I had just finished Chromosome Evil 1 and boy was I jazzed to learn there was already a sequel waiting for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the first game, and the second game stands above the first one and empties a pump shotgun into your abdomen. The maps? Tougher. The mechanics? Deeper. Equipment? more varied but all these things are familiar and faithful to the original.

This game is about making tactical decisions and meaningful choices -- for which you will be rewarded for choosing wisely and taking the care to do things thoughtfully, being bold but far more importantly knowing when to back off. You have to push your advantages and fold when you know the cards are against you. I read a few negative reviews of this game and I feel most of the gripes are simply a failure to understand what at the heart the chromosome evil franchise is... Gritty survival horror in a tactcal gamescape -- and the odds are against you from the moment you play on normal difficulty or above. You don't use guns to stop the horde -- you use guns for high value targets and breaking a stalemate that will wear you down to a loss.
If you expect an easy time doing what you've done in other RTSs.... you're going to get SMACKED. Respect the theme and it's YOU who will be kicking the ass... mostly.

Ammo is too rare to run and gun -- melee, at least at the start, is king because it's quiet and it doesn't run out of ammo. I found my first playthrough punishing but enjoyable to the theme -- I eked by, doing the best I could until the monsters finally ate my convoy when we ran out of fuel. My second playthrough with all I learned? Amazing. I spent time making sure everyone had the right jobs. I didn't just train soldiers I trained doctors and teachers/researchers, scaverngers and drivers, and more all tailored to do one or two jobs very well. Even my soldiers were stacked to compliment one another but I put an emphasis on speed and looting capacity -- I won more fights stealing everything fast and booking than I ever did holding the line while I worked slowly and thoroughly. In fact, the game is NOT too hard. -- if you play well you crawl out of the muck and get elite troops, great customizable gear and perks associated with everything you do right. A mission 30 hours in is much easier than a mission out of the gate because you start the game practiacally naked and afraid -- and I LOVED overcoming this and learning how to survive against the odds. Rewarding and FUN.

The game gets easier the better decisions you make and the game ends (or gets harder) if you make the wrong decisions. For example -- being able to make awesome stuff is meaningless if it takes too long to get it into the hands of your troops. Do you want to invest in a sentry gun for your APC or more resource efficient operations and fabrication? Fancy toys vs. Better logistics -- and if you play your cards right you can make difficult decisions work.

The mechanics of the game are easy to learn, even if the consequences of said mechanics can make you worry -- are the hordes going to attack the convoy before you're ready? can you afford to upgrade a vehicle if it means you have to stop the convoy before you need to? Can you get in and out of an operation without getting hurt? If you do, can you afford to heal that mutilated guy you love? When you start to kick ass, it feels great because you KNOW the game isn't giving you any breaks. The horde will not stop. Nightmares are out there waiting to devour you just as surely as running out of resources will spell your doom.

And the Atmophere? You can tell the game has taken -- with 16 bit graphics -- inspiration from so many famous horror movies -- to name a few the mist, night of the living dead, children of the corn, HP lovecraft's written works, obscure easter eggs are scattered everywhere reminding you of the horror and setting the geim and seemingly hopeless tone... and time and time again you with overcome, or you will be crushed -- and have a great time doing it.

The game rewards curiosity and a keen eye as well -- secrets and stashes are all over once you learn how to find them. The maps, while 16 bit, are lovingly put together and tell as story of a sudden catastrophe, of pain, and fear, and doom, and of courage to keep going in the face of terror.

In summary, game takes practice and attention to detail to get right, but if you love a good challenge this game is a sparkling jewel in my book. Like I said about the first installment, this game harkens me back to the good old days before games had to make your computer overheat with stunning visuals -- the game had to stand on the merit of it's own gameplay and atmosphere -- And Chromosome Evil 2 does that impressively.

I've played for hours unable to put it down as much as I've got my teeth kicked in and had to put the game down to clean my palette and come back ready for more.

TLDR: Don't listen to any haters, they don't get the point. This game rocks HARD but is not for the faint of heart! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, I LOVE this game!

I thought the Chinese version is ok,but i got some translate problem.So i turn it to english version. then ,most of character s name s letter become '口'. So far, this game still can play.
The true problem is - crashing.
After finishing the episode.I first time load the global map. I choose a target - a town.The car fleet icon keeped moving on the map ui. Then the system told me time to rest or not to rest.I choosed rest. I click the rest.
then i keep moving. the rest dialog show again. I choosed rest again.
The third time i choosed rest while the game crashing immediately.