Second Fatal Frame is here, and is everything we can expect from a follow up of its excellent predecessor.
You are again in control of the innocent Japanese girl. This time it is Mio Amakura, lost in an ancient haunted village with her twin, Mayu. Although you wander to the village together, Mayu is constantly getting lost so you will be not only trying to find your way out of the village (as the entrance you entered with completely disappeared) but also to find your twin. In few case you will be able to play as Mayu as well. Again, your only weapon is mysterious camera obscura, with its ability to capture ghosts and reveal unseen on certain locations, although its upgrading capabilities are much greater this time, so you will have more special abilities to your disposal and special shots are easier to achieve. The game is generally easier than the first Fatal Frame, even the ghost are more predictable in their attacks, rather ironically, as both their numbers and their attack range are wider. While in the first game you mostly battled only one ghost at a time, it is not unusual to meet several ghosts at once even at the beginning of the Fatal Frame II. Most of the game however stayed the same, so if you played the first game you will find out that most of the changes are cosmetic - everything looks better and more scary, and that's about it. Some ghost you will need to run from, as they can not be harmed, some are merely to add some atmosphere, and many dark stories awaits you to unravel.
Fatal Frame II is a great game, but do not try to find anything innovative in it. It is simply the first game in larger area, new story, with better looks and polished wherever it was possible. If you enjoyed the first Fatal Frame, you will certainly enjoy this one too.