Deep Fear is a game that any one who owns a SATURN should run out and
buy A.S.A.P and if you don't own a SATURN(shame on you) you should go to
the nearest gaming store and buy one. This game in my opion is up for
import game of the year for the SATURN. Many people who own a SATURN are
probably saying how can I play a game of this magnatude and not know a
lick of japanese, well fear not (no pun intended) this killer game is 90%
in english and in japanese sub-titles(YES)!
Now to get to the meat of this review, the game is based on a RESIDENT
EVIL engine and the controls are almost identical. The story takes place
in an underwater naval base that is 300 meters below the surface where no
one can hear you scream! The game itself has frighting atmosphere that has
you looking around the next corner. The background sounds and music only
add to the mood set of the game. Deep Fear has you completing many
diffrent tasks all over the naval base and in a submerged submarine where
you are required to find and use a divers H2O breathing mask(REAL COOL)!
The weapons in the game are a nice mix, you start
off with the trusty 9mm and later in the game you can get two types of
shotgun's,a tek 9 and mack 10, not to mention a gun that resemble's a
pulse rifle from ALIENS(this little mother holds 650 plus rounds) talk
about firepower. There are three types of hand grenades in the game, you
have your typical exploding grenades then you have a stun grenade and
lastly you have an oxygen type grenade that restores the H2O on some of
the levels of the game.
The one thing that I can say for the game is that the makers of the
DEEP FEAR answered many of the complants that gamers had with RESIDENT
EVIL, such as enough ammo, the amount of saves and the all to useful
health sprays. In DEEP FEAR you can carry up to eight(8) health sprays(3)
types, you can refill your ammo as many times as necessary (finally!) and
you can saves as much as you want.
The monsters in DEEP FEAR are very well designed and
fit in really well with the underwater environment that make up the game.
The backgrounds of DEEP FEAR had me speachless when I first played the
game. I have not seen backgrounds of this quality since FINAL FANTASY 7 or
the awsome PARASITE EVE. When you see this game in action you will say "I
can't belive this is a SATURN game". It's a shame though, games like this
could have really kicked ass in this country and possibly saved the SATURN
in AMERICA.
Well fear not fellow SEGA fan's, a new age is
dawning in the form of the DREAMCAST and we will have the last
laugh!(SONY,NINTENDO) Finally the gaming public will be kissing the ass of
SEGA!!!!
- craig ravitch
