Haven't tried this one yet
This game had gotten alot of good ratings and was bought for my nephew for xmas. Just received it; it got lost in the mail, so now my 10 year daughter is going to get it as a gift. All I know is this has excellent ratings every where I had tried to get one, because mine had gotten lost, but everybody was out of stock for xmas. I am excited to try it, but I will have to wait till my daughter gets it.

"Fantastic"
I asked my nine year old and this was his review- "I like that I can create my own avatar. I like going into battle with it. It's fun to walk around with your avatar and you can draw your own guy." My seven year old son concurs. They think girls would probably like it, too.

Challenging
My 8 year old granddaughter enjoyed it very much but found it challenging to begin with. She does enjoy it more each time she plays it.

super awesome
My son is eight and loves this game! He is, of course,a Spongebob fanatic. So, I don't know if it's just the game or if it's Spongebob that makes it great! Couldn't tell ya!

Drawn to life game
I bought this game for my boys and they love it, of coarse they love sponge bob any way lots of fun

The Game Your Wife/Girlfriend/Significant Other Could Love
I credit Fable II with getting my wife into gaming. It provided many nights of fun for us both, sharing the controller, making decisions about the character "Sparrow" would be, and praising our canine sidekick "Sniffy". The graphics are excellent, the combat/story/levelling up mix works, and the plot narrative, characters and locations in the fictional world of Albion kept us coming back for more.

Fable 2 my new favorite game
I got Fable 2 at a discounted rate because obviously its not new and must say...this has to be one of these most fun games I have ever played.
For an RPG game, it has such simple controls but the capability of doing so much. If you get tired of doing the quests, there are side projects and achievements you can do. I love how your characters appearance can change by doing virtually anything, including eating. I think any person who likes RPGs can appreciate Fable 2. I cant wait til the 3rd game comes outs!

Hours of fun
I don't play many video games but every once in a while I'll find one that really catches my fancy. Fable II is one of them. First of all, it puts me into a fantasy world of magic & sword fighting, which is right up my ally. The storyline is fairly interesting. The graphics are good & fun to watch & the scenery is beautiful, at times.

You can chose whether to play as a male or female. You start out as a child, then the story skips ahead about 10 years to adulthood, when you start your quest. One fun aspect is that you have a pet dog that travels with you on your journeys. He finds treasures for you, warns you of danger, & even finishes off your enemies. I'm sure some players will find him annoying but I liked it.

Your character is somewhat customizable. You can change your hairstyle, hair color, & wardrobe & add facial hair or makeup. You can have two weapons equipped at a time, a melee weapon (cutlass, katana, longsword, axe, cleaver, hammer, or mace) & a ranged weapon (light crossbow, heavy crossbow, repeater crossbow, clockwork rifle/pistol, blunderbuss, turret rifle, flintlock pistol, etc).

In the game, magic is referred to as "Will." There are 8 spells you can learn. As you gain experience, your spells become more powerful. After playing it through once, I decided I really only needed one spell. It gets a little confusing during a battle when you have multiple spells. So, the next time I played it through, I only learned the Inferno (fireball) spell.

There are a series of expressions for you to learn with which you interact with the villagers. Some expressions include laughing, dancing, growling, & seducing (I was a little surpised when I discovered condoms in the game). If you get villagers to like you enough, they will give you gifts & even fall in love with you.

You can get married & have a family or, if you find a willing villager, just have a one night stand (but make sure to use a condom if you don't want a STD or babies).

You can purchase almost any house or store in the game & chose to rent them out for profit or live there. Buying better furniture will improve the property's value. You can make a fortune in rent if you have enough property. There are also jobs (woodcutter, bartender, blacksmith, bounty hunter) that help you earn gold. As you improve, the jobs become more difficult but you also earn more gold.

You can play with two players but the second player cannot play with their own character (unless you're playing online). I had a free trial for Xbox Live, so I was able to play online, which isn't much different. Other players are represented by a floating orb with their gamertag & avatar picture. I'm sure it's probably more fun if you have friends that are playing but I didn't, so it was mostly annoying. People trying to sell/buy weapons or beg money from you. Sometimes they are helpful, or trying to be helpful.

Overall, it's a pretty fun game but not necessarily for kids.

Better than a sharp stick...

The display is pretty good, and storyline is as well. Map and traveling are pretty poor. They should take a look at Oblivion's maps, towns, etc. The family aspect gets to be a little cumbersome.
Overall I would give it a 6 out of 10. It's worth playing through once, but I recomend picking up a more resonably priced used copy. Not worth paying new price for this one.

Fable 2: A Pleasant Surprise
I bought Fable 2 as a Christmas gift for my 14-year-old god-daughter, who enjoys fantasy games. I, too, enjoy fantasy RPGs, but didn't think I'd get into Fable 2 as I prefer more "serious" games. Sitting with her and watching her play, I was captured by the beauty of the landscape, the interesting storyline, the well-choreographed combat graphics, and the distinctly British humor that permeates the game. I started to play just to mess around a bit, and ended up getting caught up in it and playing the game all the way through (a couple of times).

Fable 2 is not as "open" as Elder Scrolls: Oblivion--you can't just wander anywhere you want on a map, anytime you want. There are cut scenes and and scripted in-game scenes that interrupt gameplay to forward the story. This is fine, but sometimes I found myself wanting to be able to skip through the dialog (particularly after the first play through). However, this less-than-fully-open approach allows Fable 2 to deliver a much more cohesive story, and the lack of complete openness isn't really a big limitation. There is still plenty of free space to explore, and flexibility in where you go, and when. The biggest criticism I have is that, if you replay the game, there is a very long tutorial-esque opening which is mostly story and little interaction, and the interaction that does take place is mundane and time-consuming (especially after the first play through; it takes about 30 minutes to get through it). I definitely would like to see a way to skip through such an opening in the next episode of Fable.

This is not a "difficult" or particularly challenging game to play. Learning to be effective in combat is easy, as is accumulating wealth in order to afford the things you need and want. It's the beautiful world and interesting story than make this game a thumbs-up. These, and a lot of quirky humor and novel details (like being able to belch, fart and do other things that inspire a reaction from NPCs nearby, have sex and start families, and if you so desire, turn the "safety" off and rampage through what would normally be a "friendly" area--earning an evil reputation and appearance should you do so).

Fable 2 was a pleasant surprise and I'd recommend it to those who enjoy the softer side of fantasy RPG games. I'm looking forward to the next installation. Delivery was on time even during the holiday season, and the DVD arrived in perfect condition.