Extraction Point, like its parent FEAR, is an excellent close combat FPS game with plenty of chilling sequences.

User Rating: 8.5 | F.E.A.R. Extraction Point PC
By Perth2008 | Review Date:
Well I thought this was the sequal to FEAR, but although the story follows directly from the end of FEAR it is not considered a sequal per se ... go figure. Well not apparently an official "Monolith" sequal, whatever that really means.

That said Extraction Point is cracking good fun and very much an "expansion pack" or extension to FEAR. Essentially its more of the same moody experience in the horror/survival genre of the original FEAR. My score of 8.5 is only slightly less than FEAR, as while it's "more of the same" in terms of look and gameplay it does not grow stale as quickly as other FPS games which have sequals (official or otherwise).

The scares in Extraction Point are still effective and enigmatic. All the good elements of the original FEAR are retained and there is development of the relationship of your nameless character with the spectre-like Alma and her son Fettel. Sometimes the action is so intense and the health upgrades seem so far apart that you just seem to make it to the next transition point.

Like FEAR, Extraction Point oozes tension and the eerie visitations by Alma and other spectres make this a game to play with the lights on ... well, it's not a game for the young ones.

Given the similarities to FEAR, reading my earlier review of FEAR may shed more light on this franchise.

OVERALL: While I am by no means a horror/survival genre fan (at all) I did enjoy FEAR and Extraction Point lots.

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