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Well Worth Buying

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Fatal Frame 2 has a unique story that will keep you captivated through the whole game. The ghosts and backgrounds are extremely well done, especially for when it came out. The ghosts really are terrifying. The game was great all the way through and I recommend it for anyone who enjoys a survival horror game.

Ridiculously Scary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Right now I'm playing Silent Hill 1, Silent Hill 3, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Outbreak, and this game is by far the scariest game I've EVER played. I actually have to take breathers before walking into a room, I literally scream as if I'm actually seeing ghouls, I get scared in the dark after playing, and I question myself why I even play this, it's that scary. If you decide to buy this beware of playing by yourself, there's a warning on the back of the box about this, take it seriously. I also have Fatal Frame 3 but haven't yet played it. If you're really looking for an amazing horror game you've fatal fallen across the right one.

great fatal frame story

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fatal frame fan just for the fact its the only game that has even came close to scareing me . this games atmosphere and sound makes you uneasy and on edge along with its great cinamatics .but besides all that it scared two grown men and this is how ......Me and my friend cody were playin the game figurein out puzzles and everythin like every game we play , and we came to a part where we didnt know what to do and so i have the controler running around when i noticed a blue curtin hangin in the corner . so i went behind the curtin and couldnt see anythin except the curtin in 3rd person so i quickly went to 1st to see what was there(me and cody were at ease ) and right as i did it a little boy ghost smacked right in the center of the screen with great sound making cody get up , knock over his chair , and run out of the room while i threw the controler and jerked away hitting my head on my dresser..........this game is by far worth the money

Together Forever.......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is my all time favorite game...I love the first on but this installment surpasses it. The story is so interesting. You're trapped in a cursed village that continues to replay the night of its destruction until what went wrong can be fixed. You play one of a set of Twins Mayu and Mio...and your sister keeps running off after crimson butterflys like she's being called by something...which she is and then you have to find her....but you have to play to find out what happened and whats going on 'cause I'm not telling. And the Town you can to explore...its incredible...like taking a trip back in time and getting to see feudal style Japanese villages...it was amazing.
The atmosphere was still extremely creepy...though not as scary as the first one...it is definitely still creepy.
And its got insane replay value...there are 3 different endings you can get (and one is only available once you have beaten the game at least once), plus completing the ghost list. I have played and beat this game 4-5 times and I'm still not tired of it. Graphics, music, and sounds are all great and look and sound real. One of my favorite parts is that if you get stuck there is a ghost boy who helps to point you in the right direction.
Definitely worth playing, especially if you liked the first one!

I couldn't sleep for a month

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I first sat down to play this, I had no idea how terrifying this game was. After the first time a ghost crawled out of a box, I started playing it during the day only. The plot follows two girls alone in a hidden village in Japan where a massacre occurred years before (leading to the huge amount of ghosts which roam about). Your only weapon is a camera, found inside the first house. Your goal is to save your sister who repeatedly goes weird on you and wonders off or is taken by the ghosts. Think the slums of the village in Spirited Away on a VERY bad night.

Gameplay: Good. Being as your only weapon is a camera, you have to switch into "camera mode" every time an attacking ghost charges you (which not all ghost do, but they can still be captured). You have no control of your character's sister except in two or three mini-missions. Not just a survival horror game, there are several puzzles as well that you have to muddle through. They can be challenging, but not over the top, Riven difficult.

Setting: Perfect. The village and houses for the game are dark, cramped at times, and beautiful in a horrifying way. You have to pay a lot of attention to what is around you, some ghosts are hidden and can give valuable rewards once captured, but you have to look for them among the setting and sometimes in odd places.

Sound: Minimal. There isn't a lot of background music through out the game, only when you are in battle is it really noticeable. But when the battle is about to begin, YOU WILL KNOW IT! A heartbeat sound is heard and then watch out for scary monsters and super creeps to be lunging for you. The save/load screens have some interesting, I'll be it very Japanese music, which really works sense, well, it is set in Japan and made by Japanese. Voice acting was top shelf.

Ghosts: Bladder clearing. Probably the scariest enemies of a video game I have ever seen. The ghosts are straight out of a Japanese horror film; black eyes, pale skin, creepy. The ghosts are shown in the fashion in which they dead (ex: the broken neck girl who can't keep her head up, the crawling woman who falls from the ceiling at you, but the most disturbing are the children ghosts...you'll just have to see those...*shiver*). Again, not all ghost will attack you, but none will help you, either. It is not uncommon to see figures walking out of some corner of the village and disappear. Plus, there are hidden ghosts, ghosts that will jump out but not attack, and other chilling spirits that will just walk by or say something simply to freak you out. The big bad boss at the end was a bit over the top as far as scary demon, creepy to look at but a bit over done and easy to finish off if you have enough film.

SPOILERS: Ehh...The end is truly disappointing. Even the good ending made my feel "well, if all this is for not, why did I waste my time". Not saying this game was bad, in fact, as stated above, it's by far the scariest game I've ever played (Silent Hill 2 & 4, close second and third), but I wasn't expecting to be angry for all the horror I was put through to come to that. I won't tell you how it ends, but in my opinion, it was a cop-out.

