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17.3.2005

There have been plenty of horror films set on boats, but not many videogames. For that reason, Cold Fear is incredibly original. It's got a rocking Russian whaler, a cursed oil rig, plenty of mutated sea life and the kind of stormy weather not experienced since last summer's jaunt to Weston-Super-Mare. Dive below the surface though, and what you get is generic survival horror fare. Just one that requires you to stock up on the travel sickness pills before you go wading in.The whole game smacks of John Carpenter - disturbingly quiet locales conspiring with clichéd shocks that still make you jump, no matter how hard you try to resist. Plus acting dodgy enough to know the perpetrators are destined for a life of C-movie stardom.You play a coastguard with a military background, sent to investigate a deserted Russian vessel in mysterious, shadowy waters. What you become embroiled in is something more sinister - a kind of Dr Moreau plot concerning a dodgy scientist and immoral experimentation on amphibious sea-life. Subsequently, you find yourself taunted by crab-like Exocels, who turn lifeless corpses into sprinter zombies of the 28 Days Later variety, and other weird oddities, such as the giant leech-like monsters who plop off ceilings and scuttle around rooms like Olympic floor gymnasts on steroids.In between the taut exploration is quite a bit of combat, and this is perhaps where it differs most from the likes of Silent Hill 4 and The Suffering. It's got a separate, combat-oriented viewpoint (for more intense fighting), no auto-aim, and requires you to use cover and inflammable barrels to your strategic advantage. Sadly, it would be especially good if it weren't marred by such dodgy implementation. Killing zombie infectants involves destroying their brain, so the fact that the same button is used to stamp on heads as open doors can invariably result in frustration. The camera is also more annoying than it should be. There is no manual control during standard third-person, and the excellent 'over-the-shoulder' perspective (used specifically for the shoot-outs) can be disorienting during the change-over, causing you to end up looking in completely the opposite direction. Not the ideal scenario when you've got a zombie tearing chunks out of your abdomen with objects pointier than Leatherface's very own chainsaw collection.Cold Fear is a decent, polished survival horror-fest with an effective use of atmosphere and excellent weather effects (it never stops raining - fitting, but how much water do you need in a game?). It's just a bit too flawed in its execution and weak in the storytelling department to make it anything truly terrifying. A reasonable effort, just don't expect it to give you really horrible nightmares. Only very bad sea sickness, and for that we recommend ReliefBand.
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7.6.2007

I avoided getting this game based on many reviews i read some said the controls were terrible, others said the lack of map made the game virtually incompletable but my only complaint with this game was its far too short. I bought this game on a whim and received it yesterday and i was absolutly amazed the graphics are great, the atmosphere is top notch basically if your a fan of resident evil, 28 days later, or any B-horror out there then this game is for you imagine all those things combines, put it on a Whaler and that's basically what you have here and intense, crazy, lead basted thrill fest from start to finish, sadly the finish comes way too quickly.A few things i need to clear up the lack of map is not a problem basically if you read the signs you will be ok not once did i have a problem with lack of map. There is a thin story line thats basically covered like the first resident evil the meat of the story will be found in diares, lab notes etc. The controls ok so you can't control the camera but with your gun aimed (Resident evil 4 laser style) you can walk around that way and honestly i found myself walking around like that for the majority of the game as alot of it is dark and the flashlight on your handgun helps alot. So the camera isnt an issue either to me anyway. Saving again i had no problems wit this but alot of people have, basically you save at certain checkpoints in the story and i didnt find this a problem really because it did make it more of a survival horror. The aiming system is incredible also, you could be aiming at a group of zombies and the boat could take a sudden tip in the storm and totally throw you off meaning u really dont know whats gonna happen next. All in all the only thing that keeps this from being a straight five stars is length there are a few movie reels and concept sketches to be unlocked but you can get them all by completing it on normal so there really isnt alot to come back for except hard mode which ill probably do in the near future.
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4.3.2005

i was very wary about buying this game, i wanted to because it looked like the kind of game i like but id heard nothing about it. however i bought the game because it was produced by Ubisoft and i knew their games were usually always good. deep down i hoped for the best but thought honestly it was going to be crap. i was pleasantly surprised. i havent played much of the game yet but what ive played ive enjoyed, it is very similar to resident evil but has slight differences. the graphics are great and the atmosphere is eerie as the ship your on rocks on the stormy sea. if your a fan of survival horror games i recommend you try this out.

14.8.2005

Nice graphics, interesting kind of games. I still personally prefer the Resident evil series, hence why this game misses out on the fifth star. The only other thing this game is lacking is different types of zombies. It does after a while start to get slughtly repetitive, apart from this tohugh i would reccomend this game to anyone who like zombie type movies and games, as it is good fun.

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