Windows

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon

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

• 3D Engine: Lithtech Jupiter EX
• Anti-Cheat Technology: PunkBuster
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• F.E.A.R. series
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Technology: amBX

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User Reviews

Once upon a time, a girl named Alma...	vicrabb (6540)
Go buy a new PC, then enjoy	MichaelPalin (836)
Blend of "Counter-Strike", "Metal Gear Solid", and "The Ring" is brilliantly mixed for greatest pleasure of Japanese horror fans	POMAH (19497)

The Press Says

Thunderbolt Games	Nov 20, 2005	10 out of 10	100
GamersHell.com	Dec 12, 2005	9.3 out of 10	93
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Oct 21, 2005	91 out of 100	91
GamesFire	Oct 28, 2005	91 out of 100	91
1UP	Oct 18, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Daily Game	Oct 30, 2005	8.9 out of 10	89
Playback	Nov, 2005	5.25 out of 6	88
PC Action	Sep 23, 2005	88 out of 100	88
GameCity	Dec 01, 2005	83 out of 100	83
ntsc-uk	Feb, 2005	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

FEAR is possibly the most graphically-intensive commercial game (as of November 2005) yet. FEAR has replaced Doom 3 as a popular benchmarking tool for companies testing new graphics cards. If a card can run FEAR, it can run anything.

Of course, all this is to the chagrin of the ordinary gamer. Some people have suggested that "FEAR" stands for F***ed Engine and Requirements.