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Fahrenheit review |
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Written by Ben Heron
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Monday, 01 January 2007 |
You wake up in a damp putrid toilet cubicle your arms strangely warm as blood spills out onto the hard floor...
...A vision of blood, symbols and a room full of candles flashes like a demented strobe which somehow controls your moves forcing you out of the cubicle and toward a man washing his hands.
Like a zombie you awkwardly jerk your body toward him brandishing the knife that will spell his last ever sensations of pain. Pulling the man to face you, you plunge the knife deep into his chest once, twice, three times literally removing any contact his heart has with his body.
The story:
It's now set and you have control of your first character, the murderer, Lucas Kane whose first task is to escape in order to find out what happened to him and why he committed such a brutal murder upon a complete stranger.
Fahrenheit is essentially an interactive film whose story, at least most of the time, you will feel you have ultimate control of. If like myself, this means you wont have to wait until Eastenders comes on to play it, as my wife would happily watch me play through the story! A good selling point to a select few!
Playing:
As a player you will control a number of characters through a 3rd person view, mainly Lucas and the two police officers tasked with solving this crime. The game immerses you in its world effortlessly, however because you control nearly all the characters there is often very little thinking required to progress.
Your surroundings feel real and very interactive meaning you often concentrate more on exploring than the task at hand although moving your character around is not always so straightforward.
Fahrenheit’s storyline is excellent and the atmosphere consistent throughout your journey. A cool feature is your characters’ mental condition which is scored; the lower it is the more likely a nervous breakdown will strike, ending your journey. There are also hidden “bonus cards” which will result in; that’s right, bonus art work, “making of” videos, mini games and even a strip tease.
This Matrix style role playing game has some excellent twists and turns and doesn’t have the frustrations of many others in this genre but due to it’s relative ease will be over all too soon. My advice is to set this to hard difficulty in order to soak up as much of the atmosphere and storyline as you can.
The scores:
Storyline 10/10 - It's awesome?and?the selling point of this game.
Game Play 9/10 - So easy to get captured in this game. The controller was welded to me.
Graphics 9/10 - Not?too?glitchy,?and?pleasant?on?the?eye.?It's?as?good?as?you'll?get?on?the PS2.
Sound 9/10 - Great voice acting, showing other games it can be done.
Life Span 8/10 - You'll put a lot of hours into this, however it'll be over all too quickily.
I?really?enjoyed?this?and?hope?you'll?try?it?out?too!?
  
Reviewed by: BenCubed
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