O
there	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
,	O
SCE	O
Europe	O
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Development	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
footage	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
were	O
"	O
running	O
off	O
video	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
"	O
done	O
to	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
spec	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
teaser	O
was	O
shown	O
behind	O
closed	O
doors	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
to	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
journalists	O
at	O
a	O
special	O
pre-E3	O
2007	O
event	O
in	O
Culver	O
City	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
in-game	O
trailer	O
showing	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
gameplay	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
videos	O
of	O
extended	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
media	O
outlets	O
since	O
E3	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
BBC	O
,	O
have	O
referred	O
to	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
cinematic	O
and	O
immersive	O
games	O
ever	O
produced	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Leipzig	O
Games	O
Convention	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
presented	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Day	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
in	O
Killzone	B-Application
2s	I-Application
single-player	O
campaign	O
was	O
presented	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
Corinth	O
River	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michal	O
Valient	O
,	O
a	O
Senior	O
Programmer	O
at	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
,	O
presented	O
details	O
of	O
their	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
at	O
a	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
titles	O
published	O
by	O
SCE	O
,	O
including	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
deferred	O
shading	O
engine	O
which	O
enables	O
far	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characteristic	O
lighting	O
palette	O
,	O
while	O
maximising	O
processor	O
throughput	O
and	O
limiting	O
shader	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
similar	O
approaches	O
include	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
 '	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
GSC	O
Game	O
World	O
's	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chernobyl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
approach	O
does	O
create	O
some	O
additional	O
problems	O
,	O
notably	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
and	O
transparencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
was	O
solved	O
using	O
a	O
MSAA	O
Quincunx	O
(	O
multisample	B-Algorithm
anti-aliasing	I-Algorithm
)	O
solution	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
forward	O
rendering	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animation	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
Maya	B-Language
8.5	I-Language
with	O
some	O
motion	O
capture	O
animations	O
tweaked	O
in	O
MotionBuilder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
artists	O
,	O
animators	O
and	O
level	O
designers	O
used	O
Maya	B-Language
as	O
their	O
production	O
environment	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unusual	O
considering	O
that	O
most	O
3D	O
games	O
are	O
produced	O
using	O
3ds	B-Language
max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
library	O
of	O
custom	O
Maya	B-Language
tools	O
and	O
scripts	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
support	O
these	O
different	O
disciplines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
like	O
"	O
Hyperion	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
lightmap	O
rendering	O
software	O
,	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Maya	B-Language
's	O
viewport	O
rendering	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
tool	O
called	O
"	O
ColorTweaker	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
them	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
do	O
color	O
correction	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
game	O
dialog	O
was	O
done	O
generically	O
using	O
MotionBuilder	B-Application
after	O
audio	O
files	O
were	O
plugged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2s	I-Application
budget	O
was	O
originally	O
US$20	O
million	O
but	O
rose	O
to	O
US$40	O
–	O
45	O
million	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
120	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
to	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Joris	O
de	O
Man	O
,	O
who	O
scored	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
in-game	O
music	O
and	O
30-minutes	O
of	O
live	O
orchestral	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
recorded	O
at	O
Abbey	O
Road	O
Studios	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nimrod	O
Studio	O
Orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
access	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
select	O
number	O
of	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
access	O
was	O
private	O
and	O
thus	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
technical	O
demo	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
TV	O
commercials	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Bullet	O
"	O
trailer	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
SCEE	O
released	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
demo	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
European/Oceanic	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
card	O
,	O
granting	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
demo	O
was	O
also	O
offered	O
to	O
US	O
gamers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
GameStop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
if	O
users	O
found	O
an	O
avatar	O
dressed	O
in	O
a	O
Helghast	B-Application
costume	O
,	O
the	O
avatar	O
with	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
costume	O
would	O
give	O
that	O
user	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	O
for	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
if	O
users	O
pre-ordered	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
from	O
Amazon.com,	O
users	O
received	O
free	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
I.S.A.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Helghast	B-Application
uniforms	O
for	O
their	O
avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
if	O
users	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Killzone	B-Application
AM	O
"	O
event	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
Saturday	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
11	O
am	O
CET	O
for	O
one	O
full	O
