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8.8
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Score Breakdown Based on 31283 ratings
  1. 10 (10380)
  2. 9 (13816)
  3. 8 (4542)
  4. 7 (1354)
  5. 6 (448)
  6. 5 (234)
  7. 4 (102)
  8. 3 (80)
  9. 2 (83)
  10. 1 (244)

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  • Rating:9

    The original and still the best with one of greatest AI in Gaming history.

    Playing F.E.A.R. not only immerses you in a dark world but makes you feel like you are in a horror thriller action movie.Story of FEAR takes place in a setting where you investigate a paranormal activity where an individ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    The Total Package

    F.E.A.R. is one of the all time greatest first person shooters. That is something I believed back in 2005 and something I still believe now. It has some of the most satisfying combat I have ever had the satisfaction of ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Great Horror theme

    The Slo-mo powers were unique. Unfortunately, I played on Xbox trying to get the achievements, so I was forced not to use them just for an achievement. But these powers makes the game different than an average shooter. ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    A well crafted shooter flavored in horror.

    F.E.A.R. in many ways feels like a child of Half-Life. Half-Life showed the world how immersive and exciting a linear first-person shooter could be even without cut-scenes. There aren't many cut-scenes in F.E.A.R. and h... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Bullet time never get old

    F.E.A.R stand for First Encounter Assault Recon is highly regarded as one of the greatest FPS of all time. its atmosphere is incredible dark and gritty environment and shooting by slow mo never get old. to this date no g... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:4

    The Age of F.E.A.R. is older than F.E.A.R itself

    F.E.A.R. or First Encounter Assault Recon was developed by Monolith Productions, which after FEAR is known for Condemned, FEAR 2, Gotham City Impostors and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.FEAR was published by Sierra Ente... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    7 OR 9..depends

    On F.EA.R i can easily put 7 (without the 2 dlc) cuz it doesnt have the horror gameplay...The atmosphere is amazing but alma is just soming to remind you that you playing a Horror game... Its more like of call of duty g... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The Best FPS game of all time

    Graphics: The game is not rich with colour but makes up for it with a nice and pristine look. I also really love the texture work. Long distance rendering is very poor though. I play this game at 1440p maxed out on a GTX... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Still maintains the flavour of FEAR. That is intense combat infused with spooky events with a few more gadgets/critters

    Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 8 Sounds: 8 Value: 6 Tilt: 7 Total score: 7.3 When FEAR burst into the FPS scene, the vast population was totally amazed by its John Wo's combat style, slow-mo action, clever AI and naturall... Read Full Review

    3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Amazing close future horror shooter for hardcore action fans

    So, what can I say ? Monolith really did this one. Let's start with graphics Graphics : Game is run on Monolith's Lithtech or Jupiter EX engine. And yes visually graphics are perfect. Movement, weapon design and leve... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful