F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

6

Pros:

Some great scary moments later on, Nice new weapons, F.E.A.R.s great AI, Gun battles are great fun
Some cool and scary moments.

Cons:

Dull and bland levels for the most part, Repetitive gameplay, Very little new to offer, Contrived story that relies on knowing the original
Rehash of first two FEAR games, Graphics engine looks downright primitive now, Annoying difficulty, Not much new.

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Last revision on February 3, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Some great scary moments later on, Nice new weapons, F.E.A.R.s great AI, Gun battles are great fun
Some cool and scary moments

Reviewers Didn't Like

Dull and bland levels for the most part, Repetitive gameplay, Very little new to offer, Contrived story that relies on knowing the original
Rehash of first two FEAR games, Graphics engine looks downright primitive now, Annoying difficulty, Not much new

Expert reviews and ratings

By Yet Another Review Site on March 29, 2008 60

RobThere always seems to be never enough ammunition around.Playing F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, I enjoyed the game to an extent but ultimately I was disappointed by a handful of things. I for one do not scare easy and a couple of times I jumped whilst...

By Play TM on November 28, 2007 55

F.E.A.R Perseus Mandate is the second expansion pack to arrive based on the 2005 atmospheric shooter F.E.A.R. Its predecessor was a refreshingly fun shooter with some interesting new additions to the genre, most notably smart AI that reacted uniquely...

By GameSpot on November 14, 2007 55

This stand-alone F.E.A.R. expansion feels completely dated and unnecessary....

By GameZone on November 12, 2007 63

del.icio.us | Digg This | Glink It Perseus Mandate really had me scratching my head. You see, the first game (you know, F.E.A.R.) was a full-tilt action extravaganza complete with some genuine thrills and scares. In fact it was voted scariest game...

By Games Radar on November 08, 2007 80

Nov 8, 2007FEAR has always been a game of two halves, both heavily involving people being cut into halves. On one side, perhaps excepting Crysis, it's the most cinematically kinetic shooter on the PC; on the other, a story-led atmosphere-fest....

By IGN Gear on November 06, 2007 59

Perseus Mandate starts out with a whimper as you and the second F.E.A.R. team are called in to investigate happenings in another office building/warehouse/sewer complex. Instead of continuing the story of Alma and the first F.E.A.R. team developer...

By Cheat Code Central on November 06, 2007 48

This is the second in the F.E.A.R. series, not to be confused with the expansion pack of the original F.E.A.R. game. This is a stand-along expansion pack. But you will be forgiven for thinking that this version seems oddly familiar. It could almost be...

By HEXUS.net on December 17, 2007

So let’s bring F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate to a close and do a quick summing up of the whole thing. There are good and bad points to the game and now it’s time to figure out if one outweighs the other. On the upside, if you’re a fan of...