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FEAR for the xbox 360 Review. Gameplay 8 out of 10: Frantic small room battles your type of thing? well grab a copy of FEAR for the Xbox360! Guns blazing and particle effects galore! all in a nice creepy environment!!! particles are in the next section tho :) so hang tight.well you dont have to worry about a shortage of ammo seeing how theres stuff laying around each map.plus theres plenty of enemies to impale using the new gun not seen in the pc version!! the impaler which shoots out spikes and will leave a lifeless lump clinging to a wall or whatever the spike sticks them to!!!!!with a bunch of evil surprises lurking around any corner you never know what will hit you.the story kept me in this game to the end,and i couldnt stop playing until i found out what happens.I wont ruin the ending for you but i will let you know this game is well worth the pick up. Pros: very fun! the creepy environment and the always action packed levels will keep you wanting more. the impaler alone is a reason to own this game! cons: the leaning around the corner ability is pointless. could use better online mode. Graphics 6 out of 10: please note that the graphics are not bad...it just im grading on a scale for next gen,and this game has already been released and the graphics arent much better then the pc version.the particle effects are cool! wall pieces flys everywhere so much to where it just clouds the room making the heated shoot out even more frantic.Watching a grenade go off in slow mo has to be one of the more awesome features of this game! and the physics seems pretty well balanced too things seem to re-act accordingly. Multiplayer 3 out of 10: this is probably the reason why i cannot give this game a perfect 10.the multiplayer seems a bit uneven like some guns just have too much power and it seems to be the only thing people use.the pace of multiplayer maybe too much for some to handle.its really fast paced so you may or maynot be able to keep up with it. pros: attaching your online enemys face to a wall with a spike priceless. cons: unbalanced multiplayer.very fast paced. Sound 9 out of 10: creepy sounds coming out of your surround will most likely make you paranoid and feel as if something is lurking behind you.EXACTLY what you want from a game like this.the guns dont sound as powerful as they should but overall the sound is great and well worth cranking up the surround for. great game you owe it to yourself to pick this one upRead full review
I love anything with horro attached to it. I also am a big fan of FPS's. So when I learned they were putting those two together I was instantly filled with glee. And after playing F.E.A.R. I must say it is an enjoyable game, but not a perfect game. My biggest complaints about the game are the shifts in how the game feels. Some levels are immensely creepy (but suffer from the "jump scares" of most horror mediums), but then in the middle of the game I saw level after level that had nothing scary whatsoever going on. I remember thinking, "this is F.E.A.R., right?" and then wondering where all the thrills and scares were. Luckily, the game has a strong action side that makes up for where scares are nonexistent. However, that leads to players learning just how difficult this game is. Even on "medium" difficulty the enemies see to take 15 shots to the chest just to drop one guy. And at times you run out of ammo quicklu and with find yourself redoing certain areas over and over again. The controls are pretty solid, although I found myself hitting "slowmo" instead of "switch weapon" a few too many times, but otherwise they're solid and you get used to them.Read full review
F.E.A.R on the 360 is pretty much a direct port from the PC version, with the exception of a 10-15 minute bonus level played as another character. Nothing ground breaking, but it's something. So if you've already played the PC version, there's basically nothing new here. For the have-nots of the PC installment you're in for a treat. You start off as an operative of the unit called F.E.A.R. or First Encounter Assault Recon. Assault than Recon? Yeah I know it doesn't make much sense but you got to give the publishers credit for trying. The story is very compelling and I'd rather not give too much away. Just picture Half-Life 2 and The Ring movie. This title has something special, that one thing that most games can only dream of having. Absolutely awesome A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), period. F.E.A.R's A.I. is bar-none the best I have ever experienced. Ever. Most developers make the mistake of thinking "tough A.I." is simply having the enemy take more hits and aim better than you. This is wrong. The average grunt in F.E.A.R (or rather clone) die just as easy as you. But that's not to say they're all that easy to get to either. The beauty of these guys is that they act like real soldiers. They lay suppressing fire to flank, blind fire around corners and even toss well placed grenades for good measure. All while shouting orders between each other. Bundled with the unnerving story, very intimidating for first timers. Unfortunately thats where all the "Awesome" ends. The multiplayer is weak and rife with issues. It says it supports up to 16 players (8vs8) but that's just not the case. Any more than 10-12 people and things just chug. It's just not designed for that many people. It also doesn't help having small maps. Nearly every map is a series of uncreative maze-like hallways with one or two open areas to fight it out in (if you're lucky). Even with teams, it just ends up as run-n-gun deathmatches with people spread out, lost in hallways and duct work. Theres just no strategy to it. It's fun until you realize how shallow it all is. It's a real shame considering how solid the single player gameplay is. So much potential lost. I'm still scratching my head on this one.Read full review
This game has it all. The scary single player option. Great Multi and so much more. I own this game both on the PC and on my 360. I feel the single player story was a bit on the short side. But most great FPS games always feel short if you love them. Now here is where the game shines in my opinion. MULTIPLAYER. Are you a fan of the Quake series? Feel that every other FPS is slow in comparison? Just cant get into the online part of gaming without that super fast twitch motion? Look no further. Even without its Slowmotion effect online this game shines. And on the 360 has a great following. I personaly cant stand a game that seems that my character is running in slow motion or at best a fast walk. If that is what keeps you away from buying a other FPS games. Rest asured that you wont be let down here. The smoke and partical effects add great strategy to your online play. While you still move at fast rates of speed. Now, quake 3 is just a tad bit faster, but this one hasnt let me down where so many others have. So if you are looking for that great online experience with a great single player story together. You have found it. For as long as this game has been out, its selling price on eBay shows thats its still a fore runner of the great FPS games the 360 has to offer. Getting this for under $30 is a steal.Read full review
The game is exciting at times. It uses the usual scare tactics we've seen in many movies, and incorporates them well. The Graphics are O.K. Special effects are really cool, but the level design sucks. They lack any real substance. Office, warehouse, basement. Thats all you get. The A.I. is incredible. They use cover well, call for back-up when they're out gunned, and may even try to flush you out of cover w/ a grenade. The slow-mo really is what sells this game, and it makes it well worth playing the single player for. Multi-player is good, but the Assault rifle kills too quickly. I suggest disabling it before you play a match. But here is the games biggest problem in multi-player, and it's not really the games fault. It was released around the same time as Gears of War and Rainbow Six Vegas, both way better games. The point is that most people bought one of those other games, making it hard, and sometimes impossible to find a match. There just doesn't appear to be that many people playing this on-line. If you have a nice P.C. and multi-player is your thing, pick up that version. It doesn't suffer from bad frame rate like the 360 version, and it is well supported on-line. Also its way cheaper, plus there is an expansion pack available for that version. However, the 360 version is good, especially the single player. But with so many other great shooters on a console, mostly known for great shooters (HALO!!!), it would be hard to chose this one over a game like Gears or Rainbow Six.Read full review
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