Far Cry 2

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  1. Freez
    Jun 15, 2012
    7
    This game is pretty good, the guns and upgrades are cool, the missions are pretty repedative except it takes way to many bullets to take someone down, like 7 shots it seems unless its a headshot...pretty sure someone being shot twice would put them to their knees, anyways whatever i like a challenge and the game isnt hard even with this issue on normal. The reason i give this game an 7 isThis game is pretty good, the guns and upgrades are cool, the missions are pretty repedative except it takes way to many bullets to take someone down, like 7 shots it seems unless its a headshot...pretty sure someone being shot twice would put them to their knees, anyways whatever i like a challenge and the game isnt hard even with this issue on normal. The reason i give this game an 7 is because of what i just said and the driving. I like driving games, i like driving in real life, its just that the amount of driving in this game is way to much to reach your objectives...its not like GTA where driving is implimented in a reasonable way, in this game your almost nodding off to sleep at the comp because its so much and theres really nothing there to hold your interest except the occasional outpost with guys you have already killed going through the outpost a hundred times... i bought this game off Steam for 2.50 yes 2 dollars and 50 cents, on a sale, so was it worth it? hell yes! a good game, just to much downtime with the excessive driving.… Expand
  2. Othrandur
    Dec 21, 2011
    7
    While this game is excellent on a number of fronts, it is unnecessarily unpleasant on others. The malaria, as a gimmick, just doesn't add to the enjoyment of the game and as a game mechanic, it's nothing more than a flimsy excuse for chasing down power-ups. The most unpleasant thing is that it turns everything into a timed quest. Timed quests are ok, if used sparingly and where a timeWhile this game is excellent on a number of fronts, it is unnecessarily unpleasant on others. The malaria, as a gimmick, just doesn't add to the enjoyment of the game and as a game mechanic, it's nothing more than a flimsy excuse for chasing down power-ups. The most unpleasant thing is that it turns everything into a timed quest. Timed quests are ok, if used sparingly and where a time element makes sense, but the constant stress of time running out for something completely irrelevant to your goals is a poor substitute for properly orchestrated suspense. But worst of all, it scuttles the one thing that makes this game stand out for the crowd: the joy of free exploration. You just can't enjoy that with this idiotic gimmick hanging over your head. A patch that does away with the ball and chain of malaria would turn this game from a frustrating curiosity to a memorable classic. Another unpleasant element is the way vehicles are driven. It's just not fun. It's clunky, erratic, and distracting. If it weren't for the vast distances you have to travel in this game, I'd prefer to run.… Expand
  3. hwanin
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    It's difficult to make a review here.
    From a catholic view it's a disgrace to play a game where you have to kill hundreds of _people_ and I did it, years ago. The graphics and controls were great and I bought Far Cry 1 & 2, but not the 3rd and won't play with these anymore I guess. The story is also ?alright?.
    The gameplay is very diverse though (like crafting, using skill points,    It's difficult to make a review here.
    From a catholic view it's a disgrace to play a game where you have to kill hundreds of _people_ and I did it, years ago. The graphics and controls were great and I bought Far Cry 1 & 2, but not the 3rd and won't play with these anymore I guess. The story is also ?alright?.
    The gameplay is very diverse though (like crafting, using skill points, skinning animals, using cars, boats, gliders, or swimming in water).

