inFamous, praised for spawning an impressive new breed of super-hero in the electrically-charged Cole MacGrath and then creating an extravagantly designed open-world city for him to ply his trade, was one of those games that demanded a sequel. Stereotypically, sequels are never as impressive as their originals, but inFamous 2 improves in many areas to deliver a smooth-flowing, enjoyable and explosive ride.
inFAMOUS 2
Sucker Punch Productions · Jun 7, 2011
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inFAMOUS™ 2 is the 2nd chapter in one of the best selling franchises for the PS3™ system. Blamed for the destruction of Empire City and haunted by the ghosts of his past, Cole must make a dramatic journey to discover his full super-powered potential and face the final confrontation with a dark and terrifying enemy from his own future.
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- 8.0A huge improvement over its flawed predecessor, InFamous 2 injects more variety, personality and explosive fun into the first game’s promising formula, while removing or fine-tuning its most irritating problems.
- 7.0UGC is certainly not the killer feature this series needed to emerge from its slightly ropey footing, and while inFamous 2 is a mostly entertaining game that manages to succeed over its predecessor, Sucker Punch is still yet to make an experience that's genuinely electrifying.
- 8.0Whatever complaints you might make about the ways Infamous 2 could be better, the core of the game is so much fun that it's inarguably worth playing. It's only because the series has so much potential, and already makes good on so much of that potential, that I feel compelled to point out those faults at all. The day we see an Infamous 3 that makes good on everything this series could be, well, that will be an exciting day.
- 9.0Infamous 2 improves upon the original in nearly every way with a fantastic setting and great mechanics but the story just wasn't quite a home run. Definitely worth a buy, if only to skate around New Marais and toss some cars. And shoot guys with lightning. And beat up bucket drummers.
- 8.0Infamous 2 does just enough new to avoid the dreaded 1.5 tag that we so often use in our community. Perhaps it is a testament to the fact the first game was really that good. I expected more new stuff but the minor enhancements to the gameplay are welcome and do make a difference. I should warn you though, if you want everything from Infamous’ 2 story I highly recommend that you play and finish the first game before starting out with this one.
Gamer reviews
Infamous 2 is a great sequel that manages to improve in just about everything that made the original good. The new superpowers and the great fighting and gameplay mechanics feel much more alive in this game that I can play it for hours without getting tired of it. And while it's not perfect it's still an amazing playstation exclusive that again made me glad that I bought a ps3 to play it on.
Might be a biased review because this game is part of my childhood, but there is so much detail put in the game. Graphics are outdated now but the gameplay is so good
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