Last year, in the some what late fall I went out and sold my Xbox and
everything I had that had to do with my Xbox. Why? I sold it all in
order to purchase two much anticipated pc games; both of which I might
add were well received by the gaming community. Those games were Call
of Duty 2 and F.E.A.R. Have you not heard of F.E.A.R? Well then, let me
tell you, “You all deserve to die.”
Extraction Point is the not
much anticipated expansion pack to F.E.A.R and the gaming community
didn’t receive it as well as the original. Extraction Point of course
includes the fast-paced kinetic firefights from F.E.A.R along with some
much needed, pant-pissing, mouth drooling, hair pulling, eyes widening
moments of disgust, despair, and fear. TimeGate Studios, the team
responsible for the expansion, knew what it could add and improve on
which is giving us more of the same. TimeGate seems to have proven
itself in continuing the fear experience by incorporating every
Japanese Horror Film cliche in the book while improving just how much
you will jump with the randomness of when these pant-pissing moments
occur. Now here is a very watered-down version of the back-story to
this game. You are one of two sons to a woman named Alma, her sons were
taken away, she got mad, and she died. One of her sons, Fettel, wants
to avenge her mother and take you down with him and her. In addition,
its hell, which hell is war. It is assumed you know all this, because
well, you need the first game to be able to install this game so…play
them in order. Not much story is told though, in-fact, more questions
are implied than answers and sometimes it is just confusing and you’ll
want to wonder why they made this game. Without any real continuation
of the amazing plot with twist and turns like the original what is the
point? Graphics and sound are of-course amazing in this just as the
first and if you want the full ambient visceral feel of the game play
in the middle of night with all the lights off, windows and doors
locked, and the volume all the way up. You’ll be in for a ride of your
life that no Horror game has ever been able to deliver before this.
With the addition of I believe 2 new weapons and some new enemies it
really adds to the value. While the two new weapons; mini-gun and same
odd rail gun are more of let downs than added fun. The two or four new
enemies provide some more intense drama as you try to defeat them with
your already assorted array of guns and grenades. Like the first game
though, you will use really only two of your guns and two types of
grenades. Over all, F.E.A.R Extraction Point is more of the same
F.E.A.R that we love pissing our pants to. The kinetic action with the
much more intense fear you feel will add to anyone’s love for the game.
While not adding much graphically, and offering some different areas
you fight in; a church and subway. You’re still running through dark
corridors of sewers and decrepit buildings in one of the ugliest cities
ever seen. The game lacks length and extension of the plot. So, if
you’re looking for plot, just wait for F.E.A.R 2. If you want more of
the same kinetic heart racing action and hair standing fear then pick
it up. With around three to five hours of game play and the ability to
pickup the game for $20 then this isn’t a bad deal. Just feels like we
are being fooled until the next chapter in the series hits store
shelves.