    I really did enjoy this game back in the days when I purchased, but as I said, I hope I'm done with violent games for life.    … Expand
  4. Xgashh
    Jul 30, 2012
    7
    Cool game, i dont know any game where you're in africa. But what sux is, you have to **** drive around so **** big distance, that makes me angry.
  5. kane148
    Dec 13, 2012
    7
    Far Cry 2 followed in the steps of its predecessor by failing to live up to its potential. This game has a lot of good points: the graphics and audio are excellent, the weapon selection and mechanics are great, and it has superb open-world design. However these elements are tarnished by some lousy mechanics such as repetitive missions, endlessly-respawning checkpoints, and a pointlessFar Cry 2 followed in the steps of its predecessor by failing to live up to its potential. This game has a lot of good points: the graphics and audio are excellent, the weapon selection and mechanics are great, and it has superb open-world design. However these elements are tarnished by some lousy mechanics such as repetitive missions, endlessly-respawning checkpoints, and a pointless faction system. I did like the buddy system, where your mercenary friends will occasionally give you intel on missions or rescue you if you get shot up in a firefight. I had mixed feelings about the story and characters (well there's only one or two 'characters' that deserve that title): the premise of the story and the elusive nature of your target is intriguing, and the monologues of the antagonist are compelling, but the game fails to deliver a coherent plot or ending. With a few changes to mechanics and a good writing team this game could have easily earned a 7 or 8, but as it stands Far Cry 2 falls far short.… Expand
  6. frankbilders
    Feb 22, 2013
    7
    This game is kind of a mixed bag, while it has some unique and new elements it is poor in some ways. First off I hardly cared about the story, it just wasn't interesting at all, too many useless plot twists. The graphics and gameworld are great and dynamic, you have desert, jungle, and safari, I really enjoyed exploring the game world. On a similiar note, the driving and traveling inThis game is kind of a mixed bag, while it has some unique and new elements it is poor in some ways. First off I hardly cared about the story, it just wasn't interesting at all, too many useless plot twists. The graphics and gameworld are great and dynamic, you have desert, jungle, and safari, I really enjoyed exploring the game world. On a similiar note, the driving and traveling in general is so tedious and boring. The weapons are awesome, theres so many ways to go about completing a mission, you could ambush your target with IED's, or you could do recon and then sneak, or you can just go in guns blazing. The game feels a little to lonely sometimes like the only people you'll ever see are enemies patrolling. I felt like the missions were too repetitive and tedious and it felt a little boring at some points. Overall this game is a good purchase.… Expand
  7. Gabcd
    Aug 6, 2012
    7
    3+/5 (Kinda good) Looks good, feels good, vehicles, guns, open world, violence, stealth, diseases, etc. But the problem for me was that you cleaned up an area and came back 30 seconds later to find it completly alive with as much fighters as before. This is a massive "NO WAY THIS IS SOOOO STUPID" problem that makes you want to stop playing the game right there. Everything looks realistic3+/5 (Kinda good) Looks good, feels good, vehicles, guns, open world, violence, stealth, diseases, etc. But the problem for me was that you cleaned up an area and came back 30 seconds later to find it completly alive with as much fighters as before. This is a massive "NO WAY THIS IS SOOOO STUPID" problem that makes you want to stop playing the game right there. Everything looks realistic and feels like it, but then BAM, you remember this is a game and it's kinda stupid. ALSO, why did they feel like it was a good idea to make me feel guilty for not searching for every goddamn briefcase when I passed by them. This "task" is not rewarding and you really do feel like you can't NOT do it. (yes, double-negative BECAUSE I CAN).

    Try the game, but don't expect a flawless experience.    … Expand
  8. Shayne
    Jan 12, 2013
    7
    This game has very nice graphics. You actually feel like you are in Africa. The combat in this game is decent except for the infinite enemy ''check points" they are really just "shoot to death on spot" points. One of the best things in this game is the realistic fires that can spread and behave like a real fire would. I'm pretty sure the game had a story when I first started playing butThis game has very nice graphics. You actually feel like you are in Africa. The combat in this game is decent except for the infinite enemy ''check points" they are really just "shoot to death on spot" points. One of the best things in this game is the realistic fires that can spread and behave like a real fire would. I'm pretty sure the game had a story when I first started playing but I'm not sure now. The missions are just "go here shoot these guys". This game also has a really good map editor though sadly multiplayer is almost abandoned.… Expand
  9. sancco
    Jan 13, 2013
    7
    Cool graphics and nice gameplay, tends to get a bit boring though. You basically do the same thing over and over again, and the story doesn't really go anywhere.
  10. iddqd4
    Jan 23, 2018
    7
    Хорошие игровые механики, интересные перестрелки, достаточно оригинальные сеттинг, при совершенно никакой сюжетной составляющей. Игра с большой продолжительностью, которую так и не осилил.
  11. Mahdiar
    Jul 6, 2016
    7
    Gameplay : 7
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 6
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 7
  12. CallOfGaming
    Apr 12, 2014
    7
    Far Cry 2 is honestly, not for everyone, due to its enormous flaws. For example, the side missions are repetitive and it can take you a lotta time until you drive or run to the places you need to go, plus the story and endings are disappointing and boring. But, between all the mist, there's some hope. First, the graphics are great. How about glide to the top of a rocky mountain as youFar Cry 2 is honestly, not for everyone, due to its enormous flaws. For example, the side missions are repetitive and it can take you a lotta time until you drive or run to the places you need to go, plus the story and endings are disappointing and boring. But, between all the mist, there's some hope. First, the graphics are great. How about glide to the top of a rocky mountain as you watch the sun set with the graphics pumped up at "Ultra High"? Plus, the Dunia engine is great, and it contributes a lot to the gameplay. For example, do you notice that the wind is blowing in the direction of your enemies? Start a fire and it will spread and burn your enemies. Or you can shoot an ammo box and hope that one of the random shooting bullets will hit your enemies. Or you can blow up the building they're in.

