F.E.A.R.

a.k.a. First Encounter Assault Recon / FEAR

published by Vivendi Universal in 2005-10-18, developed by Monolith Productions, running on Windows
type: shooter
genre: Science Fiction, Horror, First-person shooter
series: F.E.A.R.
perspective: 1st person
player options: LAN, Internet, single player
game engine: Lithtech JupiterEX, Lithtech
languages: eng fre
4.4/5

Official description

A story of supernatural terror brought to life

You are an elite soldier trained to handle the most unusual and shocking situations. Called in to confront a murderous force with paranormal abilities, you must contain a crisis spiralling quickly out of control. Discover the true meaning of F.E.A.R., a fusion of stylised action and intense story.

* Unpredictable encounters with combat adaptable A.I.
* Advanced visual effects for an intense "action movie" experience.
* Cinematic-style combat for more visceral FPS action.
* Exhilarating multiplayer combat for up to 16 players.

Box blurb - # 2009-03-23 10:26:40 - official description

Description

child victims - only in the back story, and you do meet her, sort of. The whole mess seems to be because of this.
cannibalism - only a brief scene with Fettel, though the dialog seems to imply he has done it multiple times and would presumably do so again.


Sanguine # 2008-02-23 15:07:15

Comment

Awesome horror/fps game. Freaky as hell. You owe it to yourself to play this one. Get the free demo here:
www.whatisfear.com/

(cjlee001) - # 2006

Technical specs

display: textured polygons
Minimum:
* Windows 2000, XP or XP64
* 1.7 GHz Pentium IV CPU
* 512 MB RAM
* 64 MB VRAM
* GeForce 4 Ti or Radeon 9000 GPU
* 5 GB HD space

Recommended:
* 3 GHz Pentium IV CPU
* 1 GB RAM
* 256 MB VRAM
* GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9800 Pro

Sanguine # 2009-03-23 10:23:15

Authors / Staff

design

Craig Hubbard (lead game designer)

External reviews (2) - average: 90%

review sourceissuedatescore
IGN2005*9.2/1092%
Metacritic2005*88/10088%
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Sanguine
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