<s>
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	B-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Saw	O
franchise	O
,	O
following	O
2009	O
's	O
Saw	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
picks	O
up	O
right	O
after	O
Saw	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
received	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Saw	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	B-Application
film	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
also	O
sees	O
Jennings	O
Foster	O
,	O
a	O
forensics	O
specialist	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Saw	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
continues	O
through	O
the	O
hotel	O
,	O
traversing	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
rescuing	O
a	O
pedophile	O
named	O
Zeke	O
from	O
a	O
glass	O
box	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
from	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
passes	O
out	O
from	O
blood	O
loss	O
and	O
is	O
dragged	O
away	O
by	O
Pighead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
style	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
being	O
primarily	O
a	O
third-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
combat	O
:	O
melee	B-Application
and	O
puzzle-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
type	O
,	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
weapons	O
or	O
their	O
hands	O
and	O
feet	O
to	O
neutralize	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Case	O
Files	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Saw	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Konami	O
stated	O
intentions	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
franchise	O
license	O
into	O
their	O
next	O
great	O
survival	O
horror	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relying	O
on	O
visual	O
intensity	O
rather	O
than	O
psychological	O
terror	O
,	O
Konami	O
felt	O
both	O
Saw	O
and	O
their	O
other	O
survival	O
horror	O
franchise	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
could	O
survive	O
together	O
without	O
competing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
were	O
further	O
evident	O
when	O
a	O
cryptic	O
"	O
case	O
file	O
"	O
was	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
an	O
internet	O
job	O
listing	O
by	O
Zombie	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
a	O
focus	O
group	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
both	O
pointing	O
to	O
a	O
possible	O
April	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
via	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
press	O
event	O
,	O
details	O
followed	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
setting	O
between	O
Saw	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
basic	O
storyline	O
of	O
David	O
Tapp	O
's	O
son	O
and	O
protagonist	O
Michael	O
investigating	O
his	O
death	O
and	O
encountering	O
Jigsaw	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Schneider	O
,	O
European	O
Marketing	O
&	O
PR	O
Director	O
for	O
Konami	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"[the]	O
original	O
Saw	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
gave	O
horror	O
fans	O
and	O
gamers	O
a	O
new	O
outlet	O
to	O
advance	O
their	O
favorite	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
left	O
them	O
wanting	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saw	B-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
give	O
it	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
be	O
careful	O
for	O
what	O
you	O
wish	O
for	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
would	O
be	O
displayed	O
by	O
Konami	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
ten	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
film	O
,	O
Saw	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Flesh	O
&	O
Blood	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
much	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Saw	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
just	O
take	O
a	O
step	O
backwards	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
–	O
it	O
performs	O
a	O
reverse	O
swan	O
dive	O
off	O
a	O
balcony	O
into	O
a	O
swimming	O
pool	O
filled	O
with	O
razorblades	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
horrible	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Considerably	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
thoroughly	O
unremarkable	O
original	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
but	O
not	O
quite	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
was	O
intended.	O
"	O
</s>