    Basically, don't count on an intriguing story or in depth characters. But heck, the gameplay's a blast! And it makes it worthy of playing!    … Expand
  13. Tomle1202
    Jul 11, 2017
    7
    The war-torn African country in which Far Cry 2 takes place is interesting, immersive and realistic, sometimes painfully so and sometimes annoyingly not.
  14. Definition
    Oct 14, 2014
    7
    confusing game at first play, but this game was really good at graphics and weapons (and ram people with Trucks). okay just it i can say, the rest is like **** ever, like gameplay (so repetitive, like you kill this and done and you kill this again and done, most i hate is a Jeep guys always annoy me), sound (the actor voice is wtf, so fast and very annoying i think), and some huge maps iconfusing game at first play, but this game was really good at graphics and weapons (and ram people with Trucks). okay just it i can say, the rest is like **** ever, like gameplay (so repetitive, like you kill this and done and you kill this again and done, most i hate is a Jeep guys always annoy me), sound (the actor voice is wtf, so fast and very annoying i think), and some huge maps i didnt like (there is no Quick Travel to some place, "the bad guy always know you! even you riding a car with black window tints"). give this 7/10 just for Primary objective in this game and 2/10 in secondary objective in this game… Expand
  15. Tatsumakiloko
    Sep 10, 2016
    7
    I regret! I have written a negative review about this game once, but I deeply regret! This game was one of the most frustrating experiences I had, but when I finished, it made me understand a lot of things. This is not a paradisiac set, is the jungle. It's set somewhere you could really find the worst human beings completely eager to kill you. I won't lie, having enemies spawningI regret! I have written a negative review about this game once, but I deeply regret! This game was one of the most frustrating experiences I had, but when I finished, it made me understand a lot of things. This is not a paradisiac set, is the jungle. It's set somewhere you could really find the worst human beings completely eager to kill you. I won't lie, having enemies spawning practically in your shadow sucks, still, this is the only Far Cry game I could take it seriously. It's also the only game which dare itself to be realistic with guns that jam, it's a shame that we can't clean the gun to avoid such stressful situation, having a gun jam in the middle of a gunfight, so this games almost works as a simulator. When I wrote a bad review, I didn't play Far Cry 3 until I could finish, but when I did, I found that game was a casual little fun with playboys and girlfriends and this one here, Far Cry 2, was the one that looked me in the eyes and told me "grow up kid! And welcome to the jungle!".… Expand
  16. Danbliz
    Jul 14, 2015
    7
    Juego sencillo en su jugabilidad que cumple las espectativas, acción asegurada. Le falta una historia pegadiza, si es que lo que tiene se puede llamar historia, quizás no la entendí(?).
  17. Jernas
    Oct 26, 2016
    7
    I was really hyped for this game before it came out. Probably the only game in 2008 I wanted to play, badly. Well, I got it just a few days after release and finished it months later.

    The game looks solid and it has some great physics to offer. For example, fire spreading around the bush and the destructive shelters, vehicles. Action starts right away, so there is not much of an    I was really hyped for this game before it came out. Probably the only game in 2008 I wanted to play, badly. Well, I got it just a few days after release and finished it months later.

