Product Description

Beginning shortly before the ending of F.E.A.R., a Special Forces squad is on a routine mission when the city of Auburn is rocked by a supernatural explosion. Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has unleashed her wrath upon the city and thrown it into chaos. Tension builds as the squad must combat enemy forces and the supernatural as they struggle to find a way to stop Alma and uncover the mysterious forces arrayed against them before it's too late.

• Experience enhanced destruction and frightening combat an inch from your face
• Utilise new weapons to combat against never before seen supernatural threats
• Slow down time using your character's enhanced reflexes
• Battle intelligent enemies that employ advanced combat tactics and realistic behaviours
• Strategic environmental combat opportunities available to both you and your enemies in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments
• New faction system that pits enemies against you... and each other
• Utilise the new world interaction system to create instant cover or remove obstacles
• Play with and against friends in multiplayer competition

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1187 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Warner Bros. Interactive
• Released on: 2009-02-13
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: Unknown format
• Original language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian
• Subtitled in: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Czech

Manufacturer's Description
Beginning shortly before the ending of F.E.A.R., a Special Forces squad is on a routine mission when the city of Auburn is rocked by a supernatural explosion. Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has unleashed her wrath upon the city and thrown it into chaos. Tension builds as the squad must combat enemy forces and the supernatural as they struggle to find a way to stop Alma and uncover the mysterious forces arrayed against them before it's too late.

Customer Reviews

Too generic to take seriously as a PC game
If this game had appeared five years ago we would have been blown away, and for console gamers this is likely to entertain. However, on the PC we expect more. It's pretty and atmospheric, but quickly becomes repetitive and boring - a real shame.
Online play is likely to make this game more fun, but the same can be said for many other games.

There is some final issues you should be aware of before buying the retail version -
1. You cannot activate the software without Internet access.
2. You cannot install this on more than one machine even if you own both.
3. You cannot resell this game as the activation code only works once and therefore the buyer cannot install it. So if you regularly trade your games in then be aware you cannot do it with this.
4. You are forced to install the Steam online engine which though a nice interface will consume internet bandwidth without your explicit consent and prevents you from playing the game unless your internet is active.
5. Forget gaming-on-the-move. If you buy this to install on a portable machine (like an Alienware laptop) then you won't be able to play it without connecting to the internet. The instructions say it is possible to play offline but the reality is quite different with no fix on the horizon.
6. If you buy this game via STEAM instead of retail the restrictions are even tighter :-(

As a generic FPS F.E.A.R 2 is just ok, but with all the Steam online hassles and the flagrant disregard of European law (which requires the owner may transfer the licence of software AND be able to make a single backup copy) then I do not recommend purchase.
If you have already bought it, then please join those looking to create a test case against the software industry for ignoring European and UK law for 25 years.

Finally, If I had known beforehand that such restrictions were in place on the retail version I would never have bought it.

On the whole, mediocre.
Despite a really great graphical and physics engine, the gameplay is predictable, consoley (there are these so-caleld quicktime events where you have to mash the button that displays on screen) and utterly, mind-retardingly linear. The story couldn't be more hackneyed if they tried, and the attempts to chop things up the mech sections seem forced and out of place.

It's Quake on rails for the NOW! generation and scandalously ignores some of the advances we've had in the FPS genre since Q1 times. At one point I needed a keycard to advance, looked directly left into a darkened room and Lo! there was a corpse with the keycard I needed. Not exactly taxing.

As for the fear factor, well, some bits do feel genuinely spooky and horror-filled, so well done to the devs for that, but by the time you're out of the hospital area you know when the scary bits are about to hit and they don't feel quite so scary any more. Your character starts heavy breathing and you know something is about to happen so you prepare for it and get ready to hit the slow-mo key.

So, the graphics are very good, the sound is truly excellent, the enemy AI is very tight but level design is atrocious, an absolute atrocity. And the gameplay? Gameplay is poor. If you're wavering, pick it up on budget - it's not worth full price.

Don't buy it. You cannot resell & its a short game.
Very disappointed with the simplistic console like gameplay, I mean glowing targets? PC games used to be sophisticated but when it comes to mashing the mouse to beat enemies, you've lost me.

Short, no savegame facility, scrappy story, poor AI, and the outrage of having to have steam authenticate you every time you want to play, and then not being able to sell your £25 game is a liberty to far.

They have lost me as a customer (and I've bought every Fear release). Poor game and shocking customer treatment. Avoid.