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Wow - Excellent Game Play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am an avid player of first person shooters. F.E.A.R. is the first game to ever give me goose bumps and chills. The action is great and the story line was creepy in a good way. This at the top of my list for FPS games.

not as good as hl2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: December 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Fear is great i love it. You have to have a really fast pc though. like me =-P. so if you have a gegforce 6800 you can have it up all the way. i have a 3.4 ghz 1 gigabyte ov ram and a geforce 6800. it works like a dream. still i would recomend hl2 over this game though. so get hl 2 then fear

A Class Act

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I don't know how anyone can not like this game. FEAR is a class act from start to finish. I bought FEAR and HL2 around the same time. I played HL2 once and then played FEAR. I was so blown away by FEAR I found myself playing it over and over on every setting. In my opinion everything about FEAR is superb. The weapons and firefights are the most vicious and satisfying I have ever experienced in a game, unlike those pathetic pea-shooters we were given in D3. The graphics and character models are excellent, but above all the music and sound effects (including the character voices) create a truly creepy and atmospheric feel unmatched by any other game. There's even a bit of humour thrown in with the hilarious but treacherous Norton Mapes character, a computer-programmers "inside" joke, a parody of the overweight slobby programmer, and the very funny voice-mail on his desk phone. FEAR also has the most stylish ending I've ever seen in any game. Im looking forward to an expansion pack or sequel for this more eagerly than I am awaiting the HL2 sequels.

It'll be a while...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

before ANY PC game will be better than this one. F.E.A.R. has set the bar high on any future releases being as good or better. Remember what the original Doom did for PC gaming? Remember when Halflife was the standard by which first person shooters were measured? This is the new standard in first person shooters. Excellent lighting, dynamic evironments, spooky storyline and occasional downright shivers! This game delivers!

Game of the year!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Coming from a fan of Doom, Far Cry, Half life, Dungeon siege, etc. This is the game I've been waiting for, and my god, it doesn't disappoint!

In my honest opinion, this game blows away half life 2 in every way, and is probably better than Doom 3 also. The enemy AI is incredible, the minute you think you have an enemy figured out, the game throws a curve ball at you unexpectedly. The story line is very interesting. Game play can be very tense with some frightening moments, but is also very realistic; especially with some of the small stuff, like you can perform melee attacks...but you can only carry 3 guns at a time, etc. Keep you hooked every step of the way. This actually performs better on my computer than any game I've purchased in the past few years, include doom 3 and half life 2. The trick is too buy a good video card, Geforce 6800 or above, Raddeon 9800 or above, since this game is very dependent on video card, but not so much on processor (I only have a 2 gig processor, it performs flawlessly on high resolution and most settings on high).

what are you waiting for?? Go buy it! ;-)

Good game if you're looking to be scared

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my husband because it was recommended by a friend. It's a good first person shooter type game if you're into the gore and loud scary sounds. My husband probably played this game for a day then stopped. He didn't like how you need to keep the cd's in the computer in order to play the game. It needed to be loaded each time which bothered him. The game itself was just okay.

Goosebumps!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Only two games have ever given me goosebumps - Wolfenstein (Crypt level) and FEAR

That's quite an achievement, as I'm not very easily spooked at all, and I have to admit to being slightly humiliated by the fact that a mere 'game' could induce such an effect in me.

The physics side could have benefited from a few tweaks (hence 4 stars), but if you've got a high-spec PC that allows ramping up of all the quality settings, you're in for a genuine treat.

Don't be put-off by the indroduction scene (car drop-off point) - I was very disappointed with the first few minutes of game play, as it looks and feels very dated and slow. The game seemed to have a very low frame rate for the first few minutes, and this is not the only game that has this strange effect. STALKER for instance is well known for this phenomenon.
After this initial sluggishness, the frames come fast and smooth, and the game actually feels real, rather than that disconcerting 'detached' feeling you can experience with other comparable games.

The overall AI is very good indeed. Not perfect, and let's face it, what AI can ever be described as perfect? Even so, the AI is more than good enough to keep you wide awake.

I've played many, many games in the past, and this has to be one of my all-time favourites, as it's dragged me back time-after-time to start a new game - each time at a harder setting, and I still get a real buzz from it without fail.

