Killzone 2

I played this on emulator out of curiosity because it was one of the big PS3 titles that showcased the power of the console. Comparing it to Resistance 2 I felt that Killzone 2 was more cinematic and more grandiose.

In Resistance 2 you can only carry two weapons. In Killzone 2 there is only one weapon and the pistol with infinite ammo to prevent you from being defenseless. They adopted some common modern principles such as having many different objectives. Plant bombs, destroy tanks, a variety of environments and good boss battles. The last boss was overpowered and took me many hours to beat.

Very good environment art and soundtrack. Good progression. You advance through the levels, is rewarded with cinematics and dialogues. Compare it to Resistance 1 which was a pretty basic FPS game with simple levels that you don't do much except shoot at enemies and walk forward. Killzone brings snipers, war tanks, turrets and mechas. Those are the things that were missing in Resistance 1 and made me drop it and never play it again.

Comparing Killzone 2 to Gears of War I'd say that Killzone didn't invest much in a deeper plot or character development. That's its weakest part. I don't know if this game was rushed, but it ends in a cliffhanger and Killzone 3 follows up from exactly where the previous game ended.