ShellShock 2: Blood Trails

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

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  • Summary: ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension and foreshadowing - implying the notion of danger,ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension and foreshadowing - implying the notion of danger, potential danger, imminent danger, and horrifying acts that have or are implied to have occurred or will come to pass. On course for war torn Vietnam, a plane carrying a top-secret cargo known only as Whiteknight is lost over the uncharted jungles of Cambodia. The special ops squad sent in to retrieve it disappear wtihout trace. Until, a month later, one of them walks out. Something in the darkness has driven him insane... Something from the darkness has followed him out. [Eidos Interactive]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 21 out of 21
  1. IGN
    46
    A budget title and it shows. The visuals, level design, AI, and just about anything else you can think of can't match up with the top-tier first-person shooters. On top of that, you only get 10 brief stages and no multiplayer options.
  2. GameSpot
    40
    ShellShock 2: Blood Trails spices up Vietnam with a liberal application of zombies, but the controls and the generic shooter gameplay leave a lot to be desired.
  3. Everyeye.it
    40
    Shellshock 2: Blood Trials is one of the worst early 2009 games. The title is seriously inadequate under all aspects: a creepy graphical engine, an inaccurate aiming system, a ridiculous plot and a silly lasting appeal. Keep away from this title: there are more interesting shooters, published last year, that can be bought for a budget price.
  4. GameCritics
    30
    This minor disaster is a huge step down for the developers, Rebellion, after their fun-but-flawed Sniper Elite, and the "people-would-acknowledge-as-better-than-Gears-of-War-had-anyone-actually-played-it" Rogue Trooper.
  5. X-ONE Magazine UK
    30
    Shellshock 2 is one of the most poorly designed and unplayable games this generation. Not even its admittedly interesting premise can keep it from feeling unfinished and completely unnecessary.
  6. Eurogamer
    20
    Up against World at War, Killzone 2 and Halo 3, it's a complete joke. The worst FPS I've played since Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.
  7. NTSC-uk
    10
    Even the poorest of titles there shows more promise than what’s on display here.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. lonewolf0228
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    Its not that bad of a game. Its just sloppy, and takes 2 hours to finish. Worth a rent. Maybe not buy it unless you've played it before. Don'tIts not that bad of a game. Its just sloppy, and takes 2 hours to finish. Worth a rent. Maybe not buy it unless you've played it before. Don't buy for 10 bucks. Not worth your money.… Expand
  2. ChrisM
    Sep 19, 2009
    9
    I recently purchased this game and have played it about 4 hours. I actually like this game and do not care if it does not have multiplayer I recently purchased this game and have played it about 4 hours. I actually like this game and do not care if it does not have multiplayer capabilities. I love how you fight in the jungle and all the while actually feel that the war in Vietnam was alot like this having grown up during that era. Vietnam was unlike any war ever fought and I thought the developers brought alot of the realism of the war in this game. I do not know why this game received such a low rating I thought it was good and it held my interest and there are some very challenging moments.… Expand
  4. ZacharyD
    Mar 14, 2009
    9
    I REALLY enjoyed this game! It had an amazing story and the graphics looked great! I have no clue why everyone says the sound, graphics, I REALLY enjoyed this game! It had an amazing story and the graphics looked great! I have no clue why everyone says the sound, graphics, gameplay all suck. I think the only thing that sucked is no multiplayer and that it was short. Though, there are two endings, and I have beat it 3 times now and I am still not tired of it! Go rent it and try it, I am glad I bought it!… Expand
  5. FredB
    Mar 6, 2009
    7
    Some awesome moments to be had. The level in the claustrophobic undeground tunnels of Vietnam was awesome, as was the level where you are Some awesome moments to be had. The level in the claustrophobic undeground tunnels of Vietnam was awesome, as was the level where you are trying to find your way out of a rundown Cambodian mansion filled with walking zombies that you can only kill with headshots. Therewas also a level with traps that you must avoid as you walk through the dank moonlit cambodian jungle. I honestly felt more fear playing this game than I did playing FEAR II. Sure this game may be glitchy in spots, a little rough around the edges, and no multiplayer, but it is still worth checking out. I spent more time with this than with Street Fighter IV, and I bought them both around the same time... hmmm.… Expand
  6. MikeyMo
    Feb 9, 2014
    7
    All I can say is that I bought this game knowing it's considered one of the worst games ever. It was $10 and my friends and I pitched on itAll I can say is that I bought this game knowing it's considered one of the worst games ever. It was $10 and my friends and I pitched on it for a laugh. We got a little drunk and a little stoned, and this game was HILARIOUS. I can't discredit it as a bad time because its so bad it's fun!

    There is some boss with a hockey mask and he takes literally hundreds of bullets to kill and its just insanely funny. At one part the enemy AI from another further part of the level all run into the bottom of the mountain you're on top of trying to kill you. It's just hilarious!!

    In one part a pig gets blown up by a land mine and that caused a good amount of drunken laugher.

    IN REALITY THIS GAME IS NO MORE THAN A 2.5 OR 3/10 BUT DRUNK WITH FRIENDS THIS GAME IS 3 HRS OF FUN FOR LIKE $10 IN THE AWFUL GAMES BIN.    … Expand
  7. dylansgaming48
    Jul 18, 2023
    5
    This game is really bad for 2009 very laggy not fun the fram rate is really bad the only fun thing with is its gameplay and shoting the restThis game is really bad for 2009 very laggy not fun the fram rate is really bad the only fun thing with is its gameplay and shoting the rest just suck if it wasnt for its gameplay or shoting it would be like a 1/10.… Expand
  8. Sha1ashaska
    Aug 20, 2015
    0
    Отвратительная игра во всех планах,от сюжета до геймплея. Лучше бы разработчики вообще ничего не делали.Отвратительная игра во всех планах,от сюжета до геймплея. Лучше бы разработчики вообще ничего не делали.

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#88 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#46 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009