Monolith's games are always richly multi-layered and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is no exception. Different game types- intense action, puzzle solving, horror elements- are seamlessly blended together and enhanced by intelligent level design, brilliant music & sound effects, smart AI and the controversial story. Every aspect is worth a separate praise, but F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is more than the sum of its parts- it's very creative & inspired Art.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is the sequel to F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (2005). It starts shortly before the first ended- half an hour before the explosion of Auburn. But this time the protagonist isn't Point Man- you're playing as Michael Becket, member of a different military unit. But don't relax- Alma is back. And she's meaner and more powerful than ever before...
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In this exclusive and crazy interview Dayne McClurg (Community Manager) and Dave Matthews (Primary Art Lead) provide 'not so serious' answers to elsewhere untouched questions.

Do they use Ouija board for contacting Alma? What are their most terrifying 'real life' experiences? Who posed for Alma's character? Are they really considering doing a game based on David Lynch's "Twin Peaks"?

In this laid back interview you'll find the answers to these & many other questions!
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The first downloadable content (DLC)- Toy Soldiers Map Pack- for FEAR 2 will be available for FREE in mid-April. Players will fight as inches tall soldiers inside of a pinball machine, a hospital lab room and a playground sandbox. Monolith Games is also preparing a premium theme and picture pack for a nominal cost. Check out the details of FEAR 2 DLC: Toy Soldiers Map Pack below:
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a horror first-person shooter that continues the supernatural story of a powerful psychic Alma- she's an incredibly dangerous apparition of a 8-years old child that was used for genetic military experiments. F.E.A.R. 2 is the direct sequel to a multi-award winning F.E.A.R and it will start approximately 30 minutes before the ending of the original game (full title- F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon). The game is being developed by Monolith Productions that are responsible for such games as Condemned and Condemned 2, Aliens vs. Predator 2, The Matrix Online and more (full list here). It will be published on Feb 2009 by Warner Bros.
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Alma is the very centre of F.E.A.R. universe. It wasn't so obviously exposed in the beginning of the story- she was appearing in visions as 8 years old girl with long black hair. It was never clear if she's real or a hallucination, though she was leaving bloody footprints or flash-appearing on CCTVs. It was so until the end of the first F.E.A.R. when Alma appeared as a naked young woman and escaped to Auburn's surface.
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Progressive metal band Mastodon will be playing F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin Multiplayer (Xbox 360) to celebrate the release of their album Crack The Skye. The game session starts on Thursday, March 19, 6:30 P.M. ET. Send a friend request to the gamertag "Mastodon GWF" and be online 6:00 P.M. ET to play with Mastodon guys!
Source: Xbox.com

F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin (PC) has been patched. It seems, that this update is available only from Steam- for now at least. However, the changes are sweet:

-F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin
-Difficulty of Hard mode has been increased
-Implemented a toggle for switching between widescreen (16:9) and full screen (4:3) in the- options>Performance>Advanced Settings menu
-Implemented a toggle for head bob in Options>Game Settings
-Implemented a toggle for film grain in the Options>Performance>Advanced Settings menu
-Leaving a multiplayer lobby now returns the player to the associated multiplayer menu instead of the front end main menu
-Applied fix for energy weapon audio causing lag
-Applied fix for team balancing host options not being applied properly
-Changing team swap during selection and grace periods to swap at the next spawn
-Applied fix for team name showing as "undefined" after swapping teams
Source: Steam

FEAR 2 DLC: Toy Soldiers Map Pack will be available for FREE in mid-April. Players will fight as inches tall soldiers inside of a pinball machine (FullTilt Map), a hospital lab room (Cockroach Map) and a playground sandbox (Recess Map). FEAR 2 premium theme and picture pack will be available for a minimal cost.
Downloadable Content Details

And the winner is... 'partykrasher' with his entry: R T F M (Read The F***ing Manual). On top of that, Monolith team was generous that they chose 5 runners-up that will receive Armacham wool caps. And those are:
Googlepox- "SNKFIST"
Michael Beckett- "2CUTE4U"
N0_R3M0RS3- "HES2FST"
RotaryPowered- "MCHLBKT"
PsiFear- "TAKECVR"
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If you're stuck with F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, then you definitely should check out this walk-through by Brad Russell "TheGum". It covers level guides, Intel locations, Reflex Boosters and more. Though, I would encourage playing the game without any guidance at least for your first play-through
Walk Through/Guide

Nvidia F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Beta GPU Drivers (10th, Feb 2009)
It's recommended to play the newly-released F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin with Nvidia Forceware 182.05 beta drivers:
Windows XP 32-bit    Windows XP 64-bit    Windows Vista 32-bit    Windows Vista 64-bit
Or simply use this Nvidia driver search tool

How to map mouse buttons (Submited by TRIPTEX)
If you want to remap your mouse buttons for any mouse, keyboard or predefined operations (like 'Lock Workstation'), you can use this Windows Application- X-Mouse Button Control
It supports:
5 mouse buttons
Windows XP/2003/Vista x64 edition for the 64 bit version
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista for the 32bit version
Download X-Mouse Button Control

Xbox 360 controller on PC
If you want to use Xbox 360 controller with a PC game, you could use gamepad programs:
Xpadder- it's free
Pinnacle Game Profiler- small free, but really great support (tested).

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Now you can find our created FEAR 2 Fan Wallpapers on the official Project Origin site- Monolith's team liked them so much! We're very proud and sincerely touched by such a recognition. I received an awesome t-shirt, a huge poster and even got a very special title on the official forums- Alma Adorer. Slemas.net, who created the wallpaper 'No Escape from Alma' (FEAR meets the film Apocalypse now) will also receive goodies directly from Monolith HQ.

Come and join us by creating FEAR 2 Fan Art- we will shot it directly to developers! Art, wallpapers, short stories- everything is cool! Monolith loves fans and their art ;)

Download:     1280x1024     1366x768


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Elite Powered Armor (EPA) is a next generation of Armacham powered armours, though even the previous REV-6 had already more than impressive performance in a battlefield. With two rocket launchers on its shoulders and two chain guns mounted on arms, EPA is the ultimate mayhem machine.
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It takes place at the ending of F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, just after the helicopter crash. Jin Sun-Kwon appears to be alive and she follows bloody footprints that lead the copter. She finds out that pilot Bremmer also survived, but he seems to be scared and completely disoriented. He starts screaming and his face's flesh blows out. Jin looks through the window and sees smiling Alma... Watch video
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F.E.A.R. Dark Horse Comic was only available with F.E.A.R. Director's Edition. As it's written on the cover, the comic features secrets from the game and take place right at the beginning of F.E.A.R. Thanks, Merchant2006, for disclosing some details to other fans too! More details
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Official Demo
Download F.E.A.R. 2 SP Demo from Steam
Download F.E.A.R. 2 SP Demo from Fileplanet

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon Official Demo
Download F.E.A.R. Single Player Demo
Download F.E.A.R. Multiplayer Demo

F.E.A.R. Soundtrack Collection
Download F.E.A.R. Soundtrack Collection (401.52 MB). Uploaded by FEAR Fan OrangeC
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Please be aware that the list of Xbox 360 Achievements is complete and contains story related light spoilers
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Please be aware that the list of trophies is complete and contains story related light spoilers
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