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{{Infobox video game
|title = Saw II: Flesh & Blood
|image = Saw II Flesh & Blood.JPG
|alt = An image of the boxart which features a man's head inside a steel cage behind a mostly beige backdrop. The words "Saw II Flesh & Blood" are written above the man in black letters with a red "II", made to resemble finger streaks of blood. The cropped official North American box art
|caption = North American box art
|developer = [[Zombie Studios]]
|publisher = [[Konami]]
|designer = John Williamson, Jaime Benecia
|composer = Alex Guilbert, Morgan Green
|writer =
|series = ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]''
|engine = [[Unreal Engine 3]]
|released = {{Video game release|NA|October 19, 2010|EU|October 22, 2010|AU|November 11, 2010}}
|genre = [[Survival horror]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
|platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
}}

'''''Saw II: Flesh & Blood''''' is a [[survival horror game]] developed by [[Zombie Studios]] and published by [[Konami]] for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. It is the second video game in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' franchise]], following 2009's [[Saw (video game)|''Saw: The Video Game'']]. It was released in October 2010 to coincide with the release of the seventh film, ''[[Saw 3D]]''.

''Saw II: Flesh & Blood'' picks up right after ''Saw: The Video Game'' and is set between the [[Saw (2004 film)|first]] and [[Saw II|second]] films. It features [[David Tapp]]'s son, Michael, as the new protagonist as he searches for clues behind his father's death. In doing so, Michael becomes a target of the [[Jigsaw (Saw character)|Jigsaw Killer]] and his mysterious apprentice wearing a Pighead costume. The game expands technically on the previous game, also using the [[Unreal Engine 3]]. Gameplay alterations include the ability to use the environment to combat enemies and redone combat system based on quick timing and defensive techniques.

Upon release, ''Saw II: Flesh & Blood'' received unfavorable reviews, lower than the reception for the first ''Saw'' game. Critics noted an improved story but disliked the new combat system, which they felt took the excitement and suspense out of the game. A [[Microsoft Windows]] version was announced, but never released.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gamezone.de/Saw-2-Flesh-and-Blood-Spiel-31664/News/SAW-II-Flesh-and-Blood-Erscheint-auch-fuer-den-PC-961961/|title = SAW II: Flesh and Blood: Erscheint auch für den PC|date = June 25, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gameswelt.de/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood/news/konami-kuendigt-pc-version-an,103369|title = SAW II: Flesh and Blood: Konami kündigt PC-Version an|date = June 25, 2010|access-date = November 26, 2017|archive-date = November 14, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171114045111/http://www.gameswelt.de/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood/news/konami-kuendigt-pc-version-an,103369|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
''Saw II'' retains mostly the same gameplay style as the [[Saw (video game)|first game]], being primarily a [[Virtual camera system|third-person]] [[survival horror]] game with [[action game|action]] elements. Puzzles of the original game return, such as the "circuit puzzles", though instead of matching them with the same color, the player needs to match wires of opposite color (red to yellow and vice versa). Lockpicking returns, but uses a new [[minigame]] that has the player manipulate the [[Pin tumbler lock|tumbler]]s to unlock. Environmental puzzles are also presented in a new way, such as having to turn a flashlight on-and-off in certain areas to show certain clues. Quick-time traps are back; in addition to shotguns being placed behind doors, swinging scythes, closing walls, and loose floorboards are placed throughout certain environments for the player to avoid by pressing a button in a timely fashion.<ref name="Saw 2 Coming from Konami This Fall"/><ref name="Saw II Hands-on Preview">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/09/saw-ii-hands-on-preview |title=Saw II Hands-on Preview |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=April 9, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923120231/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/09/saw-ii-hands-on-preview |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the sequel, the combat system was simplified from the original game, now consisting of [[quick-time events]] whenever the player encounters an enemy, with varying lengths of time depending on the weapon the player is carrying.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-16 |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood |url=https://www.popmatters.com/133357-saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-2496113410.html |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=[[Popmatters]]}}</ref> Puzzle-based combat encourages the player to use traps or the environment to execute enemies such as opening an elevator shaft as an enemy charges into it to kill them.<ref name="Saw 2 Coming from Konami This Fall"/><ref name="Saw II Hands-on Preview"/>

