Fears (video game)

Fears is a first-person shooter released in 1995 for the Amiga 1200 developed by Bomb Software and published by Manyk.^[1]^[2]^[3] The game features thirty levels, and also includes a built in level editor.^[4] Fears received average to positive notices in the Amiga press,^[5]^[6]^[7] following the release of previews and a demo,^[8] with retrospective reviews more critical.^[9]^[10]^[11] The game was reissued for a 25th Anniversary Edition in 2020.^[12]

DeveloperBomb Software

PublisherManyk

DesignersAlberto Longo
Pierpaolo Di Maio

ProgrammerFrederic Heintz

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Fears

Developer	Bomb Software
Publisher	Manyk
Designers	Alberto Longo Pierpaolo Di Maio
Programmer	Frederic Heintz
Artists	Stephane Elbaz Laurent Sebire Corentin Jaffre Carlos Pardo
Composer	Mathieu Berthaud
Platform	Amiga 1200
Release	1995
Genre	First-person shooter
Mode	Single-player

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"Fears". Lemon Amiga. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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"Fears". Hall of Light. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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"Fears". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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"Fears". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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"Fears". Amiga Reviews. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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"Fears review". AMIGA Magazine Rack. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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Manwaring, Angus. "Fears". Amiga Games Database. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
[8]
"Fears Preview (Game) by Bomb". Kestra Amiga Demo Database. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
[9]
Leigh, Peter (2016-07-16). "Doom Clones". Nostalgia Nerd. Retrieved 2024-06-23. Was one of the earliest and flattest FPS experiences to arrive on the Amiga. Developed by BOMB Software, it perhaps did bomb a little against its competitors, featuring a shotgun which had a particular and somewhat upsetting lack of recoil action when you fired, so much so, that it kinda detached the whole experience for me – call me picky. But it did supply you with full screen action. Something which I found particularly impressive, despite the low resolution graphics.
[10]
Crossland, Tom (2022-04-30). The 100 Greatest Amiga Games. BookRix. p. 218. ISBN 9783755412793. There were high hopes for the Amiga FPS game Fears but despite a good atmosphere this was another game that failed to deliver the goods. It looks incredibly primitive compared to the likes of Duke Nukem 3D and Quake and the gameplay soon becomes tiresome. It is quite amusing in Fears though how they pilfer the weapon designs from Doom.
[11]
Knight, Gareth (2006). "Doom clones, but on the Amiga". Amiga history guide. Retrieved 2024-06-28. One of the first commercial Doom clones to be released. Fears was based upon a PD game called Fear and was designed to show that Doom could be released on the Amiga. The A1200-only game was basic in almost every way with poor level design, poor AI, and frustrating gameplay. Its only saving grace was a level editor bundled that allowed anyone to design their own levels. Unsurprisingly no one did.
[12]
"FEARS 25th Anniversary Edition (Amiga Disk or WHDload)". Ami64. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

Fears (video game)

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