All in all, this game is great (scary as hell). Play in the dark, if you dare!

Just when I was getting cocky...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is cunning. I was praising myself too early at being able to handle the tension, but a couple of ghosts later I was in a strange trance, a place of limbo where I could not stop playing but didn't like continuing either. A door would shut behind me and I would about go into a siezure. A hour and a half later I was upstairs watching the Antique Road Show with my parents.
The drama and style have a strong transporting ability. The cut scenes are very fluid, amazing really. Red crimson is a character all on it's own. The extreme contrasts of the fawn like qaulity of the sisters against the ongoing questionable shapes in the environment keeps the tension mounted. Sounds come and go irradically---get ready to turn up the sound to hear the kitten like voices of the girls--making way for more ominious noises to crash into your consciousness. It took a lot for me to get used to the fact that it's so bloody dark - it's hard to tell a door from a wall or which way is a path and which isn't. I am guessing that that is part of what makes the game so intense, to be always trying to figure out what things are, but I found it a bit frustrating.
This is probably the darkest game I have played, not only because of the startling images, but because the story feels so personal.

The Best of the Fatal Frame Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fatal Frame II is quite possibly the scariest video game experience on any console. The atmosphere during the first fifteen minutes of the game is so creepy and unnerving, but you have to remember, this is only the first fifteen minutes. One thing that I have to point out though is the fact that this game doesn't rely on blood and gore to serve up some of the many scares. (Even though there is some blood in the game.)

The game starts out with two sisters, Mayu and Myo. They are reminiscing about a horrifying situation that took place many years ago at the All God's Dam.(I think thats the correct name.) Then, Mayu follows a Crimson Butterfly into the woods, and then, without warning, you are plunged into eternal night. When you finally reach her, she finds the fictional All God's Village. This is where the fun begins....

My Review

Plot: Very well done, and very well written. Reminiscent of J-Horror movies.

Atmosphere: Creepy and unnerving. As you walk through the misty, dark, abandoned village, you will see white figures walking in the distance....

Music: The backbone of the atmosphere. It has various Japanese instruments, that play perfectly. Occasionally, you will get that trade mark high-pitched violin screech. (When ghosts lunge at you.)

Scares: Quite possibly holds the most frightening sequences on any video game. Ghosts seem to attack you from out of nowhere,and make you jump a mile high. I only have to name the ghosts to give you goosebumps. (Broken Neck Lady, Women in Box, Limbo Man, Limbo Women, Drowned Women, and the infamous "Mourners.")

Overall: Great Video Game for the survival-horror genre, if your into that sort of thing.

Love it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is personally my favorite. The scare factor on this game isn't the looks of the ghosts, but the tension. The walking in to a room and not knowing what is waiting there for you. I personally like the game, because of the settings. Which are beautiful. There are a few things that annoyed me about the game, first and foremost is Mayu. She is seriously irritating as you attempt to make your way through the game, being as you constantly have to wait for her to catch up. The repetitive nature of some of the ghost. I really dislike how many of the ghosts actions repeat themselves. (Such as when the lady falls fom the landing.) But all and all this game is fun and is truely scary, I have friends who won't stay in the same room when I'm playig. But I recommend this, ONLY if you believe in ghosts^^

To sum it up: Terrifyingly disturbing and Scary

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Many games try to be scary, but fail miserably........ Not this one. I am not going to get into the subject of what happens in this game, that is for you to find out. However, I will give you an advisory of what to expect. There are two things that parents may want to hear about before letting their children play.

Scariness: Deeply Disturbing, and Scary Situations. Many pop-out at you suprises. If you have seen "The Ring," get ready for a suprise.

Violence: References and Scenes depicting a horrific ritual. Some graphic wounds.

If you let your children play this game, keep close. This game is very scary.

Best horror game imaginable

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I first heard of Fatal Frame 2 through an AMV. Which in case no one knows is an Anime Music Video. I have ALWAYS had a passion for horror and such, and I fell in love. But I never had the chance to buy the game. Until my friend brought it over to a sleepover and that was when I fell head over heels ..

At first I thought it was not scary at all, since I was so used to horror. But I was wrong. After awhile even little sounds made me scream. Adding to the fact that I was playing AT NIGHT with a bunch of my girlfriends screaming behind me. But I couldn't put down the contoller even though they begged me to stop the terrifying game.

The way the sounds created such an eerie affect got me so caught up into it. Like I was actually there. But I think the most terrifying, yet impowering effect, was the way the ghosts would pop out of NO WHERE. The way they where created was just amazing. Their movements and sounds were so realistic. And the way the screen would change whenever a ghost would walk by sent chills up my spine. After awhile I became a pro at "killing" the ghosts. It was just soo much fun that I wouldn't stop. I got so into it that I was just around the same level as my friend. I don't own the game, but I'm am hoping to change that. It is one of the best games I have ever played in my life.

I think the only thing that made me a bit mad was the fact that the character ran SO SLOW. And sometimes that was a bad thing because the ghosts can be fast at times. But most often, their slow.

Overall, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS GAME. It is just too great to turn down. I assure you.

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