F.E.A.R. is one of the scariest and most fun FPS game you will play.
The action, gore, and the creepyness of F.E.A.R. starts right off and doesn't stop until the end. There's a variety of weapons you can choose from and for the most part are well balanced. You'll start off in the game with just a pistol and a SMG. But later you'll be fighing with shotguns, assault rifles, and rocket launchers. If none of these weapons work for you, then just simply melee attack them. You can do a few cool martial arts techniques or just plain punch them. The coolest feature in this game is your "reaction time." That is when you create this bullet-time zone for yourself and the enemies that gives you an upper hand on them. Its sort of like being able to slow down time in a temporary basis. The AI in this game is some of the best. They change their tactics based on their surroundings, how many of them there are, and also how you handle the battle situations. If you always rush them they will take cover and flank you. Or if you camp at a certain location and try to wait for them they may try to flush you out with a grenade or just rushing you. The bad thing is that you are mostly fighting the same people over and over. Every once in a while you will have to fight other foes but for the most part its just you versus the soldiers. So despite how smart they are, you are able to learn how to overpower them and kill them easily. Also you are mostly fighting in the same environment, enspecially through the mid portion of the game. It seems like you are in an endless maze of walls and hallways. Both of these elements combined make the game feel a little repetitive.
Now does this mean F.E.A.R. is a bad game? Of course not, F.E.A.R. has some of the best visuals and sound that you can find in any game. Its really fun to throw a grenade then hit the reaction time button and watch the explosion (and your enemies fly) in slow motion. The neatest part about this game is just being able to watch your surroundings get blown apart during battles. You can blow chunks out of walls and destroy things sitting around in the room. Also if you need some cover quickly, shoot out the wall next to you and create your own smokescreen. You'll watch dust fly as you continue to destroy things in your battles.
The campaign in F.E.A.R. takes about 10-15 hours. When you are done with it its time to jump into the multiplayer. F.E.A.R.'s multiplayer is a lot of crazy fun-paced action and fun. So expect to get a lot of kills and to die a lot as well. All of the great featurs in the campaign are in the multiplayer as well. There's only a few gamestyles with a variety of maps but the result is the same.
F.E.A.R. is one of the best games you can play. It is recommended to just about anyone who likes FPS or just creepy horror.