Whilst you may have heard rumours of a Sony-backed exclusive Halo-beater for some time, it has taken until now for the curtains to be well and truly raised as lifted the lid on their Dutch developed title Killzone, which are working on. Guerrilla may be best known to you as Lost Boys, their former title.

As Sony's meagre two screenshots demonstrate, is looking rather impressive indeed, and if it lives-up to expectations could exceed anything currently available on the platform. Primarily, Killzone will be a singleplayer title, drawing on WWI/II tales to create a war-theme set in the future. I think.

Squad based management of the Earth's loyal ISA force will add a team-tactical element to the game, as you'll have upto four squadies at your fingertips. A massive mode is also hyped in the official PR, with an online war being the suggestion, perhaps something similar to PlanetSide or 1942 - but on the PS2, naturally.

We've no real specifics on much of these details, sadly, though what is clear is Killzone's ambition, so we can but hope for more details on this potential ace as the Q3 2004 release date draws closer.

By Luke Guttridge