Euro Killzone 2 demo on Thursday

By Tom Bramwell Published 2 February, 2009

Play the first bits of Corinth River.

Sony has said that the European Killzone 2 playable demo will be made available through the PlayStation Store this Thursday, 5th February.

The demo consists of the first two sections of Corinth River, which is the first proper level of the game, so you'll finally get to run through the beach landing and warehouse sequence that's formed the basis of so many previews.

There's also a tutorial - the same one that features in the main game.

And of course if you haven't checked it out yet, the cinematic intro video is available on Eurogamer TV.

Check out our Killzone 2 review if you haven't already. The full game's due out on 27th February.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (50) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • kungphu #1 3 years ago

    Expect an even slower psn on thursday
    Edited by 1 at 02/02/09 @ 12:30

  • tobi #2 3 years ago

    Please update the store earlier in the day!

  • dazrichards #3 3 years ago

    Looking forward to that after work

  • DFawkes #4 3 years ago

    I'm not getting my hopes up again after the first Killzone, but I'll certainly download it and see for myself.

  • Rash' #5 3 years ago

    For a change the Amercans will come to the european store...

  • hulkamania78 #6 3 years ago

    NICE CANT WAIT .

  • KayJay #7 3 years ago

    jesus. Some of you do nothing but Moan.

    On a more positive note... OMG! :-)

  • bdc #8 3 years ago

    Yeees awesome

  • Sneerk #9 3 years ago

    Brillant.

  • lambtron #10 3 years ago

    downloading update...

    grrrr

  • septimus #11 3 years ago

    Excellent, with that and RE5 demo out now also.

  • Stretch #12 3 years ago

    \o/ - woo!

  • Progmetal #13 3 years ago

    Nicee, I want to try it out before I decide to buy it. :)

  • Stormflood #14 3 years ago

    Is it the latest build?

    Ah who cares.. w00t!!!

  • Matthew_Aaron #15 3 years ago

    Fucking sweet

  • linksdad #16 3 years ago

    Can PSN get any slower? It took aver an hour to download flOw (120+mb) yesterday and I only got errors trying to load user maps on LBP.

    Please please sony charge us some money and give a decent service.

  • Doctor_What #17 3 years ago

    Excellent. That's something to look forward to.

    I got really annoyed with the Killzone 1: not enough checkpoints, weird difficulty spikes, script ripped wholesale from 'Aliens' (even more than Halo 3!). The previews and early reviews suggest that everything might have pulled together for the sequel. It's still a definite play-before-purchase game, but I'm a lot more interested now than I was a few months ago.

  • Beano #18 3 years ago

    @link'sdad : Are you connected wireless?

    I'm using wired network and never have problems downloading from PSN.

  • bioreit #19 3 years ago

    Awesome! Will definitely download this - although I may give it a day or two, until the immediate strain is taken off the servers!

  • TONYgr #20 3 years ago

    great news!so we will see for our selfs if its that good!

  • linksdad #21 3 years ago

    Yeah wireless. Laptop works OK in the same room (less than 10 metres and a brick wall away from my router)

    Might have to fire the browser up and try speedtest.net

  • Beano #22 3 years ago

    @link'sdad : Yes try that. My friend was having problems (disconnects and slow speed) using wireless, but it was solved using wired LAN instead.

  • onyxbox #23 3 years ago

    I'd better heat the PS3 up, it isn't used to suck the megawatts out of my wall socket anymore

    I was thinking the same thing about my 360 the other day... only the chances of it breaking under that strain are far greater.

    ;-)

  • Miths #24 3 years ago

    @link'sdad

    I'm usually getting slow PSN download speeds as well. I haven't tried a wired connection, but my wireless signal very rarely drops below 90%, so it seems odd that it should have any negative impact on download speeds. Particularly as my PC is also connected wirelessly to the same router and speed tests on the new cable connection I've had for a week now says I'm consistently hitting 21-22 Mbit on my 25 Mbit line - which should translate to maximum download speeds of around 2.7 MB/s if the server on the other end can keep up and there aren't any "hiccups" along the way.
    My experience so far on the PC has been that I can get anywhere from 150 kB/s to 2+ MB/s on file downloads and video streaming from assorted web sites, but though I haven't actually tried timing it I would definitely estimate my PSN downloads are rarely over 100-200 kB/s.

    Since I've made some changes to the physical location of modem and router after I switched ISP I think I'm actually just gonna try a wired connection. I think I might be able to avoid too much extra cable clutter now.

    Edit: Okay, the test results are in - and though don't have a clue why, PS3 wireless sucks.
    I downloaded the 67 MB God of War 3 trailer from the EU store twice, first wireless then wired.
    Wireless: 5 minutes 12 seconds - just over 200 kB/s if my calculations are correct.
    Wired: 24 seconds - maxing out my connection at around 2.7 MB/s.

