MobyRank MobyScore
PlayStation 3
72
2.7
Windows
88
4.0
Xbox 360
82
3.0

Description

F.E.A.R. is a horror FPS that resembles a cross between Doom 3, Half-Life and the Ring horror movies. Demons are replaced by cloned soldiers and the element of horror revolves around an image of a spectral girl always appearing when least expected for a few fleeting moments.

The player sets out as a member of a specialized strike force dealing with unknown threats. Initially we start with mundane weapons, which are well presented, and progress gradually towards more sci-fi ones as the danger increases. The player can also call upon a "bullet-time" ability which slows down time around him and is realised with impressive visual and aural effects by the game engine.

All of the game takes part in a certain multibillion aerospace installation which has been hijacked by an elite team of cloned soldiers gone rogue and an unknown supernatural force (which is likely controlling or affecting them in some way). Both threats must be identified and countered.

Alternate Titles

  • "恐惧" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "FEAR" -- Informal name

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon Windows $6.00  
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon Xbox 360 $11.49  
ebay.com
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon    
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User Reviews

Once upon a time, a girl named Alma... Windows vicrabb (6540)
Go buy a new PC, then enjoy Windows MichaelPalin Bronze Star Contributing Member (836)
Do You F.E.A.R. Me? Xbox 360 MasterMegid (858)
Blend of "Counter-Strike", "Metal Gear Solid", and "The Ring" is brilliantly mixed for greatest pleasure of Japanese horror fans Windows POMAH (19497)

The Press Says

UOL Jogos Windows Oct 14, 2005 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Thunderbolt Games Windows Nov 20, 2005 10 out of 10 100
2404.org PC Gaming Windows Oct 24, 2005 9.3 out of 10 93
Strategy Informer Windows Nov 04, 2005 9 out of 10 90
Game Freaks 365 PlayStation 3 2006 8.5 out of 10 85
1UP Windows Jan 12, 2006 8 out of 10 80
JustPressPlay Windows Nov 10, 2005 7.7 out of 10 77
GameSpot PlayStation 3 Apr 26, 2007 7.1 out of 10 71
ntsc-uk Windows Feb, 2005 7 out of 10 70
Gamekult PlayStation 3 Apr 24, 2007 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

A long-running joke in the No One Lives Forever series was the fact that in neither game it was revealed what H.A.R.M. actually stood for, even though it was referred to plenty of times ("Remember what H.A.R.M. stands for!"). In F.E.A.R. one can see the H.A.R.M. logo on a sign on a warehouse wall early in the game, with the words "Heater And Refridgerator Manufacturing" printed on it.


This entry was contributed by Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (117936) and Silverblade (1430)
 

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