The "Case Files" from the first game return. The subject of the files are varied but some focus on [[David Tapp]]'s testimonies on his raid of [[Jigsaw (Saw character)|Jigsaw]]'s lair and his entrapment in Whitehurst Asylum. A new collectible scattered throughout the game are small [[Billy the Puppet|Billy]] dolls that can be found, though are not required. Players are able to solve more difficult puzzles in hard to reach areas to obtain the dolls. Multiple endings return, but this time around players must complete the game again in its entirety to unlock a different ending due to the decisions made during the game that affect the ending.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goozernation.com/Gamers/ColeBurton/SawII.htm |title=Saw II (Video Game) - Reading Between the Lines |last=Burton |first=Cole |date=April 20, 2010 |website=Goozer, Inc.|publisher=Goozer Nation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122142604/http://goozernation.com/Gamers/ColeBurton/SawII.htm |archivedate=November 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Synopsis==

===Setting===
''Saw II: Flesh & Blood'' is set between the [[Saw (video game)|first game]] and the [[Saw II|second film]] in the series.<ref name="Saw 2 Coming from Konami This Fall">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/2-coming-konami-fall |title=Saw 2 Coming from Konami This Fall |last=Cifaldi |first=Frank |date=April 9, 2010 |website=[[1UP.com]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235421/http://www.1up.com/news/2-coming-konami-fall |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 19, 2017}}</ref> The new protagonist, [[List of Saw characters#Michael Tapp|Michael]], is the son of [[David Tapp]], who begins to seek the cause of his father's death which eventually leads him into conflict with the [[Jigsaw (Saw character)|Jigsaw Killer]]<ref name="Jigsaw Returns!">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/57520/Jigsaw_Returns.php |title=Jigsaw Returns! |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=April 9, 2010 |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508211729/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/57520/Jigsaw_Returns.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and his apprentice [[List of Saw characters#Pighead II|Pighead]]. The game takes the player to numerous locations including [[hotel]]s, [[factory|factories]], [[Sewerage|sewers]], and other places to pursue Jigsaw and find clues behind David Tapp's death.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/04/10/saw-ii-ninety-nine-nights-ii-and-lucha-libre-aaa-wrestling-look-solid/ |title=Saw II, Ninety-Nine Nights II and Lucha Libre AAA wrestling look solid |last=Cacho |first=Gieson |date=April 10, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]] |publisher=[[Digital First Media]] |accessdate=April 11, 2010 |archive-date=April 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412094911/http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/04/10/saw-ii-ninety-nine-nights-ii-and-lucha-libre-aaa-wrestling-look-solid/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Plot===
The first part of the game involves [[List of Saw characters#Campbell Iman|Campbell Iman]], a drug addict placed in the "Venus flytrap" who has to cut beneath his right eye to retrieve a key to stop the deadly mechanism. He then has to go through numerous, deadly traps in order to retrieve his long lost son, who is also a drug addict, including throwing a man off a ledge for his own survival. Before finding his son, the player is forced to choose either sacrificing Campbell for the sake of a stranger, or saving himself.

After Campbell's sections, the game then cuts to Michael Tapp at his father David's apartment after his [[suicide]]. He sees Chief of Police [[List of Saw characters#Henry Jacobs|Henry Jacobs]], a detective named [[List of Saw characters#Joseph Poltzer|Joseph Poltzer]], and David's reclusive neighbor [[List of Saw characters#Sarah Blalok|Sarah Blalok]]. Michael also sees [[List of Saw characters#Jennings Foster|Jennings Foster]], a forensics specialist who was a survivor of the first ''Saw'' game. Michael is then kidnapped by [[List of Saw characters#Pighead II|Pighead]] and forced to play Jigsaw's game in order to investigate his father's death. After being abandoned by another victim, [[List of Saw characters#Solomon Bates|Solomon Bates]], Michael is given another chance. The first victim Michael must save is a college student named Griff whom his father arrested for raping his professor, now trapped in a room full of explosives. Michael continues through the hotel, traversing traps, and rescuing a pedophile named [[List of Saw characters#Zeke|Zeke]] from a glass box similar to the one from ''Saw II'', though he passes out from blood loss and is dragged away by Pighead. Michael then finds Henry in a trap that will cause a loaded gun to go off in his mouth, and learns that he is corrupt and has been selling drugs on the street. Upon being saved, Henry pretends to be grateful but later meets up with Joseph, and the two decide to kill Michael to ensure their corruption is kept secret. Michael then saves Sarah (whom he met earlier but who turns out to be a drug addict) from being drowned in a glass case. Upon being freed, Sarah flees and Michael continues through the hotel to save his next victim.

