The GameDaily One-Minute Review

Despite a shift in setting, story and main character, F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate ends up being almost indistinguishable from its predecessors, F.E.A.R. and its expansion, Extraction Point. Players take on the role of a new Point Man, who coincidentally has the same time-slowing reflexes as the original character and go through a story that runs parallel to the events of the first two games. Unfortunately, the new enemies aren't that much different from the original ones, and the additional weapons don't add much to the game. Veteran players will have a persistent "been there, done that" feeling throughout the adventure, while newcomers may feel a little lost, since Perseus Mandate makes so many direct references to the previous games. But since this stand-alone expansion doesn't require the original game to play, and reuses the same technology from 2005, it's a decent low-cost alternative for shooter fans without powerhouse computers.