The sequel to F.E.A.R. continues the supernatural suspense story of a powerful psychic named Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her caused her to begin an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to devour and replace reality with her own. Players will encounter Alma as they explore the city that was annihilated by the cataclysmic explosion of the previous game. Instead of playing as the Point Man, the game's protagonist is Michael Becket, a special forces operator whose squad is sent in to arrest Genevieve Aristide approximately thirty minutes before the ending of F.E.A.R.
The excellent combat of the first game is still somewhat intact, but everything else has regressed. There were very clear steps to correct many of the first game's issues, but there were also many poor design and narrative decisions made here. Overall a mediocre shooter where the best thing about it is that it is at least better than its own sequel.