| View Larger Image | F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon | Video Gameby Sierra
| List Price: | $29.99 | |
| | Publisher: | Sierra | | ESRB Age Rating: | Mature | | Platform: | Xbox 360 | | Model: | 72583 | | Operating System: | Xbox 360 | | Release Date: | 2006-10-31 | | Sales Rank: | 4,757th |
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FEATURES | - Face squads of tactical teams using coordinated attacks and flanking maneuvers to pin you down and take you out
- Take out high-tech assassins who cling to walls and ceilings and ambush you from the shadows
- Employ high tech firearms and classified weaponry such as the corkscrew missile launcher, rapid-fire battle cannon & sub-nuclear blaster
- Spectacular Situations - Experience a catastrophic helicopter crash entirely in-game and then fight off waves of enemy special forces; ride shotgun in a high speed car chase, pursued by assassins on motorcycles and enemy attack helicopters
- Features for Xbox 360 include - Instant Action Mode, ranking the top F.E.A.R. players; New explosive and deadly weapons for Xbox 360; Exclusive missions
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Product Description
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon X360 You aren't a soldier. You are a weapon. A paramilitary force infiltrates a multi billion dollar aerospace compound taking hostages, but issuing no demands. The government responds by sending in its best special operations teams, only to have them obliterated. Live footage of the massacre is cut short by an unexpected wave of destruction that leaves military leaders stunned and in disbelief. NEW GAME FEATURES to the Xbox 360 Include:- Instant Action Mode ranks the top F.E.A.R. players- New explosive and deadly weapons for Xbox 360- Exclusive missions showcase top paranormal A.I. experience Fierce Enemies Squads of tactical teams use coordinated attacks and flanking maneuvers to pin you down and take you out. High tech assassins cling to walls and ceilings and ambush you from the shadows. Heavy armor units that soldiers will advance behind and use for cover. Cinematic Special FX An advanced Special FX system showers you in sparks, smoke, and debris, making combat as intense and exhilarating as an action movie. State of the Art Arsenal You'll employee high tech firearms and classified weaponry such as the corkscrew missile launcher, rapid-fire battle cannon, and sub-nuclear blaster that turns enemies to pillars of ash. Spectacular Situations Experience a catastrophic helicopter crash entirely in-game and then fight off waves of enemy special forces. Ride shotgun in a high speed car chase, pursued by assassins on motorcycles and enemy attack helicopters. Advanced Game Technology The latest in DirectX 9 rendering technology uses real-time per pixel lighting, shadow volumes, normal mapping, and advanced shaders to create a world so convincing you'll forget you're playing a game. Havok 2 Game Dynamics system makes unleashing hell on your enemies visceral and satisfying. Bodies recoil and collapse accurately and objects react to being shot, pushed, or blown up. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 75 reviews)
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=^.^= by Masani (NY)  5 Stars
September 10, 2009
This Game was fantastic....Action was good....Gameplay was great...It was definitly an eerie game...hope your not jumpy!!
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How dare they? by Anthony Burgos  4 Stars
July 19, 2009
My nephew wants this game so badly. He said that it is one of the best Xbox 360 games. As a loving uncle for his birthday which is fast approaching I am going to order some games for him. I was going to get him this game right along with second part to this game. I looked at the game and I own an Xbox 360 myself so I know games and for some reason this game is a platinum hit. This means that the game is old and sold so many copies. When this happens Microsoft drops the price to either $19.99 or $29.99. This game is being osld by some other seller for the regualr price of a game. This is sickening. I mean they should not be allowed to do that. Their might be parents who will buy this because they dont know and they are getting ripped off. I hate sellers that do this. I will be getting this game from Gamestop. I will give the game 4 stars cause my nephew said it is a good game and he knows games but for the seller they get zero stars.
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Scarey fun by Mick Forbes (Minneapolis, MN USA)  3 Stars
June 26, 2009
A friend bought this for me. I am not really into horror movies and what not, and I found this game pretty creepy. Good game play, but too creepy for me. Similar to Bio-Shock which I liked better.
