Gameplay: 85

I consider Black Plague as a standalone creation with much more to offer than the first episode. A clearly and completely story written in a Lovecraftian manner, that goes deeper into human psychology. The developers showed us again that they master the horror genre, and created a game that dissipates fear not only through story but also through gameplay. Based on a puzzle system sometimes frustrating but always logical, the duration of the game can vary from 5 to 6 hours. If you are not an experienced adventure player, you will probably get stuck several times, but everytime you find the solution you will be awarded with new clues that will make you go further in to the game. A good decision in giving up the combat mode which was not successfully developed in original format.

Graphics: 79

Slightly enhanced graphical engine, but the score goes up for the environmental variety and for the post processing effects. Smart light reflections and refraction effects shows that the engine can be further developed and can offer better graphics if it is well manipulated.

Multiplayer: N/A

Sound: 82

Along with the graphics style, sounds always gave shivers to every player that tried this game. The use of fake sounds of hard breathing, footsteps or schizophrenic shouts, makes the adrenalin flow in your body faster than the Red Bull. I'm not exaggerating. Try this game after midnight with all the lights turned off and 5.1 sound system plugged to your PC. See if you are a real man in this situation! A plus for the menu music and the epic moments in the gameplay delivered by the actors. Take a moment and listen to Clarence's dialogs. Isn't he really nuts?

Hardware: 80

Same system requirements as the previous episode. See details here. Taking in consideration the graphical improvements, the game runs smoothly without having framerate problems.