    The game looks solid and it has some great physics to offer. For example, fire spreading around the bush and the destructive shelters, vehicles. Action starts right away, so there is not much of an introduction to the story (wonder why?). There are a lot of different guns in the game and they all sound pretty solid. You always want to buy new weapons and this makes the game a bit more interesting. Another interesting aspect of the game is searching for diamond cases, it's simple fun. The last thing I found positive about the game is the map, it's huge and well made. Those kinds of things really make you think "this is going to be a great game".

    Sadly, this game really isn't all that great. Gameplay starts to get very repetitive after awhile because there are almost no civilians on the map and everyone you come across wants to kill you. Not to mention that all the bad guys you already killed, magically resurrect from the dead after just five minutes or so. And the missions are all the same - kill that man, destroy that pipe... It wouldn't be as big of a problem if the AI wasn't so bad. Your enemies will be able to see you through miles of dense jungle and shoot you in the face, but when they come close (and I mean a few feet close), they become blind, rotating in all directions and wondering "where is he?". Even though there are a lot of different guns in this game, some very popular weapons are missed out, for example M16/M4, G36, F2000... all those weapons can be found in Africa, so there is no explanation why are they not in the game. There is also no explanation why all the weapons use the same kind of ammo (yeah, it's a console port) known as the universal ammo. Furthermore the story practically doesn't exist so there is no motivation to finish the game at all (I needed four months). Remember when I said the graphics are solid? Well that is true, except for the human models. They are plasticized as if they are made with Doom 3 Engine. And the last thing - there are no rpg elements in Far Cry 2, just fps and we all know what that means. You can't have an open world game without some rpg elements.

    As you can see, there are much more negatives than positives in this review. Yeah, I found Far Cry 2 to be disappointing. Far Cry 1 and Crysis are both better games, but that doesn't mean Far Cry 2 can't offer anything to a first person shooter fan. All in all it's a pretty nice looking game that is actually playable to some degree. It just has some (big) problems. The biggest ones are definitely the AI and the lack of story which leads to repetitiveness. PS: you'll need at least 30 hours to finish this one, it's up to you.    … Expand
  18. LaBeowulf
    Apr 7, 2018
    7
    Far cry fica cada vez mais bonito e inteligente com o tempo, como deve ser. Aqui o desafio é real e a sensação de estar na savana como um mercenário te deixa intrigado.
  19. FragBaixo
    Oct 7, 2018
    7
    O Jogo é ótimo para quem gosta de ação e explosão, porém depois de um certo tempo o jogo fica muito repetitivo não fica mais interessante andar pelo mapa o que deixa o jogo com o passar do tempo muito chato.
    porém o jogo não é ruim apenas repetitivo com o passar do tempo e também não a músicas marcantes nem nada que te prenda muito tempo ao jogo.
  20. SilverOrlov
    Oct 3, 2019
    7
    The second part was interesting in its own way, but very annoyed by the endless spam of enemies in some places as block-posts, and partly by a crooked game-play.
  21. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 74 IIIIIIIIII====================
  22. Bottlecaps
    May 26, 2019
    7
    Far cry 2 is a very weird in between game that has a lot of good ideas and is very much a stepping stone between far cry 1 and 3.developed by not cry tek but by ubi montreal this is a huge shift for the series and i really didn't realize how mixed the opinions were on this game till i looked at its meta critic.

    Story: barely there. you are sent in as a merc to take out "the jackal" an    Far cry 2 is a very weird in between game that has a lot of good ideas and is very much a stepping stone between far cry 1 and 3.developed by not cry tek but by ubi montreal this is a huge shift for the series and i really didn't realize how mixed the opinions were on this game till i looked at its meta critic.

