Its not that bad either. Like most series whether it be movies or video games the sequel is usually inferior to the original, as is the case with FEAR 2, but being worse doesn't mean that it was a bad game either. In this installment you play as Sgt. Beckett another random soldier that's been thrown into the mess that all began with the original game. The game itself offers superb graphics, sound effects, gore, and enjoyable firefights with an enemy that has seemed to grow even smarter from the original FEAR. And that's about where the good stuff ends I'm afraid. The story doesn't really seem to advance much from the previous games. You end up learning a thing or two about whats going on but not much that we already know is revealed in this sequel. To add to the cons the weapons were really downgraded from the original game. There is a fewer selection of unremarkable guns in comparison to the devastating and creative arsenal that you are supplied with in FEAR, well that is to say with the exception of the mech suit, which helps to keep you interested in the game. The horror while still present isn't so scary, now that we already know whats going on. And to top it off the ending begs the question why anyone even bothers to play the game in the first place. Overall FEAR 2 is a good fps game, and fans of the previous installments will have a good time playing it even with its downfalls, but the story is something to be worked on for the future FEAR games.
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