OPM: Killzone 2 gameplay matches graphics (CVG 17/1/09)

It's so far so good for Killzone 2 reviews then, as the Official PlayStation Magazine UK slaps a 9/10 score on the end of its verdict.

Tim Clark, editor of the mag told CVG: "The most surprising thing isn't the visuals - anyone who's seen recent footage will know it's the most handsome thing on the system - but the fact it's got the gameplay to match.

"Killzone 2 is without question the most exciting release due in the first half of 2009," he added.

The review itself says: "Visually it's so far ahead of anything else out there it shatters your expectations... The gameplay is cruel and uncompromising, but also forceful and empowering. You don't finish levels, you survive them."

The full six-page review, as Clark explains, "takes you through every aspect of the game, from the sweeping single-player campaign to the innovative multiplayer mode, detailing what it gets right, as well as the occasional misstep."

The issue, which also packs a huge Game of the Year feature, comes in a fancy "magic holowallet" pictured above, and is on sale from January 20.