FEAR has already become a 'gamers game', and I for one can easily see why.

Thinking of trying it? Go on - treat yourself to a REAL game.

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Hype once again fails to meet what the game really is

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: February 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Wow this game is overrated beyond belief. I cannot even comprehend in the slightest how a game like this got any popularity. I mean alright it has Great graphics but it is a system HOG!

Pros
-Grahpics are excellent even at medium settings they were beautiful.
-Good combat aresenal and i was glad there isn't a "super weapon" or a cheap weapon that makes the game too easy. Halo 1 pistol *cough cough* lol

Cons
-HUGE system requirements. My computer is brand new and this game still maxed it out.
-Game is freaky but they mostly use a disgting and over the top amount of violence and gore. I would not reccomend this game to someone under the age of 20 or 21.
-Game was way too easy even at the hardest difficulty. I found myself flying through levels at what ithought was an almost exaggerated pace. And this was without using the slow-mo ability.
-Online play is not very good. It's not very fun and it can be a nuisance at times just to play it.
-Story line is weak and it feels like it ends without much explination.

If you are really looking for a FPS i would suggest BattleField 2: Modern Combat or maybe Quake 4 if your looking for a mostly multiplayer games.

Single Player wise go with Call of Duty 2.

Chilling, atmospheric game but a short-lived experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As far as first person shooters go, it is hard to imagine one as good as F.E.A.R. The gameplay, graphics, and story are among the best in the genre, in my opinion.

What sets this game apart, however, is the overwhelming sense of dread it instills in you pretty much from the onset of the game. The anticipation of something utterly creepy around every corner is as much an "enemy" as any of the numerous Replica soldiers encountered throughout the game; in some ways, it is even worse. The horror aspect of F.E.A.R. is well done and, even better, tightly-woven into the plot of the game, not merely tacked on for its own sake. Also, the way the story is presented--through voice mail, data on laptops, and dreamlike visions your character has periodically--allow it to unfold in a way that seems natural and unforced.

The weapons are pretty much standard for the genre, my favorite (by far) being the Particle weapon--one shot kills and what it does to human targets the reasons. But the real skill weapons are the various grenades and mines you have at your disposal. Blowing up enemies with a well-placed proximity mine is more satisfying than unloading a full clip from a machine gun into them (although this is pretty satisfying too).

Perhaps it is my style of play, but I found the melee and slow motion features to be pretty much useless. Since most enemies know you are there almost immediately upon entering a room (stealth is not a strong component of this game) you are rarely in melee range. And I cannot think of a single encounter that necessitated the use of slow motion, and quite frankly, I forgot it was available most of the time.

But combat is exciting and certain situations are downright memorable. Using cover and leaning out to get a few shots off are essential against the good enemy AI--they will attempt to keep you stationary with suppression fire while a member of the squad flanks you; flush you out with a grenade; and call for backup when needed. Some fights are indeed a challenge, but never to the point of frustration.

As has been stated a million times, the graphics are superb. Through the amount of detail in every area--from trash strewn about to various items on desks to lights blinking on computer and lab equipment--the designers have certainly done a great job of creating a believable, realistic game world. More variety in environments would have been nice, but what has been provided is excellent quality. I am fortunate to have a video card that allows me to play the game with all settings maxed and get a good frame rate; the result is a world that had me as immersed as any since Far Cry (the only thing that shattered the illusion was the fan on my video card as it throttled up repeatedly while playing ;-))

Perhaps for all of its good points, the game seems a bit too short. I bought it on a Saturday and completed it on Medium difficulty on Monday, and this was with moderate playing, never more than an hour or so at one sitting. I promptly played through single player again, paying more attention to the small details and enjoyed it as much the second time. That said, there is not much more I can get out of the game since multiplayer FPS doesn't interest me.

So, for a brief, intense space of time F.E.A.R. will draw you into its world, hold you there, and then breathlessly spit you out. Defintely worth playing but it will leave you wanting more.

Good, but still behind HL2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Overall fun game. I am about half way through and enjoy the gameplay and story so far. Graphics are good, but I still think that HL2 graphics are slightly better. Also, a map feature would be good for those times when I save and then come back a week later. Map or a way to block the way I just came would allow me to start up going in the right direction instead of backtracking for 15 minutes.

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