Ghostrunner 2

Item: Ghostrunner 2
Rating: 59
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-02

Summary

Significant sequel improvement over Ghostrunner 1
Expanded gameplay with new mechanics
Stunning visuals and cyberpunk aesthetic
Motorcycle controls are clunky
Weak story and characters
Frequent technical issues and bugs

Emotions

Satisfaction27%Frustration24%Disappointment22%Excitement8%Joy3%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 71%
Unhelpful reviews: 29%
Protest reviews: 0%

59%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
41%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3803
Negative points: 4412
Gameplay points: 1328
Perf. points: 213
Rec. points: 859
Misc points: 381

Point	Description	Importance
Significant Sequel Improvement Description Reviewers consistently praise the game as a superior sequel, improving upon its predecessor in various aspects such as gameplay fluidity, boss battles, character development, and overall scope. Many found it to be a more enjoyable and refined experience than the first installment. Importance 72%	Reviewers consistently praise the game as a superior sequel, improving upon its predecessor in various aspects such as gameplay fluidity, boss battles, character development, and overall scope. Many found it to be a more enjoyable and refined experience than the first installment.	72%
Expanded Gameplay & New Mechanics Description The game introduces a wealth of new features, abilities, and gameplay options, significantly expanding on the original's formula. New mechanics like parrying, blocking, wingsuit, and varied enemy types add depth and replayability, making combat and traversal more diverse and engaging. Importance 60%	The game introduces a wealth of new features, abilities, and gameplay options, significantly expanding on the original's formula. New mechanics like parrying, blocking, wingsuit, and varied enemy types add depth and replayability, making combat and traversal more diverse and engaging.	60%
Stunning Visuals & Cyberpunk Aesthetic Description Reviewers consistently praise the game's impressive graphics, vibrant art style, and strong cyberpunk atmosphere. The detailed environments, neon-lit cityscapes, and overall visual presentation contribute significantly to an immersive and aesthetically pleasing experience. Importance 44%	Reviewers consistently praise the game's impressive graphics, vibrant art style, and strong cyberpunk atmosphere. The detailed environments, neon-lit cityscapes, and overall visual presentation contribute significantly to an immersive and aesthetically pleasing experience.	44%
Excellent Level Design Description The game features cleverly designed levels that offer a good balance of action and puzzles, encouraging exploration and creative traversal. Reviewers highlight the varied environments, strategic enemy encounters, and memorable moments, contributing to a dynamic and engaging experience. Importance 36%	The game features cleverly designed levels that offer a good balance of action and puzzles, encouraging exploration and creative traversal. Reviewers highlight the varied environments, strategic enemy encounters, and memorable moments, contributing to a dynamic and engaging experience.	36%
Fluid & Satisfying Combat Description The core combat experience, combining fast-paced swordplay with parkour, is highly praised for its fluidity, responsiveness, and satisfying feel. Reviewers enjoy the sense of accomplishment from defeating enemies with precise movements and brutal efficiency, embodying the cyber-ninja fantasy. Importance 32%	The core combat experience, combining fast-paced swordplay with parkour, is highly praised for its fluidity, responsiveness, and satisfying feel. Reviewers enjoy the sense of accomplishment from defeating enemies with precise movements and brutal efficiency, embodying the cyber-ninja fantasy.	32%
Engaging Story & Lore Description The narrative is significantly improved and expanded upon, offering a more coherent and deeper understanding of the world and characters. Reviewers found the plot captivating, with well-developed lore, interesting dialogues, and memorable missions that enhance immersion. Importance 30%	The narrative is significantly improved and expanded upon, offering a more coherent and deeper understanding of the world and characters. Reviewers found the plot captivating, with well-developed lore, interesting dialogues, and memorable missions that enhance immersion.	30%
Fluid Parkour & High Speed Description The game's parkour mechanics are highly praised for their fluidity, responsiveness, and sense of speed, allowing players to effortlessly dash, wall-run, and zip through levels. This core movement system, combined with new traversal elements, creates an adrenaline-pumping and satisfying experience. Importance 28%	The game's parkour mechanics are highly praised for their fluidity, responsiveness, and sense of speed, allowing players to effortlessly dash, wall-run, and zip through levels. This core movement system, combined with new traversal elements, creates an adrenaline-pumping and satisfying experience.	28%
Enjoyable Motorcycle Gameplay Description The newly introduced motorcycle sections are widely praised as a fun and exciting addition, providing a refreshing change of pace and expanding the game's scope. Reviewers enjoyed the handling, speed, and unique level designs associated with these segments. Importance 27%	The newly introduced motorcycle sections are widely praised as a fun and exciting addition, providing a refreshing change of pace and expanding the game's scope. Reviewers enjoyed the handling, speed, and unique level designs associated with these segments.	27%
Improved Boss Fights Description Boss battles are a major highlight, significantly improved from the first game, offering dynamic, multi-stage encounters that feel like actual fights rather than puzzles. Reviewers praise their unique designs, varied mechanics, and the satisfying challenge they provide. Importance 24%	Boss battles are a major highlight, significantly improved from the first game, offering dynamic, multi-stage encounters that feel like actual fights rather than puzzles. Reviewers praise their unique designs, varied mechanics, and the satisfying challenge they provide.	24%
Challenging Yet Fair Difficulty Description The game maintains a high skill ceiling and offers a challenging experience that is consistently rewarding rather than frustrating. Reviewers appreciate the balanced difficulty curve, responsive controls, and generous checkpoints that encourage mastery without feeling unfair. Importance 23%	The game maintains a high skill ceiling and offers a challenging experience that is consistently rewarding rather than frustrating. Reviewers appreciate the balanced difficulty curve, responsive controls, and generous checkpoints that encourage mastery without feeling unfair.	23%
Outstanding Soundtrack Description The game's electronic and synthwave soundtrack is highly praised for its quality, dynamism, and ability to perfectly complement the high-energy gameplay. Reviewers found it immersive, memorable, and a significant contributor to the overall adrenaline-fueled experience. Importance 10%	The game's electronic and synthwave soundtrack is highly praised for its quality, dynamism, and ability to perfectly complement the high-energy gameplay. Reviewers found it immersive, memorable, and a significant contributor to the overall adrenaline-fueled experience.	10%
High-Quality Voice Acting Description Reviewers commend the game's voice acting, particularly highlighting the quality and localization of the Chinese dubbing. The strong performances and engaging dialogues contribute to character portrayal and overall immersion. Importance 9%	Reviewers commend the game's voice acting, particularly highlighting the quality and localization of the Chinese dubbing. The strong performances and engaging dialogues contribute to character portrayal and overall immersion.	9%