F.E.A.R. Review

F.E.A.R. (fir) noun. 1a. An emotion of alarm and agitation caused by the expectation or realization of danger. 1b. An instance of such feeling is usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight. Monolith is ready to redefine the first-person shooter genre with F.E.A.R. It grabs the players by the neck with a stranglehold captivating them to continue to play to the very end.

Handled by Monolith Productions, F.E.A.R is a stellar first-person shooter that provides thrills at every single moment. I must say that it never lets down on the chilling encounters. Monolith before has worked on top notch FPS titles in the past. Ranging from the espionage tactics of No One Lives Forever series on the PC to the work done on the licensed Tron 2.0, Monolith has a good background already established in the genre.

Recently they have released Matrix Online (in March) and Condemned: Criminal Origins on the Xbox 360. The later has become a surprise hit for the launch of the 360 and is garnering great reviews. If you have played Condemned already, F.E.A.R. is everything that game is but more. It presents at least double the amount of spine-tingling moments where your hair on your arms stands up. Not only does it have a scarier presentation but the action is incredible. Though I must comment that Condemned is an excellent game on its own right but F.E.A.R. is what you need to be playing this moment!