Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 2: Contemplation

 Xbox One
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Destructoid
    Mar 3, 2015
    90
    The good times keep rolling in Episode 2 with a great atmosphere, more Raid levels, and an compelling-enough narrative.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 11, 2015
    85
    Picking up where the first chapter left off, Resident Evil Revelations 2 is looking great after a good cliffhanger ending and looks like a promising entry in the franchise.
  3. Pure Xbox
    Mar 11, 2015
    80
    Episode Two: Contemplation is hands down, a better, stronger, and more satisfying entry than the Revelations 2 premiere episode was.
  5. IGN
    Mar 3, 2015
    80
    Despite uninspiring environmental design, stakes are getting higher, enemies are tougher, and co-operative play is more essential. Now that’s more like it.
  6. 4P.de
    Mar 6, 2015
    77
    A stronger showing than the first episode. The pacing is better and more varied, the story seems to gain momentum as well. Some problems like the random item distribution stay the same, though.
  7. CGMagazine
    Mar 5, 2015
    70
    The familiar game play and dirt cheap price makes Revelations 2 worth a look for even casual horror gamers.
  8. VideoGamer
    Mar 4, 2015
    70
    Series fans will love it – indeed, series fans would probably love it if a Capcom came to their house and punched their mothers – but Episode 2 not only provides a motivation to pick up Ep 3, it also neatly brings overarching backstory into play.
  9. Game Revolution
    Mar 3, 2015
    70
    It's bringing back some of the old and combining it with the action sequences current gamers are accustomed to. As I mentioned in the first episode's review, it's disjointed and yet somehow manages to work.
  10. Hardcore Gamer
    Mar 3, 2015
    70
    There are certain elements to Contemplation that have been improved from the first episode, namely the more open environments and the new enemy types, but there are still apparent flaws to the story and combat scenarios.
  11. The Jimquisition
    Mar 4, 2015
    65
    Rather than feel like an episodic release, Revelations 2 currently feels like a full game that keeps getting rudely interrupted, and it’s hard to maintain a sense of investment this way.
  12. GameSpot
    Mar 3, 2015
    60
    Were it not for Claire's chapter, it wouldn't be hard to sit out the rest of Resident Evil: Revelations 2, but the memory of the good times, and the latest cliffhanger, ultimately stick with you when the credits roll.

Awards & Rankings

68
#68 Best Xbox One Game of 2015

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 6 out of 26
  1. jcarl663
    Mar 6, 2015
    9
    This might be the first time I've felt that invisible enemies were not the dumbest bs ever to exist. Even RE4 couldn't make invisible enemiesThis might be the first time I've felt that invisible enemies were not the dumbest bs ever to exist. Even RE4 couldn't make invisible enemies this interesting and not-annoying.… Full Review »
  2. PieceofCake
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    Amazing. Truly one of, if not, the best Resident Evil to date. The story is done incredibly well, and the multiplayer Raid Mode is addictive,Amazing. Truly one of, if not, the best Resident Evil to date. The story is done incredibly well, and the multiplayer Raid Mode is addictive, which will have you endlessly stocking a locker full of guns that you've found along the way with various stats and upgrading them into the perfect killing machines for your arsenal, like turning a bolt-action sniper rifle into a chargeable burst-fire rail-gun using upgradable weapon parts at your workbench. It's great fun, and it's back to true form for the Resident Evil survival horror feel during Story Mode.… Full Review »
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