While attempting to confront Michael, Joseph is kidnapped by Pighead and is forced into a vise trap which Michael must save him from. An ungrateful Joseph leaves Michael, who is led to a factory to find the next victim. In the factory, Michael is attacked by Henry but manages to escape. He is then attacked by Zeke, whose hands have been replaced with bladed prosthetics by Jigsaw, and is forced to kill him. Michael next saves [[List of Saw characters#Carla|Carla]], a hospital intern from the first ''Saw'' film, from an elevator trap which would have ripped her in half. It is revealed she was smuggling drugs from the hospital to sell illegally. Michael's last victim is Solomon, who is revealed to be the third partner of John Kramer and [[List of Saw characters#Art|Art]]. Solomon altered finances and forged books to cover for a larger group of criminals. Upon being saved by Michael, Solomon reveals that Henry, Joseph, Sarah, Carla, and himself are all part of a large drug operation. It was also revealed that David discovered this operation while chasing Jigsaw but was more interested in pursuing him rather than corrupt cops. Michael also admits to stealing his father's files on Jigsaw, and used them to advance his reporting career. The files, in which David admitted that his raid on Jigsaw's lair was without a warrant, were used as grounds to fire David by Henry in order to cover up his drug ring.

Along the way, Henry murders Carla to silence her, but is later killed himself by Pighead. Solomon is pushed into a pit of needles by Pighead and never seen again. Joseph also kills Sarah in a train station, but is later killed himself by Michael. Michael then spots Jigsaw, and chases him to a room where it is revealed that Campbell, the man from the beginning, has chosen Michael's fate by either sacrificing or saving himself.

===Finale===
After killing Joseph and chasing Jigsaw to the final room of the game, the game flashes back to the protagonist of the first act, Campbell, who was left with a decision early in the game. Jigsaw reveals that Michael is the "stranger" whose fate is in the hands of Campbell. Depending on the choice the player made early in the game, there are two possible endings:

If the player chose the '''Path of ''Blood''''' and saved Campbell, he will get on the elevator and Michael will be crushed to death by the surrounding walls. Jigsaw then confronts Campbell and says he is now free and can find his son outside. However, Campbell suffers a breakdown and convinces himself that his son can never live properly in a world with people like Jigsaw. Campbell becomes [[belligerent]] and attempts to attack Jigsaw, only to be killed by a falling [[scythe]]. Jigsaw approaches his corpse and mutters "game over".

If the player chose the '''Path of ''Flesh''''' early in the game, Michael will get into the elevator and a tape will play, claiming that he and Jigsaw are similar and would both like to give justice to a world of criminals. Michael then faces two doors; one leads Michael to freedom and the chance to use the evidence found by his father to print the story of Jigsaw and the drug cartel. The other door reveals a Pighead costume and an offer to help people see the truth inside themselves, implying Michael can become another Jigsaw apprentice. The choice made is not revealed to the player.

==Development==
[[File:Saw 2 Screen 1.jpg|thumb|left|A close-up shot of Campbell held in the series' iconic "Venus Fly Trap". He is in a dark room and grabbing at the trap with a severely injured right eye.]]
Following the release of the first ''Saw'' video game, [[Konami]] stated intentions to turn the franchise license into their next great [[survival horror]] franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/04/silent-hill-say-hello-to-your-new-brother-jigsawkonami-has-confirmed-an-earlier-cut-scene-report-that-it-has-bought-the-pub.html |title=Will Saw be Konami's second great horror franchise? (Plus, first screenshots) |last=Fritz |first=Ben |date=April 2, 2009 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405062724/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/04/silent-hill-say-hello-to-your-new-brother-jigsawkonami-has-confirmed-an-earlier-cut-scene-report-that-it-has-bought-the-pub.html |archivedate=April 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> Relying on visual intensity rather than psychological terror, Konami felt both ''Saw'' and their other survival horror franchise, ''[[Silent Hill]]'', could survive together without competing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Konami-Wants-Saw-To-Rival-Silent-Hill-16649.html |title=Konami Wants Saw To Rival Silent Hill |last=Haas |first=Pete |date=April 2, 2009 |website=Cinemablend |publisher=GatewayBlend Entertainment |accessdate=November 23, 2009 |archive-date=April 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406123426/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Konami-Wants-Saw-To-Rival-Silent-Hill-16649.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Plans for a sequel were further evident when a cryptic "case file" was placed in the first game and an internet job listing by Zombie Inc. for a focus group was released, both pointing to a possible April announcement of a sequel in Los Angeles via press release.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Saw |developer=[[Zombie Studios]] |publisher=[[Konami]] |platform=[[Xbox 360]] |date=October 6, 2009 |quote=By Oswald McGillicutty: Today, the Jigsaw Killer has revealed what happened to missing game journalists from around the world. In April, In Los Angeles, he will give them a glimpse of what is to come in his next series of reeducation for them. What will be shown is a videogame, but the game itself is much more serious.}}</ref>

