Completing the level will earn you 1000, 1500 or 5000 Vektan dollars depending on the difficulty chosen. You can play levels on recruit, trooper, or veteran – a common set of difficulties to any Killzone game. Primary is the most basic type of play finish the level and you complete it, simple as that. It was a simple addition, but offers so much in the way of challenges – let’s have a look at how each mode is set up. By adding these extra challenges they’ve upped the replayability quite a bit, especially with the platinum trophy requiring you complete all modes (and the extra modes only unlocking for each level after a completing them once).

The levels themselves don’t change, but it’s a much different experience to sneak through in stealth with a list of tasks than to barge in with guns blazing and just plow your way to the end. Each of the different play types gives a different feel to the way you tackle the level. All nine levels have four ways to play Primary, Precision, Covert and Demolition. Yes, there are only nine levels – but there’s much more to them than simply completing them on veteran and moving on. The six multiplayer levels and nine single-player levels are just the beginning, there’s much more to this game than what you can see at first glance. The real wow, that’s coolmoment of the game is when you see it as a whole. We’ve already seen a bit from the levels “Lightning Strike” and “Justice for All” in the previews, as well as the maps “Zenith”, “Inlet” and “Shoreline” in the closed beta and open beta stages – however these peeks behind the curtain comprise a small part of the experience. The hype and build up that accompanied the slow but steady leak of information has been intense from preview builds which have shown us a little slice of the campaign, to the two (some might say three) waves of the multiplayer beta. Killzone Mercenary is one of the most anticipated titles to hit the PlayStation Vita since its launch. As your mission commander Benoit puts it – “This is no walk in the park, Danner”. Are you man enough to survive to spend that cash? You’d better be this is one hell of a job. Your name is Arran Danner and you’re a mercenary the only thing you fight for is your paycheck and your life.

You’re caught in the middle of a war fought by two opposing sides – neither of which you’re particularly fond of.

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