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

by Vivendi Games

Product Features

• Combines the award winning Director’s edition F.E.A.R. PC with the 2006 Expansion pack of the year winner F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
• THE paranormal frenetic close quartered combat first person shooter

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NIG5Y4
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: March 20, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,754 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Gold

"F.E.A.R. Gold is the premium package that combines the award winning Director’s Edition F.E.A.R. with the 2006 Expansion Pack of the Year winner F.E.A.R. Extraction Point. F.E.A.R.: A paramilitary force infiltrates a multi billion dollar aerospace compound taking hostages, but issuing no demands. The government responds by sending in its best special operations teams, only to have them obliterated. With U.S. Special Forces in over their heads, the Commander in Chief turns to his final option: you. F.E.A.R. Extraction Point: Defeating the forces of Armacham was only the beginning – now Alma is looking for retribution!"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now this edition of FEAR I love., May 18, 2007

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Deinabo D. George "DDG" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: F.E.A.R. Gold (DVD-ROM)

This edition of FEAR strikes gold (pun intended). Not only does it include the Director's Edtition and Extraction Point but the latest patch (1.08) which itself is 600MB. That means when you install the game (which is one a single DVD-ROM) you're set.

The gameplay hasn't changed but if you don't have FEAR or have never played it then you'll want to get this. The system requirements are somewhat misleading though; you'll definitely want well above the minimum to see the game in all its glory. At lower resolution it's just not that pretty. I'm running it on a Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott CPU with a GeForce 7800 GS AGP video card and 2GB of system RAM. You'll definitely want 2GB of system memory in addition to a graphics card that's equipped with 256MB of memory also.

The supernatural theme gives the game a rather creepy atmosphere that's heightened by some of the tight locations and intense gunfights. Lest I forget all this goodness also requires roughly 8GB of hard drive space (yes I know it's a lot) but if you're into first-person shooter then FEAR: Gold Edition will be a welcome addtion to your game library.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best FPS ever!, June 7, 2009

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Igor (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: F.E.A.R. Gold (DVD-ROM)

This is the best FPS I played ever!
Smart enemies, large maps, powerful weapons, lots of surprises. Very dynamic and sometimes scary. Good video and audio effects.

You can play this game even on the old computer (though not on the high settings, of course). But to play it on high, you need at least 2GB RAM and dedicated video card (like nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon x1600 or higher). Higher means both digits - the first and the second, like nVidia 8600 / ATI 2600 - not higher first and lower second digit. For example, nVidia 8400 IS NOT higher - it is much slower! The first digit designates the generation and the second designates speed and power. So, something like nVidia 9200 means that this card is the latest 9th generation, but is very slow. You want as high second digit as possible.

First time, I played FEAR on my HP dv5000 laptop (Windows XP Home, Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz, 1GB RAM, Intel GMA 950 Graphics) in 2006. It ran smoothly on low settings. I loved it so much, I bough a new laptop to play it on high settings.

Now, I play it (never get tired of it) on HP nx9420 mobile workstation: Windows XP Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.13 GHz, 4GB RAM, 256 GDDR3 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 510M (professional workstation variant of GeForce 7900GTX). It runs on the highest settings and never falls below 25-30 fps.

I bought FEAR Gold here, on Amazon, two years ago. It was delivered fast and in good condition. It consists of the original FEAR game and the Extraction Point expansion pack. Both work flawlessly and provide countless hours of entertainment.

Also, I like the fact that I do not have to change something like 4-5 CDs to install the game - both, FEAR and Extraction Point, are recorded on 1 DVD disk. But make sure your computer can play DVDs.

3.0 out of 5 stars this game is average, August 5, 2009

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Victor - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: F.E.A.R. Gold (DVD-ROM)

average! you just run, jump, and shoot. the weapons are cool, and the enemies are smart. it's a paint to play because it's so slow paced. this game is targeted towards cautious slow paced players who like to throw a lot of grenades. im not that player. i like to get straight intothe action and start bashing everyone's heads in with melee attacks and throw grenades for surprise attacks. the game does have a scary sense to it and every time you play, you will get a surreal -wtf is happening right now?- sense. this game is overhyped. fear expansions are overhyped as well. all i play are FPS games. this game is just average. it has the basic point and shoot elements with a set of guns you can lug around. that's pretty much it.

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