This expansion pack for F.E.A.R. is just plain amazing. To put it simple, make it from your downed helicopter to another helicopter while battling more Replicas, some walking battle tanks, and some creepy stealth enemies, all the while blasting away with 2 new weapons. The gameplay of EP is the same as the original F.E.A.R. Nothing new, but this game manages to make the gameplay in EP better than that in F.E.A.R. Some of the environments are wide open, making for epic battles. The game will sometimes throw upwards of 10 enemies at you, forcing you to throw yourself into slow mo and use cover. The new minigun and lazer gun are welcome additions. The minigun might be the best FPS gun I've ever used. Theres nothing more satisfying then holding down the trigger and watching over a hundred bullets fly at a mob of enemies in just over a second. The game creates tension, and the battles will get your heart going as well as your adrenaline. The game will scare the wits out of you. Period. EP is even scarier than F.E.A.R., as there are constant little things that jump out to scare you. This plays a large part into the gameplay, as you'll often find yourself firing wildly hoping that whatever it was you just saw won't come and kill you, only to find that there isn't anything there. Then once in a while something will be there....you'll see for yourself. The graphics engine is the same as the one used in F.E.A.R. However, the locations are designed extremely well. The first half of the game is spent in what seems like the same old warehouses from the original F.E.A.R., but the subway levels are a marvel to look at. The hospital is by far the creepiest, most well designed level in the game. The looks of the hospital itself gave me the creeps. The graphic effects are amazing, explosions are huge, enemies explode in a mass of blood and gore, animations are smooth. The sound in EP is amazing. The same sound effects return from F.E.A.R., along with some really good music. The music does a really good job of elevating the tension. The sound effects of the shooting and enemies are first class. Also, the sound effects the game used to scare you are really well done. It's difficult to describe them, but play this game with your headphones on high and you'll find yourself wondering if something is behind you. It is an expansion pack, so you won't be getting a large amount of content. This game took me a day to beat, about 5 hours total. It would have been nice if there was some sort of new multiplayer mode, but that wouldn't have been likely as F.E.A.R. multiplayer is already available as F.E.A.R. Combat. What is in the expansion pack is very good, and at $20 it's hard to go wrong. It just would have been nice to get a little something with it. This expansion pack is amazing. If you own F.E.A.R. then you need to pick this up. And if you don't own F.E.A.R., then pick it up, and use it as a warm up for EP. The expansion pack makes the original game worth owning. It's that good.
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