
Upgrades can be unlocked by performing stunts. Most of the powers from the first game like the grenades, shock wave, and rockets remain, but they took away the shield power, which was sometimes pretty useful. Melee combat has been improved with the addition of the Amp, a weapon Cole can use to whack enemies and perform finishers.Īs Cole absorbs a new Blast Core, he earns a new power, and upgrades are available afterwards. Due to having electric powers, Cole cannot drive vehicles, use guns, or even swim, the latter which can kill him. Throughout the game, Cole learns new electric-based powers in order to go up against enemies more easily and each one of those powers are very useful. Cole can explore New Marais by scaling buildings and walking on tightropes, a la Sly Cooper. Like its predecessor, Infamous 2 is an open-world sandbox game, with elements of platforming, third-person shooting, and role-playing. Unlike the first game in which the ending is the same but the post-credits scene is different depending on your Karma, there are two endings to the game, which gives you a reason to play it at least the second time. It makes me wonder how things will turn out in the end (or ends). I do feel that the story is much more intriguing than the first one, because the characters were more memorable and the stakes are even higher. Throughout the game, he launches a propaganda against Cole in order to turn the whole city against him. He is the de facto leader of New Marais with a religious belief that God destined him for greatness and wishes for the destruction of all Conduits. While the Beast is the primary antagonist of the game, Joseph Bertrand is the secondary antagonist. Cole must now find all the Blast Cores which will make him powerful enough to power up the RFI (Ray Field Inhibitor) in order to put a stop to the Beast once and for all.Ĭole and Zeke also make new allies such as Nix, a Conduit swamp dweller, and Laroche, the leader of the anti-Militia group. Upon meeting him, however, Wolfe's lab is destroyed and the Blast Cores needed to make Cole stronger are scattered throughout the city. As he and Zeke prepare to go to New Marais, the Beast attacks Empire City and devastates it, despite Cole's best efforts in stopping him.Ĭole and Zeke arrive in New Marais alongside NSA agent, Lucy Kuo, to search for Doctor Sebastian Wolfe, the scientist who constructed the Ray Sphere, who can make Cole stronger.

Infamous 2 takes place a month after the first game where Cole MacGrath was warned about a Beast that will bring destruction on the world.
