F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon

Original title: F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon

Video Game
2005
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F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon (2005)

You play an elite commando for a unique covert operations unit hunting for a mysterious fugitive who commands a clone army while mysterious things occur around you.You play an elite commando for a unique covert operations unit hunting for a mysterious fugitive who commands a clone army while mysterious things occur around you.You play an elite commando for a unique covert operations unit hunting for a mysterious fugitive who commands a clone army while mysterious things occur around you.

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8.3/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Greg Baldwin

Norton Mapes
(voice)
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Jock Blaney

ATC Security
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Susanna Burney

Jin Sun-Kwon
(voice)
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Colby Chester

The Senator
(voice)

Grant Goodeve

Harlan Wade
(voice)
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Tim Gouran

Spen Jankowski
(voice)
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Todd Licea

Aldus Bishop
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Mark Lund

Soldiers
(voice)
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Peter Lurie

Paxton Fettel
(voice)
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Melissa Roberts

Alice Wade
(voice)
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Meg Savlov

Genevieve Aristide
(voice)
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David Scully

Douglas Holiday
(voice)
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André Sogliuzzo

Delta Force
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(as Andre Sogliuzzo)
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Jim Ward

Rowdy Betters
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Jessica Rau

Tyler
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(uncredited)
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Director
- Craig Hubbard
Writer
- Craig Hubbard
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Trivia
In the game there are several references to the sci-fi/horror movie Event Horizon (1997). You can see a magazine cover in some levels that reads "Event Horizon found!". Also, on the multiplayer level "Asylum", there is a line written on the wall of a room that says "Liberate tu temet Ex Inferis", the same word heard in the distress call sent by the Event Horizon in the movie.

Goofs
While the player's goal is to eliminate Paxton Fettel through the entirety of the game, it is very possible to kill him in the very first level. At one point during the first Interval/Stage, the player can activate Slow Mo and squeeze off several rounds of fire into Paxton before he knocks the Point Man out with a 2X4. However, none of the bullets register and the Point Man is predestined to be knocked out regardless of their actions.

Quotes
Harlan Wade: It is the way of man to make monsters. And it is the nature of monsters to destroy their makers.

Crazy credits
***SPOILER*** Right at the end of the credits a phone conversation takes place between Genevive and the Senator. It explains that the prototype (you) has been a success in the mission

Alternate versions
The German version is heavily censored in order to get a USK-18 rating while also not get indexed or banned. Whenever enemies get killed in explosions or when they get shot in the face with a shotgun at point-blank range, they just disappear instead of bursting apart into bloody pieces. Also the blood splatters were reduced and enemies no longer scream when killed.

Connections
Featured in Alpha Dog (2006)

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9/10

Beautiful take on the genre!

F.E.A.R. is an absolute amazing game that perfectly mixes both First Person shooter action and Horror better than any other game like it during its year. What makes the slo-mo/bullet-time feature so good, is that it's not just an added feature to improve gameplay. The slo-motion feature is a vital part to the game and is very much a landmark for the franchise. The story is also well made, through its use of giving the player bits of the story as they move along. It works very well with dynamics, cutting back and forth from quiet nerve-racking moments to andrenaline-inducing action. Very good game