<s>
2	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
psychological	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Monolith	O
released	O
a	O
single-player	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
Reborn	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
program	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
games	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
ignores	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
TimeGate	O
Studios-developed	O
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
now	O
no	O
longer	O
considered	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
begins	O
thirty	O
minutes	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Michael	O
Becket	O
,	O
a	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
sergeant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
making	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
,	O
Monolith	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
specifically	O
what	O
was	O
popular	O
and	O
what	O
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
lauded	O
elements	O
;	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
to	O
be	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
gameplay	O
broadly	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prominent	O
gameplay	O
element	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
"	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
time	O
"	O
;	O
an	O
ability	O
which	O
slows	O
down	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
while	O
still	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
react	O
at	O
normal	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
effect	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
superhuman	O
reflexes	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
stylized	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bullets	O
in	O
flight	O
that	O
cause	O
air	O
distortion	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
particle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duration	O
which	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
time	O
lasts	O
is	O
limited	O
,	O
determined	O
by	O
a	O
meter	O
which	O
slowly	O
fills	O
up	O
automatically	O
when	O
the	O
ability	O
is	O
not	O
being	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
permanently	O
increase	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
meter	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
"	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
injections	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
limited	O
regenerative	O
health	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
PDA	B-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
information	O
on	O
current	O
objectives	O
,	O
gameplay	O
tutorials	O
,	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
intel	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
collected	O
,	O
automatically	O
categorised	O
into	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
new	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
mechs	O
,	O
called	O
Elite	O
Power	O
Armor	O
(	O
EPA	O
)	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
featured	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
"	O
Control	O
"	O
(	O
three	O
control	O
points	O
must	O
be	O
captured	O
and	O
defended	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Armored	O
Front	O
"	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Control	O
,	O
but	O
control	O
points	O
must	O
be	O
captured	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
order	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
team	O
also	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
EPA	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Failsafe	O
"	O
(	O
one	O
team	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
planting	O
and	O
detonating	O
a	O
bomb	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
with	O
preventing	O
them	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Blitz	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
flags	O
are	O
canisters	O
of	O
PHLAG	O
(	O
"	O
PhosphoLuminescent	O
Agent	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
substance	O
that	O
leaks	O
out	O
behind	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
they	O
carry	O
the	O
canister	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
easily	O
tracked	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
type	O
features	O
a	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
power-up	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
one	O
player	O
can	O
carry	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
fully	O
charged	O
(	O
it	O
charges	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
carried	O
)	O
that	O
player	O
can	O
activate	O
it	O
and	O
give	O
themselves	O
a	O
considerable	O
speed	O
advantage	O
over	O
opposing	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
unit	O
has	O
been	O
deployed	O
to	O
take	O
Genevieve	O
Aristide	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Armacham	O
Technology	O
Corporation	O
(	O
ATC	O
)	O
into	O
protective	O
custody	O
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
fears	O
that	O
the	O
ATC	O
board	O
may	O
be	O
planning	O
to	O
assassinate	O
her	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
silence	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
list	O
each	O
team	O
members	O
 '	O
"	O
Paragon	O
Review	O
Scores	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
telesthetic	B-Protocol
potential	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Becket	O
's	O
scores	O
higher	O
than	O
anyone	O
"	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
Origin	O
Prototypes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
meets	O
with	O
Aristide	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
Telesthetic	B-Protocol
Attunement	O
Chamber	O
(	O
TAC	O
)	O
if	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
have	O
any	O
hope	O
of	O
defeating	O
Alma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
concurrently	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
,	O
Monolith	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
what	O
had	O
long	O
been	O
suspected	O
;	O
despite	O
the	O
initial	O
reports	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
approved	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
both	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
that	O
story	O
was	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
that	O
sequel	O
would	O
ignore	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
expansions	O
and	O
instead	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
canonical	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
look	O
at	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
and	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
,	O
a	O
'	O
what	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
necessarily	O
diminish	O
the	O
story	O
that	O
we	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
tell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
specifically	O
asked	O
for	O
a	O
name	O
that	O
would	O
evoke	O
associations	O
with	O
"	O
Frenetic	B-Application
Action	I-Application
,	O
Horror	O
(	O
Asian	O
)	O
,	O
Destruction	O
,	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
,	O
Paramilitary	O
,	O
Gore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
names	O
were	O
revealed	O
as	O
Dead	O
Echo	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dark	O
Signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
winning	O
name	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
name	O
from	O
Vivendi	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
keep	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
subtitle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
for	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
was	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
