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Not as Good as Fear Effect 2

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the predecessor to Fear Effect 2 and the upcoming Fear Effect 3: Inferno.

This game and gameplay are very similar to Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and all those action/adventure games where you have to solve puzzles. This game actually does deserve a mature rating -- with unadulterated gore, some suggestive sexuality and mature discussions of vengeance and under-the-table monies. The graphics is also well-done using a combination of anime and 3-dimensional graphics. The child's playroom in the Hell level is particularly creepy, and it is very reminiscent of Nightmare on Elm Street. The voice acting is done well, but Hana has the whole Valley Girl thing going on that becomes very annoying after an hour or so. Hana was actually much more mature in Fear Effect 2 than in Fear Effect. The music in this game also wasn't as good as in Fear Effect 2. The cinematics in this game are great and are nearly as good as Metal Gear Solid (as a date-to-date) comparison. The only faults of this game that I can see are the long loading times -- before and after deaths. I liked the Fear Effect series over the Tomb Raider and Resident Evil series because you have to have patience, a whole lot of moxie, some more brainpower, and a whole lot more reflexes. Overall, buy this game cheap, and you won't regret the purchase. Otherwise, stick with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.

This game kicks butt!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the few truly original ADULT games created for the playstation...well any game system really. The graphics are outstanding, the characters are unique and the puzzles actually seem to fit into the story line...unlike those in Resident Evil and Dino Crisis to name a few. The ONLY reason this did not get a full five star rating is due to the extremely slow game load times and the extreme level of difficulty. Now, don't get me wrong, the game is good because it is difficult but as a result, you tend to die quite a few times and re-loading a saved game can take several minutes which is frustrating as hell. All in all a great game that I would highly recommend to any serious gamer that wants something new and different.

Don't believe the hype

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I'd like to say that, contrary to what I'm reading, violence, nudity, and bad language do not make a game "mature."
Fear Effect PROS: Good graphics, fluid animation.
Fear Effects CONS: crappy voice acting, juvenille dialogue (yeah, real mature people), dull gameplay. Sorry, but I just couldn't get into this one. It was neat to see the cartoon-like graphics but the novelty was short-lived. I really wanted to like this game (after reading all the hype) but was sorely disappointed. It's just no fun.

Incredible game and incredible fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

A mix of Anime, Hong Kong John Woo style action, Resident Evil Survival Horror, and stealth action of Metal Gear Solid, this game is awesome.

It is so fun. Even though it is very hard, but the cheat code give you infinite life, makes it pretty easy.

Fear Effect rulz!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have had Fear Effect ever since it came out, and I still think it is one of the greatest games. Though it can be extremely challenging at times, it is also loads of great fun, expecially with it's cartoon-like graphics. The storyline is brilliant fallowed by a host of awsome characters. If your looking for a challenge, than I point to Fear Effect.

Elite gamers only!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. I would advise renting it over buying it because it can be beat in just a few hours. It also got hard a little to fast, before I really had the hang of the conrols I was running from missiles. Everything else is great, if your a fan of the genre (im not) go ahead and get it because its a blast while it lasts.

This is a HARD game!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I saw previews for this game, I knew that I was going to have to get it. Turns out that the game really is as good as I thought it would be, only about 10 times as hard! I have never died in ANY game as much as I have in this one. one of the bad things about the game is that there is no way to heal yourself, you just get healed when you get to certain points. The other bad thing is the loading time when you continue after dying. The inventory is very hard to work with also, it takes a lot to get used to. The graphics in the game are great and the cut scenes are like watching a cartoon.You need to have a lot of patience to play this game but it is pretty fun.

THE BEST EVER GAME FOR THE PS1

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

BETTER THAN MGS1 , BETTER THAN MANY OF THE SILLY GAMES ON THE PS2

THE STORY IS EXCELLENT ALSO THE ART OF THE GAME , IT JUST HAVE SOME PROBLEMS LIKE - TOO MANY PUZZLES TO SOLVE .

THE BEST EVER GAME , BUY IT .

Fear This!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Fear Effect is a fun game that is challenging and quite good value for just $10. The game is sometimes very tricky though. Some puzzles go beyond hard as the game progresses. The bosses and enemies are already hard in the first levels. The game goes by pretty quick even with the challenge though. Buy this game if you want a good animated action game that will leave you wanting to play Fear Effect 2.

Replay Value

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just started playing this game and I like it. I don't like these reviews that say the replay value is bad. It makes me not really want to play the game because replaying the game has been one of my favorite things about the Resident Evil series.

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