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F.E.A.R. (X360) - IGN review (WOW)
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LJ11 said:
Yeah. I'm an Xbox 360 owner and an IGN subscriber and I'm highly suspicious of any exclusive review because I don't think IGN has even given an exclusive review less than a 9.0.
I even asked the editors about it at the IGN 360 GB and was pointed to the Just Cause exclusive review where they gave it a 6.8, but suspiciously right next to it is the IGN UK Review score where they gave it an 8.8. But still, this game is the exception and not the rule when it comes to exclusive IGN reviews.
Benadryl Hitman said:
try posting the right review next time, not the ADD ON
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out of 10 click here for ratings guideGet Ratings Information
9.0 Presentation
Excellent production values, but a few holes persist.
9.5 Graphics
It doesn't get much better than this, and the bevy of options make things highly customizable to your rig's capabilities.
9.5 Sound
Gorgeous music, spooky ambient sound, and great sound effects abound.
9.2 Gameplay
Challenging combat, great set pieces, detailed environments, but not a lot of environmental variety.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
The main game is relatively short; multiplayer, while having some neat tricks up its sleeve, won't replace Counter-Strike any time soon.
9.2 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
It was Joystiq...which linked Gamespot.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/25/full-priced-f-e-a-r-port-is-no-treat/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160449.html
Well, I guess they haven't played it yet.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/25/full-priced-f-e-a-r-port-is-no-treat/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160449.html
Well, I guess they haven't played it yet.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Kabuki Waq said:
Perhaps...but then again it was a game that was already released and well received the first time around in which it did receive a 9.2 from IGN and a 9.1 from gamespot.
T-1000_Model3
Banned
From what I played of the games demo I loved it. The game reminded me of Condemned in some ways,also love the gun fights here. I still dunno why people keep comparing this to the PC version,isn't the game suppose to be compared to whats out on the X360 only? Technically were still in the consoles 1st year,the fps genre needs to expand on the X360,so for now this is one of the better ones to get for the system,which is why the score is justified for me.
I'll be picking this one up later this year.
I'll be picking this one up later this year.
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Fusebox said:
Hardly. I can get someone to jump just by blindsiding them, and that's the type of "scares" that F.E.A.R. delivers. There is some general creepiness to the game, but I really don't understand how anyone could find it scary.
Illuminati
Member
Definitely my mistake, I was looking at the first result in game rankings after I did a search and completely forgot about the expansion. It still doesn't change the fact that I think it is one of the most repetitive single player experiences ever. Giving it a score that puts up there with FPSes like Half-Life 2 is boggling to me.rod said:
dirtmonkey37
flinging feces ---->
Well, it's not all that surprising. It's an almost perfect console port from what I played. The only problem was that the character moved a bit jerkily in the demo, which I'm sure they fixed.
OXM gave it an 8.5. IGN gives it a 9 (9.1). Big deal. half a point. Doesn't mean IGN is blah blah blah, you know what I mean.
But it's still interesting. Personally, I think the game wouldn't have gotten 7's and 8's. And it's getting a 9....
OXM gave it an 8.5. IGN gives it a 9 (9.1). Big deal. half a point. Doesn't mean IGN is blah blah blah, you know what I mean.
But it's still interesting. Personally, I think the game wouldn't have gotten 7's and 8's. And it's getting a 9....
pizzapizza64
Member
Fairly Entertaining Available Rerun
Sorry, I'm watching a rerun of Scrubs right now, and this response made me kinda' laugh.
C'est vrai.
Sorry, I'm watching a rerun of Scrubs right now, and this response made me kinda' laugh.
C'est vrai.
Space Runaway
Member
Gigglepoo said:
Well the argument could be made that it's the first console release and also wasn't possible on the last gen systems, hence why were getting it now.
Also I had too many compatibility problems with this game on PC so I won't mind renting the 360 version.
Doom_Bringer
Banned
FEAR is really creepy IMO. The second level scared me a lot! Those clocked ninjas who keep tossing around the dead bodies from vents and attack you every now and then totally scared the hell outta me!!
Try playing the game at night, with the lights off and the sound high...
Try playing the game at night, with the lights off and the sound high...
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Hopefully the quality PC ports continue. I'll have to buy this one later.
This looks to be the big FPS this christmas season for the 360.
