An ok Sequel with a few Issues here and there. But Great Multiplayer!
So with this, GRAW 2 as a lot to live up to. Overall it lives up to its prequel but defiantly shows weaknesses in a game that feels a little rushed in areas. I say rushed because GRAW 2 originally was released surpisingly fast compared to most sequels nowadays. Gameplay wise there isn't a lot of change but there are some good improvements and some step backs. First off all the game offers much of what it offered in the original GRAW. The game features a pretty short single player story and strong multiplayer. In fact GRAW 2 feels as if much more time as gone into Multiplayer and the Single Player feels slightly rushed in comparison. The single story didn't last me long, in fact I was surprise how disapointing it was compared to the original classic game when the XBOX 360 launched. Its kind of the same old 'save America from nuclear explosion' story we have seen before, and although story wise Ubisoft have done a superb job at providing different methods on the same story with games like the superb Rainbow Six Vegas and Splinter Cell. The story in GRAW 2 is a real letdown that only provides very few moments that are memorable. Another area where the game suffers is in its voicework, tho good the dialogue is mostly poor with a very 'macho, true American Hero' style to it. Scott Mitchell (the man you control in the two GRAW games) is totally different from the original. I liked the character in GRAW 1, I hated him after finishing GRAW 2. In GRAW 2 hes very tough 'American Hero' type character and the other chaacters around you like to remind you how great a soldier you are. I found it a really letdown in the story and in my opinion ends up hurting the game a lot single player wise.
Thankfully Single player is saved by the games multiplayer, tho I haven't add a huge amount of time to play Multiplayer, what I have played as been great. Tho not a huge amount as changed since GRAW 1 its still a blast and its worth mentioning that graphical it is now on par with the single player experience, as GRAW 1's multiplayer offered slightly poorer graphics just to keep it running well. But GRAW 2 does improve on this. The weapons you'll need are all there and it plays great. Gameplay wise GRAW 2 doesn't disapoint, and the areas of improvment are welcomed. The biggest being the new Cameras fitting on your troops so you can see in there perspective and you'll end up using it quite a bit. Its easily one of the best new features in the game.
GAMEPLAY: Still great fun, and still feels fresh despite this being a sequel. Tho compare it to Vegas and you'll see a few areas needing improvment. Can still feel slightly sluggish in areas.
GRAPHICS: Looks great, tho not a great improvment on GRAW 1 you can't really expect it since the game only came out a year ago. But there are a few performance improvments even tho I saw one or two Graphical glitches.
SINGLE PLAYER: Hurts the game alot, I was surprisingly disapointed. Plus the dialogue just let it all down and left me slightly sickened. Needs Improvment.
MULTIPLAYER: Still great and a blast to play. Tho it can be tough because there are some great players out there.
OVERALL: I loved GRAW 1, so I can't help but feel disapointed with its sequel. Tho Multiplayer is great, the single player is really disapointing overall and when compared to the original is a huge step backwards. Overall if you really need some GRAW go for the original which is already a classic in my eyes