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  • Summary: Welcome once again to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
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  2. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Nov 17, 2014
    70
    Five Nights at Freddy's 2 managed to win me over on the strength of its personality, but hopefully we'll get a long vacation before our next shift.
  2. Nov 25, 2014
    70
    Come for the one of the scariest environments you’ll sweat in, but try not to leave for the punishing level of difficulty.
  3. Jan 9, 2015
    60
    Basically the same game as the first one, but modifications made the experience rather harmful. Sometimes you will be scared, but overall the game does not offer anything exceptional. You better play the first part again.
  4. Feb 1, 2015
    55
    Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a game for Youtubers. Buy it if you love to scream louder than your little cousin.
  5. Dec 23, 2014
    40
    The game’s downfall is the forsaking of its predecessor’s main elements of dread in favor of resorting to cheap jump-scares with the over-saturation of old animatronics and the music box preventing you from being able to change your actions more.
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  1. Positive: 75 out of 118
  2. Negative: 19 out of 118
  1. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    gotta say, it alright, it not subtle nor nuanced, it lukewarm and tasteless. but, it alright. it remind me of me bear, which i personally likegotta say, it alright, it not subtle nor nuanced, it lukewarm and tasteless. but, it alright. it remind me of me bear, which i personally like much better. Expand
  2. Aug 20, 2020
    10
    un juego increíble en todos los sentidos mi favorito de la saga pienso que :
    historia:este juego revela sutilmente muchas cosas los
    un juego increíble en todos los sentidos mi favorito de la saga pienso que :
    historia:este juego revela sutilmente muchas cosas los asesinatos de los animatronicos originales y puppet la mordida del 87,etc
    diseños:me encantan los diseños de fnaf 2 con un increíble balance entre animatronicos destruidos y nuevos da el aspecto de una pizzeria real y mangle es mi diseño favorito de toda la franquicia
    jugabilidad: la mejor de la saga junto a ucn cambia la atmósfera tétrica y pesada del fnaf 1 por una agobiante aparte de tener una dificultad balanceada y unas mecánicas originales sacando las puertas del fnaf 1 y agregando la mascara
    en fin un juegaso de la época de oro de mi franquicia de videojuegos favorita
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  3. Nov 24, 2014
    10
    Throughout playing Five Nights at Freddy's 2, my opinion of the game has changed. I once thought it was a step down from its predecessor dueThroughout playing Five Nights at Freddy's 2, my opinion of the game has changed. I once thought it was a step down from its predecessor due to the "lukewarm" atmosphere and the downgraded character jumpscare animations. But now, on Night 6, I discovered what made the game better than its predecessor... Its unforgiving difficulty and sense of helplessness and paranoia that the first game somewhat lacked. In the first game, i breezed through nights 1-4, completed night 5 with a bit of trouble, and completed Night 6 after many, many tries. An unnecessary difficulty spike from night 5 to 6. But in Five Night's at Freddy's 2, Night 1 was unusually difficult for night one and the nights had a steady difficulty increase unlike the first game which was a bit fluctuate with its difficulty. Now, as I am on Night 6, I realize how much better the difficulty and stress is than the first game's. Expand
  4. Nov 4, 2017
    8
    The problem with this sequel game is that winding that damn music box and other chores you need to accomplish gets real old after the first 3The problem with this sequel game is that winding that damn music box and other chores you need to accomplish gets real old after the first 3 or 4 nights. If you can get past that, this game is equally as scary and suspenseful as the first game. This one really relies on the sounds to send chills down your spine. Expand
  5. Nov 30, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Five Nights at Freddy's was incredibly popular for many reasons. It was something new, it had a different form of enemy, it was cheap, it was difficult, it had an interesting back story... In short, it quickly became one of the most surprising games of 2014 after its soft release, but many plays, The hilarious Let's Play videos only helped to bolster its popularity. Knowing that he had a winner on his hands, Scott Cawthon quickly developed the next one and released it... only a few months after the first! If you thought COD was bad for sequels, try releasing 2 games within 3 months of each other. The thing is, Freddy's 2 somehow manages to keep the scares, the difficulty and the unique characters if the original, while improving in almost every way! Every way that is, except for the most important...

    This time you play as guard Jeremy Fitzgerald at a new and improved Pizzeria. There are now eleven animatronics instead of five and they range from reinvented versions of the originals to nasty new ones like a laughing Balloon Boy and a Puppet that constantly forces you to watch your cameras. I still love the character designs- the animatronics are somehow innocent, yet incredibly horrifying all at the same time. Take the original Freddy for example- he looks alright, if a little battered, but put him in the right position and he's the scariest monster in the game. The animatronics are noticeably more active in this game and right from the start they'll come for you. The AI is much better this time around and the game holds your hand even less than the first one did... while the Phone Guy gave twisted tutorials in the first game, now he is content to just tell you backstory and doesn't even bother explaining the new mechanics....

    Speaking of these new mechanics, the game is very similar to the first one, but changes enough to feel innovative. There are no doors now, with the animatronics crawling through vents to reach you or just coming head on. That's why you have a Freddy mask- while you are watching your cameras (of which there are even more now), the creatures will sneak into the room. Pull down your tablet and wollah- a faceless Bonnie is standing above you in the office. If you are quick enough you can put on the mask, wait for her to leave and then go about your business like nothing happened. If you are slow however... jump scare time! While this is much harder than the original, a feature has also been cut out- power monitoring! You now have a bigger budget and never need to worry about the lights going out. if you think this makes it easy, think again. You have a flash light with limited battery and while it takes a while to drain it, it is instrumental to getting you scared. Another new feature- you now must wind up a music box repeatedly. If it goes completely down, a Puppet animatronic comes and kills you. I have mixed feelings about this mechanic. While you get notifications when the box is about to run out, I hated it when the animatronics pull down your camera just as the box is about to wind up. By the time you've avoided them, the thing has run out and the Puppet comes to kill you. These deaths are cheap and made me wish the mechanic was never included. Then again, the fans love a challenge and this supplies it!

    Once again, the graphics are poor. I don't mind the low budget feel and the animatronic models look excellent, but this game sucks hard when it comes to environments and lighting. The sound design is still top of the line though, with a creepy score and some freaky sound cues, like the constant dialogue from a child saying "Hi". The ambient sounds are also pretty damn freaky. Once again there are no issues with the controls, because you barely control anything. When it comes to entertainment, once again there is a main campaign of five nights, along with a bonus 6th night and the Custom Night. Once again you won't feel the need to replay this either, as a tense hour of it is enough for what you get.

    Freddy's 2 is fun and is easily my preference in the series. While it doesn't advance too much and there is still a fair amount of repetition (though that is broken up with "cutscenes" and 8-bit arcade games), this feels like enough of a revolution to make sequel status. However, a few more new ideas would certainly help with the inevitable third game.
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  6. Jun 14, 2018
    6
    A Five Nights at Freddy's fan will like this game. I have the same thoughts on this one as I had on the first one:not scary but fun, strongA Five Nights at Freddy's fan will like this game. I have the same thoughts on this one as I had on the first one:not scary but fun, strong story but it gets boring. It's not a disappointing game. Expand
  7. Jul 13, 2016
    0
    the same garbage as the first one cant even move it was the worst game of 2014the same garbage as the first one cant even move it was the worst game of 2014 fdsgsdfgsgsddf Expand

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