( 8 reviews )
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Posted: Apr 21 2009
FEAR Files is a lot of fun if you love the series. It is very similar to the first game, just pumped up a little. The new weapons are more powerful and a blast to use. The game is a little short but worth the price if you're a FEAR fan.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 10 2009
The original F.E.A.R was fantastic and F.E.A.R files is just as good with Extraction Point taking off where the original ended. However this time a hell of a lot scarier and the gore and action have been increased. The good news is that the gameplay is still as solid as ever. Bullet-time game mechanics are a dime a dozen these days, but the wonderful arsenal of weapons, great A.I. and moody atmosphere of the F.E.A.R. world keep this franchise at the head of the pack. The visuals, though, do feel dated. Files on the console doesn't look as good as the F.E.A.R. expansions do on PC. The prime culprit is the texture work which looks low-res on an HD set. Extraction Point picks up immediately after F.E.A.R. ends. The huge explosion that rocks the Origin Facility also causes the helicopter to go down. Your driving force throughout the brief 4-5 hour ordeal is to get to the top of a nearby hospital for extraction. Perseus Mandate, meanwhile, introduces a second F.E.A.R. team that is sent in mid-way through the plot of the first game. This new character also has slo-mo reflexes and...well he's pretty much the exact same character going through the exact same tribulations as the original star. This expansion is roughly the same length as Extraction Point. New weapons are introduced including a lighting arc gun, laser carbine, mini-gun, auto turret, and scope equipped advanced rifle. Though you're still butting heads with the Armacham soldiers and Paxton's Replicant army throughout the expansions, new enemies are dropped in to spice things up. The best addition to the gameplay, however, is that larger scale battles occur more frequently. Enemies still prefer to travel in groups of three, but large scale ambushes are a common occurrence and a great change of pace from the standard corridor shooting. At its heart, F.E.A.R. is still a good game. The combat is solid enough that you can still enjoy yourself while playing through F.E.A.R. Files, but the expansions do little to honor the torch they carry. Extraction Point is a decent, though brief, extension of the original title. Perseus Mandate, meanwhile, feels pointless -- a quick cash-in to remind us all that F.E.A.R. still exists before a full sequel.
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Posted: Aug 13 2008
I believe Yahtzee quoted this the best: "Its as if the developers opened up a new window, took all the objects from FEAR and just threw them in randomly." Well this is right on the nose. This is basically nothing new, just the same old great FEAR. Get if your a fan, and I mean REALLY a fan.
