Cole returns to our PlayStations in InFamous 2, and this time he’s packing some serious punch. It’s time for more open world super hero action from a game that looks set to make itself one of the Playstation 3’s finest exclusive titles around. Now let’s zap this review shall we.
Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3
Release dates: NA June 7th 2011, AUS June 9th 2011, EU June 10th 2011
Genre: Open world, Action-Adventure
Mode: Single-player
Ratings: ESRB: T, PEGI: 16
In the month following the events of InFamous, Cole MacGrath and his friend Zeke wait in Empire City and are preparing to face the Beast, a superpowered entity that Kessler had warned them about. They meet NSA agent Lucy Kuo, who knows of Dr. Wolfe, a scientist that worked on the development of the Ray Sphere — the device that gave Cole his powers but at the cost of the lives of thousands of others in Empire City — and may be able to help Cole further. As they prepare to depart to Wolfe’s home in New Marais, the Beast appears in Empire City. Cole attempts to fight him but is too weak, and he, Zeke, and Kuo escape as Empire City is destroyed by the creature. As they sail along the United States’ eastern seaboard, they learn the Beast is slowly following them, destroying cities and towns in its path.
So let’s take a look at InFamous 2 in action.