F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin + Reborn

If all your looking for is a 6-8 hour by the book shooter, you'll be pleased. The visceral excitement of the first games gun play and melee combat is somewhat lost in the sequel. Not a bad Michael Bay-esque romp - just not a worthy sequel to the original. The DLC is nice, and at about 2 hours can fill a afternoon somewhere. For the price its a decent purchase.

I love first two parts of F.E.A.R. saga. Absolutely unique atmosphere. It's not like all other scary games - you're a person with psychic powers and lots of guns, but you know there is something you can't fight with it. Something more an army can't fight against. And it's coming after you. But, you know, this part is the best. I mean I love the first one. But it lacked some dynamics and got a little bit boring in some places (but still a really awesome game). Meanwhile this one is just a top-notch combination of scariyness with a really action-packed story - you're like on a scary rollycoaster, it's never borning, it's sometimes more scary, sometimes less - but it never makes you yawn and close the game. The developers made a perfect balance in this part - just what I ever dreamed in a sequel. Re-playing it right now (and I do it so rarely). Worth every dollar spent. Oh, and I forgot - even 6 years since it came out and it still looks fantastic! Totally deserved - 10/10

Not a totally bad game but everything that made the first game so great is pretty much gone, the flair of the gun fights, the sound, the AI, the sound, the feeling of the guns etc all pale in comparison. Its just an above average run-of-the-mill shooter but its FAR better than FEAR3.

After going through F.E.A.R. 1 and DLC's I just had to get this one to see how it would end. I was first rewarded and then brutally and stupidly let down. See below. Pro's: No more issues with HID compliant devices. Better and more varied graphics. Familiar, intuitive and responsive interface. You can now create havoc in your very own (Well... actually stolen...) powersuit! This time, you can actually blow the head off of a few jerks. Interesting story that meshes with the first installment but with less esoteric mumbo-jumbo. Tough but feasible game without any cheating. Con's: No more save; checkpoints only. Abuse, abuse, and more abuse. No one helps you but they all scream for your help and treat you like dung. Are FPS players all perceived as masochist??? ABSOLUTELY BAAAAD, ASSENINE, STUPID AND INSULTING ENDING. Just for it, I'm out with the franchise. Final: No FPS lover can be without the F.E.A.R. saga. Buy it. The core game is worth it. Just be prepared for the ultimate let down in the end.