Saw 2: Flesh and Blood Review

Story: (5.5 | 10)
"Step into the dark and tormented world of Saw 2 and experience the gruesome traps that Jigsaw has created to test your will to survive. With new traps, puzzles, and combat system players will need to think fast and act quick to pass the rigors of the tests Jigsaw has engineered. Set between the Saw and Saw II movies, the game follows Detective Tapp's estranged son Michael, who become Jigsaw's next subject while he is investigating father's recent death."
(Source: metacritic.com)

The story in Saw 2: Flesh and Blood is fairly poor, while I'll admit there are a few good plot-twists near the end but besides for that, most of the story will be from the collectibles making it a must to collect all the case files and audio tapes if you want the full story from this game or just the achievements.

Gameplay: (6.5 | 10)
The gameplay in Saw revolves mainly around the puzzles throughout the game, however you will have to do some combat from time to time. The puzzles in the game are okay but are used to hell, the main two puzzles being used the most are point to point and lock picking, lock picking being way too easy and point to point being way too time consuming at some points, even on insanity!

The combat is mixed up into two parts. The first part being the basic hand to hand or weaponry while the second part being puzzle based. The puzzle based combat is actually pretty fun but it isn't difficult and it won't take you too long to finish them, while the hand to hand or weaponry based combat falls flat onto its face, whenever you have to fight someone it'll show someone running at you before you have to hit the X button. You'll then either have to defend yourself once or just skip right into the combat, which is ALWAYS just a quick time event which only takes you about 15 seconds to get past, plus if you have a weapon like the axe or the spiked bat, you'll kill them in one hit every time.

Graphics: (6.5 | 10)
The graphics in the game are pretty standard, some of the time you'll run into something in the background of someone trying to pass their test or there game (whatever you prefer to call it) but besides for that there just isn't anything unique or pretty and sometimes the graphics can just be plain lazy or might just be taken from the first game. Nothing bad, but nothing new.

Music: (8.5 | 10)
The music in the game is generally just background music (for when you're being chased, attacked, cut-scene, etc.) and it's generally okay, and if you don't like the music it's never on for too long (generally just a minute or two) so you won't suffer and if it's cut-scene music, you can always skip the cut-scenes. The song 'Hello Zepp' from the first Saw movie also makes an appearance which will put a smile on any Saw fan.

Pros:
Hello Zepp theme
Fairly decent controls.
A fair sum of good puzzles.
Lots a' collectibles.

Cons:
Weak storyline.
Bad characters.
Lots of easy puzzles.
Repetitive puzzles.
Bad combat.
Mediocre graphics.
Way too short.

Overall: (6.5 | 10)


Rank: Okay rental

Even though Saw 2 has its problems it still has a fair amount of enjoyment to be taken from it and it still has a lot more to do then the first one did, so if you're really needing something to play before you pick up Fallout: New Vegas or Call of Duty: Black Ops, this is an okay game to rent for a few days before you unlock all the really easy achievements (or trophies) or you beat it.