    Story: barely there. you are sent in as a merc to take out "the jackal" an arms dealer arming both sides of the conflict. well you get malaria and "fail the mission" according to the jackal and go and work for both sides of the conflict any ways. what i do like is that you choose a character to play ( whos silent) but characters you don't pick can show up as "buddies" who help you with your missions and they can and will die on you weather you want them too or not, you may even have to kill them your self out of mercy. as much as the writing sucks in this game. its unscripted moments are its best parts. BUT at the very least your character is never portrayed as anything But a mercenary. you only work for money or goods. i think this may be unintentional but because of your malaria you have to do good deeds to get medicine witch written better could have been a defining character moment but you are left to kinda deduce that your self. and that's IMMERSIVE. and immersion is what this game has done best.
    Story: 6/10

    World building: the playable buddys are a really neat approach to world building. its simmilar to borderlands character choice minus all the cool rpg elements. but each playable character has aback story and reasons why they became mercs and you can meet them and they can die because of your actions. witch gives the player a sense of impact on the world. the world is big and expansive and that makes the game play tedious. especially with how slow paced the game is and a lack of fast travel (the buses only help alleviate the tedium so much) but it all feels seamless. the forests to deserts to oasis is seamless and IMMERSIVE. but i think that the game could have benefited from multiple factions and endings like in fallout nv. but this isn't an rpg.
    world building: 6.5/10

    Graphics: this game looks pretty good but the shadows were annoying. i found it hard to see through them and were to dark. and you don't get a flashlight in this game so its borderline unplayable at night (in game) other than that the game looked pretty good , the weapon condition mechanic was a divisive one but guns would visibly deteriorate and its subtle witch i liked. also TREES lots of trees.
    graphics: 7/10

    Game play: far cry 2 plays more like far cry 3 than far cry 1. open world , objectives and a sand box of guns. but guns can jam and break witch some people hated and some loved. i loved this because its the only game i know of that dose a jamming weapon mechanic. it adds a new layer of depth to the game and enemy weapons can jam too. iv already talked about the buddy mechanic but it also adds a level of depth as well. my biggest problem is how tedious the game is to play its immersion comes at a cost, yes the gun jamming is cool but its tedious. yes it has a big exspancive map but travelling is tedious( especially cause literally every ai will attack you and chase you down and break your car unless you kill them)
    Gameplay: 7.5/10

    Sound design: probably the worst part of the game voice acting felt like each actor was just speed reading especially the jackal. gun sounds were extremely repetitive. you know you have a bad gun sound when you shoot 1 shot but it sounds like 3. the vehicle sounds i have no complaints with they were detailed and sounded fine, you could hear the creaks and shaking of the cars as you go over bumps. the music is nice even if there isn't much of it , its very fitting of its African setting and some of it feels like tribal music but fast paced to fit with the action .
    Sound design:6.5/10

    6+6.5+7+7.5+6.5= 33.5
    33.5/5 =6.7

    this is a solid made fps and every part of it seems to have been given equal attention and thats something i appreciate. its immersive but suffers for it. its a good game and if you can get it on a steam sale or for under 7 bucks id pick it up.    … Expand
  23. MatveyShirshik
    May 2, 2019
    7
    One of the most underrated games. But the game was the atmosphere of Africa, I liked to see it dark and gray, because it is in the war. The plot on the seven. We are a mercenary and we need to kill the Jackal, but we were pleased that there are plot twists in the game and they are not bad. Graphics, yes, I agree, it is dumb, even the high settings of the game do not help. Shootout doneOne of the most underrated games. But the game was the atmosphere of Africa, I liked to see it dark and gray, because it is in the war. The plot on the seven. We are a mercenary and we need to kill the Jackal, but we were pleased that there are plot twists in the game and they are not bad. Graphics, yes, I agree, it is dumb, even the high settings of the game do not help. Shootout done cool. The weapon is felt. Realism is on top, unlike the following parts. Guns can break and it's cool. The fire in the game is chic. Extra missions are very bad. Kill it, bring it, destroy it, and so on. Music is not remembered. So, is this game bad or not? Not. The game is average for an amateur. I enjoyed this game. The game gets 7/10… Expand
  24. slvrmn
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    сырая и однообразная, но была в ней амосфера и интересная сюжетка.
  25. The_Nametag
    Feb 11, 2020
    7
    This game was far better than I expected it to be. The first game is not the worst I've ever played, but it's my most hated. i loathed it, entirely. This one's a significant improvement. I didn't expect it to be open world, I thought that didn't start until 3, but nope. Here we are. Of course, that comes with its own host of problems. It's still not quite like the others, it hasn'tThis game was far better than I expected it to be. The first game is not the worst I've ever played, but it's my most hated. i loathed it, entirely. This one's a significant improvement. I didn't expect it to be open world, I thought that didn't start until 3, but nope. Here we are. Of course, that comes with its own host of problems. It's still not quite like the others, it hasn't fully gone "Ubisoft Open World" yet, they were feeling it out. But it suffers from checklist syndrome. Lots of busy work with no real point. And no real point sums this game up nicely. The plot is basically nonexistent. You're a mercenary in a war torn African country. The two factions are indistinguishable from each other. You do missions for both because you just have to do all the missions. The missions mean nothing, just go do general mercenary things. Until ultimately everything goes to **** anyway. You have no real impact on any of it despite being at the center of all of it. And none of it matters.

