<s>
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
29	O
November	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
30	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
putting	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Lucas	O
Kellan	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Marshal	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
investigating	O
a	O
rising	O
threat	O
in	O
the	O
continuing	O
war	O
between	O
Vekta	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
next-gen	O
console	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
proprietary	B-Application
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
called	O
Decima	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
2.1	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
surpass	O
the	O
million	O
copy	O
mark	O
and	O
one	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staple	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
M82	O
Assault	O
Rifle	O
,	O
stA-52	O
Assault	O
Rifle	O
,	O
and	O
stA-18	O
pistol	O
return	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Killzone	B-Application
games	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
new	O
forms	O
and	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
series	O
portrayed	O
a	O
large	O
war-zone	O
with	O
numerous	O
allies	O
by	O
the	O
players	O
side	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
linear	O
design	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
opts	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
open-ended	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
utilize	O
stealth	O
to	O
approach	O
their	O
missions	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
engaging	O
in	O
direct	O
confrontations	O
with	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
alone	O
in	O
firefights	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
OWL	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
only	O
"	O
companion	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
lay	O
down	O
cover	O
fire	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
map	O
presets	O
called	O
"	O
Warzones	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
others	O
or	O
promoted	O
by	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Petrusite	O
detonation	O
that	O
rendered	O
the	O
planet	O
Helghan	B-Application
uninhabitable	O
in	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
an	O
event	O
now	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Terracide	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ISA	O
grants	O
refuge	O
to	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
survivors	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Vekta	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
colonize	O
half	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
with	O
that	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
dubbed	O
New	O
Helghan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Vektans	O
and	O
Helghast	B-Application
routinely	O
perform	O
covert	O
operations	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
of	O
finishing	O
the	O
war	O
each	O
claims	O
the	O
other	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Vekta	B-Application
City	O
,	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
Vektan	O
Security	O
Agency	O
(	O
VSA	O
)	O
headquarters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
prison	O
in	O
New	O
Helghan	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Helghan	B-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
homeworld	O
of	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
,	O
now	O
dead	O
and	O
shattered	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Petrusite	O
detonation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2370	O
,	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Wall	O
"	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
forced	O
relocation	O
of	O
Vektans	O
out	O
of	O
New	O
Helghan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Kellan	O
and	O
his	O
5-year-old	O
son	O
,	O
Lucas	O
,	O
attempt	O
to	O
sneak	O
through	O
New	O
Helghan	B-Application
to	O
The	O
Wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
the	O
group	O
makes	O
it	O
to	O
The	O
Wall	O
,	O
Helghast	B-Application
forces	O
spot	O
them	O
and	O
kill	O
Michael	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
tensions	O
between	O
the	O
Vektans	O
and	O
Helghast	B-Application
have	O
reached	O
a	O
boiling	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kellan	O
,	O
who	O
let	O
himself	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
investigation	O
,	O
is	O
being	O
brought	O
across	O
The	O
Wall	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
prisoner	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
Helghast	B-Application
agent	O
named	O
Echo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
exchange	O
,	O
Kellan	O
is	O
ordered	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Helghan	B-Application
side	O
of	O
The	O
Wall	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
retrieve	O
classified	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
terrorism	O
,	O
all	O
Helghast	B-Application
citizens	O
residing	O
on	O
the	O
Vektan	O
side	O
of	O
The	O
Wall	O
are	O
deported	O
to	O
New	O
Helghan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
he	O
finds	O
Tyran	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
working	O
for	O
Jorhan	O
Stahl	O
(	O
having	O
survived	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
Massar	O
's	O
bio-tech	O
weapon	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
altered	O
to	O
target	O
Vektans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
informs	O
her	O
that	O
Stahl	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
Massar	O
's	O
bio-tech	O
weapon	O
to	O
kill	O
Vektans	O
and	O
half-breeds	O
alike	O
,	O
including	O
Echo	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
half-Vektan	O
,	O
half-Helghast	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Sinclair	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
VSA	O
have	O
tracked	O
Massar	O
to	O
a	O
massive	O
mining	O
spire	O
in	O
orbit	O
over	O
the	O
planet	O
Helghan	B-Application
,	O
and	O
dispatches	O
him	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
doctor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
traitor	O
by	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
Kellan	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Echo	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
descend	O
to	O
Helghan	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
Stahl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
duo	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
destroyed	O
surface	O
of	O
Helghan	B-Application
and	O
head	O
to	O
Stahl	O
's	O
base	O
,	O
they	O
confront	O
and	O
defeat	O
Tyran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stahl	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
Terracide	O
happened	O
because	O
the	O
weak	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
Vekta	B-Application
's	O
turn	O
to	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
fate	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
