ActionIs The Sum of All Fears worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-game players who want to command a counter-terrorism squad rather than play only as a lone fighter.
- Players interested in mission-based operations with objectives such as surveillance, weapons-cache destruction, and hostage rescue.
- Groups looking for competitive or cooperative multiplayer modes in a tactical action game.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking an open-ended structure may find the experience centered on 11 defined missions.
- Players looking for a story separate from existing media may not want a plot tied to a novel and film of the same name.
- Players seeking a primarily non-combat experience may not want missions centered on armed counter-terrorism operations.
Our take on The Sum of All Fears
The defining structure is a commander-led squad campaign: orders are given in the field while the player leads the unit into combat across 11 missions.
What is The Sum of All Fears?
Take command of a counter-terrorism team drawn from the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and lead it through 11 missions set in locations around the world.
Objectives include fighting terrorists, placing listening devices, destroying illegal weapons caches, and rescuing hostages. Give orders to squad members in the field and lead them into combat. The game has a storyline connected to the novel and film of the same name, several difficulty settings, and a training level. Its arsenal includes 15 gun types, flashbangs, and fragmentation grenades. Multiplayer supports both competitive and cooperative play, with game types for solo and team play.
How The Sum of All Fears plays
- 01Squad Command
- Issue orders to the unit during missions and lead its members in combat.
- 02Mission Variety
- Objectives range from planting listening devices to clearing weapons caches and rescuing hostages.
- 03Competitive and Cooperative Play
- Multiplayer includes modes for both individual and team play.
- 04Adjustable Difficulty
- Several difficulty settings are available alongside a training level.
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The Sum of All Fears: platforms & release
Is The Sum of All Fears worth it?
It is worth it if: action-game players who want to command a counter-terrorism squad rather than play only as a lone fighter. Skip it if: players seeking an open-ended structure may find the experience centered on 11 defined missions.
Where can I download The Sum of All Fears?
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What platforms is The Sum of All Fears on?
Windows only.