The game was officially announced at Konami's Gamers Night 2010 by a trailer and details accompanying after. The trailer depicted Jigsaw voicing over an anonymous man in the "Venus flytrap" cutting his eye out to retrieve a key before failing and being killed. In the same press event, details followed including the new setting between ''[[Saw (video game)|Saw: The Video Game]]'' and ''[[Saw II]]'' as well as the basic storyline of [[David Tapp]]'s son and protagonist Michael investigating his death and encountering [[Jigsaw (Saw character)|Jigsaw]] along the way. Martin Schneider, European Marketing & PR Director for Konami, stated that "[the] original ''Saw'' video game gave horror fans and gamers a new outlet to advance their favorite genre, but left them wanting more. ''Saw 2'' will give it to them, but be careful for what you wish for! Our successful partnership with Lionsgate allows us to advance the survival horror genre, giving players the most intense look into the ''Saw'' universe ever."<ref name="Jigsaw Returns!"/>

''Saw II: Flesh & Blood'' was displayed by Konami at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://games.ign.com/articles/108/1086456p1.html |title=E3 2010: The Big Games List |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |date=May 5, 2010 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508175255/http://games.ign.com/articles/108/1086456p1.html |archivedate=May 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> At the event, [[Tobin Bell]] was announced to return to voice the Jigsaw Killer as well as lend his likeness to the game; in addition, the subtitle ''Flesh & Blood'' was confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/b19337_e3_2010_saw_ii_flesh_blood_game_official.html |title=E3 2010: 'SAW II: Flesh & Blood' Game Official |last=Raffel |first=Lawrence P. |date=June 15, 2010 |website=[[FEARnet]] |publisher=Horror Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617230228/http://www.fearnet.com/news/b19337_e3_2010_saw_ii_flesh_blood_game_official.html |archivedate=June 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> The game was also shown at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] at the Konami booth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/18495/san-diego-comic-con-2010-teaser-art-saw-ii-flesh-blood/ |title=San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Teaser Art Saw II Flesh & Blood |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=July 22, 2010 |website=[[Dread Central]] |publisher=Dread Central Media, LLC |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927173256/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/18495/san-diego-comic-con-2010-teaser-art-saw-ii-flesh-blood/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview, producer Jaime Benecia stated that all of the characters and plotlines present in the game had to be approved by Lionsgate to fit the canon of the films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/121495/hands-on-impression-weve-played-saw-ii-flesh-blood/ |title=Hands on Impression: We've Played 'Saw II: Flesh & Blood'! |last=Collins |first=Brian |date=July 29, 2010 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=The Collective |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730225137/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/videogames/927 |archivedate=July 30, 2010 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

