A sequel to end all sequels, C2: bloodshot does everything bigger and better and finally explains what is going.
Graphically is really the only place C2 struggles. Though much better then the original C2 suffers from VERY inconsistent textures and character models. Some areas of the game put Gears of War to shame others barely get the job done. This never really hurts the game but is really the only problem other then some minor graphical glitches which is seen in almost any game on a PS 3 or 360. The most noticeable drop in graphical quality happen during less important areas giving me the filling they were left less detailed do to there lack of importance, so I say fair enough. Most of the game though will truly blow your mind with their amazing detailed environments and life like character models.
Game play has been much improved. Though relying mostly on Melee combat much like the first game, it makes melee as intense as any shooter. With each trigger controlling a hand you can easily beat your way through a slew of crack hands and finish them off with a brick to the head. Gun play though second to melee is much more involved then the last game especially in the later levels. New additions such as Online multiplayer and the C2 fight club which is some what a arcade survival game make its total package online and off almost perfect. Online is brutal and addictive, though it needs some DLC in the future to truly flesh it out, such as more playable characters and so on. The fight club is a collection of offline challenges in which you are given a mission and complete it as quickly as possible or kill as many enemies as possible and so on. The fight club is simple and strikingly fun to try and climb up the leader boards as you mindlessly beat the crap out of creatures and meth heads. Now that the action is perfected you would think the investigative side would suffer but actually it is also perfected as well allowing more freedom which feels a lot more like you are actually doing something rather then following a prompt.
You can actually fail to find clues and move on through the game. It is all up to you. You are also fully in control of what tool you use and can actually select them any where in the game but rarely have any use outside of the designated areas.
One odd note though. Both the lead character Thomas and his friend Rossa have under gone extreme make overs. Thomas is white for one thing, muscular instead of chunky and more....emo. Rossa lost 100 lbs, is 10-15 years younger and less......ugly. This was a straight up switch- a-roo and not do to the timeline. It's weird but in the end it is very much for the best. I live in the fat ugly world. I want to play in the pretty one.
All and all it is the best FP survival horror game to date. Yeah thats right better then Bioshock. Content alone expands C2 far beyond Bioshocks offline offering and the story mode in C2 finishes the job.
Dollar value $70-$80