suddenly	O
shot	O
dead	O
by	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
who	O
enters	O
the	O
room	O
and	O
also	O
shoots	O
Kellan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Kellan	O
dies	O
,	O
Sinclair	O
states	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
newly	O
reacquired	O
weapon	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
end	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
threat	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mid-credits	O
scene	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Echo	O
,	O
sneaking	O
into	O
Vekta	B-Application
City	O
to	O
assassinate	O
Sinclair	O
during	O
a	O
speech	O
he	O
gives	O
to	O
the	O
Vektans	O
,	O
calling	O
for	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Helghast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
was	O
seen	O
by	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
revitalize	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
established	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
size	O
of	O
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
was	O
290GB	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
assets	O
designed	O
for	O
lower	O
spec	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
shown	O
during	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
announcement	O
only	O
used	O
4GB	O
of	O
memory	O
–	O
not	O
the	O
full	O
8GB	O
GDDR5	O
RAM	O
available	O
to	O
developers	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
hardware	O
,	O
Guerrilla	O
has	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
3072MB	O
(	O
3GB	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
's	O
8GB	O
were	O
dedicated	O
to	O
video	O
resources	O
powering	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
with	O
1,536	O
MB	O
used	O
for	O
system	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
were	O
told	O
 [ PS4 ] 	O
was	O
4GB	O
originally	O
and	O
we	O
first	O
knew	O
it	O
had	O
8GBs	O
when	O
Mark	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
's	O
stage	O
,	O
'	O
And	O
it	O
has	O
8GB	O
of	O
memory	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
November	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
which	O
Joris	O
de	O
Man	O
did	O
not	O
compose	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
title	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenary	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
Tyler	O
Bates	O
and	O
electronica	O
artist	O
Lorn	O
were	O
hired	O
to	O
compose	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Vekta	B-Application
and	O
Helghan	B-Application
missions	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
two	O
releases	O
:	O
first	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
app	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
iTunes	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
mostly	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Dale	O
North	O
was	O
very	O
positive	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
he	O
scored	O
it	O
a	O
9/10	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
like	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
for	O
its	O
change	O
of	O
direction	O
from	O
previous	O
series	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
over	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
make	O
you	O
happy	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
PS4.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Welsh	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
any	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
owner	O
will	O
be	O
proud	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
-	O
but	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
one	O
they	O
remember	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
PS5	O
rolls	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
you	O
look	O
past	O
the	O
gorgeous	O
visuals	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
competent	O
shooter	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
both	O
campaign	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
certainly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
stars	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
lineup.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
much	O
as	O
I	O
enjoyed	O
my	O
online	O
time	O
with	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
—	O
and	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
I	O
will	O
enjoy	O
lots	O
more	O
time	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
unlocking	O
perks	O
that	O
allow	O
me	O
to	O
personalize	O
my	O
weapons	O
—	O
I	O
missed	O
Killzone	B-Application
3s	I-Application
jump	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
brought	O
a	O
nifty	O
nimbleness	O
to	O
the	O
battlegrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
missed	O
it	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
disappointing	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
which	O
sorely	O
needed	O
a	O
shot	O
of	O
adrenaline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
I	O
look	O
back	O
fondly	O
on	O
Killzone	B-Application
2s	I-Application
finest	O
single-player	O
moments	O
,	O
the	O
moments	O
I	O
recall	O
here	O
are	O
those	O
in	O
which	O
I	O
wandered	O
through	O
corridors	O
and	O
rocky	O
meadows	O
wondering	O
where	O
the	O
bad	O
guys	O
were	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luckily	O
,	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
remembered	O
what	O
drew	O
me	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
lines	O
of	O
online	O
war	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
here	O
that	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
rubble	O
and	O
flies	O
into	O
the	O
electric	O
skies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
scored	O
it	O
a	O
4/5	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
way	O
to	O
kick	O
off	O
the	O
eighth	O
console	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
negative	O
comments	O
were	O
made	O
concerning	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
never	O
been	O
a	O
better	O
time	O
for	O
everyone	O
to	O
be	O
paying	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
Killzone	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
because	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
an	O
all-new	O
,	O
very	O
welcome	O
direction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
looks	O
like	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
stuck	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
"	O
Gies	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
a	O
launch	O
lineup	O
crowded	O
with	O
shooters	O
,	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
sits	O
at	O
the	O
bottom.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
several	O
awards	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Shooter	O
and	O
Best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Graphics	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
"	O
deceptive	O
marketing	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
does	O
not	O
run	O
at	O
the	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
advertised	O
.	O
</s>
