<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
is	O
the	O
second	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
psychological	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<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
and	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
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
,	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
for	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Platinum	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	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>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
narrative	O
sequel	O
to	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
"	O
sidequel	O
"	O
that	O
runs	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
most	O
of	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
themselves	O
facing	O
a	O
previously	O
unknown	O
and	O
highly	O
skilled	O
mercenary	B-Application
squad	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
must	O
race	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
mercs	O
from	O
acquiring	O
potentially	O
dangerous	O
information	O
pertaining	O
to	O
Alma	O
Wade	O
and	O
Paxton	O
Fettel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
most	O
critics	O
found	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
gameplay	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigun	O
and	O
laser	O
carbine	O
from	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
are	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
weapons	O
in	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
are	O
a	O
grenade	O
launcher	O
,	O
night	O
vision	O
rifle	O
,	O
and	O
lightning	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandates	I-Device
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
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
is	O
"	O
reflex	O
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>
Reflex	O
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
Perseus	B-Device
Mandates	I-Device
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>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
also	O
features	O
three	O
bonus	O
missions	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
after	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
is	O
beaten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bonus	O
missions	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Instant	O
Action	O
"	O
missions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
progressing	O
through	O
small	O
plot-free	O
levels	O
while	O
fighting	O
through	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
features	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.s	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
new	O
player	O
models	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
five	O
new	O
single-player	O
weapons	O
added	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
expansions	O
(	O
the	O
lightning	O
arc	O
,	O
grenade	O
launcher	O
,	O
and	O
night-vision	O
rifle	O
from	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
minigun	O
and	O
laser	O
carbine	O
from	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
deployable	O
turrets	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
features	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
elimination	O
,	O
team	O
elimination	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Control	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Conquer	O
All	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
game	O
types	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
reflex	O
time	O
;	O
SlowMo	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
team	O
SlowMo	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
SlowMo	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
is	O
a	O
sidequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
beginning	O
moments	O
after	O
Armacham	O
Technology	O
Corporation	O
(	O
ATC	O
)	O
security	O
turn	O
on	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
kill	O
Aldus	O
Bishop	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
being	O
extracted	O
by	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
orders	O
are	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
retrieve	O
anything	O
related	O
to	O
Project	O
Perseus	O
,	O
a	O
classified	O
ATC	O
operation	O
that	O
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
telepathically-controlled	O
clone	B-Application
soldiers	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Replicas	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
soon	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
a	O
highly	O
skilled	O
mercenary	B-Application
squad	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nightcrawlers	O
and	O
is	O
neither	O
ATC	O
nor	O
Replica-affiliated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
sergeant	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
to	O
download	O
files	O
related	O
to	O
Perseus	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
are	O
extracted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Chen	O
finds	O
information	O
on	O
a	O
secret	O
underground	O
cloning	B-Application
facility	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
confusion	O
,	O
Morrison	O
escapes	O
,	O
and	O
Chen	O
and	O
the	O
sergeant	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
abandoned	O
subway	O
station	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
one	O
traversed	O
by	O
Point	O
Man	O
in	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sergeant	O
eventually	O
reaches	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
and	O
reestablishes	O
contact	O
with	O
Raynes	O
,	O
who	O
orders	O
him	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
cloning	B-Application
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
En	O
route	O
,	O
the	O
replicas	O
reactivate	O
(	O
following	O
Fettel	O
's	O
resurrection	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morrison	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
Nightcrawlers	O
are	O
now	O
attempting	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
Alma	O
Wade	O
's	O
DNA	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
housed	O
in	O
the	O
cloning	B-Application
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
is	O
not	O
considered	O
canon	O
in	O
the	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
disregards	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
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>
When	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
,	O
initial	O
reports	O
stated	O
that	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
,	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
had	O
given	O
the	O
expansions	O
 '	O
storylines	O
their	O
blessing	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
in-development	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
announcement	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
(	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
PC	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
narrative	O
sequel	O
to	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
but	O
a	O
sidequel	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
stressed	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
be	O
accompanied	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
companion	O
,	O
a	O
design	O
decision	O
made	O
after	O
the	O
section	O
in	O
Extraction	B-Device
Point	I-Device
where	O
Holiday	O
joins	O
Point	O
Man	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
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>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
Perseus	B-Device
Mandate	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	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>
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	B-Device
Point	I-Device
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>