round	O
,	O
the	O
Home	O
Managers	O
gave	O
the	O
participants	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
uniforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requirement	O
was	O
that	O
users	O
had	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
PSN	B-Device
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
uniform	O
for	O
watching	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
trailer	O
and	O
answering	O
a	O
questionnaire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
uniform	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
users	O
had	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
pre-order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Home	O
's	O
shopping	O
complex	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
fourteen	O
—	O
seven	O
for	O
male	O
and	O
seven	O
for	O
female	O
—	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
themed	O
shirts	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
Tactician	O
uniform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
have	O
released	O
a	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
themed	O
apartment	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Visari	O
Throne	O
Room	O
"	O
for	O
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Visari	O
Throne	O
Room	O
apartment	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
throne	O
room	O
inside	O
Visari	O
's	O
Palace	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
mission	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Visari	O
Throne	O
Room	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
five	O
pieces	O
of	O
furniture	O
based	O
on	O
actual	O
palace	O
furnishings	O
from	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
Visari-style	O
chairs	O
,	O
an	O
administrative	O
desk	O
,	O
a	O
plant	O
container	O
with	O
authentic	O
Helghan	B-Application
vegetation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
freestanding	O
painting	O
which	O
portrays	O
an	O
important	O
moment	O
in	O
the	O
colonial	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
Hermen	O
Hulst	O
,	O
Managing	O
Director	O
from	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
announced	O
on	O
GameTrailers	O
TV	O
that	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
get	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
map	O
pack	O
named	O
"	O
Steel	O
&	O
Titanium	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
contain	O
two	O
new	O
maps	O
called	O
Wasteland	O
Bullet	O
and	O
Vekta	B-Application
Cruiser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
map	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
April	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulst	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
map	O
pack	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
releasing	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
'	O
Retro	O
Vibe	O
 '	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
map	O
pack	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
as	O
"	O
Flash	O
and	O
Thunder	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
two	O
maps	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
Killzone	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Beach	O
Head	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Southern	O
Hills	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
Napalm	O
and	O
Cordite	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
contained	O
two	O
new	O
maps	O
"	O
Suljeva	O
Cliffside	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Arctower	O
Landing	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
maps	O
the	O
Flamethrower	O
and	O
the	O
Boltgun	O
both	O
from	O
singleplayer	O
made	O
their	O
debut	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
map	O
pack	O
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Napalm	O
and	O
Cordite	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
six	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
four	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
three	O
has	O
eight	O
trophies	O
that	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
four	O
for	O
each	O
map	O
which	O
are	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Killzone	B-Application
taking	O
place	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
pack	O
"	O
Flash	O
&	O
Thunder	O
"	O
was	O
reduced	O
in	O
price	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesMaster	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ambition	O
"	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
FPS	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
unparalleled	O
graphics	O
,	O
incredibly	O
well-paced	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
and	O
in-depth	O
multiplayer	O
offerings	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
established	O
its	O
place	O
among	O
top-tier	O
console	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expectations	O
on	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
ridiculous	O
proportions	O
;	O
here	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
cases	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
actually	O
lived	O
up	O
to	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
boasts	O
amazing	O
visuals	O
,	O
an	O
intense	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
extraordinary	O
online	O
play	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
coming	O
back	O
for	O
more	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
as	O
"	O
forgettable	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
seemed	O
"	O
tacked-on	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
gave	O
it	O
nine	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
walk	O
on	O
mostly	O
well-trodden	O
ground	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
so	O
with	O
a	O
keen	O
attention	O
to	O
style	O
and	O
detail	O
,	O
pushing	O
beyond	O
the	O
gray-and-red	O
color	O
schemes	O
that	O
define	O
its	O
competition	O
while	O
encouraging	O
gamers	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
thought	O
behind	O
every	O
bullet	O
they	O
hurl	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
folly	O
to	O
disregard	O
its	O
importance	O
,	O
both	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
console	O
FPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
'	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Shooter	O
 '	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
sales	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
were	O
323,000	O
within	O
48	O
hours	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
UK	O
sales	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
fourth	O
fastest-selling	O
Sony	O
published	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
one	O
million	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
