Killzone Mercenary is now available on PS Vita

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 10, 2013

Killzone Mercenary News: Killzone Mercenary is now available both in stores and as a digital download on PSN.

Killzone Mercenary is now available in stores throughout North America for the PS Vita. Spanning key events of the Killzone trilogy, Killzone: Mercenary explores themes of greed, revenge and conscience against the canvas of full-scale military invasion. It’s the story of a young boy torn between two factions desperate for victory at any cost.

Killzone Mercenary has a “console-style Killzone campaign” which is comprised of nine single player missions. Each mission is approximately an hour in length and playable on one of three different difficulty settings. Built on the same engine technology as Killzone 3, Mercenary conveys the series’ recognizable, dark futuristic visual style using an assortment of effects. Killzone Mercenary also features a full fledged multiplayer suite that was designed to provide a fast-paced experience across a number of different modes.

Money that you earn going through the campaign or ranked online matches can be spent on new guns and equipment which are available for use in all modes. These hard-earned advantages incentivize play and allow for a wide range of load-out customization.

Killzone Mercenary also takes advantages of the Vita’s capabilities. There is gyro aiming for all of the weapons as well as being able to adjust zoom level of sniper scopes using the rear touch pad as well as tapping and holding to initiate sprint. The front touch screen is used for melee, interrogations, to swap weapons, equip grenades, VAN-Guard deployment and as a hacking interface. It should be noted that the tilt and rear touch pad functionality is optional so you don’t have to use it if you want more of a traditional experience.

The story of Killzone Mercenary deals with an invasion and the brief synopsis is below:

"Arran Danner, veteran UCA soldier now a mercenary-for-hire, helps deliver a crucial blow to the Helghast in the liberation of Vekta and is hired once again to spearhead the ISA counter-attack against Helghan.

But a seemingly routine mission to evacuate the Vektan Ambassador and his family from Pyrrhus leaves Danner in the middle of a deadly power struggle for the life of the Ambassador’s young son.

As the invasion unfolds, it becomes clear that the boy’s fate could change the course of the war and both sides will do whatever it takes to get hold of him, forcing Danner to question whether the price of victory can sometimes be too high, no matter how big the pay check."

Killzone Mercenary is available in stores for $39.99 or on PSN for $35.99. If you are looking to purchase the digital version there is something you need to consider. Sony posted this warning on their store:

“Due to the size of the full game and patch, users who purchase the digital version of the game will need 4.6GB of free space on their PS Vita memory card, and therefore will need at a minimum an 8GB PS Vita memory card.”

Will you be picking up Killzone Mercenary? Take a look at the launch trailer below and tell us what you think.