<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Helix	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
and	O
is	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2048	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
delves	O
into	O
the	O
colorful	O
histories	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
of	O
three	O
mercenaries	B-Application
-	O
and	O
newcomer	O
Rain	O
Qin	O
-	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
circumstances	O
that	O
brought	O
them	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hana	O
Tsu-Vachel	O
and	O
Rain	O
Qin	O
are	O
freelance	B-Application
operatives	I-Application
,	O
Royce	O
Glas	O
is	O
a	O
washed-up	O
former	O
soldier	O
,	O
and	O
Jacob	O
"	O
Deke	O
"	O
Decourt	O
is	O
a	O
cutthroat	O
assassin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
features	O
cel-shaded	O
character	O
models	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
pseudo-3D	O
environments	O
that	O
use	O
looping	O
full-motion	O
video	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
constantly	O
animated	O
background	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
Retro	O
Helix	O
offers	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
to	O
progress	O
rather	O
than	O
combating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	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
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Everyone	O
who	O
's	O
mature	O
enough	O
to	O
appreciate	O
it	O
and	O
owns	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
should	O
buy	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unreleased	O
third	O
game	O
entitled	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
with	O
Kronos	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
developing	O
it	O
and	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
publishing	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
ending	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
achieve	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
videos	O
,	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Infernos	I-Application
story	O
chronicled	O
Hana	O
's	O
capture	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
demons	O
disguised	O
as	O
human	O
doctors	O
and	O
nurses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
promised	O
more	O
characterization	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
drastic	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
expected	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
,	O
pre-rendered	O
scenes	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
shown	O
the	O
characters	O
talking	O
and	O
performing	O
more	O
animation-intensive	O
actions	O
,	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
rendered	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
polygonal	O
characters	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
rendered	O
using	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
method	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
Sandy	O
Abe	O
,	O
the	O
CFO	O
of	O
Kronos	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
hinted	O
that	O
Eidos	O
might	O
give	O
the	O
series	O
a	O
second	O
chance	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
developer	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
only	O
true	O
for	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Abe	O
later	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
email	O
,	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
probably	O
will	O
not	O
get	O
picked	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
old	O
Eidos	O
IPs	O
via	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Collective	O
project	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
titled	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Sedna	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