    The AI is also **** awful. They'll shoot at you through walls, they all see you when one sees you, they'll do things like stand around doing nothing, or spinning around pointlessly, they fire when they aren't pointed at you because their AI has triggered the "spotted him!" from a different AI so it just shoots. It's bad. It's really, really bad, but not as bad as the first game's. There's some cool stuff though. Like there are road signs pointing to various locations, and they will be highlighted for your mission destinations if you have a mission. The map is something you have to actually hold, not just pause and go to a menu. Though the game was clearly meant for consoles with the save system, it was NOT designed to save anywhere like you can on PC. In fact, the quick save **** things up really badly as every time it just makes a new save file, rather than using its own or a rotating selection.

    Still... I do recommend it. It feels good to play. That's what matters. I wouldn't say "go hunt this down and try it!" But it's not an "avoid at all costs" like the original.    … Expand
  26. Edco0328
    Aug 24, 2020
    7
    Far Cry 2 | Aug. 23, 2020 | [★★]

    The game has a poor introduction, but once you get used to the navigation, It becomes the Far Cry game that you'd used to know. Guns have an excellent sound, Unfortunately the voice acting doesn't hold up to that quality which sometimes ruin the serious tone of the game and also make it hard for us to follow the story. There are some things in this    Far Cry 2 | Aug. 23, 2020 | [★★]

    The game has a poor introduction, but once you get used to the navigation, It becomes the Far Cry game that you'd used to know. Guns have an excellent sound, Unfortunately the voice acting doesn't hold up to that quality which sometimes ruin the serious tone of the game and also make it hard for us to follow the story.

    There are some things in this edition that becomes useless. The two most notable I could tell was; The safe house which exists to save your game. However, you could just save anywhere using the menu which cancels the purpose of unlocking them. The other one was liberating the outpost, Which doesn't make sense because the enemy still spawn there even after you clear it.

    Overall the game became more and more frustrating once you advance, I hear a lot of details talk about this game, but those doesn't help to improve my campaign experience.    … Expand
  27. Luigichief
    Jul 16, 2020
    7
    Far Cry 2 Review:
    I saw a lot of people praising this game a lot, especially if you take into account the time it came out.
    The gameplay really is well ahead of its time, having some very interesting details and mechanics (but the bleeding system sucked). However after a few hours it ends up becoming quite repetitive. The premise of the story is interesting, there is a war between 2    Far Cry 2 Review:
    I saw a lot of people praising this game a lot, especially if you take into account the time it came out.

    The gameplay really is well ahead of its time, having some very interesting details and mechanics (but the bleeding system sucked). However after a few hours it ends up becoming quite repetitive.

    The premise of the story is interesting, there is a war between 2 factions going on in Africa and 1 guy is "playing" her, her job and kills him and seeks peace. The story of Far cry 2 is much more focused than the original Far cry, but it ended up that they didn't give enough focus and it became very repetitive. They try to play smart games and play the script, but the direction of the game cannot convey any emotion (apart from the unexplained and meaningless parts ...). You can make some choices during the game that in theory impact the story, but the truth is that your choices do not change anything significant about the story.

    The graphics are reasonable even now, but the game's original color palette is HORRIBLE. On the computer you can change it with mods (which I did), and the game becomes decent.

