Square Product Development Division 5
PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable
3.74 from 304 ratings
907 members have it in their collection · 22 playing now · 376 backlogged · 249 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 11h (from 8 logged playthroughs)
Review Morcys 4/5 · Nov 23, 2025
Many people believe this game doesn't live up to the first installment, and while I agree to some extent, this one is much darker than the first and graphically one of the most visually stunning games on the console. The change in controls didn't appeal to me at first, but I quickly got used to it.
Review Krauzer 5/5 · Jun 25, 2025
Departing from the first game's more RPG-heavy structure, the sequel leans closer to Resident Evil-style gameplay, with fixed camera angles, real-time combat, and tank controls. The MC is still Aya Brea, now an MIST agent, battling mutated creatures born from Neo-Mitochondria, the game combines tense atmosphere, solid visuals for its time, and a more action-focused experience compared to its predecessor. …
Departing from the first game's more RPG-heavy structure, the sequel leans closer to Resident Evil-style gameplay, with fixed camera angles, real-time combat, and tank controls. The MC is still Aya Brea, now an MIST agent, battling mutated creatures born from Neo-Mitochondria, the game combines tense atmosphere, solid visuals for its time, and a more action-focused experience compared to its predecessor. The Parasite Energy system offers some character progression and strategy, though less nuanced than the original.
While some fans missed the deeper narrative and RPG systems of the first game, Parasite Eve II is still a compelling and stylish horror game, especially for fans of late-'90s survival horror, a flawed but fascinating hybrid of action and horror with strong atmosphere and sci-fi intrigue. I simply cannot decide which Parasite Eve I like the most, from the PlayStation platform, both are simply very unique, fun and have amazing stories, not to mention their replay value, which made me play them several times up until now.
Besides this, the second title is the one I played and replayed the most, simply because it is more action-oriented, so more fast-paced, but I'm also a JRPG fan so the first title is one of my favorite games of the PlayStation era. This game was stunning at the time, playing like a RE title but having way more complex mechanics, the not to mention it gave more meaning when it comes to the combat, since there is a leveling system compared to regular survival-horror titles, similar to something like Koudelka, from the same platform.
Review Capt.ACAB 4/5 · Oct 29, 2023
Just finished this and loved it. It doesn't have quite as much character as the original, but it's still a great spooky game with fantastic PS1 graphics. It's not scary like Resident Evil can be. I think I like the original more but not much. I don't mind the battle changes as much as others, but I think it could …
Just finished this and loved it. It doesn't have quite as much character as the original, but it's still a great spooky game with fantastic PS1 graphics. It's not scary like Resident Evil can be. I think I like the original more but not much. I don't mind the battle changes as much as others, but I think it could have been better if they got rid of the battle mode all together and made it function like Resident Evil.
I feel more compelled to replay this than PE1.
I would have like voiced acting, seems like maybe they planned it but had to rush it out?
I think I'd rate PE1 as 8.5/10 and PE2 as 8/10.
Aya is the only good cop 😤
Review Witt997 2/5 · Sep 28, 2022
Che brutto gioco! Da misto di JRPG con elementi horror, si è passati ad un clone scarso di Resident Evil, con controlli tank assurdi, minigiochi e enigmi idioti e una legnosità generale elevata. Bello solo il comparto visivo, con modelli poligonali ben fatti e anche i fondali. In ogni caso, preferivo Aya come era nel primo capitolo. Iniziato ma deciso …
Read moreChe brutto gioco! Da misto di JRPG con elementi horror, si è passati ad un clone scarso di Resident Evil, con controlli tank assurdi, minigiochi e enigmi idioti e una legnosità generale elevata. Bello solo il comparto visivo, con modelli poligonali ben fatti e anche i fondali. In ogni caso, preferivo Aya come era nel primo capitolo. Iniziato ma deciso di guardare un longplay per evitare di spendeci troppe energie. Voto: 6/10
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Review FredLobster 5/5 · Feb 12, 2013
One of my all-time favorite games, Parasite Eve II is one of Square's final releases for the Playstation, and it shows. With well-defined polygon models presented over many, many pre-rendered 2D backdrops, the game looks gorgeous even when it isn't throwing gross-out sci-fi monster FMVs at you. Gameplay takes the awkward, clunky-controlled random encounters of Parasite Eve and makes them …
Read moreOne of my all-time favorite games, Parasite Eve II is one of Square's final releases for the Playstation, and it shows. With well-defined polygon models presented over many, many pre-rendered 2D backdrops, the game looks gorgeous even when it isn't throwing gross-out sci-fi monster FMVs at you. Gameplay takes the awkward, clunky-controlled random encounters of Parasite Eve and makes them smoother, much less repetitive, and all pre-scripted. Controls are limited but tight, bosses are sufficiently terrifying, and player decisions unlock multiple well-designed story paths even before you get to the multiple replay modes that ramp up the combat. The only thing I can really knock PEII for is having a very unorthodox ambient soundtrack that couldn't be less similar to Square's usual orchestral fantasy fare, but I enjoyed it well enough. One of the few Playstation games I can still wholeheartedly recommend without embarrassment, Parasite Eve II plays like a bizarre and wonderful prototype for the survival horror / action masterpiece Resident Evil 4. Go get it.
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