<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kronos	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
was	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
entitled	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Reinvented	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
with	O
unshaded	O
characters	O
textured	O
to	O
resemble	O
cel-shading	O
,	O
notably	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
attempt	O
the	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
using	O
pre-rendered	O
2D	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
the	O
environments	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
streaming	O
or	O
looping	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
mercenaries	B-Application
(	O
either	O
Hana	O
,	O
Deke	O
,	O
or	O
Glas	O
)	O
through	O
areas	O
filled	O
with	O
human	O
and	O
non-human	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
life	O
bar	O
,	O
a	O
meter	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
pulsing	O
EKG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
damaged	O
,	O
the	O
green	O
line	O
of	O
the	O
EKG	B-Application
will	O
pulse	O
faster	O
and	O
turn	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Wee	O
Ming	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Triad	O
boss	O
disappears	O
,	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
search	O
for	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
and	O
innovative	O
adventures	O
to	O
show	O
up	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
dragged	O
down	O
only	O
slightly	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
sticky	O
gameplay	O
issues.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
titled	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Sedna	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
after	O
French	O
studio	O
Sushee	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
titled	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Reinvented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reinvented	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
MegaPixel	O
Studio	O
S.A.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
