MobyRank MobyScore
PlayStation 2
71
3.3
Windows
70
3.4
Xbox
71
3.4

Description

A team of coastguards board a nameless Russian Whaler lost in the storm. Little do they know that a team of CIA operatives tried to do the same shortly, all of them ending up dead. Within minutes, the entire coast guard team shares their fate, except one person, veteran USCG Tom Hansen. Now it's up to him to discover which kind of creatures wiped out his mates. Are there any survivors? What happened aboard this vessel? How does it's recent visit to the Russian scientific drilling platform "Star of Sakhalin" fit in?

This game is a typical console-style action adventure, similar to games like the Silent Hill series. Most of the time you'll find yourself viewing the action from a third person point of view, following your character around as he utilizes an array of weapons to dispose of a variety of enemies. Occasionally, a puzzle is to be solved or a cutscene (rendered with the game's own engine) to be witnessed. Additional insight can be gained by reading the various notes, letters and diaries that can be picked up every now and then.

Alternate Titles

  • "极度深寒" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)

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User Reviews

Average survival horror, sooooo average Windows MichaelPalin Bronze Star Contributing Member (836)
Regular Fear Xbox Tiroloco (23)

The Press Says

Next Level Gaming Xbox Mar 31, 2005 89 out of 100 89
Next Level Gaming PlayStation 2 Mar 31, 2005 88 out of 100 88
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) Windows Mar 19, 2005 83 out of 100 83
Gamigo Xbox Mar 23, 2005 7.9 out of 10 79
Worth Playing PlayStation 2 Apr 19, 2005 7.6 out of 10 76
Yahoo! Games Xbox Mar 29, 2005 3.5 out of 5 70
Game Informer Magazine Xbox May, 2005 6.75 out of 10 68
G4 TV: X-Play PlayStation 2 Mar 28, 2006 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
UOL Jogos PlayStation 2 Mar 29, 2005 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
JeuxVideoPC.com Windows Jun 15, 2005 12 out of 20 60

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Trivia

On September 30, 2005, Cold Fear (PS2) was put on the infamous German index by the BPjM. Shortly after, on October 29, 2005, both Windows and Xbox releases followed.

Note: Indexed products by the BPjS/BPjM are illegal to sell or make available to minors in Germany and it is illegal to advertise for it in any form. But there is absolutely no law forbidding any adult to buy such a product. The only exception is when a game was in addition also confiscated (or put on the so-called "List B" for BPjM games), but this is rather seldom the case.

In this particularly case here, Cold Fear was just indexed, but not confiscated.

However, due to the fact that advertisement also means the presence of a product on the shelves of a store, the product will disappear from the public. But it can be bought in supporting stores "under the desk" (per request).

BPjS/BPjM = German Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Schriften/Medien = Federal Examination Office for Youth-Endangering Publications/Media.


This entry was contributed by Cadorna (190)
 

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