Killzone 3 comes out this Tuesday. Besides being what Metacritic reports is a solid sequel to Killzone 2, it includes full support for the Playstation Move. Up until now, consoles have managed to host some of the best first-person shooters around, but ask someone with a deep history of playing PC FPS and you’re liable to encounter a tsunami of disdain for console shooters. For someone skilled at moving and shooting with the mouse and keyboard, attempting the same skills with a game pad can quickly lead to the impression that it’s an inferior input device for shooters in general. While that’s up for debate, what’s certain is that Killzone 3’s implementation of the Playstation Move will likely change console first person shooters forever.
Guerrilla Games may be to thank for bringing about a similar moment in console first-person shooters. Its inclusion of Playstation Move support in Killzone 3 helps bring a similar sense of precision found in PC games, although the implementation is much different. In KZ 3, players use the Dualshock or an optional Navigation controller to move forward and back as well as to strafe left or right. The Move is used to turn and look. It feels immediately sluggish compared to using the Dualshock alone, but what utterly damns using the Dualshock by itself is the Move’s additional role as an aiming device. Simply put, you can shoot anything on the screen at any time. Having your target in the middle of your cross-hairs to shoot it is no longer a requirement; a reticle flows freely with one-to-one precision while pointing the Move controller at the television. Using cover while shooting is immediately more advantageous for Move users as they can expose less of themselves while still being capable of shooting whatever they see at the periphery. Finally, when faced with multiple enemies, the Move can be used to effortlessly paint the screen with automatic fire, increasing the likelihood of surviving such encounters.
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