F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is the sequel to F.E.A.R. and continues the series' trademark blend of supernatural horror and suspense. Many mechanics from the original first-person shooter have made their way…
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a shooter developed by Monolith Productions, released 10 February 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.29 at IndieGala. The main story takes about 11.9 hrs to finish.
What F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a shooter game developed by Monolith Productions and released in 2009. It was published by CyberFront. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on LithTech V5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Michael Becket, a Delta Force operator who has been sent on a mission to arrest Armacham president Genevieve Aristide approximately 30 minutes before the ending of the first game. The story only takes the original game into account and ignores all events from the expansion packs Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 322 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 11.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 26 hrs, roughly 2.2 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.29, that works out to about $0.19 per hour of the main story, or $0.09 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for P4 2.8GHz (3.2GHz Vista)/Athlon® 64 3000+ (3200+ Vista), 1GB (1.5GB Vista) of RAM and Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 256MB (SM 2.0b). NVIDIA 6800 or ATI X700. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.29 at IndieGala, 85% below its usual price.
What it launched against
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin launched on 10 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and Killzone 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Killzone 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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