Killzone: Liberation

Killzone Liberation is the sequel to the PS2 game Killzone. New to the franchise is the top-down/third-person perspective, instead of the PS2's first-person pure FPS approach. During the action, you can switch…

80 31 October 2006

Shooter Action Science fiction Warfare

Killzone: Liberation is a shooter developed by Guerrilla Games, released 31 October 2006 on PlayStation Portable.

Verified 27 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Killzone: Liberation is

Killzone: Liberation is a shooter game developed by Guerrilla Games and released in 2006. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two months after the events of Killzone, most of southern Vekta is still under Helghast control. The rules of war are cast aside when the Helghast General, Metrac, employs increasingly brutal measures to seize the initiative and strengthen his position. Reprising the role of Templar, the player is sent on a covert operation to save hostages captured by Metrac, while ISA troops continue the fight for liberty.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Killzone series

Killzone: Liberation is the fourth of 15 entries we hold in the Killzone series. It arrived 2 years after Killzone: Special Limited Edition. The next entry was Killzone 2 in 2009. Its critic score of 80 is 7 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Killzone 2 at 90.

See all 15 Killzone games in release order →

How it was received

Killzone: Liberation holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Killzone: Liberation launched on 31 October 2006, within three weeks of Bully, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War and Guitar Hero II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Bully, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War, Guitar Hero II.

Cheats and codes

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