MacHouse game rating: 9.0/10
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (hereafter, F.E.A.R. 2) is a horror & action game released by Warner Bros. Interactive for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. It was released in February 10th. It’s a first-person action game. So you will never get to see the face of the character you are playing.
 Screenshot 01 – Scene from Half-Life 2, Source: MacHouse |
 Screenshot 02 – Scene from Half-Life 2 Episode 1, Source: MacHouse |
 Screenshot 03 – Scene from Half-Life 2 Episode 2, Source: MacHouse |
What kind of game is F.E.A.R. 2? In several aspects, this game is quite similar to Valve Software‘s Half-Life 2. If you have played and enjoyed any of the Half-Life 2 games, chances are that you will probably enjoy this game, too. Right, the stories are totally different. In Half-Life 2, Gordon Freeman‘s movement is sometimes stopped by a sniper with a red laser beam. Screenshot 04 shows a similar scene from F.E.A.R. 2 where the player must kill a sniper to move on. In Half-Life 2, Gordon Freeman is sometimes asked to shoot down enemy’s flying carrier with a rocket launcher, right? Screenshot 05 shows a scene from F.E.A.R. 2 where the player must destroy an armor robot with a rocket launcher. Furthermore, Screenshot 06 shows a scene of a ruined street from F.E.A.R. 2, which resembles Half-Life 2’s ruined City 17.
 Screenshot 04 – Source: MacHouse |
 Screenshot 05 – Source: MacHouse |
 Screenshot 06 – Source: MacHouse |
Even the way they use music in F.E.A.R. 2 is similar to Half-Life 2. When a series of exciting actions are expected, the game suddenly starts running music loud. And it will continue until you finish the whole mission. That’s how all Half-Life 2 games are designed, too, right? Continue reading
