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WOW!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My fiancee is playing this game right behind me and I can't stop jumping. Turn the surround sound up and hear the dead people whispering"I'm dead". You will almost pee your pants when these people jump out at you!! Heart racing game. This is the most eerie game I have ever played. It seems to be even scarier than most scary movies. The graphics are VERY good on this game too.

Great game in every aspect

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased this game and since I started playing it, it is hard to stop playing. It delivers excellent scares to me and the people that are even just sitting in the room with me. Excellent interface and controls make this an easy game to control. Very fun game for a group of people to play, or playing alone. The game has great depth and really makes it feel real. Turn out the lights, turn up the sound and have a GREAT time.

Okay, but not the best.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm going to go ahead and say it; The original Fatal Frame kicked serious booty. It was actually the only horror game that scared the crap out of me. This sequel, then, is a poor follow-up.
Storywise, the game is good. You've entered a haunted town to find your twin sister. mechanics are identical, you walk around a prerendered area and have a camera that you use against ghost (hey! The myths are apparently true!).
Where this game falls flat is presentation and game play. Presentation-wise, the game gives you nothing new. You are STILL walking around and taking pictures of stuff and ghosts. You are still finding the key to get to the next area. Ho-hum. what next.
Game-play is worse. With a few small exceptions, all the baddies come at you randomly. While this is good in some games, here it just feels as if they stopped caring about the game when it came to trying to make it fun.
My suggestion to you is to rent it at a local game store first. If you like it, get it from amazon. If you don't, then you'll be glad you rented it first.

Director's cut is the pinnacle of console horror

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I do like a good horror game, but long ago grew tired of the cheap tactics employed by the likes of the Resident Evil series. The irritation caused by miserly ammo & save mechanisms, deliberately awkard combat and camera angles which obscure what I (player and character alike) should be able to see completely override any sense of fear - you can't be scared and annoyed at the same time. System Shock 2 on the PC proved long ago that a game can be terrifying without being unfair, and at last a horror game just as good has arrived for a home console.

The Xbox-only "director's cut" of Fatal Frame 2 stands head and shoulders above all other games in this series, for one reason: the first-person (FPS) control option. This is a brilliant addition, I'm thrilled that the Japanese developers chose to add it for this version, but disappointed that it did not make a return in Fatal Frame 3. It kills two birds with one stone: firstly, it removes the jarring switch from 3rd-person exploration/evasion to 1st-person photography, which has never been comfortable; secondly, it plunges you right into the incredibly atmospheric setting - all barriers between you and the extremely unsettling events and characters are removed. As a friend of mine put it, the change of perspective is so effective because "it's happening to you" - not a character on the screen - and that really is the way it feels when this game takes hold.

The art direction and sound are superb, the premise and story are incredibly involving (and, once you come to understand past events and characters, have an uncommonly strong emotional impact), and as the game progresses with an atmosphere that always keeps you on edge, there are a few stand-out moments of expertly engineered terror that you are likely to remember as all-time gaming highlights. Above all, this is an extremely well designed game, which reminds me in many ways of the old Looking Glass greats like Thief and System Shock - it has a similar mode of progression (lots of freedom within a linear framework) and storytelling to those classics, and treats production values, rewarding gameplay, atmosphere and story with equal respect. If you want a game that is genuinely good and genuinely scary, this is an essential purchase.

Remember to play in FPS mode! Surround sound and HDTV are recommended, but FPS mode and a dark room are essential ;)
It's also worth noting that this game is now playable on Xbox 360.

Outstanding

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If strongly recommend turning down the brighness from the start. It defaults to a very high setting. I turned mine down to 13-clicks above black, which makes it look very authentic on my television and makes the ghosts appear out the the dark. The presentation is done very well. The FPS mode (on XBOX) pulls you into the experience. The game might make you jump. I recommend turning up the sound system and turning out the lights.

Not for the fragile

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is the sequal to fatal frame 1, yet you do not need to play it to understand what is going on. Crimson Butterfly is a different story that takes a different approach than the first.

The game is about twin girls, Mio and Mayu. When they were little Mayu fell down a steep hill in the woods. She was trying to keep up with Mio and tripped. Now she is crippled. This can be a little annoying sometimes. You are Mio, your sister Mayu follows you during parts of the game, she can't keep up with you if you go to fast. Although the game is a little scary so you might not want to go fast anyways...
The game begins with Mio and Mayu in the woods. Mayu sees a crimson butterfly and follows it. When Mio notices she goes after her. As she passes some strange stones everything goes in black and white. She chases her sister only to have a strange vision type thing and Mayu disappears.
You will notice that she does that a lot
Mio follows a path to the "lost village" that was said to have disappeared after a strange ceremony.
Now you have to figure out how to get you and your sister out.
There are a few problems of course...
One you dont really know where you are
There are violent ghosts or spirits all over the place
and your sister, Mayu, seems to be slowly going insane

During the game you will find the camera obscura
with it you can take pictures of ghosts
this is how you fight in this game

They got the whole idea of the camera fighing from a story in japan. There was a girl that was scared because she kept seeing ghosts. Her dad told her to take pictures of them to get them to go away. So she did, and there was actual ghosts in the pictures. After the girl would take a picture the ghost would go away. So they believed that they could capture them in the picture.

Anyways you have to use the camera to get the ghosts. Its unique I like it.

