doubles down on the working formula of the first game. The characters are stronger this time around and watching BJ on his last legs is captivating for the first two acts. However, machine games dragged the gameplay back; injecting commanders into almost every firefight, ensuring that each battleground plays out the exact same way - also, the gun balance is just bad, the only thing stopping me from dual shotgunning my way through is the fact that it would make me want to shotgun myself.