Cold Fear

 Xbox
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
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  1. Ron
    Mar 20, 2005
    1
    This game is terrible!!! Rent it, don't buy this game. If this game would have been FPS, it might have been 'OK'...
  2. DaveR.
    Mar 22, 2005
    3
    This game needed more development time. It would have been better served as an FPS. It had real potential, but ruined it with bad camera angles and a deplorable control system.

Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Best Xbox Game of 2005
53
#53 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
39
#39 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 41
  3. Negative: 2 out of 41
  1. 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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  2. AceGamez
    70
    It's good quality and fans of the genre will definitely gain some enjoyment. While not quite as classic or exciting as Resident Evil, it measures up well and is worth a look for horror nuts.
  3. Edge Magazine
    60
    Taken in isolation, there's no denying Cold Fear's panache - RenderWare has rarely been used to such strong visual effect - and there is a fair helping of survival horror entertainment to be had here, it's just that you have to dig through several layers of frustration to get at it. [Apr 2005, p.96]
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