IMO the best part in the series, improves what was so-so in first part and evolves into something better, story driven although at the cost of some scares that turn often onto US-horror style jump scenes with scary music. Has best graphics of the series except lighting and shadows weaker than first game.

That's final and widely accepted game by the F.E.A.R. community so you can get it while it lasts because F.3.A.R. made them into angry mobs and wanted decanonize third part or at least render it unofficial while it's only last part relying into knowledge of Fear1 and Fear2. Don't see reason to see it here as it's heavily influenced by co-op and multiplayer based on steamworks although you can play it lan fashion through hamachi perhaps. In F.E.A.R. 2 you have best chapter-design of campaign in videogames ever (even better than HL2) and story build up with kind of weird style (ghosts in F.E.A.R. universe can be physical to some degree as Alma body was destroyed in explosion but still can manifest herself here due to connections with the living world and immense power), collectibles that explain story better instead of laptops (they are uploaded to your DATANET. HUD looks like that because Becket uses tactical glasses that render his health, info, commlink and mentioned DATANET, you can even see it on beginning of chapter 2 or in mirror. Slowmo is still present although in half, there are around 13 injectors to increase it 2x. Scale of explosion is better portrayed here,with ashes, somewhat nuclear fog, anomalies, radiation, destroyed buildings and streets, with people turned to charcoal and dusty figurines along with new enemies.

Good luck at Wade Elementary School. ;-)