Fear Effect: Retro Helix is a cinematic adventure game for the PlayStation. Although it has been released after the original Fear Effect title, it is in actuality a prequel to the events in the first game, explaining how Hana Tsu-Vachel, Royce Glas, and Jacob Decourt wound up together. The game takes place over four levels, each of which has its own CD: futuristic, gritty Hong Kong, the Walled City of Xi'an, the Tomb of the First Emperor of China, and the legendary Penglai Shan, mountain home to the immortals.
You will take the role of one of the three mercenaries at different points during the game. The action in Fear Effect is fast paced, and gameplay comes in two varieties: quickly progressing through the environments (while disposing enemies) or solving puzzles, which typically consist of opening various locks before you can continue.