Announced last week, the Killzone Trilogy box set combines Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 with a high-definition PS3 remaster of the original Killzone. Today we take a closer look at Killzone HD, and the challenging new trophy set that comes with it.
Originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2004, Killzone tells the story of Jan Templar, an ISA Captain whose home planet comes under attack from a Helghast invasion army. Together with a hot-headed sergeant named Rico, a deadly Shadow Marshal known as Luger, and the half-human, half-Helghast spy Hakha, Templar must attempt to reactivate the Orbital Defense Platform and drive the invading forces from his planet Vekta.
This rip-roaring introduction to the Killzone universe has been remastered in HD for inclusion with the Killzone Trilogy bundle. Featuring a single-player campaign with four playable characters and an offline multiplayer mode against AI opponents, Killzone HD has received a thorough audiovisual overhaul: the game boasts 720p graphics at a steady 30fps, with MSAA filtering, sharper textures and higher quality sound effects. But don’t take our word for it – check out these crisp HD screenshots:
In addition to these improvements, Killzone HD has been enhanced with a full set of trophies. The trophy list is detailed below (beware of spoilers if you’ve never played the original Killzone).
Trophy Title Description Bronze Captain Complete all levels on the easy difficulty Bronze Toothpick Master 20 kills with the M32 combat knife Bronze Backstabber 20 kills with the FSK-7 Fury Bronze Bullheaded 20 headshots with the M4 Semi-Automatic Pistol Bronze Tripletapper Get 3 headshots in one magazine, using the secondary fire on the IvP-18 Tropov pistol Bronze 3 Birds With One Stone Kill 3 Helghast with one cooked M194 Percussion Grenade Bronze One For You And One For You Kill 2 Helghast with one Double Shot from the M13 Semi-Automatic Shotgun Bronze Disproportionate Force Kill 1 unfortunate Helghast soldier with 3 rockets from the BLR-06 Hadra Bronze Eco-Warrior Hit 15 Helghast soldiers without reloading, using the secondary fire on the M66 SD Submachine gun Bronze Call Of The Siren Kill 25 Helghast soldiers with the VnD-10M Siren Bronze Explosive Consequences Kill 5 Helghast soldiers with one grenade using the attachment on the M82-G Assault Rifle Bronze Right In The Jewels Use the M224-A3 Heavy Support Weapon to melee 20 Helghast soldiers Bronze Designation: Demolition Destroy 3 Towers using the BDL-23 Dohvat Bronze The Reds Of Their Eyes 10 headshots with the STA-52 SLAR Sniper rifle Bronze 2 For The Price Of 1 Kill 2 Helghast with 1 shot from the BP-02 Pup launcher Bronze Beep Beep Beeeep Kill 10 Helghast with the secondary fire on the M327 Grenade Launcher Bronze Get Out Of My Comfort Zone Kill a Helghast within 1m with the M404-MAW M. Anti Tank Weapon …and don’t die. Bronze Artillery Artist Kill a Helghast from 200m+ away with the Pnv-3 Siska Bronze Covering Fire Kill 10 Helghast with the M224 Mounted Machine Gun Bronze Something Borrowed Kill 20 Helghast soldiers with the VnS-10 Scylla Mounted Machine Gun Bronze Short Controlled Bursts Finish a level above 50% hit ratio Bronze Economical Soldier Finish a level above 75% hit ratio Bronze 1 V 50 Kill 50 Helghast soldiers without dying Bronze Brouhaha Kill 30 Helghast soldiers in under a minute Bronze Burn Baby Burn Destroy your first enemy APC Bronze Tanks For The Good Times Destroy 2 Helghast Tanks attacking the Industrial level Bronze Elite? HA! Take down your first 2 Helghast Elite Bronze That Got Their Attention Destroy the Missile launching APCs in the Misty Waters Firebase Bronze They’re On Our Side Now Switch allegiance of Helghast Sentry bots as Hakha Bronze Anti-Air Specialist Bring two Dropships crashing down in the Mist Waters Firebase Bronze Bounty Hunted Kill the IFO Bounty Hunter Bronze Abridged Bridge Collapse the Helghast bridge in the Jungle Valley Bronze Supply And Demand Blow up the ammo dumps in the Forward Logistics Base Bronze Generally Better Kill General Lente and his bodyguards Bronze Orbital Strike Take down General Adams with a melee attack Bronze Helghast Assault Complete Chapter 1 Bronze Vekta Evacuates Complete Chapter 2 Bronze New Allies Complete Chapter 3 Bronze Strange Company Complete Chapter 4 Bronze Escape Complete Chapter 5 Bronze Misty Waters Complete Chapter 6 Bronze Hunting The Traitor Complete Chapter 7 Bronze Forging A Path Complete Chapter 8 Bronze Hidden Pasts Complete Chapter 9 Bronze Onwards And Upwards Complete Chapter 10 Bronze Hope Complete Chapter 11 Bronze Rapid Reaction Force Complete Chapter 1 to 11 playing as Templar Bronze Shadow Marshal Complete Chapter 3 to 11 playing as Luger Bronze ISA Regular Complete Chapter 4 to 11 playing as Rico Bronze Field Operative Complete Chapter 5 to 11 playing as Hakha Bronze Helghast Champion Win a battlefields game playing on the Helghast’s side with the enemy Ai set to hard Bronze ISA Saviour Win a battlefields game playing on the ISA’s side with the enemy Ai set to hard Bronze Two’s Company Win a battlefields game with another player in split screen Silver Scavenger Pick up 10,000 rounds for the STA-52 LAR rifle Silver 4 X 4 X 4 Kill 4 Helghast in under 4 seconds with the EAW-25/4 Chimera Silver Nobody Hides From Me Finish a level above 90% hit ratio Silver Colonel Complete all levels on the medium difficulty Gold General Complete all levels on the hard difficulty Platinum Platinum Collect all trophies in KillzoneKillzone HD will be released as part of the Killzone Trilogy bundle on October 23rd. A standalone version will hit PlayStation Store on the same day for $14.99. Stay tuned to Killzone.com for more Killzone Trilogy and Killzone HD news, including a giveaway promo and a Double XP Weekend!