    The soundtrack is very characteristic and matches the game, but it is very little used and adds little to the game.    … Expand
  28. hertzian68
    Sep 14, 2020
    7
    This game is really an amazing example of what we used to get for less than 10 gb of data total as opposed to the bloated games of today, which are most likely a deal with computer ssd and hdd sellers to get a cut by the idiotic developers. If they separated the various textures resolutions as separate it would save a ton of space and thus money, if you are on 1080p you do not need higherThis game is really an amazing example of what we used to get for less than 10 gb of data total as opposed to the bloated games of today, which are most likely a deal with computer ssd and hdd sellers to get a cut by the idiotic developers. If they separated the various textures resolutions as separate it would save a ton of space and thus money, if you are on 1080p you do not need higher textures.
    -- Granted it's not the most interesting story but most games today don't have really good stories either. The introduction phase is too long and unnecessary really but once you get past it you're wide open as to what you do in a pretty large world. The world needed to be colored a lot better as it comes off as too drab overall, like fallout 3 drab, and of course the story by good old jubisoft has it's typical bigoted tripe. I recommend LIRW's hook trainer for the foundations 1.3 version to cut out a LOT of the annoyances in this game such as the malaria bouts, breaking weapons, car degradation, annoying diamond hunting etc Stealth is only going to last once you get past the car combat ordeal and before you take out the bases so really this game is just a rambo combat game which is fine for me.
    ---It has boats as well as gliders in certain places and NO RADIO MASTS to climb etc Much less useless side stuff so a largely uncluttered map.
    ---There is no framelimiter even with vsync turned on and you get really weird movements etc Solution is to go do this in nvidia control panel for the game, limit framerate to your monitor and use that vsync. Otherwise obv most of us can ultramax this out by now. It's geared toward kbm so if you use a controller it's setup typical xbox controller but it does not have a list of what each button does so you will have to trial and error or just use the kbm to do certain things no big deal but they could have at least put in controller button prompts etc This game is like ten bucks on steam and well worth it for what you get compared to thousands of other modern games.    … Expand
  29. That_Normie7
    Feb 14, 2021
    7
    its a good game gets boring a little later on.the main character is nice and the gameplay is great too.some glitches but overall a fun game
  30. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    7
    Times when Ubisoft took risks. Making this IP into "survival" genre was bold idea and it worked and didn't work in the same time.
  31. KolesAdlerov
    May 21, 2023
    7
    The only way to enjoy this game is to avoid shootouts. Absurd? Yes. A fact? Yes!
    (the boulders will finish you nevertheless)
    Wonderful physics of trees, smart physics of wind and fire. Dumb physics and rules of vehicles & characters. Awful consolish controls and checkpoints. Stupid AI with "wall-hack" from CS_1.3, trashy animations and dumb full-time respawn. Gameplay: combat    The only way to enjoy this game is to avoid shootouts. Absurd? Yes. A fact? Yes!
    (the boulders will finish you nevertheless)

    Wonderful physics of trees, smart physics of wind and fire. Dumb physics and rules of vehicles & characters.
    Awful consolish controls and checkpoints. Stupid AI with "wall-hack" from CS_1.3, trashy animations and dumb full-time respawn.

    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics [bad TTK again; even more bugs] 7/10
    stealth [absurd cheating AI - do not count on the machete and the camo] 5/10
    atmosphere [nice immersive features, bad style and cast] 8/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 5/10

