| Fear Effect | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Kronos Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Director(s) | John Zuur Platten |
| Designer(s) | Scott J. Compton Christian Dailey John Zuur Platten |
| Programmer(s) | Michael Fernie |
| Artist(s) | Pakin Liptawat |
| Writer(s) | John Zuur Platten |
| Composer(s) | Matt Furniss Jason Agolia |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Fear Effect is a 2000 action-adventure video game developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment and published by Eidos Interactive for the PlayStation. It was Eidos's first PlayStation game outside the fighting genre, having been developed following Cardinal Syn. Set in the year 2050, the player controls three mercenaries in Hong Kong and contains elements of survival horror and stealth. It received a mainly positive critical reception, with praise given to its cinematic presentation and unique visuals but criticism given to difficulty. A prequel was released one year later entitled Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- ^ IGN staff (February 18, 2000). "The Fear is Near". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2023.