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4/5 |
F.E.A.R. COMBAT (MULTIPLAYER) REVIEW
(September 04, 2008) |
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Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R32S40U5OY1YD4 |
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5/5 |
Whoa, what a game!
(May 26, 2008) |
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When you have a sub-woofer and turn the bass up, this suddenly becomes a whole new game. You can hear every drop of blood from the roof. The graphics are immense, even more so on a higher end machine. I think the storyline is excellent, it is a science experiment gone horribly wrong. With a vast array of weapons, (although only 3 are carried at a time) such as multi-rocket launchers to the common sub-machine gun, what is to stand in your way. Many questions are to be asked, such as what the hell is this dream world in which your character keeps getting dragged into. It is nasty. Like blood ceilings, blood here, blood there, mutilated people. I do not understand it and it is not explained in the game. And also how the evil people manage to disappear and leave behind confetti-like shards. It is a game of the mind aswell and just a usual shoot 'em up. The scariness is established by the sense that you don't know whats coming next or whats behind the next corner. It is creepy and mystifying which makes a perfect atmosphere for a game like this. The multiplayer is great aswell, the layout is similar to halo, but the levels are more interactive. (Medkits etc) You had better get some practice in though. The people that play online are usually near impossible to beat as a newcomer |
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3/5 |
A bit boring and samey ... gets better though
(May 21, 2008) |
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There arn't that many types of enemy in FEAR, there arn't that many types of guns (and you can only hold a couple at once for crying out loud) and there only seems to be one type of environment! So yes it is rather samey for a long time and bordom may set in. Whilst we are on the negatives I do not like the fact that the decals in this game (bullet holes, explosive marks etc) disapear within about a minute! It's ridiculous and takes away from the realism. On the plus side the slow motion ability (stolen from Max Payne) is always good. The game has its fair amount of scares too and these can often lead to a nice intimidating atmosphere.
When the pros and cons have to be weighed up though, I find the game to be lacking, not bad, just average. |
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4/5 |
Excellent fun FPS with eerie atmosphere
(February 05, 2008) |
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I recently played the demo and bought the game just after that. The game is a little old, and graphics are not comparable to the new games like Crysis, but still quite decent.
What I like about this game is that it totally immerses you in its eerie atmosphere. The sound effects and weird apparitions throughout the game are sure to keep you into the game. The creators of the game did an excellente job in the production and direction; every corner you turn gets you excited and expecting something weird to come your way, but not in the predictable Resident-Evil kind of way.
Overall it's a lot of fun. Haven't tried multiplayer though. |
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3/5 |
An OK game
(January 11, 2008) |
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This game, imho, is overhyped. Before buying it I read some reviews on gamespot.com and others that claimed it had an errie atmosphere and was "scary". Boy was I in for a surprise.
This is not at all scary. It's cute and amusing. The weird looking girl with a horrific past has been done to death by movies and games, and so I didn't feel any HORROR at seeing this little girl in behind corners, etc! Now Doom 3 was one heck of a scary game. Doom 3 had no story but they had their scare tactics spot on.
Enemies suck. That's all I have to say about that.
Very easy to play. I played on the hard setting (not the insanely hard but the one directly below it) and I never had a problem.
All in all you should try it but it has no replay value. And by replay value I mean this. I replay half life 1 and 2 and its episodes very often; almost after every 6 months cuz these game are instant classics. I have just finished FarCry and man that is an amazing game. Doom 3 and Quake 4 are ok; will play again as these are FPS institutions. As for fear, well the I am pretty sure I will never play this game again.
And lastly graphics suck. The physics are ok but nothing as great as the Half life 2 physics.
Thi game could've been much much better.
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