Part 9: Hammerhead

Part 9: Hammerhead

More school exploring in this video, but we do get a new weapon: the Hammerhead. If you aren't familiar with the first FEAR game I do explain the Hammerhead in the video, however poorly. The Hammerhead is a pneumatic weapon firing bolts instead of bullets that pierce armor and do direct damage not only to you, but to enemies. this makes it an ideal weapon for dealing with armored up targets like the guys who carry Hammerheads in this video. It also pins targets to walls if they are close enough.

The downside to the weapon is that the ammo is not anywhere near as common as you would like. There will be points later in the game where Hammerheads are lying around the place, but you'll always feel like you are running low. The weapon was sort of a FEAR 1 signature and it seemed to have more ammo in that game, so I was sad to see how little is offered in FEAR 2. The other downside to the weapon is that it is nowhere near as accurate as something like the Assault Rifle, meaning the 25 bolt magazine can run near empty before you can get the two or three bolts needed into an enemy if they are too far away. Best to stick to conventional weapons at anything beyond medium range.