bit-tech News: F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin

news · February 17, 2009

Hi all,

We have just published a review of *F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin*. If you

could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

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*/The result is that F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin is just overwhelmingly

predictable for the most part. The enemies are uninspiring, faceless

clones -- even the ones that aren't supposed to be. The weapons are all

just rebadged versions of the standard FPS arsenal, the bullet-time

power has become a faded cliché and the characters are all unsympathetic

cut-outs.

The later levels that let you stray into the open air are great fun

while they last, but the very nature of the game means that it

eventually pulls you back down into dimly lit corridors and sci-fi labs

dripping with blood...all of which has been done better elsewhere. It's

not scary and I say that as someone who was all-too-willing to let

//F.E.A.R 2 empty his bowels. Constipation is just no fun.

There's some redemption to be found in the actual action, but since a

lot of that ground is of a too-familiar design too (turret sequences,

sniping sections, etc) it similarly fails to stand out, just like the

game as a whole. It isn't bad in any specific way, but it is

unimaginative and mediocre. If you loved the original //F.E.A.R then

you'll love this new instalment, since it's essentially more of the

same. If you're looking for something a bit more innovative and

ground-breaking though then //F.E.A.R 2 is likely going to leave you

disappointed. /

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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