While the game itself is a fun arcade romp, the pc port is a mess. Gave up after it would randomly crash at the end of a mission, costing me half hour or more of progress. Pick it up on console instead.
This game was really treated unfairly since it had a monumental task of living up to the original while the developers were fighting with their original publisher. Unfortunately it didn't live up to FEAR 1 but it was still a pretty good game. Single player was solid though short and the multi was by the books, but both modes still provided a good experience that didn't deserve the hate it got.
One of my favorite stealth action games, and you get full freedom to go stealthy or aggressive. Pretty good story and setting, though I don't really care for the black and white mortality system. There's just enough weapons and gadgets to give you a lot of options with out overwhelming the player. Personally, I just like busting out the gun and/or crossbow and blasting the corrupt guards. But that's just me.
While its not bad, it is a huge step down from 1 and 2. I only reccomend getting it on sale, as its more restrictive, shorter and less interesting than those games. Would give it a neutral rating, but Im still willing to give it a positive as its still enjoyable despite its shortcomings.
Like with the first game, we have a solid stealth action games that gives you the freedom to play stealthy or go aggressive, though not as good as the first game. Interestingly, there is more incentive to pick your battles in 2, since the morality system is now affect by normal NPCs, not just the major targets.
As someone who enjoyed the two deadly dozen games and line of sight: Vietnam despite their issues, I can say to avoid this game like the plague. Picked it up of GOG since the retail version doesn't work at all on modern PCs, and I wished I had just written it off. Friendly AI get stuck on a tiny rock or branch constantly is one of the worst offenders, making missions more tedious than they should be. There's also some game breaking bugs, such as airstrikes not destroying objectives time and time again. Avoid like the plague unless you like having to backtrack to resue useless teammates constantly, or having to restart from scratch because objectives won't complete.
