The first part of the game involves Campbell, a drug addict placed in the "Venus Fly Trap" who has to cut beneath his right eye to retrieve a key to stop the deadly mechanism. The game takes the player to numerous locations including hotels, factories, sewers, and other places to pursue Jigsaw and find clues behind David Tapp's death. The new protagonist, Michael, is the son of David Tapp, who begins to seek the cause of his father's death which eventually leads him into conflict with the Jigsaw Killer and his apprentice Pighead. Saw II: Flesh & Blood is set between the first game and the second film in the series.
A Microsoft Windows version was announced, but never released. Critics noted an improved story but disliked the new combat system, which they felt took the excitement and suspense out of the game. Upon release, Saw II: Flesh & Blood received unfavorable reviews, lower than the reception for the first Saw game. Gameplay improvements include the ability to use the environment to combat enemies and redone combat system based on quick timing and defensive techniques. The game expands technically on the previous game, also using the Unreal Engine 3. In doing so, Michael becomes a target of the Jigsaw Killer and his mysterious apprentice wearing a Pighead costume. It features David Tapp's son, Michael, as the new protagonist as he searches for clues behind his father's death.
Saw II: Flesh & Blood picks up right after Saw and is set between the first and second films. It was released in 2010 to coincide with the release of the seventh film, Saw 3D, a week later. It is the second video game in the Saw franchise, following 2009's Saw: The Video Game. Saw II: Flesh & Blood is a third-person survival horror video game developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.