F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
Developer(s)	TimeGate Studios
Publisher(s)	Vivendi Universal
Release date(s)	( ) October 24, 2006 ( ) October 27, 2006
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, Horror
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature (17+) BBFC: 18 PEGI: 18+
Platform(s)	Windows

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point is an expansion pack for the horror themed first-person shooter computer and video game F.E.A.R., published by Vivendi Universal and developed by TimeGate Studios, rather than Monolith Productions, the developers of F.E.A.R.. It was released on October 24, 2006 for Windows and requires the full original game in order to be played. Also, a stand-alone single player demo has been previously released. This expansion owes its name to the game's ultimate goal for the player, to reach the extraction point and leave the city where the adventure takes place. Extraction Point adds new weapons, enemies, and single-player levels, but no new multiplayer content. Additional improvements were also made to the enemy artificial intelligence. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (701x1000, 340 KB) F.E.A.R. Extraction Point boxart, downloaded from the F.E.A.R. fansite kit which can be obtained from ftp://ftp. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Timegate Studios is a video game developer, focusing on games of the real-time strategy genre. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vivendi Universal (VU) is a French conglomerate active in media and communications with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications and the Internet. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Notable events of 2006 in video gaming. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Video games are generally categorized into genres. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into computer and video games. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification (see Motion picture rating systems and History of British Film Certificates) within the United Kingdom. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... An expansion pack is an addition to an existing game. ... Horror can mean several things: Horror (emotion) Horror fiction Horror film This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... This article is about the computer and video game. ... Vivendi Universal (VU) is a French conglomerate active in media and communications with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications and the Internet. ... Timegate Studios is a video game developer, focusing on games of the real-time strategy genre. ... Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington based video game developer. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Notable events of 2006 in video gaming. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... // This disambiguation page covers alternative uses of the terms Ai, AI, and A.I. Ai (as a word, proper noun and set of initials) can refer to many things. ...

Plot

A fallen Replica soldier with Alma in the background.

The plot of the expansion starts off exactly where the original game left off; while the huge explosion of the "Origin Facility" has flattened the Auburn district and devastated the city, the helicopter evacuating the survivors of the F.E.A.R. team crash land in the midst of the chaos. It is implied that one day has passed since the crash and the player has recently regained consciousness, as the original game ended at sunrise but Extraction Point is set against a nighttime background. There are also various references to the media coverage of the explosion, including the public's reaction as well as how unusually fast the city was evacuated. It is also suggested during the intro to the game that Alma resurrects Paxton Fettel back from the dead. Image File history File links FEAR_screenshot1. ... Image File history File links FEAR_screenshot1. ... A list of characters & organizations is supplied here with descriptions of both characters and the organizations they belong to from the Monolith Productions computer game F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon, it also includes details from the expansion F.E.A.R. Extraction Point. ...

The player is reunited with SFOD-D Douglas Holiday and FEAR medic Jin Sun-Kwon. They mention that a SFOD-D extraction point has been established at the roof of Auburn Hospital and that is their destination point, informing the Point Man that he should proceed there as well. Continuing, the player reunites with his brother Fettel in a nearby church. Fettel reactivates his Replica soldiers, who have been dormant since his death, and sends them after the player. Meanwhile, Kwon is captured by Fettel's Replicants, but she is later able to escape while being transported via the subway; from there, she proceeds on her own to Auburn Hospital. The player and Holiday eventually meet up at a warehouse. As the Point Man and Holiday navigate through the warehouse, Alma, through her apparitions, kills Holiday.

The player is forced to proceed alone through the subway, which leads directly to Auburn Hospital. Replica forces are seen transporting large amounts of supplies via the subways. During the player's journey through the winding tunnels, Alma, in her younger form, clears the way for the player multiple times by killing Replica soldiers impeding the player's path. Replica forces eventually become desperate and place demolition charges in the subway tunnels with the hope that the resulting explosions will kill the player. While initially unsuccessful, the player is eventually caught in one of these demolition explosions and is ejected from the tunnels onto a nearby parking structure. From here, the player proceeds to the hospital which neighbors the parking structure. Along the way, he is ambushed by helicopters, REV8 Leviathans and squads of Replica soldiers.

