<s>
Developed	O
by	O
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
under	O
the	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
label	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2006	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
packaged	O
with	O
another	O
expansion	O
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
for	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Platinum	O
Collection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	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>
2	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
ignores	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extraction	O
Point	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
fidelity	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
lauding	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
implementation	O
of	O
"	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
preferring	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
to	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
,	O
but	O
finding	O
the	O
overall	O
package	O
dated	O
and	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Extraction	O
Points	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
is	O
a	O
viable	O
combat	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
butts	O
of	O
all	O
firearms	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
close	B-Application
combat	I-Application
;	O
lighter	O
weapons	O
,	O
although	O
less	O
powerful	O
,	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
more	O
quickly	O
and	O
increase	O
the	O
chances	O
of	O
a	O
successful	O
melee	B-Application
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
basic	O
melee	B-Application
attack	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
jumping	O
kick	O
and	O
a	O
sliding	O
tackle	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
landed	O
correctly	O
,	O
instantly	O
kill	O
regular	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prominent	O
gameplay	O
element	O
in	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
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
reflex	B-Algorithm
meter	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
boosters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflex	B-Algorithm
time	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
insofar	O
as	O
Extraction	O
Points	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
allows	O
hostile	O
NPCs	O
an	O
unusually	O
large	O
range	O
of	O
action	O
;	O
enemies	O
can	O
duck	O
to	O
travel	O
under	O
crawlspaces	O
,	O
jump	O
through	O
windows	O
,	O
vault	O
over	O
railings	O
,	O
climb	O
ladders	O
,	O
and	O
push	O
over	O
large	O
objects	O
to	O
create	O
cover	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
doing	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bash	O
open	O
doors	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
melee	B-Application
function	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
blast	O
them	O
open	O
with	O
explosives	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
smash	O
crates	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
contain	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Point	O
Man	O
and	O
Jin	O
Sun-Kwon	O
and	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
's	O
Douglas	O
Holiday	O
has	O
crashed	O
into	O
a	O
derelict	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proceeding	O
alone	O
to	O
the	O
hospital	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
it	O
full	O
of	O
dead	O
Replicas	O
and	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
disregards	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
and	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
,	O
acting	O
instead	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extraction	O
Point	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
early	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
working	O
on	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
we	O
not	O
only	O
have	O
that	O
same	O
fun	O
close	B-Application
quarters	I-Application
combat	I-Application
but	O
we	O
have	O
also	O
added	O
in	O
some	O
much	O
larger	O
areas	O
for	O
some	O
fun	O
ranged	O
combat	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
announcement	O
came	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
accompanying	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
,	O
with	O
both	O
expansions	O
bundled	O
together	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Collection	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	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>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
somewhat	O
critical	O
of	O
how	O
similar	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
re-use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
decals	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xplays	B-Application
Jason	O
D'Aprile	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
retained	O
"	O
the	O
intense	O
action	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
such	O
a	O
winner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
worthy	O
gun	O
fix.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Jason	O
Ocampo	O
scored	O
it	O
7.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
weaponry	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazines	O
Casey	O
Lynch	O
scored	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
finding	O
Extraction	O
Point	O
superior	O
to	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristen	O
Reed	O
scored	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
finding	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
the	O
better	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
especially	O
critical	O
of	O
Extraction	O
Points	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
linearity	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
undermined	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
;	O
"	O
most	O
enemies	O
 [ are ] 	O
clustered	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
threes	O
and	O
fours	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
tend	O
to	O
face	O
them	O
as	O
they	O
're	O
being	O
funnelled	O
through	O
manageable	O
choke	O
points.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Erik	O
Brudvig	O
scored	O
it	O
6.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
implementation	O
of	O
slow	O
motion	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
larger	O
arenas	O
unsuited	O
to	O
the	O
close	B-Application
combat	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
