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F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon PC Game
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    Kick ass game

    By MattB  Sep 19, 2005 | 4 out of 4 found this F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon review helpful

    Pros: Better graphics than Half-Life 2 and DOOM 3

    Cons: Nothing.... absolutely nothing

    This game is pure genious. It combines a dark scary atmosphere with fast paced action. The graphics and special effects are truly godsent. Exploding barrels provide shock-waves and fiery debris. At times it is necessary to wait for the smoke to clear... out of the room in order to make sure everything is "clear". And unlike some games, the pistol is actually a GOOD weapon. I prefer using the pistol over any of the assault rifles and smg's. The shotgun however is my all time favorite... you can shoot off limbs and heads, or just explode them in a red cloud of blood. Another favorite is the nailgun-like "penetrator". Grenades are a little underpowered though, causing minimal damage unless it's right on top of them. All around Great game though. Read more Less

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    Good game

    By Vanand A  Oct 30, 2005 | 2 out of 2 found this F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon review helpful

    Pros: Graphics; Sound; Storyline; Atmosphere; Action

    Cons: Hogs too much memory; requires a top notch PC

    I loved every minute of it. The story is pure genius, and downright creepy. The graphics and special effects are out of this world gorgeous. The action is pulse-pounding and a glorious sight to behold. I especially liked the SlowMo. I played it on a... P4 3.0GHz, 2 GB of RAM and a highly overclocked and tweaked GeForce 6800 video card, and the game was set to 1024x768, 2XAA, 4XAF, SoftShadows OFF. Half the time it stayed at ~70FPS, and the other half it was 30FPS. Can't debate! It would also reboot my system at times out of nowhere, something that happens only with this game. While it does have its flaws, it's hardly enough to bring the visceral experience down a notch. I highly recommend this game. Read more Less

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    a very spooky game

    By rodneye  Oct 25, 2005 | 1 out of 1 found this F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon review helpful

    Pros: excelent gameplay

    Cons: none

    you dont need to play this game at night or while alone!!! the little girl alma is very creepy and comes out of nowhere at times when you are not expecting anything. definately not for the faint of heart perfect for haloween

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    F.E.A.R Demo

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 27, 2005 | 1 out of 1 found this F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon review helpful

    Pros: Intense brutal close quaters combat.

    Cons: Need a hefty rig to run at high resolution.

    The first thing you notice is the detail. The lighting is excellent, the sounds are superb, and the textures are clear and crisp. Combat is what this game is about, and what combat it is. Close in, up front and personal, brutal. Shoot a man with the ...shotgun, watch him dissolve into a red spray. Use the pistol for a head shot, watch the offending part roll down the corridor as sprays of blood throw themselves up into the air! and all in slow motion ala bullet time! O yes people, you ever wanted to slo mo your way through a fire fight, here is your chance! watch a slow streams of bullets tear the air around you, and smile smugly as you dance unhindered around killing all in your way. This game is sublime, well crafted and well thought out. I have saved the best till last though. Its scary, pant wettingly scary in points, and you will want to have those lights on a while after playing.Awesome game, just make sure you have a good pc to play at high resolution. Read more Less

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    Rock ur body with this

    By nguyen phan  Jan 20, 2007

    Pros: FPS

    Cons: Monolith

    This game is pure genious. It combines a dark scary atmosphere with fast paced action. The graphics and special effects are truly godsent. Exploding barrels provide shock-waves and fiery debris. At times it is necessary to wait for the smoke to clear... out of the room in order to make sure everything is "clear". And unlike some games, the pistol is actually a GOOD weapon. I prefer using the pistol over any of the assault rifles and smg's. The shotgun however is my all time favorite... you can shoot off limbs and heads, or just explode them in a red cloud of blood. Another favorite is the nailgun-like "penetrator". Grenades are a little underpowered though, causing minimal damage unless it's right on top of them. All around Great game though. ... Read more Less

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    Playing through a horror film

