Appearance: 10-foot tall Mech walker with box-like body and two rocket
launchers for arms, somewhat similar in appearance to ED-209 from Robocop.
Health: 2500
Armor: 2500
Weapons Used:
Dual Rocket Launchers (Damage: 30, Armor Pentration: 35%)
Other Attacks: Double Arm Smash (Damage: 35 x 2, Armor Penetration: 0%)
OVERVIEW:
This huge mech robot is easily the most powerful, heavily armored unit in the
game. The R.E.V.8 Leviathan is the big brother of the R.E.V.6 Power Armor from
the original F.E.A.R.; larger, tougher, and just plain meaner. Exceptionally
hardy, the Leviathan can survive approximately 3 times as much damage as the
smaller Power Armor, requirely an insane amount of firepower to bring down (it
takes 2 to 3 clips of MOD-3 rocket launcher fire to kill one!). In fact, the
Leviathan's durability is equivalent to that of many FPS end bosses.
Like the R.E.V.6, the R.E.V.8 is equipped with a pair of rocket launchers that
serve as its arms. Each launcher fires a spread of 3 rockets each, allowing
the Leviathan to fire a total of 6 or 7 rockets simultaneously. Fortunately,
just like the rockets fired by the Power Armor, the Leviathan's rockets
are weaker than expected, and require several direct hits to kill you.
The large garage area in which you fight them also provides lots of room
to dodge their shots.
You'll only fight 2 Leviathans in the entire game. Both appear in the same
level, the Parking Garage. The good news is that you fight them one at a
time, instead of both at once. A 3rd Leviathan is also encountered in the
parking garage, but is destroyed by a lucky shot from a Delta Force soldier
with a rocket launcher.
BEHAVIOR:
Leviathans stomp towards you while firing a barrage of rockets in your
direction. They knock aside obstacles and can even smash through concrete
pillars to get to you. Fortunately, they don't seem to be able to pursue you to
a different level of the garage, so you can use the garage ramps as cover
to retreat from their attacks. In fact, if you leave their line of sight,
Leviathans will sometimes return to their original position instead of
trying to pursue you.
Leviathans move at a generally leisurely pace, although they are by
no means slow. They also occasionally charge through the concrete pillars in
the garage, smashing them. These actions are pre-scripted, and Leviathans
cannot generally destroy the environment. They can, however, knock
aside large objects, such as cars or concrete blocks.
KILL STRATEGY:
Because of the incredible amount of firepower needed to destroy a Leviathan,
your options for fighting one are fairly limited. It takes about 2 to 3 clips
worth of MOD-3 rocket launcher fire to bring one down. Fortunately, rocket
launcher ammo is incredibly common in the Parking Garage, with scattered ammo
crates containing 2 or 3 rocket launchers each.
The best strategy to take out a Leviathan is to take cover in the garage
ramp leading up to a higher level. Strafe out, fire at the Leviathan with
your rocket launcher, then strafe back behind cover to avoid the
Leviathan's counter-attack. When the Leviathan gets too close, retreat
back up to the upper level. The Leviathan won't follow you up the ramp,
so you can blast it from the top of the ramp and dodge behind cover to
avoid its attacks.
You can also take out a Leviathan by circle strafing around it while
shooting it with the shotgun, but this method is more desperate and less
reliable. Be sure to use SloMo as long as you have it to help avoid
the Leviathan's attacks. You'll take several rocket hits and use up
some medikits, but will eventually bust the Leviathan after a few
dozen shotgun blasts.
The path of least resistance is also a viable option. You don't need to
actually kill the Leviathans to proceed through the level, so if you don't
feel like fighting them you can always quickly run past them and proceed
to a lower level of the Parking Garage which they hopefully won't follow
you to.
Shadow Creature:
Appearance: Hunched, nearly invisible corpse-like creature with glowing red
eyes and sharp claws.
Health: 300
Armor: 0
Weapons Used: Melee Punch (Damage: 20, Armor Penetration: 0%)
OVERVIEW:
These supernatural enemies will attack you on a couple occasions;
once in the middle of the game, and two or three times during the last
couple of levels. Fast, vicious, and nearly invisible, they can be
quite un-nerving to fight. They are also highly similar to the Assassins
from the original F.E.A.R.
Shadow creatures generally attack you in blood-covered rooms, usually in
groups of 4 or 5 at a time. You'll fight a total of 17 of them throughout
the game.
Oddly enough, you'll witness shadow creatures killing off Replica soldiers
off-screen in the game's first couple of levels, and you'll find a pair of
shadow creatures fighting with a couple Laser Elite Replicas inside the
Auburn Memorial Hospital, making it unclearly exactly whose side they're on.
BEHAVIOR:
Shadow creatures are nearly invisible. Like Assassins, there is a slight
shimmering effect that gives them away, but it can be hard to spot sometimes,
especially in the dark. Unlike Assassins, shadow creatures never "decloak",
because invisibility is their natural state. On the plus side, these creatures
have glowing red eyes that are always visible. You can always spot them by the
movement of their glowing red eyes. They also become slightly less invisible
when you shoot them.
In combat, shadow creatures behavior pretty much like Assassins. They run
very quickly, and fight with hit-and-run tactics. They rush up to you, slash
you with their claws, then run away out of your line of sight, only to
return and attack you again several seconds later. The main difference
between shadow creatures and Assassins is that shadow creatures stay on
the floor, instead of leaping into the ceiling or up to a higher level.
