This is the next generation in gaming terror. Most games feature lousy "jump out and getcha" scares *cough*Doom 3*cough*, but F.E.A.R. brings it all into a horrifying perspective. The atmosphere of the thing is a beauty to behold. Square, dull, yet creepy in an unnerving way. You know something is wrong, but you don't know. That is until a horde of Stromtrooper wannabe's burst through a door or a wall and mess up the place with Im-freakin-possible particle effects. Nothing is safe, and I will admit that I wasted a large amount of time just shooting things to see what would happen. This is nice, but it pales in comparison to the AI of those you are blasting. Ducking, strafing, pistol whipping, diving, the works. They do everything in their power to take you down...untile you put about three pounds of bullets in their craniums using the clearly ripped but obviously perfected Bullet-Time feature. Warping effects, slo-mo particle physics, sounds going wavy...excuse me, while you can't see it, i'm drooling. The scares come slowly. Bloodstained walls, or in some cases, whole rooms warn you to impending freak-outs, but that's when you're lucky. Usually you just get knocked straight into a vision that can really mess you up in the head. Some rooms become so incredibly quiet, you know that if you fire your weapon, you will blow your eardrums out. While I do have a bit of a problem with the spacing of the ammunition (some rooms are built like Munitions depots while most others are bone dry.) and the lack of ample ammo dropped by the enemies compounds the fact. Sadly, some weapons become no more than level specific guests. All around, this is a good game if you have a good graphics card. Otherwise, I'd skip it.
The game begins with a very intresting intro scene, which shows Paxton Fettel getting control over a whole army of clone soldiers which in result capture and occupy a research facility under his command. You yourself ar... Read Full Review
Should you get F.E.A.R Director's edition? The DVD Version saves you the trouble of getting 5 discs when you should just get 1. Why should I get F.E.A.R you ask? Well for one: The game play isn't all about KILL KILL ... Read Full Review