''Saw II: Flesh & Blood'' was released in North America on October 19, 2010 for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]], ten days before the release of the seventh film, ''[[Saw 3D]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/719502-saw-ii-game-has-a-release-date |title=Saw II Game Has a Release Date |last=Turek |first=Ryan |date=August 23, 2010 |website=ComingSoon.net |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141721/https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/719502-saw-ii-game-has-a-release-date |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Critical response==
{{Video game reviews
| PS3 = true
| X360 = true
| na = true
| Destruct_PS3 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-saw-ii |title=Review: Saw II [Flesh & Blood] (PS3) |last=Bonds |first=Ian |date=October 26, 2010 |website=[[Destructoid]] |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029031208/http://www.destructoid.com/review-saw-ii |archivedate=October 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
| GI_PS3 = 4.5/10<ref name="Game Informer review">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/saw_2/b/ps3/archive/2010/10/20/let-it-die.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024073438/http://gameinformer.com/games/saw_2/b/ps3/archive/2010/10/20/let-it-die.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=October 24, 2010 |title=Saw 2 [Flesh & Blood]: Let It Die |last=Turi |first=Tim |date=October 20, 2010 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|GameStop Corporation]] |access-date=October 22, 2010}}</ref>
| GI_X360 = 4.5/10<ref name="Game Informer review"/>
| GamePro_X360 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/217128/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood (X360) |last=Cabral |first=Matt |date=November 1, 2010 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=GamePro Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206095655/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/217128/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood |archivedate=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
| GameRev_PS3 = D<ref name="GameRev">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/49216-saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-review |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood Review |last=Schaller |first=Kevin |date=November 26, 2010 |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018123544/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/saw-2 |archivedate=October 18, 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
| GameRev_X360 = D<ref name="GameRev"/>
| GameZone_PS3 = 3.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/saw-ii-flesh-blood-review |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood review (PS3) |last=Grabowski |first=Dakota |date=November 7, 2010 |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410181857/http://ps3.gamezone.com/reviews/item/saw_ii_flesh_blood_review/ |archivedate=April 10, 2011 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
| IGN_PS3 = 4.5/10<ref name="IGN review">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/20/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-review-2 |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood Review (PS3) |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=October 19, 2010 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716130516/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/20/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-review-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_X360 = 4.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/26/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-review |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood Review (X360) |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=October 26, 2010 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715063815/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/26/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| OXM_X360 = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Saw II: Flesh & Blood |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=January 2011 |page=76}}</ref>
| PALGN_PS3 = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://palgn.com.au/playstation-3/17668/saw-ii-flesh-blood-review/ |title=Saw II: Flesh & Blood Review - PlayStation 3 Video Game Review |last=Ghiggino |first=Adam |date=November 11, 2010 |website=PALGN |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230122843/http://palgn.com.au/playstation-3/17668/saw-ii-flesh-blood-review/ |archivedate=December 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
| PSM_PS3 = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Saw II: Flesh & Blood |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=40 |date=December 25, 2010}}</ref>
| VG_PS3 = 5/10<ref name="VG">{{cite web |url=https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/saw-2-review |title=SAW 2 [Flesh & Blood] Review |last=Orry |first=Tom |date=October 29, 2010 |website=VideoGamer.com |publisher=Resero Network |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
| VG_X360 = 5/10<ref name="VG"/>
| rev1 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev1_PS3 = 2/10<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8096169/Saw-II-Flesh-and-Blood-video-game-review.html |title=Saw II: Flesh & Blood video game review |last=Race |first=Ashton |date=October 29, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713135455/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8096169/Saw-II-Flesh-and-Blood-video-game-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1_X360 = 2/10<ref name="Telegraph"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]''
| rev2_PS3 = 3/10<ref name="Metro">{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/10/22/games-review-saw-ii-flesh-blood-559114/ |title=Games review - Saw II: Flesh & Blood (& boredom) (PS3) |last=Hargreaves |first=Roger |date=October 22, 2010 |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |publisher=[[DMG Media]] |accessdate=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713135457/https://metro.co.uk/2010/10/22/games-review-saw-ii-flesh-blood-559114/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_PS3 = 45/100<ref name="Metacritic PS3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Saw II: Flesh & Blood for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=October 22, 2010 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716134411/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/saw-ii-flesh-blood |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_X360 = 47/100<ref name="Metacritic Xbox360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/saw-ii-flesh-and-blood/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Saw II: Flesh & Blood for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 22, 2010 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717071408/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/saw-ii-flesh-blood |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Upon release, ''Flesh & Blood'' received "generally unfavorable reviews", much less than the original ''Saw'' game, on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Metacritic PS3"/><ref name="Metacritic Xbox360"/>

''[[Game Informer]]'' said that the game "doesn't just take a step backwards from the first game – it performs a reverse swan dive off a balcony into a swimming pool filled with razorblades".<ref name="Game Informer review"/> Anthony Gallegos of ''[[IGN]]'' gave the game a very negative review. He felt the new combat system was actually worse than that of its predecessor. He reasoned the quick-time events rob the game of any suspense and disrupt the horror atmosphere, which he also criticized separately. Gallegos felt the game was poorly designed and disliked the difficult puzzles.<ref name="IGN review"/>

411Mania gave the [[Xbox 360]] version a score of five out of ten and said that it "isn't a horrible game. It's just the definition of a budget title. It's entertaining for a couple of hours, but after that it becomes so repetitious that you'll lose any interest in the game and want to move on to something else. If you need to play this game, make it a rental."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/163065 |title=Saw II: Flesh and Blood (Xbox 360) Review |last=Salmela |first=Mark |date=November 22, 2010 |website=411Mania |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125140633/http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/163065 |archivedate=November 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' gave the [[PlayStation 3]] version a score of three out of ten and said, "Considerably worse than the thoroughly unremarkable original, this is a horror game but not quite in the way it was intended."<ref name="Metro"/> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave the game a score of two out of ten and said, "There's a temptation to end this review with a play on Jigsaw's famous 'I want to play a game' line, but to call ''Flesh & Blood'' a game would be doing a disservice to games, and 'I want to play a train wreck' doesn't have the same ring to it."<ref name="Telegraph"/>

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.konami.com/games/saw2/}}
* [http://www.zombie.com/ Official Zombie developer website]
* {{moby game|id=/saw-ii-flesh-blood}}

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