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The Sum of All Fears

Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous…

60 31 May 2002

The Sum of All Fears is a shooter developed by Red Storm Entertainment, released 31 May 2002 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.

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What The Sum of All Fears is

The Sum of All Fears is a shooter game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and released in 2002. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable. As the commander of this team, you'll lead your unit into the heat of battle, performing missions ranging from eliminating terrorists to planting bugs, and destroying illegal weapon caches to rescuing hostages. You'll give them orders in the field and take the point in leading them into combat.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tom Clancy’s series

The Sum of All Fears is the 19th of 108 entries we hold in the Tom Clancy’s series. The next entry was The Sum of All Fears in 2002. Its critic score of 60 is 10 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Red Patriot at 96.

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How it was received

The Sum of All Fears holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 19% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium II 450, AMD K6 III 500 or equivalent and 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible 3D card (Voodoo cards are not supported).

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What it launched against

The Sum of All Fears launched on 31 May 2002, within three weeks of Medal of Honor: Frontline, Neverwinter Nights, Aggressive Inline and Grand Prix 4. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Medal of Honor: Frontline, Neverwinter Nights, Aggressive Inline, Grand Prix 4.

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Quick answers

The Sum of All Fears — frequently asked questions

When did The Sum of All Fears come out?
The Sum of All Fears was released on 31 May 2002 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Sum of All Fears?
At minimum, The Sum of All Fears needs Pentium II 450, AMD K6 III 500 or equivalent, 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible 3D card (Voodoo cards are not supported) graphics.
How long does it take to beat The Sum of All Fears?
The main story of The Sum of All Fears takes around 5 hrs.

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