Cold Fear

 PC
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 93 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 93
  3. Negative: 10 out of 93
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  1. BeyondT.
    Jun 15, 2005
    3
    Somehow this game managed to create worse gameplay mechanics than the original Resident Evil. Seriously it feels like canned motions were pasted onto the direction keys, no weighting or gameplay feel, and plenty of glitchy shadows and models piercing walls. A programmer could have put there entire gameplay engine together in an afternoon. Great graphics, great sound and music, great cut Somehow this game managed to create worse gameplay mechanics than the original Resident Evil. Seriously it feels like canned motions were pasted onto the direction keys, no weighting or gameplay feel, and plenty of glitchy shadows and models piercing walls. A programmer could have put there entire gameplay engine together in an afternoon. Great graphics, great sound and music, great cut scenes but it can't excuse the terrible gameplay. For some reason the analog joypad axis does not work, so the mouse is the only way to play (and the game was designed for a console...go figure). Resident Evil 4 is so far ahead of this title it hurts.… Expand
  2. JohnnyBGoode
    Jun 4, 2011
    3
    When I first started Cold Fear I really enjoyed the atmosphere. The sway of the ship, the rain, the lightning. All lended a nice touch. Then I tried playing the game. Forget WASD, the movement controls for this game are F*KD and the aiming is just as bad. Stopped and uninstalled after just 15 minutes of "play". Gave the game to a friend. He played for about as long. Even for freeWhen I first started Cold Fear I really enjoyed the atmosphere. The sway of the ship, the rain, the lightning. All lended a nice touch. Then I tried playing the game. Forget WASD, the movement controls for this game are F*KD and the aiming is just as bad. Stopped and uninstalled after just 15 minutes of "play". Gave the game to a friend. He played for about as long. Even for free this game is a pass.… Expand
  3. BrianD.
    May 11, 2005
    0
    If you are going to rip off the next game of the year at least make it good. Dont bother with this and go out and buy Resident Evil 4.
  4. GaryF.
    Jun 1, 2005
    3
    Very very very disapointed - so much so; I want my money back after just two hours of ... not exactly play. Graphics are fair enough - nothing to rave. Sound is ok but nothing special, story... what story? and Game Play is utter crap.
  5. DavidG
    May 29, 2008
    3
    Bought the game and played it on the pc for about 30minutes. It is a very poorly designed games when it comes to camara angles and moving the character. No joking when you can move damn near through the whole map without even moving the character. Stupid wind/ship.
  6. Broyax
    May 16, 2020
    0
    Tiens, tiens, une sale copie des Resident Saloperies et autres étrons démoulés par Captron le faiseur d'étrons depuis des générations ! mais quelle originalité, dites-moi... ah oui, c'est vrai que ça se passe sur un bateau... il ne faut donc pas s'étonner que le scénario (?!) soit aussi bateau !

    ça reprend donc tous les défauts de ce genre de jeu pseudo-horrifique à zombis à la petite    Tiens, tiens, une sale copie des Resident Saloperies et autres étrons démoulés par Captron le faiseur d'étrons depuis des générations ! mais quelle originalité, dites-moi... ah oui, c'est vrai que ça se passe sur un bateau... il ne faut donc pas s'étonner que le scénario (?!) soit aussi bateau !

    ça reprend donc tous les défauts de ce genre de jeu pseudo-horrifique à zombis à la petite semaine : la sauvegarde tous les 36 du mois, les caméras lamentablement fixes et la non-jouabilité générale et généralisée à tous les compartiments du jeu...

    Par exemple, même sur PC, la souris reste excessivement lente quand on vise, juste pour faire chier et de toute façon, aucune manette n'est prise en charge. Chaque commande entraîne de toute façon un temps de réponse non négligeable pour montrer que le personnage est une grosse andouille lente et pesante... à la merci des zombis de mon cul.

    Cela étant, le jeu fonctionne très bien sur Win 7-64 mais reste limité aux résos 4/3 ; VF assez convaincante de que j'en ai entendu ; musique banale et trop envahissante. Bilan : très négatif, cependant ! on s'ennuie, c'est la foire aux poncifs et la jouabilité a coulé à pic, emportant avec elle tout ce merdier de jeu de merde vers les tréfonds de la nullité abyssale.    … Expand

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#53 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#70 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Total Video Games
    80
    The game utilises a series of components and dare we even mutter it under our breath, clichés that can be derived from any number of horror films and survival horror titles, which is no big fault since for the most part (travelling aside) the game is an enjoyable title away from the established franchises that does offer some new ideas and details to the genre.
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  2. Gamer.tv
    80
    A highly polished title that shows that Ubisoft's action-focused approached to the horrific can be gory fun, too.
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  3. Yahoo!
    70
    In the same league as the disposable horror flicks that fill video shelves and late-night cable. It's not particularly frightening, but good atmosphere and short-lived twitch satisfaction is enough to sustain interest for a while.
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