Killzone 2 DLC “Napalm & Cordite” REVIEW

Everybody knows by now about Killzone 2. The developers show much appreciated efforts to satisfy the gamers and constantly add patches and maps.

The latest DLC content is “Napalm & Cordide”. This pack adds two new maps and also, for the first time, two new weapons.



“Seljeva Cliffside” is the fir tone, a relatively small map, with great design, and plenty of alternative routes. The look of this map is amazing as usual. The map resembles “Pyrhuss Rise” but on a smaller scale. Suljeva Cliffside would be a great map for 8vs8. On this map you can find the newly added flamethrower. Important to know that you cannot equip the new weapons from the character selection menu, like the other weapons. The flamethrower can be found in spawn points along the map. Only one flamethrower at one specific moment can be found. As expected the flamethrower features devastating damage and large coverage; multikills are of course often happening.


The second map si “Arctower Landing”. You can revisit here the Arctower defense posts of Blood Meridian. It is also smaller in size compared with others. I mostly like about this map the maze feel and that is full of ins and outs, so it isn't easy to camp and someone is always sneaking up on someone else. Here you can find the famous bolt gun. It is a one hit / one kill weapon. The maximum ammo is 20. The bolts disappear after firing so you cannot create ladders to limb on them for example.


Let’s hope those maps will be more played that the other maps added, some of them being already forgotten. The new weapons are cool, but are very hard to get (you need great deal of luck to get them, they do not respawn consecutively in the same spot), are very powerful, but somehow they create too much of a chaos in the game. Either you love them or hate them.

Of course, 8 trophies have been added for maximum pleasure. Good job Guerrilla!

Ratings:
Graphics: 10
Design: 10
Gameplay: 9
Fun: 9

OVERALL: 9.5