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Starts out engaging, ends up dry. by Steven (Colorado, USA) 3 Stars
May 04, 2009
You are the point man for F.E.A.R. or First Encounter Assault Recon (cute, huh?) and your job is to investigate an organization who has been accused of controlling the minds of the security forces that operate said building. Throughout your investigation you will encounter paranormal activity and begin to learn of a little girl named Alma. I won't spoil anything here but the story definitely borrows plot elements from Silent Hill and The Ring.
F.E.A.R. sort of sits between lukewarm and good. The combat is pretty solid, the sounds are very well done and the story is interesting enough - even if it has been done before. Unfortunately this game misses the mark on a few aspects which hinder this game a bit.
The biggest issue with this game is how repetitive it really is. The environments are repetitive as well as the pacing. You spend almost the whole time inside of an office building running through a huge maze of very redundant offices. Actually it's not really a maze but the layout allows you to approach the next area a couple different ways. Nothing drastic but for instance you can either crawl through a vent or you can walk down a hallway and then through a door. At times this game can feel maze-like because it's quite easy to get turned around and accidentally end up where you started. Most of this game looks exactly the same throughout - there are a few different environments such a construction zones or the rooftops but these are usually only short breaks from the offices.
The pacing of this game is repetitive. You will walk through a significant portion of a level without any combat - you are pretty much trying to figure out how to get to the next area (without getting turned around) and after awhile you will approach a larger room of some sorts where you will battle a bunch security guys. You will continue fighting small groups of security guys until you reach the next area where you don't fight for a long period of time. This game is so repetitive in this nature that you will soon know exactly when you will be fighting and when you will be on another long combat-free stretch. Sprinkle in some paranormal events (odd visions, voices, things moving on their own...etc) and you pretty much have F.E.A.R.in a nutshell.
The game play has flaws as well. You have the ability to go into slow mo (ala Max Payne) which is pretty well done. You can see the bullets zinging through the air, glass shattering, flailing baddies and all sorts of cool stuff but again this all becomes repetitive. My biggest complaint with the game play is the slight lag when moving/aiming. To me there seems to be a very slight (maybe just a hundred milliseconds) lag between when you move the thumb stick and when the movement is actually registered on screen. It's only a few milliseconds but it's enough to make aiming a bit frustrating, especially while you are fighting in real-time. You are equipped with an annoying flashlight. Your battery in your flashlight dies about every minute - maybe 2 minutes. You have to turn your flashlight off for about 10-15 seconds for it to recharge which doesn't sound too bad but this game is VERY dark and you constantly need your flashlight. It starts to become really annoying to walk around for a minute or two then sit for 15 seconds while it recharges again.
I found by around the 7th Interval (out of 11 plus 1 short bonus interval) I was pretty bored with this game. One reviewer posted that this game is like playing the demo over and over for 10+ hours and that reviewer really wasn't too far from the truth. This game starts out engaging but fizzles out about halfway in.
Instead of hitting every aspect of this game in this review, I'll do a good ol' fashion pro/con list.
Pros
- Guns feel powerful, decent variety of them too
- AI is above average
- Large combat sequences can be quite fun
- Sounds are good. Voice acting is average but atmospheric sounds are very well done
- Has some genuine creepy moments
- Story although cliched, is still interesting enough
- Slow-mo is done pretty well
Cons
- You will become sick of running through offices
- Just about everything becomes repetitive (game-play, visuals, pacing)
- Flashlight becomes very annoying - almost like mini speed-bumps in the games pacing
- Easy to get turned around because everything looks exactly the same
- Slight lag between issuing movement command and movement taking place on-screen
- Frequent frame-rate drops
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Waiting by Seattle Girl 3 Stars
April 10, 2009
It took awhile to get the game. I had to ask where it was.
I wrote a review and was asked to remove it from the seller.
He did call and explained why it was taking so long.I said why
not keep me up to date as to where it was and so forth.
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