GamersInfo writes: "When it comes down to it, I would recommend F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin to those who really enjoy getting a good chill but don't mind the run of the mill shooting to get to it. Eventually, the F.E.A.R. franchise is going to have to end its desire to be both a shooter and a horror game. I see definite potential for it going in either direction, but trying to do both only weakens it. After all, how scared of that crazy mutant can you be after remembering the bazooka you are carrying around? So, if a trek through an unchallenging yet very creepy nightmare sounds right up your alley, give F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin a try. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to buy some new pants".
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Following on the coattails of the highly successful First Encounter Assault Recon, or F.E.A.R., Monolith Soft and publisher Warner Brothers released the highly anticipated F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
Set immediately prior to the finale of Point Man’s adventure in F.E.A.R., Project Origin tasks the player, one Sergeant Becket, and his squad with the retrieval and protection of Armacham’s Genevieve Aristide. Shortly after you battle your way through her apartment complex, a mushroom cloud explosion blasts through the city, successfully incapacitating Becket. While passing in and out of consciousness, Becket sees his journey from Aristide’s apartment to a hospital bed where he hallucinates being torn asunder by demons. Upon awakening, Becket finds himself pitted against a team of special ops soldiers cleaning up Armacham’s involvement from the original F.E.A.R.
Hahahahha. But seriously, I love this friggin game. Played it from start to finish about a dozen times since it came out. I wouldn't mind a Remastered Trilogy.
Direct2Drive has given Monolith's shooter F.E.A.R. 2 a significant price cut down to $20. The title ran $35 on D2D before the cut and currently runs $50 on Steam.
It's hard to comment on this guys review because Fear 2 wa so special to me. He doesn't talk about all the little things that make it stand out. The attention to detail when it explains why Alma does what she does. Not to mention the ending... When in video game history has a game ever ended like this one (I refuse to spoil this). I feel he doesn't understand Fear at all. It's an action game, always has been, with a horror story for atmosphere. It's not a survival horror game at all. Oh well rant over.