10 Infuriating Video Game Bosses That Made You Lower The Difficulty

8. Killzone 2: Colonel Radec And His Merry Flamethrowers

The Killzone series has always been built upon a profoundly murky conflict. Though made out to be an antagonistic and war-mongering race, the Helghast are often simply defending their home from invaders (that's us, the player). This moral gray area is explored in Killzone: Shadow Fall, but not before iconic Helghast Colonel Mael Radec showed just how fiercely a cornered rat can bite. The running and gunning of Killzone 2 is culminated in a confrontation with Radec within Helghan's lavish Visari Palace.

Rich decor lines its regal halls, but the fight beneath its beautiful arches is not so pleasant. Radec is backed by a horde of soldiers brandishing calibers, explosives and bizarre Helghan weapons of frankly excessive power and quantity. The Colonel alone can be tough to handle if approached improperly (that is, with the dream of keeping your face intact), but with no allies by your side€”hopelessly inept as they are, they can at least soak up bullets€”taking on the entire squad can feel like trying to dodge the rain.

And on Elite difficulty? It's a monsoon.

 
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