Killzone 2

You may have missed it since only a select few gamers were invited, but the Killzone 2 closed beta trial has been well underway and word is the first hands-on raises more questions than it answers. The past three years have seen hype swell around Killzone 2 like no other game before it, so the chance for Joe Public to get hands-on and vent some opinions was a brave move by Sony. Brave and confident.

Our latest chance to play Killzone 2 had us starting with the third mission in the game, coming just after the training sections. It’s the first mission proper against the Helghast and sees Sev and his Alpha team attacking the coastal town of Corinth to secure its resources. The opening is a rush of tracer fire, explosions and shrieking that mimics the classic opener from Medal of Honor: Frontlines.

Well, here's a surreal moment that's been a long time coming. Almost three years to the day since we first saw the infamous "is it real or not?" Killzone 2 trailer at E3 2005, we've just seen the scene - heavily reworked, but nonetheless unmistakable - live and in real time in its proper place in the game.

As it turns out, it's the opening scene to the game's second level, Corinth River. Humanity is attacking the evil Helghast

I think at the end of the day, people want a Killzone 2 that has fully realized the vision that we set out with the 2005 trailer. Fortunately for us, Sony has a great line-up for Christmas so there was no pressure at all to come out at that time. This means we can take our time to polish it,” so says Herman Hulst - managing director of Guerrilla when we caught up with him at the Sony’s Gamers Day in south London where PS3’s