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Nice, but same old, same old....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It is a very humdrum addition to FEAR. Basically just more of the same as the original. Very short game play, in my opinion. The additional weapons, kind of brake the monotony of the same old, same old but nothing in this game convinces that it is a must have.
Take it, or leave it........nothing really exciting.

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Third release F.E.A.R. PC game appear including newest different weapons, one weapon's I prefer use laser rifle with scope in part of missions. Traveling longer mission at underground city and tunnels. Graphic video notice some improvements. More difficult gunning down at nightcrawler soldiers. I prefer use shotgun gunning Nightcrawlers. That game still ok to play pleasure at all kind of missions.

PC gamer,
Randall Biell

It's bland!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The original fear suffered from repetition of environments and gameplay but was well crafted enough to stay engaging and challenging. Thanks to bland textures and level design, this looks worse than the already aging original and sometimes reminds me of the cityscapes featured in Duke3d. Despite playing on the hardest difficulty, I feel less challenge and less need for strategy than the first. There are a few small jumps but for the most part this is so devoid of polish it just feels like a trawl to the end.

Wait for this to hit 10 dollars and blow through it on a rainy afternoon. Not that there aren't better ways to spend that

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like the F.E.A.R. game set and the Half Life ones also. I put the game in GOD mode, all weapons and ammo and go hunting. Great stress reliever.

FEAR , Perseus Mandate is a winner

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a good sequel, but it could be better. Lack of detail in some of the maps is disappointing for a series of this usually high caliber. It's still worth the $19 I paid for it.

AWESOME!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

FEAR altogether is one of the best first person shooters I have ever played. Perseus Mandate was an awesome sequel to "Extraction Point". If you liked the other FEAR games or just like FPS games, definitely pick this game up!

More of the same.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Loved the original, this is OK, but lacks the back story or spooky feel. Much more of a shoot 'em up, ergo much less interesting. I read that Monolith is working on a new sequel and that they were not a part of this effort. Maybe save your $$ and bag the Monolith sequel, if and when it comes out. Bought this used, so didn't spend much on it. Don't pay retail. Guess it is a good buy from that respect. Not bad, just not as good as the original and not as good as Extraction Point.

Better than the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

In almost every way, Perseus Mandate is better than the original. Better detailing, more agressive enemies and still the same spine-chilling moments. I loved it!!

F.E.A.R. PM rocks! - Far better than COD4

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The 2 FPS games I have played recently are COD4 and this one (FEAR PM).

After the huge disappointment and subsequent un-installation of COD4 (and most likely the last COD game I ever play) I was so glad that FEAR Perseus Mandate came along and I have been enjoying it far far more.

The single player is only a weekend's worth of fun, maybe 3-4 days for less serious gamers. This game took about the same time for me to complete as it did to finish COD4. As to be expected FEAR PM was more of the same (but a good same) with a few new weapons, some different locations, and more supernatural stuff going on.

The game play was really great, unlike COD4 where after killing an enemy and another one would magically appear to replace it etc (see my COD4 review if you really want to know), there was none of that nonsense here in PM. The new weapons were cool, except for the lightening gun which does...not very much (in multiplayer all it really seems to do is give you a bit of a tickle and blur your vision).

Again the supernatural stuff genuinely gave me a fright at times, especially these creatures that live under the floor and grab hold of you an pull you down, also these other ones with read eyes which are mostly transparent and run up to you and start beating you around the head also get to me, but the awesome mini gun soon takes care of them. Whoever thinks up this stuff has a really wonderful imagination - Excellent game design.

The game flows nicely and was genuinely fun to play, and there were some hard bits that took a few goes to complete (but no where near the "die and retry" feeling of COD4), in one bit you are in this yard with 2 of those rocket shooting Mechs and there are other encounters that really test your skills. Also there are the normal enemy guys too, nothing beats activating the slow mo and clearing a room full of them in a deadly but graceful dance. I also love it how they swear / curse when you throw grenades etc in to a room of them, how they taunt you, and talk amongst themselves - stuff too strong to include in this review unfortunately.

After the wonderful single player, I have been really getting in to the multi player, doing well, and enjoying it heaps. Again, in my opinion, the multi player is far better than COD4 for a number of reasons...

The first is that there is NO ranking system and no unlocking of better weapons and abilities for those who have more time to play the game. I reckon I'm pretty good at FPSs and did really well in COD2, but when it got to COD4 I did not do very well at all and really hated getting absolutely thrashed by a server full of people with more powerful guns and perks but not necessarily the same or better ability, because they simply have had more time to play the game.

In contrast in FEAR PM, because there is none of that nonsense, all the players on the server have the same weapons (with special ones at certain locations on the maps), armour, and health as everyone else meaning that how well you do is based on your skill, experience, and cunning. So I am doing really well and enjoying it, which is what a game is supposed to be for.

Secondly, there is no calling in of air strikes, helicopters etc. One thing I found when playing COD4 is that often one team would forever be air striking the other and if you were on the team getting striked it was a real bummer because you had to stay in doors otherwise you tended to die a lot.

Thirdly, because FEAR is set in the future the weapons are far cooler than in a war game, like COD4, set in present times. In FEAR as well as the standard pistols, sub-machine gun, assault rifles, shotgun, and ASP rifle (my favourite standard weapon), etc there are all the awesome weapons like the mini gun, laser carbine, reaping canon, particle weapon, etc. Also there is the explosive stuff such as the grenades, proximity mines, and the always-fun sticky remote bombs ("tag em and bag em").

As well as the standard multiplayer game types of DM, TDM, CTF etc there are variations of this. I like most of the maps in the game, many are well designed, balanced and are fun to play. Things in the maps like explosive barrels, fire extinguishers, electrical panels that you can shoot and cause to blow up, along with anyone standing near them, are also really fun. Also like how the FEAR multi player involves a lot of outsmarting / out-thinking your opponents; placing mines in good locations, booby trapping the flag in CTF games (some of my greatest rotfls ever), sneaking up on people and such like.

I suppose by now you are wondering if I love this game so much then why have I not given it 5 stars? Well, that's because I don't give out 5 stars very easily, and there are a couple of things about the game that could be better. These are: that the grenades don't throw the same as in other FPS (I'm thinking COD mainly), they are lighter and don't go as far and blow up a bit sooner so there are some things you can't do so well with them. The other thing that I think is dumb is how easy you can die from getting melee attacked, but many other games have this issue too due to game balancing.

All in all a really great game, far far better than COD4 in every aspect in my opinion; not only was it cheaper, the single and multi player are better, and I have had infinitely more fun playing it.

If you enjoyed FEAR then I strongly recommend this game to you. Even if you have never played FEAR before, but like the aspects of the game I have detailed, I recommend this to you - because this is a standalone expansion there is no reason why you cannot give it a go.

Hope to kick your arse online sometime soon,
Cheers
Z

½ way through, doubt I'll finish

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game play isn't bad nor is the basic concept behind the game, but the graphics and environments are surprisingly uninspired, and sometimes rudimentary.

Apart from Spartan set design giving the game an unfinished feel, the relative absence of props and large flat surfaces puts the visual weight of the game upon the textures. Unfortunately some textures look like temporary placeholders for something yet to come. Additionally, it appears that little thought was given to texture placement and juxtaposition in some areas, nor does it seem that the game designers noticed how an endlessly repeated texture block can result in undesirable patterns.

I'm betting that monolith wishes they could pull their name from this release.

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