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Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

2003 · Tecmo

A haunting Japanese survival horror game centered around two sisters, an abandoned village and a supernatural camera.

PLATFORMS

PS2Xbox

GAMEBOX SCORE

93

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score97
Hidden Gem96
Revival Potential94

GAME DNA

experience
Survival tension · Narrative-driven
genre
Horror · Survival Horror
mood
Haunting · Dark · Melancholic
gameplay
Exploration · Puzzle · Survival · Combat
difficulty
Hard
era
2000s
pacing
Slow
perspective
Third-person · First-person
structure
Interconnected

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HauntingDarkMelancholicExplorationPuzzleSurvivalCombat

ABOUT THE GAME

A haunting Japanese survival horror game centered around two sisters, an abandoned village and a supernatural camera.

Play it for its Japanese ghost-story atmosphere, supernatural camera mechanic and deeply unsettling village setting.

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RETRO HISTORY

Fatal Frame II is widely regarded as one of the strongest Japanese survival horror games of the PS2 era and remains a cult favorite among horror fans.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2003
Developer
Tecmo
Publisher
Tecmo · Ubisoft (PS2) · Microsoft Game Studios (Xbox)

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