F.E.A.R. Review: Introduction

Mariyana Vasileva January 23, 2006 14:52

In 2002, the U.S. Army formed a secret unit dedicated to combating paranormal threats to national security. This secret unit was named First Encounter Assault and Reconnaissance or F.E.A.R.

The first time I saw F.E.A.R. I was nicely surprised from graphic engine of the game, the cinematics that were flowing from one moment to another, the ominous music, the camera movements and the mystery of the screenplay.

The game begins with a movie sequence with an exciting music and a ghostly female voice that causes shivering on your back. Subsequently there are steps, but only the unknown creature footprints remain on the floor of the empty passage-way. You are seating in a room and seeing how a someone's shadow falls over the door's window. All the time you hear „Kill them!“ in your head. Suddenly, the door is opened...

The mission is not complicated: eliminating the enemies at all costs. But as the player is progressing over the game, more and new new tasks are showing up and they can't be ignored. Why someone breaks the communications between the government and the special forces? Will the hostages go free? What kind of creatures inhabit the F.E.A.R. world?

The F.E.A.R. adventure is just beginning. A couple of enemy soldiers saw that a few members of the player's team are invading their building. While they are hesitating what to do, it's too late. The enemy soldiers has been ruthlessly shot and fall on the floor in the pool of their own blood. Both the blinking light and the tragic music form a horrible atmosphere.

The F.E.A.R. adventure is just beginning. A couple of enemy soldiers saw that a few members of the player's team are invading their building. While they are hesitating what to do, it's too late. The enemy soldiers has been ruthlessly shot and fall on the floor in the pool of their own blood. Both the blinking light and the tragic music form a horrible atmosphere.

Then the game leads away to another bloody place. A mad guy guarded by two enemy soldiers is eating from a human corpse. When suddenly he turns around, he shouts something with his blood-stained mouth. You can't understand the words, but the meaning is clear: „You will finish like me too!“ Further along the the game you will get to know this man better – his name is Paxton Fettel.

Few moments later you finally get to meet the rest of your team. You are discussing some top-secret things related to your first mission. The chap of the left is quite skeptical of your abilities, but who cares about his opinion. And the game begins!

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