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Reborn sells for $9.99, so it's probably too much to expect a ton of content to be included. When it comes right down to it, F.E.A.R. 2 is still a great first-person shooter game with impressive artificial intelligence, so we won't complain too much. To further make it worth players' while, Reborn includes a is accompanied by a free slo-mo deathmatch multiplayer mode that was present in the first F.E.A.R. game, but strangely missing from the sequel. In it, players can pick up an object that will trigger super reflexes for a short period of time, which makes opponents seem slow and the player fast to everyone else. So, even though players can breeze through the single player content, they can make up for it with fast (or slow, depending on your point of view) paced multiplayer. There's enough here to keep fans interested, but we just wish Reborn didn't turn out feeling like a commercial for the next DLC pack.
TheSixthAxis: "Welcome one and all to a new feature we’re running here at TSA called ‘Previously On…’ where we catch you up on the plot of a story-driven franchise that has a new installment coming out. We’re starting today with the F.E.A.R. franchise, which is about to see its third chapter of the main series hit shelves this week. You may be thinking that this franchise is just another mindless shooter with a watered-down story and a creepy little girl following you around, but there’s actually a pretty deep plot surrounding all the chills and thrills you get from playing."
MyPS3 writes: "So the big question: Is Reborn worth your hard earned cash or Microsoft points? For $9.99 you can't expect too much content, and Reborn delivers another great experience in the F.E.A.R universe, albeit at tad short. It includes a slo-mo deathmatch mode which may get some more people into the online side, but ultimately if you are a fan of F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin and want to expand the story just a little further, there is no reason not to get this pack."
There are some lovely attempts at visual design both in the spookiness department and in ideas such as the exploration of a knocked-over skyscraper. Arguably Reborn is simply a pale extension of a shooter that was already set in gloomy, detail-starved environments, but it does have its own little thrills.
