Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3589 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sierra
• Released on: 2005-10-18
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• ESRB Rating: Adults Only
• Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Number of items: 1

Manufacturer's Description
A paramilitary force infiltrates a multi billion dollar aerospace compound taking hostages, but issuing no demands. The government responds by sending in its best special operations teams, only to have them obliterated. Live footage of the massacre is cut short by an unexpected wave of destruction that leaves military leaders stunned and in disbelief.

With U.S. Special Forces in over their heads, the Commander in Chief turns to his final option: you. You've been trained to handle the inexplicable, armed with experimental high tech weaponry, and given full executive authority to end the crisis by any means necessary.

Customer Reviews

F.E.A.R. COMBAT (MULTIPLAYER) REVIEW
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Whoa, what a game!
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

A bit boring and samey ... gets better though
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.