14 DAY TRIAL // F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon) is a horror-themed first-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi. The game was released on October 18, 2005, for the PC platform. It was then ported to the 360 and PS2 by Day 1 Studios, with a direct sequel being announced by Monolith Productions, a sequel which gamers are now encouraged to name, using a contest webpage.
"Monolith is excited to offer our loyal community the unique opportunity to name the sequel to F.E.A.R.! We will be accepting name submissions from June 4th, 2007 to June 22nd, 2007. Submissions will be narrowed down to 3 finalists who will receive an all-expense paid trip to Monolith to meet the development team and tour our facilities. Additionally, each of the 3 finalists will have their name and likeness included in the game! Once the 3 finalists have been chosen, voting will be open to the public from July 23rd, 2007 to July 27th, 2007 to let our fans decide the name that will take this exciting franchise to the next level," says the developer as VoodooExtreme posts.
Something tells me that Monolith is sick and tired of calling the game F.E.A.R. I could give you one good reason for that - bad search engines. Heh, kidding of course, but it could very well be one of the smaller reasons.
The game's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon, which F.E.A.R (a fictional special forces team) is called to contain. The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R.'s Point Man, who possesses superhuman reflexes and combats an army of cloned soldiers. But in doing so, he uncovers the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of a little girl.
So what are you waiting for? You have the link to the mentioned site above. All right... no need to scroll back up, here it is. There, now name the game!