The headline says it all - a free playable demo of Sony’s awesome looking next-gen shooter will hit the European Playstation Network this Thursday, February 5th.

The demo comprises two sections from the Corinth River, the first level of the game where a thrilling beach landing and a warehouse-based blastathon await. Better avail yourselves of the useful tutorial that’s also bundled in the download.

Either way you’ll have plenty of time to get some practice in before the game itself launches on Feb 27th. Until then early reviews of the game have been universally favourable, with gushing 100% ratings in the US and Australian Official Playstation Magazines. Funny that…