To promote the launch of Playstation’s epic fps Killzone 2 we created a browser based multiplayer shoot em up. The user downloads a extension for IE or Firefox that randomly triggers a battle when browsing the net. A flash overlay appears and enemies run across the screen for the player to fight. We used SmartFoxServer to create a co-op multiplayer feature in which players could play with up to 4 friends across the net. I used some neat BitmapData tricks to identify red areas of sites, like in the game the red areas exploded when shot destroying the background site in the process.

Here’s a swanky vid we did to document the webgame.

And a less swanky video showing gameplay.

The campaign did really well, bagged us a load of awards, got me a young guns and, most importantly, was