Is Fear 3 a good game?

My dad just bought me this game last night. I haven't opened the box yet, but I looked up the review score, and it seems to be getting a high score (Gamespot users are giving it a 7.7 right now). Is this game really worth it? And Chip's question seemed legit. Does this game use the "checkpoint" system, or can I save it anytime I want? I really don't like checkpoint based games (such as LFD 1 & 2).

It's al right, not worth the 30 pounds.

Okay, but does it let you save it anytime you want, or does it use a checkpoint system? The last 2 in the series let me save it anytime I wanted, so I'm assuming it lets you do that in #3.

There is much more action in Fear 3 than the first two games. So if you like the action in the games you would not be disappointed with this.