The areas you fight shadow creatures in are usually cluttered with loose
objects and debris, and the creatures will often send the objects flying
around as they rush through them. You can use this to track their position
in the room.
KILL STRATEGY:
Overall, the same strategy you use against Assassins will work against shadow
creatures as well. Use SloMo to slow them down enough for you to draw a
bead on them, then blast them a couple times with the shotgun to dissolve them
into ash. A single close-range shotgun blast to the head will dust them, so try
to go for headshots if you're able. If you see them coming at you from long
range, blast them with your assault rifle, aiming for the head as they get
closer. Shadow creatures can survive about as much damage as Assassins.
Since shadow creatures attack you in groups of several at a time, you might
run out of SloMo while fighting them. If this happens, use martial arts kicks
to kill any creatures that attack you while you wait for your SloMo to recover.
The new expansion pack weapons (the laser carbine or minigun) are both very
helpful against shadow creatures due to their high rate of fire, and can cut
the creatures down quite quickly. Of the two, the minigun is preferable as
the spread of the bullets means you won't need to use as much precision.
Deployable turrets can also be useful against shadow creatures, since the
turrets can spot the creatures even through their semi-invisible state. The
turrets won't kill the creatures by themselves, but will weaken them as well
as help you determine their location.
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*OLD ENEMIES THAT REAPPEAR IN THE EXPANSION:*
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Replica Soldiers: Your old buddies the Replica soldiers are once again the
main opponents you'll face throughout the game. Their A.I. has been slightly
tweaked to make them more intelligent, but overall their behavior is still
more or less the same as it was in the original F.E.A.R. One interesting
thing to note is that the Replica squads in Extraction Point are more diverse;
instead of consisting of Replicas of only one uniform type, it's not unusual
to find a Replica squad composed of different Replicas wearing different
uniforms. Most Replicas carry submachine guns, assault rifles, or shotguns,
but you'll face a few squads where every single Replica in the squad
carries a HV Penetrator or an ASP rifle. One Replica towards the end of the
game is even equipped with a Type-7 particle weapon.
Replica Elite Soldiers: Replica Elite appear as a regular enemy in Extraction
Point, mixed in with the other Replica soldiers. You'll face them throughout
the game. They no longer carry special weapons such as the Repeating Cannon,
but still have somewhat better health and armor than other Replica troops.
They also seem to carry shotguns more frequently than the other Replica types.
Replica Heavy Armor Soldiers: There are a total of 8 Heavy Armor soldiers in
Extraction Point, most of whom show up in the final few levels. Ammo is a bit
scarcer in Extraction Point than it was in the original F.E.A.R., so remember
that the most efficient way to kill a Heavy Armor is 4 shotgun blasts to the
face at close range (using SloMo and cover to reduce the odds of getting shot,
of course). If you can't get up close safely, headshots from the HV Penetrator
or Type-7 particle weapon also work well. Of the 8 Heavy Armors, most are
equipped with HV Penetrators, although 1 carries a Type-7 particle weapon
and 1 carries a MOD-3 rocket launcher. The Heavy Armor with the rocket
launcher is the greatest threat, since he can kill you in just 2 or 3 hits.
The best way to deal with him is to use SloMo to dodge his shots, get close
to him, and blast him in the face with your shotgun.
Assassins: The ever-so-cool Assassins make an encore appearance in Extraction
Point, but they're still just as rare as they were in the original game.
You'll encounter Assassins on two seperate occasions in Extraction Point, and
just like in the original F.E.A.R. there are a total of only 9 of them
in the entire game. The Assassin encounters in Extraction Point are slightly
more difficult, because each group will attack you all at once instead of
one or two at a time like they did in the original. The old tactic of using
SloMo while shooting them a couple times with the shotgun still works, but you
can expect to get overwhelmed and take a few hits in the process. If you have
the minigun, you can try making a stand with it and mowing down everything
that tries to get close to you.
R.E.V.6 Power Armors: You'll face a total of 3 R.E.V.6 Power Armors in
Extraction Point. Fortunately, each Power Armor is encountered solo, instead
of accompanied by additional enemies. Unlike the original F.E.A.R., where
most Power Armor fights took place in a series of narrow corridors, the Power
Armor fights in Extraction Point take place in wide open areas (a
courtyard, a subway plaza, and a parking lot) which give the Power Armor
lots of room to manuever around, while leaving you rather exposed to
their attacks. Scattered objects such as crates and pillars provide some
minimum cover, but to survive each fight you'll need to take out the
Power Armor as fast as possible. Helpfully, there's usually a MOD-3
rocket launcher laying around somewhere near the Power Armor, which
you can use to destroy the Power Armor relatively easily.
Nightmare: Alma's ghosts also appear on a few occasions, usually during an
attack by teenage Alma or Paxton Fettel against you. Be sure to activate SloMo
as soon as they appear, as you'll need it to cancel out their fast speed. A
couple shots from the assault rifle should pop each Nightmare, and with its
high rate of fire the assault rifle is probably the best weapon to use against
them (although really any standard weapon with a high rate of fire will do
fine).
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*Level List:*
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And as a bonus, here's a list of the game's levels, to tide your curiously
until someone actually writes a walkthrough for it.
Interval 01 - Contamination
- Aftermath
- Metastasis
Interval 02 - Flight
- Ambush
- Holiday
- Desolation
Interval 03 - Descent
- Terminus
- Orange Line
- The L
Interval 04 - Malice
- Leviathan
Interval 05 - Extraction Point
- Malignancy
- Dark Heart
Interval 06 - Epilogue
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