F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, the ONLY expansion pack F.E.A.R. ever needed. Engaging, fun, and just as good as the first.

User Rating: 8.5 | F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate PC
I was initially put off by this game after reading that it got some disappointing reviews here, but the more I played of it, the more that I liked it even better over the previous expansion, Extraction Point.

To me, this was the only sequel that the original game needed. The story is fresh and sets you up with a different F.E.A.R. operative team, and in addition I loved how during the game events criss-crossed between F.E.A.R. and Perseus Mandate, having events that happened in the first correlate with specific things that happened in the third.

The gameplay was, well, the same. The addition of another three weapons made it a little more fun, but I think that the new Nightcrawler mercenary force was what really changed things up a bit. The mercenaries were harder to fight and had better weapons than the Replica soldiers, thus giving fresh perspective to more of the F.E.A.R. combat we all love.

Perseus Mandate is certainly a great play and, in my opinion, would have suffice as the only expansion pack for the original. It's funny that critics' comments on this game were exactly what I would have planted onto Extraction Point. Perhaps if the two expansion releases were turned around then people might be saying different things. But whatever the case, do check this game out and do not be scared off by GameSpot's poor rating, as it does not do the game justice.