Nothing But Shooters reviews F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn.
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"F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn brings players back to Alma's playground, but this time you follow the story of Replica Soldier Foxtrot 813. Once a regular soldier, Foxtrot 813 starts hearing voices which lead him to go against Replica Command's orders. The voice is coming from a familiar character that we all know well: Paxton Fattell."
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.
Who here is honestly scared when playing the FEAR games? I haven't the slightest why it's marketed as some sort of horror shooter, seeing as the mildly scary parts are few and far between.