    This really is rather strange, considering my PC - as mentioned - doesn't have any problems hitting max speeds on a wireless connection. And since the wireless signal on my PS3 is stable above 90% that really shouldn't be a factor either (and I generally haven't experienced unusual lag in games).
    Well, in any case it's hard to argue with the vastly different numbers - so I guess I should just be happy that I can now keep my PS3 wired with the cable hidden behind the couch.
    Edited by 3 at 02/02/09 @ 14:25

  • onezeonx #25 3 years ago

    COOOOOOOOOOOL!!

    ill get to play friday night after the dowload :p

  • betahoven #26 3 years ago

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  • dr_shambles #27 3 years ago

    @betahoven - thanks for the tip. Will try that as my wireless has been all over the place and bursty.

  • Doctor_What #28 3 years ago

    Would that prevent me from straming stuff onto the PS3, or only stop media sharing from the PS3?

  • mikeck #29 3 years ago

    "Excellent, with that and RE5 demo out now also. "

    Yup, just downloaded that from the store now. Had a play in the snow, and now about to play RE5 demo...woo-hoo!

  • space_ace #30 3 years ago

    great, i'll fire up the xbox then... oh wait

  • drumbaby #31 3 years ago

    Woot!!

  • Velios #32 3 years ago

    This could be the first PS3 game I actually bother buying since Drakes Fortune.

  • septimus #33 3 years ago

    Btw, if anyone is interested, no PS3 owner should be disappointed by RE5. It looks as good as the 360 version and 98% as smooth. AA isn't much different at all, but the Quincrux thing the PS3 uses messes with the LOD of the texturing. At distance less detailed than the 360, but up close at touch more detailed. Oh and it does drop the odd frame, not when action is happening, but random pans of scenery :S

  • bdc #34 3 years ago

    Please don't bring your fucking 360 vs PS3 comparisions shit in here.

  • ZaammK #35 3 years ago

    Anyone know when the demo is coming to XBL?

  • GitSomE_UK #36 3 years ago

    OMG I'm so giddy with excitement I'm gonna, gonna....

    /pukes
    /pants explode with joy

  • Velios #37 3 years ago

    "Please don't bring your fucking 360 vs PS3 comparisions shit in here."

    heh, mildly amusing

  • danathjo #38 3 years ago

    NOOO! Why did my PS3 have to be stolen last week??
    Hurry up insurance....kick in already!!!

  • penhalion #39 3 years ago

    I'm looking forward to this. Blew the dust off my PS3 and watched a blu-ray to make sure it's all nice and working for 27th.

    Now back to the 360 for some castle crashin'

  • tomnol #40 3 years ago

    I'd better heat the PS3 up, it isn't used to suck the megawatts out of my wall socket anymore...

    Yes hurry up, please. We sure don't want to miss out on your bitching and moaning about the demo on Thursday evening.

  • shimeehoho #41 3 years ago

    thank you sony!! (that is if it turns up unlike supersonic etc battle cars - slight gripe but the demo is so much fun via the us store) i really thought i was going to have to try and drag it off the us store before release but this, for me personally, has made up for the lack of sf ii hd!

  • deathdealer619 #42 3 years ago

    psn will crash then lol!!!

  • Rash' #43 3 years ago

    may i finally say that i'm happy for you multiplat or 360 fanboys for whom 360 is the be all and end all. for us many PS3 only owners, contray to your beliefs, Sony's system is very gratifying as a gamer and if not for an attempt at inadequacy at our existence we'd generally be fulfilling meaningful existences as gamers.

    :)

    I really wish some of you guys would deal with that.

  • MikeJones #44 3 years ago

    If anything people are going to be buying the game even less going by the demo. What a yawner.

  • Dave52 #45 3 years ago

    NickyB0y: "Odd how many people talk about blowing the dust off their PS3 as if it has fuck all games. Mine is constantly on"

    Ignore them, they're just xbox fanboys trolling the thread. My PS3 is on constantly, and I'm very excited about KZ2..!

    Anyone else think this is quite brave of GG, it shows they have a lot of confidence in their product...!

  • GeneralVinyard #46 3 years ago

    well come thursday well see if this game can single handedly save the ps3 from sitting proudly alongside the saturn and the dreamcast on that pile called
    "consoles we should never have spent money on"

    until then ill be on my 360, playing the already massive backlog of GOOD games ive got.

    ps3 fanboys take the bait....

  • septimus #47 3 years ago

    "Please don't bring your fucking 360 vs PS3 comparisions shit in here."

    Who the fuck are you?

  • Canadian_Mike #48 3 years ago

    Just wow Sony, amazing game after amazing game! They're on a huge roll.

    Sorry, euro's....im gonna have to borrow some bandwidth Thursday since i ain't preordering shit from those crooks at GS/EB. Oh and how did you like your little taste of canadiana the other day.....remember, we have to live in that almost 5 months a year! LOL

    You should have a 5 hour head start until i get off work ;)
    Edited by 1 at 03/02/09 @ 23:06

  • leadhit #49 3 years ago

    Yo! does anybody know what time it will be available for download in the UK.

    Will it be 0:00 fingers crosssed

  • MickyMuffMuncher #50 3 years ago

    the demo was a little short it only lasted 10 minutes but i think it is IMENSE!!!! glad i pre-ordered it months ago. this game is goin2 b legendary. think ill have another quick blast lol