I thought the game was great. I had to play it everyday until i beat it. I wouldnt suggest playing it alone in the dark though. It was kind of sad that I started to like when my sister, Mayu, was around since I wasnt alone. She just tended to become a little creepy after awhile...
Be prepared for some gruesome settings, ghosts that are scary as hell, and a crazy story.

Mio makes the ghost busters look like wimpy babies...she fights deadlier ghosts single handedly with ...a camera

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off let me say that I don't get scared that easily. After watching many horror movies and at the least getting a bit scared I decided to try video games. I looked online for some interesting titles. Resident Evil looked okay but I wasn't into that. Silent Hill may just disturb me a little by the looks of it. Then I saw how people talked so much about a game called Fatal Frame. I thought: hmmm a game about a girl who finds her way in a scary mansion full of ghosts and the only way she stands a chance against them is a camera infused with exorcismal power...interesting. So I decided to get Fatal Frame. I browsed around the stores but no luck. BUT I did come across the sequel, Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly. Although I didn't hear much of this game I decided to get it and I'm not at all disappointed.

Gameplay~The introduction to the game is well done. Twin sisters, Mio and Mayu, visit a secret hideaway somewhere in a forest. Around this time Mio starts to remember the past and the incident that left her sister Mayu physically weak in the legs. When Mio leaves her thoughts she looks around and sees Mayu following a crimson butterfly into the distance. Mio follows Mayu through the forest while calling out her name. They both find their way to the village: All God's Village. Soon after you encounter the first ghost you fight, Mayu leaves your sight and your stuck fighting ghosts who come at you after certain events. Many events in the game have shocked me and just got me leaving the lights on when I went to sleep. They won't come up from out of the blue. You'll know when they come because the filament on the bottom right screen will glow and will glow brighter if Mio is facing the right way. If the ghost is behind Mio then the filament won't glow. If it's right in front of you it will glow brightly. At times some ghosts aren't hostile and you'll know this if the filament glows blue. At times there are ghosts that you can only take a picture of once and after that they're gone forever so you have to be cautious. The position and quality of the picture will earn you points which are used to upgrade the camera obscura. The better the quality the more points you earn. After some events Mayu will follow you and others she will leave you. When she's following you make sure you don't leave her behind because she can't run as fast as Mio because of the incident. If Mayu dies it's game over. Overall the camera as a weapon really improves the gameplay. The story though could have a been a bit better and longer too. Otherwise think: A survival horror game, add a camera, ghosts, creepy setting, unsettling sounds, characters, scripts, a story, japanese theme, and rpg elements. Mix them all up and you have Fatal Frame 2.

Graphics~The graphics are awesome! You can't go wrong with them. The setting looks rather crisp and the lighting and shadowing just adds to the creepy feel. The Mio and Mayu character models are eye candy although I think the ghost models and some other supporting character models could have used a bit more work but it's still looking pretty good. It's amazing how the flashlight works. You'll be amazed how good of a job Tecmo did when you point the flashlight in an area and how it lights up the target area not too bright but just right.

Sounds~CRANK UP THAT VOLUME!!!The sound really adds to the gameplay. The music gives you a creepy unnerving feeling when you're playing. The sounds can make a full grown man jump. From the moaning of ghosts to the voice acting of the characters... they all sound great. One complaint though may be the recordings from the ghosts that you hear on the radio and how some lines feel like there is no emotion put into it. It seems rather repetitive and dull. Tecmo sure does know when to put SURPRISING sounds. Like when you enter a house the music pauses a moment and replaces it with an unsettling shriek like sound as you walk by a ghost. My brother next to me was like %*#$*#($_*#.

Replay~Multiple endings(including an ending exclusive to the xbox), fps mode and survival mode should add to the replay. Other than that there are extras such as costumes. The replay value really makes up for the short story. There are many extras that you probably wouldn't mind playing this game over and over again.

Overall~Survival horror fans shouldn't miss this one. It would be a somewhat fresh new experience. Good story, fun, awesome graphics, superb sound, getting yourself scared silly, and a good replay value.......where can you go wrong? Well actually if you aren't a patient person then you probably shouldn't get this game. There's a lot of backtracking which may turn off some players. Other than that it's a great new experience for gamers.

Gives you the cchillls!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Title says it all. This game has the right mix of darkness and cinematic surprise. I found myself preparing mentally prior to opening the next door.

BETTER THAN SILENT HILL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This was one of the best game I've ever played after I was convinced into buying it from a couple of friends of mine. After having played for only about 20 minutes into the game I was totally scared out of my skin. Every time I faced off a ghost or two I'm always on the edge watching for when they might attack and I would go screaming at the top of my lungs when a ghost grabbed me. Not only did this game scared me out of my skins, but Tecmo did a very excellent job of the overall sound effect, lighting, graphic, and the storyline. I loved all the seperate endings and I especially enjoy the song at the end. If you really want a good game, GO GRAB FATAL FRAME 2, YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED.

Better than 90% of the horror movies coming out lately

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its pretty sad when we live in a day and age when they are making better horror video games than horror movies that are coming out in theaters these day. This game really captures true horror. Its awesome. I never even played the first one, but I liked it so much I bought the first one used (because it's out of print). Very few games have drove me to do that. As a matter of fact, I'll buy any future games with this title too. You can really experience a nightmare. To live being locked in a dark room with a ghost, while having the ability to exorcise spirits with your camera. The game is near perfect game! Only very minor flaw: no rotating camera ability

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