After finally reaching Auburn Hospital, the Point Man hears a scream from one floor above him. He bursts into the room, only to find four ghostly figures floating around Jin's dead body. Now, with nothing to fight for but his own survival, the Point Man proceeds to the life service elevator. Suddenly, a power outage occurs and the player must find a way to restore it. While walking around the dark basement, and fighting off demons and other horrors, the Point Man witnesses several hallucinations (thought to be the physical form of what is in Alma's mind) which include a series of prison cells, containing the dead ATC victims of Alma's murders in the previous game. Eventually, the Point Man witnesses a hallucination that involves the older and younger Alma reuniting in a blue light. This leads to the blood that covered the walls, floor, and ceiling in the hospital to suddenly disappear as if it never existed in the first place. Communications with F.E.A.R. team coordinator Betters are reestablished at this point. The elevator is then reactivated and the player finally reaches the roof of the hospital. Fettel tells the player he does not understand the situation and proceeds to unleash a squad of Replica Elites on the player. As the player finishes dispatching the squad, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter proceeds to evacuate him. However, when the player nears the Blackhawk, Fettel, through unknown methods, destroys the Blackhawk, sending the Point Man into unconsciousness. When he awakens, he staggers to the roof railing, to witness the entire city in flames. The credits roll, ending with Fettel's line from F.E.A.R. "A war is coming, I've seen it in my dreams. Fires sweeping through the earth, bodies in the streets, cities turned to dust. Retaliation..." The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium-lift utility or assault helicopter used by over 20 nations. ...

Release date problems

Originally listed as an October 24th release, many stores had still not received their shipments of the game by the end of the 25. The issue as to the game not actually being available in many locations on its scheduled release date confused many gamers who had eagerly awaited the game. In-store and even online pre-orders went unfilled as the release date came and went. The issue has come up on the Sierra forums, though no official answer has been given as to the reason behind the late shipments. According to many of the retailers, there was a problem with FedEx.^{[citation needed]}

Gameplay

Gameplay remains essentially the same as in the original F.E.A.R., though Extraction Point touts some new additions, including 3 new weapons (a minigun, a laser weapon, and a deployable turret), a few new enemies, as well as new locales (though frequently similar to the original game's environments, a common complaint of reviewers). Firefights are still cinematic and usually on a grander scale than in F.E.A.R. - there are frequently a larger number of enemies to deal with and lengthier battles. Another new feature of Extraction Point is the ability to bash open doors by using the mêlée function, as well as blast them open with explosives. The 'hallucination' sequences are notably more gratuitous and frequent than they were in the first game. In addition, certain supply crates bearing the ATC logo can be bashed open, revealing weapons or health packs. A helicopter-mounted minigun operating during the Vietnam War A minigun is a multibarreled machine gun with a high rate of fire (several thousand rounds per minute), employing Gatling-style rotating barrels. ... Mêlée generally refers to disorganized hand-to-hand combat involving a group of fighters. ...

Extraction Point also has higher system requirements than the original F.E.A.R., and users may notice signs of system overload (such as graphical slowdown) if they run Extraction Point using the same performance settings as the original game. The increased performance requirements are a result of increased use of large, out-door areas (which the engine is not optimized for), as well as a lack of product optimization in general before release.^{[citation needed]}

Reviews

Initial reviews, though few because of the release date problems, were generally good, but not as high as the original F.E.A.R. The main complaints were the short gameplay time of approximately 4 to 6 hours, the fact that story progression was left at a minimum, leaving nearly all questions unanswered, and the lack of any additions to the multiplayer component of F.E.A.R. Despite these shortcomings, the game did receive strong reviews in terms of its sound, atmosphere and overall fun-factor.

See also

• F.E.A.R. - original game

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External links

• F.E.A.R Official Site- whatisfear.com
• F.E.A.R. Extraction Point at IGN

Fansites

• FearBB - F.E.A.R. community forum