    By Ken  Dec 4, 2006

    Pros: Nice game feature with intense suspense

    Cons: low volume on character speech

    You are F.E.A.R., First Encounter Assault Recon operative belong to a special task force setup by the government to assess and defend against paranormal adversary that’s beyond the capability of normal SWAT. The story starts out with an army, a bat...talion to be more exact, of clone soldiers lead by a psychic commander that has took over a research facility and killed everyone inside. The research facility has been marked as the ground zero for tapping into a new type of warfare; a clone army capable of going into battle with a psychic-in-tune commander for superior fighting capability. And now that’s what you have to fight and neutralize… Sucks huh? You don’t have much information upfront, more and more on the storyline is given to you as you tackle each stage and unfold the mystery of what has took place… Game Feature – Ghost Hunter + Rambo = Yeah baby!!! F.E.A.R. is a First Person Shooter game, which means gamer that clock hours in Doom, Counter Strike, Half-life, etc. will find this game familiar. However, the one thing that brings F.E.A.R. standout from the rest of them in the genre is its smooth mixture of creepy, horror ploy that will boost the suspense in the game to an uncomfortable level; you know the kind of feeling you get in a haunted place or in theater watch horror movies? Well, its here too. But what exactly does F.E.A.R. do that make it so different and so eerie? Let’s step back and talk about what really scares us off when we watch those horror films. In horror films, the mostly commonly used technique that would throw audience into disarray is the sense of paradox; when things that aren’t suppose to be there suddenly appears. For example, a person walking passed the door in a place that’s suppose to be empty, a split second of flash-vision of distorted image of a person being tortured, or bloods drip from all the walls surrounds you, someone ran through the hallway and disappear into thin air when you chase him down through the corner. All these are techniques that give you the creepy feeling and generate that discontent in your mind, because these events keep telling you one thing; something is seriously wrong here, and you don’t know what it is… When you are playing any First Person Shooter and running around with your big guns, most of the time you’re searching for things to shoot. Sure you run into a tight spot where enemies just keep coming at you, but that’s where it gets fun because you are in control. However, that sense of confidence get challenge so much in F.E.A.R. that would make even the most confidence man question himself. Image you are alone with support, and as you work your way inside the structure you would constantly see people walking past half-open door on the side of your screen, small girl running past you and disappear when you turn to look, creepy transmission and voice appear out of nowhere. By integrate the horror techniques throughout the game, F.E.A.R. keep robbing that sense of control that you would normally have with regular FPS; and they do it so smoothly and often that you would think twice before walking through any empty corridor again. (Or standing up from your chair and head to the bathroom for that matter) Read more Less

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    F.E.A.R.

    By DougallWinship  Nov 14, 2006

    Pros: Innovotive FPS

    Cons: Same old thing

    Claims to be technologically innovotive yet seemingly another yawn inducing fps.

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    Awesome

    By darkened angel[MA]  Aug 27, 2006

    Pros: graphics, story, gameplay

    Cons: length

    this is a wonderful game and i love it! I just wish it wasn't so short. Hopefully the expansion pack finishes the story off nicely. I'd recoomend this for anyone looking for an awesome shooter.

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    insane game!!!

    By Steve  Dec 11, 2005

    Pros: everything... storyline, graphics, intensity... everything!

    Cons: nada

    this is an absolutely amazing game!! the battle scenes are awesome. there are some realistic things in it that are cool and sometimes harmful... for example if you are hiding from or sneeking up on somebody you might want to steer clear of dead bodie...s. your character will kick the body and it will make a noise that the enemy can hear. and they will come looking for a fight... another thing i liked is that you can hear what they are saying and if you are in a hallway and they don't have enough men to win, they will surpress you as long as possibe and call for backup. you can hear them calling for backup... absolutely an amazing and ingenious game with out of this world graphics. Read more Less

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    The Ultimate FPS

    By Fredrick  Nov 27, 2005

    Pros: Killer graphics, Realistic advanced AI, Totally insane sound, Immersive plot/storyline

    Cons: None

    I was hooked within the first 5 minutes of playing the game. The way the game was assembled using eerie scenes and intense fast action gameplay is bar none the best I've ever experienced. It's more like being in a big screen Sci-fi/Horror mov...ie than playing a game. If you don't like blood, guts, gore, swearing or being afraid then don't buy this game. However if that's the kind of stuff you crave then this game is for you! Read more Less

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