This looks to be the big FPS this christmas season for the 360.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Core407 said:
Er....Fear was released around the same time as X360 on PC, a gaming environment that's transcends standard generational phases because of it's constant rapid advancement GPU release cycles, who's hardware system recommendations at full spec were a generation a head of Xbox/PS2/GC anyway.
bill0527 said:
Hey look, editors pass on exclusive reviews on a weekly basis because they won't give the game a positive review. An exclusive might depend on a review score (the PR controls the embargo), but a review score never depends on the exclusive (not at IGN). Guaranteed.PhatSaqs said:
So why the shock at a 9.1 when: The game received a 9.2 from IGN PC last year; Game Rankings has the PC version at 89%; GameStats has the PC game's press score at 9.0?
Ned Flanders
Banned
I thought the demo for this (360) was exceedingly lame. The graphics, while technically competent, were so stark and PC-ish (HL2 has a much greater visual appeal to me) as to be a complete turnoff, and the enemies were standard FPS fare aside from being oddly proportioned.
This score definitely suprises me, and I would encourage anyone who is swayed towards a purchase by the review to check out the demo before making a move. I DL'ed and deleted it on the same day..
This score definitely suprises me, and I would encourage anyone who is swayed towards a purchase by the review to check out the demo before making a move. I DL'ed and deleted it on the same day..
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Doom_Bringer said:
Condemned must have made you pee yourself.
Core407 said:
F.E.A.R. was released at the butt end of the "last-generation", it required quite a bit of hardware power to run at optimal quality settings, and was widely regarded as among the top tier in more fields than one. The A.I. in particular was something else, and we so far haven't seen jack shit on any console deliver above F.E.A.R. in this particular aspect. The slow-mo move was regarded by some as a gimmick. Until it became clear that it not only felt ****ing awesome to play in slow-mo mode (not to mention trippy; it'd sometimes take me a good 10 minutes to revert to "realtime" after playing the game for long stretches), it also made a lot of tactical sense to do so, in large part thanks the eerily wicked A.I.
And it's ****ing awesome that more people get to play it. I didn't like the demo myself, but that's really just because I'm used to playing the PC version. It still holds up very well, both on a technological and a game design level, and it deserves the bigger audience.
Speevy said:
Great. Lets get all developers to stop making anything new and "remaking" their games from last generation.
Good game is a good game, but with the 360, we are supposed to be in the next generation era already. A game that was good last generation isn't going to be anywhere near good in the next.
Now I understand you're going to argue that it is an awesome game and it is a great game, but is it as great as Gears of War, Lost Planet or Stranglehold?
AltogetherAndrews: I don't care about the graphics because whatever you do to it, it wont look like anything next generation. The engine is older and that's just a fact.
Mark Gonzales
Banned
Maybe a 9 for $40. A full price port that looks no better than the version I already played. No freaking way.
HokieJoe said:Don't tell me you aren't ready to sh** a lightning bolt at the thought of a next-gen Castle Wolfenstein though.
I AM! But see, the next-gen Wolfenstein will feature NEXT-GEN IDEAS and GAMEPLAY. I don't get how you people can eat up these shit ports. Yes, they were great games, but they don't even have half the things next generation titles are expected to have.
Angelcurio
Member
Its true. I remember the moments when alma poped up out of nowhere or she was seen running to a specific place and when you reached it there was nothing on it. Really creepy game.Doom_Bringer said:
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Core407 said:
*insert my previous response here*
purnoman3000
Member
This game isn't even out for like another month.... what the hell?
Sale -1
I dont understand how any online fps on the 360 does not support a fully functional lobby system. It is almost a full year since launch now, and for a fairly big name game like this to be missing something as simple as a freaking lobby system is unexceptable. I know COD shipped without one, but that was a launch game and they atleast fixed it. Hopefully it will be fixed shortly after the initial release--probably have to pay to add the lobby from the marketplace too...
I dont understand how any online fps on the 360 does not support a fully functional lobby system. It is almost a full year since launch now, and for a fairly big name game like this to be missing something as simple as a freaking lobby system is unexceptable. I know COD shipped without one, but that was a launch game and they atleast fixed it. Hopefully it will be fixed shortly after the initial release--probably have to pay to add the lobby from the marketplace too...
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Core407 said:
Oh please!
You're going to have to do better than that.
What's next? You're going tell us to just play with the Wii simply because it's different as oppose to you know...good game mechanics in general that all games have to fall into.
Can't combat the technical argument then go for the more vague and abstract rhetoric!
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Core407 said:
You haven't actually played the game, have you?
Seriously, your argument is starting to get real thin here. The fact that you use the term "last-gen" as if it applies to a PC game (let alone a PC game that belonged to the top tier in terms of both technology and gameplay) doesn't really work in your favour here. If you want to rant about last-gen adversely affecting next-gen, then this really isn't the game you'd want to be using as an example.