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F.E.A.R. Someone must have stayed up nights coming up with the words for F.E.A.R. They would have been better served just using the word for what it is. Now is it really frightful? Sort of. The game in it's self is very reminiscent of Condemned Criminal Origines. He treis to set the same atmosphere and in many cases works. The gameplay and plot are in the beginning someone blurred and confusing. The enemy looks just like you and it's hard to tell who the good guys are. So I just shoot everyone. Now you have to admit you've done the same thing from time to time. I'm not crazy about the 5 CD installation, they should have used one DVD instead. I HATE having to insert a disc each time I play. That means I have to keep discs all over my desk if I want to play different games. But this is standard stuff. To be honest I am really not a die hard gamer. I just putz at it. This game is too intence for my old brain, too much to look out for, too many things trying to do you in. All I want to do is shoot stuff. Although I am not a true gamer I do design gaming systems and we do use many games to test our systems. The graphics on this game are pretty good and the game play is rather smooth. It's a great shoot 'em up with a very interesting story line, but if you play pay attention there is a lot going on. Well that's my 'opinion' of F.E.A.R. and you know what they say about opinions.Read full review
Pros + Creepy atmosphere with random scary occurrences to keep you on your toes!!! + Gorgeous visuals. + Awesome effects like slowing down time. Cons - Major online issues. Host advantage, terrible melee, weak weapons, weapon placement, weak weapons, no guest option, etc. - Feels a lot like shooting plastic people. - Some minor control issues. Feels a lot like 'Doom'. Camera tends to wiggle a little bit as you walk. Crappy melee needs improvement. Comments This game does a nice job of messing with your head. You will find yourself shooting at stuff that is not really there just like an idiot in a scary movie. But you have the power to fight back. Use your special powers to solve this mystery and find out just whose side this strange little girl is on. The biggest problem is the multiplayer. There's only online play, no co-op or splitscreen and the online suffers from the same problems as many others in its genre but at least they keep it creepy with lighting effects. Verdict Great addition for horror fans or anyone who like 'Condemned'. A must play in the least. Remember to try before you buy. 4/5Read full review
I had this game recommended to me by a couple of friends that already had it, telling me that it made the hair stand up on the back of their necks. I laughed but after playing it for a just awhile, I had to admit it had the same affect on me also. Now I'm not a kid, I'm in my 50's so it was a great surprise to have a video game have that kind of affect. Kudo's to the creators of FEAR, they did a great job with it, making sure to insert alot of bumps in the night type of distractions all throughout the game. I'd give it an overall 8 out of 10 possible points. Good game to play when you're all alone. lol
You work for FEAR, a government special forces team who investigate paranormal activities. Paxton Fettal has gone crazy and he commands a battalion of armed super-soldiers telepathicly. As he leaves a trail of murders you must find and eliminate him as you are taunted by many creepy paranormal events. The game isn't a survival horror game where there are times you are scared for you're life and demons pop out and say "boo" with a chainsaw. They are more like a Japanese horror flick. Knowing this I wasn't really scared of F.E.A.R. mainly since I knew whatever happened I wouldn't die. However about half way through the game it gets a lot more intense as everything around you seems to be going wrong. This game also has one of the best endings of modern FPS games out today. F.E.A.R. contains a great story compared to other FPS games out there lately and really stands out. The graphics are excellent and physics are fairly well done but there aren't as many instances as in Half-Life 2 where you'll really notice all that much. The AI is also something to talk about. Your opponents seam like actual trained fighters. They jump through windows, move couches, and crawl through small spaces to try and get a better position on you. At first they may sound a little cocky, but once you kill all but one member in a squad you'll hear the panic in his voice as he calls for backup. The game seems to be a bit of a performance hog though and I would recommend it to be played on a PCI-Express PC to experience the game at decent settings. Overall the game nails just about every aspect of the FPS genre except it feels a little lacking in the multiplayer. Any gamer who enjoys FPS games should definitley look into this game.Read full review
I bought this game thinking that it would be an O.K. game, some scary points, some blood but NOTHING like what I actually experienced in gameplay. This game has TONS of extremely great points to it. First off... There's an expansion pack so if you beat all the levels of the original game then you can just purchase the expansion pack for $30! I personally hate first person shooters but when I played this game, I didn't even really recognize I was playing an FPS because it is so detailed in graphics and so well encorporated. I also really like that the main publisher is SIERRA because all I knew of them before this game was smaller MAC games but this one just blew me away, the one player as well as the multiplayer... The online multiplayer for this game is free and jam packed with goodies. You play on maps that either SIERRA made that come with the game or you play CUSTOM made maps that you or someone else makes! This software doesnt come with the game but you can download it for free online. I would also like to bring up the weapons. The weapons used in this game are pretty realistic... except for the penetrator and the 3 "special" weapons. You can use dual pistols, single pistol, assault rifle, combat shotgun, penetrator, asp rifle and the 3 special weapons - I'll let you find out what those are on your own :P. All-in-all this game has brought many excellent features although there are some that I would like to get rid of... PUNKBUSTER!! This online mechanism automatically boots players that don't meet the game creator's criteria and it's really annoying, you can spend 30 minutes downloading 60 maps and oops... PUNKBUSTER was on, I guess you can't play those afterall, better luck next time! Punkbuster is used by many online hosts in F.E.A.R. but some host's are better than that and they actually handpick who to kick, host a vote and a certain number of people has to vote you off. LAG isn't too big of a problem in fear. The mass multiplayer that so many fear players use is full of players that came to play and not lag, yet there are those few that still do, I love it! All in all F.E.A.R. is an excellent game and recommended to ANYONE who loves playing games that freak you out or just love games that has blood and guns THIS is your game. A+ for F.E.A.R. & F.E.A.R. Extraction Point (expansion set)!Read full review
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