Implicit Conversions and Limited Run Games have finally announced the release date of the game, which was originally released 25 years ago. The new release will happen on the anniversary date, almost exactly.

Delve into the colorful histories of the original cast of mercenaries and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together in Fear Effect. Meet Hana Tsu-Vachel, a beautiful assassin who specializes in matters of love and death; Royce Glas, a master counterintelligence operative haunted by his past; and Jakob “Deke” Decourt, a cold-blooded killer driven by money and murder. Meet Rain Qin, a stunning new character and close companion of Hana whose beauty hides a dark secret.

According to Kronos Digital Entertainment, the original development team behind Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, the new Motion FX 3D technology enables the most impressive animations ever seen on game consoles. Experience unparalleled interaction with eight new environments, clever puzzles, and intense action. Enemies react with cunning artificial intelligence as you try to destroy them with an expanded arsenal that includes stun guns and flamethrowers. Gameplay and cutscenes flow seamlessly, so there’s no loading time, even after deadly scenes.

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix was originally released on February 21, 2001, for the PlayStation 1. Although Kronos Digital Entertainment no longer exists, Limited Run Games will release the game for the PlayStation 5, PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on February 27 in collaboration with Square Enix. They almost made it to the anniversary. A physical release will follow later (after all, that’s why Limited Run Games got involved), but this time around, PC users will only receive a digital copy.

However, we would like to point out that this is still just a PS1 game. Even a budget smartphone can run it, let alone any PC built in the last twenty years. The new version is a bit puzzling, but at least it’s coming out.

Source: Gematsu