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1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 Husband loves this game, now I can't get him off the computer!, 2008-01-17
Husband loves the game, goes online to play against his brothers and thinks it is great!
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 Great creepy shooter, 2007-12-28
The creepiness of this game wears off halfway through so that the "chills" are pretty much ignored. At the start of the game there are plenty of things going bump in the night, but by midway it seems even the developers got tired of it and the spooky sights and sounds of random objects moving on their own trickle off.
The controls are sweet and the leveling up is consistent, however more could have been done with the fear meter. Smart AI and great graphics make this an addicting game, though its story is not terribly engrossing.
4 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
And the little girl shall lead them..., 2007-12-28
I've never been much of a computer game player. They seem too much like work, and after being on the computer all day I'm rarely looking for a reason to be on even more.
Two games have managed to really hook me. The first one was the original Doom, lo so many years ago. No real puzzles to solve, just visceral and scary. The second one is this game.
It is something about the creepy atmosphere, like that of a really good horror movie. This game has it, and before long you're not just watching it, you're in it!
The little girl was especially scary, and really added to the suspense. I often didn't know if she was there to help or hurt, but whenever she popped up the hair on the back of my neck went up.
The only flaw I found was something that many adventure games have difficulty with, and that is the case where I've missed something and the game grinds to a halt.
For example, I'm supposed to crouch down and jump out a window to get to the next area, but I don't see that, and I'm left hanging around with nothing happening while I try to figure out the incomplete step. It doesn't happen very often, but it is worth mentioning. I think it is an unavoidable attribute of any game that has a little complexity to it.
The effects are well done, particularly the lighting, water reflections, and smoke. If you want to play this game at a very high resolution or have an older graphics card, it will let you scale down these effects for a good balance between speed and appearance.
There is also an expansion pack available. Make sure you don't buy only that one, because the expansion pack will not work without installing the base game first.
The controls are fairly standard for a first-person shooter, and use the mouse for easy movement in conjunction with the keyboard for more complex commands. I didn't find it hard to navigate through at all, which is great because sometimes three dimensional games can make the simple act of walking difficult.
There are also plenty of cheat codes available with a quick Google search in case you get stuck and decide you need one. Some folks don't like them, which is fine, but I tend to use them when I get stuck as I think it is better than just turning it off and not finishing the game.
If you like first person shooters with atmosphere and a good back story, this is the game for you!
Highly recommended!
Sean P. Logue, 2008
It will literally raise the hair on the back of your neck!!!, 2007-12-18
I have played many first person shooters but this game really set the mood with music, scary sounds, quick screen shots, etc. and i found myself getting "jumped" playing the game the same way you get "jumped" from time to time watching a GOOD thriller at the movie theater.
The graphics were very good and also ran easily on my somewhat underpowered geforce6150SE graphics chip which is a typical chip on cheaper lower end out of the box computers manufactured in 2007. With a replacement chip like GEFORCE8600GT the graphics were set up a click or two in detail, but really weren't much smoother than on the older chipsets.
A very good game, although somewhat linear. A lot of on line gaming too, although I don't play online much, EVERYBODY is playing this game online.
Very definitely recommended, especially as it is older now and not selling for a lot.
A lotta game....This rocks!!, 2007-12-14
This is a very well made game which is a steal of a deal now. It seems to play on for hours with twists and turns till the end. Im more into wreaking havok than plot lines and this game really delivers both. Multiplayer is a blast also but single player is where it was at for me. My pc isnt a worldbeater with an amd 3800,2gigs of memory, a 256mb xfx video card but it runs flawless and the detail is amazing. The slo-mo really is a great feature to this game so quit reading and buy this. After 10 minutes you will see what i am talking about. In terms of bang for the buck this game is almost free!
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