completely	O
different	O
games	O
-	O
one	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
Monolith	O
president	O
Samantha	O
Ryan	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
continuing	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
we	O
're	O
committed	O
to	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
next-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
by	O
creating	O
separate	O
titles	O
tailored	O
to	O
each	O
audience	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
one-size-fits-all	O
approach.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
July	O
2008	O
blog	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
community	O
page	O
,	O
Matthews	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
divided	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
elements	O
into	O
three	O
categories	O
based	O
on	O
fan	O
reaction	O
;	O
the	O
good	O
(	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
graphics	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
bad	O
(	O
too	O
many	O
interiors	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ugly	O
(	O
a	O
monochrome	O
palette	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
enemy	O
variety	O
,	O
repetitive	O
environments	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Monolith	O
's	O
main	O
goals	O
with	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
was	O
to	O
successfully	O
tackle	O
the	O
biggest	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
-	O
the	O
bland	O
and	O
repetitive	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
enemy	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
enemy	O
variety	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
endeavored	O
to	O
create	O
not	O
just	O
aesthetically	O
differentiated	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
types	O
that	O
have	O
different	O
tactics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mulkey	O
explains	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
we	O
started	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
the	O
combat	O
altered	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
gave	O
us	O
new	O
opportunities	O
to	O
approach	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
educate	O
them	O
with	O
different	O
activities	O
and	O
abilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
John	O
O'Rorke	O
(	O
engine	O
architect	O
and	O
principal	O
software	B-General_Concept
engineer	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
an	O
important	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
enhancing	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
much-lauded	O
particle	O
system	O
and	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
numerous	O
graphical	O
elements	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
including	O
HDR	B-General_Concept
,	O
motion	O
blur	O
,	O
new	O
lighting	O
solutions	O
,	O
volumetric	O
rendering	O
,	O
and	O
ambient	O
occlusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
combat	O
and	O
horror	O
,	O
Hubbard	O
reminded	O
people	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
first	O
and	O
foremost	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
DC	O
Comics	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
GameTrailers	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
"	O
digital	O
comic	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
animated	O
73-second	O
clip	O
depicting	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
helicopter	O
crash	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
steel	O
box	O
edition	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
available	O
only	O
by	O
preordering	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
GameStop	O
,	O
Armacham	O
Field	O
Guide	O
is	O
a	O
primer	O
detailing	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
background	O
mythology	O
behind	O
the	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
was	O
refused	O
classification	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
(	O
ACB	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
high-impact	O
violence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
holding	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
49	O
and	O
forty-eight	O
reviews	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
68	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
simply	O
does	O
n't	O
match	O
its	O
FPS	O
peers	O
from	O
a	O
technical	O
perspective	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
citing	O
"	O
simple	O
textures	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
inconsistent	O
shadows	O
"	O
,	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
poor	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zones	O
Steve	O
Hogarth	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
buried	O
in	O
here	O
somewhere	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
falls	O
short	O
of	O
delivering	O
the	O
kick	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CVGs	O
Mike	O
Jackson	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Blyth	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
O'Connor	O
of	O
Australia	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Curthoys	O
of	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
NA	O
)	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Talbot	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kieron	O
Gillen	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
"	O
woeful	O
lack	O
of	O
inspiration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Steve	O
Gaynor	O
(	O
lead	O
level	O
designer	O
on	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
)	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
how	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
undermines	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
prevents	O
it	O
from	O
seeming	O
as	O
intuitive	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
two	O
expansions	O
;	O
"	O
frequent	O
are	O
restrictive	O
,	O
linear	O
encounter	O
spaces	O
without	O
flanking	O
corridors.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
queued	O
cross-platform	O
title	O
on	O
GameFly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
debuted	O
at	O
#2	O
on	O
the	O
US	O
PC	B-Device
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
PC	B-Device
title	O
of	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
finished	O
at	O
#11	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
's	O
all-platform	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
entered	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
rental	O
chart	O
at	O
#9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Containing	O
two	O
new	O
maps	O
(	O
"	O
Decoy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Conductor	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
Armored	O
Front	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
pack	O
also	O
included	O
four	O
new	O
character	O
heads	O
for	O
player	O
customisation	O
,	O
and	O
console-specific	O
themes	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
featuring	O
a	O
four-mission	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
;	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Associate	O
producer	O
Lucas	O
Myers	O
explains	O
that	O
Monolith	O
approached	O
Reborn	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
did	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
-	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
fans	O
 '	O
criticisms	O
;	O
"	O
we	O
listened	O
very	O
closely	O
to	O
our	O
fans	O
 '	O
praises	O
and	O
frustrations	O
from	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Reborn	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
program	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
games	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
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