    Story [it's terrible] 4/10

    Graphics [all-brown, bad style] 9/10

    Sounds & music 7/10

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    NOTE: it is not necessary to walkthrough to the end if you are already tired of FC2.    … Expand
  32. Targaryen006
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    Story
    -Main story 1/5
    -Side Quests 2/5
    -Story Direction 1/5
    -main character 1/5
    -side characters 2/5
    Gameplay
    -Controls(keyboard and mouse) 5/5
    -Combat 4/5
    -stealth 1/5
    -open world 3/5
    -general gameplay 4/5
    Graphics 3/5
    -Environmental design 2/5
    -Animations 2/5
    -optimization 3/5
    on record : 12h
  33. PenetratorGod
    Aug 25, 2023
    7
    Gameplay can get very repetitive, but it's definitely not a bad game. You might just find it a bit boring. It makes more sense to play this instead of the new games in the Far Cry series.
  34. Williamganteng1
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    Great gameplay, confusing story, sometimes your gonna rage quit about this game and there is no autosave so you have to manually save the game Great gun and sound of the gun.
  35. DavidP
    Feb 3, 2009
    6
    The graphics are lovely and immersive (if your system is beefy enough) and I enjoy having the freedom to go anywhere at any time. However, the game's storyline is somewhere between nonsensical and nonexistent, none of the characters have much depth, the voice acting is mediocre at best, the missions are repetitive, and there are some problems with the control scheme. Some points to The graphics are lovely and immersive (if your system is beefy enough) and I enjoy having the freedom to go anywhere at any time. However, the game's storyline is somewhere between nonsensical and nonexistent, none of the characters have much depth, the voice acting is mediocre at best, the missions are repetitive, and there are some problems with the control scheme. Some points to consider: (1) Perhaps what throws away the game's immersive qualities more than anything else is that even though you're supposedly a "no-name scumbag", the game clearly revolves around you. Ostensibly you are just some guy caught in a civil war between two sides (UFLL and APR), but in fact the supposed two sides are indistinguishable (you can't tell if you are fighting UFLL or APR guys), there are no front lines, and you almost never see AIs fighting each other. Instead, they only fight you. The war does has two sides: you (and occasionally one of your "buddies") against nearly everyone in the entire country. (2) Ostensibly you're in the country to kill the "Jackal" guy who keeps the war going, but for some reason you reach this goal by killing hundreds of random people that have nothing to do with your supposed objective. (3) The control scheme has issues. For example if you want to run for cover, you are only allowed to run straight forward (strafing disables running) and if you are reloading, the game forces you to finish reloading before you can run or switch weapons. (4) The bus stations that take you long distances have no staff. No ticket agent, no bus drivers, riding the bus is free, it's perfectly safe, and it gets you to your destination much faster than driving. Make sense? (5) Virtually everyone in the country is male and heavily armed. There are virtually no civilians. (6) There are magic boxes all over the map. Put your gun in a magic box and pull the same gun out of another box 20 miles away. Or how about the gun shop (which is normally unstaffed) where you buy the guns on a computer and the guns you bought magically appear in a warehouse next door. Make sense? The problem is that while the graphics are highly immersive, the gameplay mechanics are absurd enough to pull you out of the immersion.… Expand
  36. mervynt
    Mar 2, 2010
    6
    Crap, annoying AI, digging bullets out of your leg when there are a dozen people around you, milaria when there are a dozen people around you, wild animals running into the road when your trying to get away from the enemy, the crap the enemy talk, when you snipe one they all hide, you cannot then pick them off at a distance so wheres the shotgun when you need it, shoot a guy with a Crap, annoying AI, digging bullets out of your leg when there are a dozen people around you, milaria when there are a dozen people around you, wild animals running into the road when your trying to get away from the enemy, the crap the enemy talk, when you snipe one they all hide, you cannot then pick them off at a distance so wheres the shotgun when you need it, shoot a guy with a shotgun point blank and he just looks at you, people standing still when you are clearly in their sights, annoying hand movements when you are about to set of a bomb, dying when jumping into water from about ten feet up from water. would have liked a torch, maybe i havent got that far yet, but i like to have a scope and close range weapon, i never use a pistol, the map is utter crap, when i used the xbox 360 controller game still telling me which keyboard keys to press, some annoying pop up, same terrible repeating tune, sounds like something out of oblivion and during the night scenes it feels like im playing oblivion, day looks like crysis, i loved far cry and crysis, trying to like this but it drives me mad, just too annoying, running about trying to find suitcases with a single diamond, how lame, guys who can see you in the bushes at night from over 500 yards away, i chased one guy around for about three minutes, i dont think the character knew i was behind him. i'll leave the rest till some other time, if this even gets printed, i was using the pc version, maybe like oblivion, farcry 2 was optimised for consoles and not pc computers.… Expand
  37. BinaryS.
    Nov 2, 2008
    6
    First off, I'd like to say that I feel like the critic reviewers are either liars or totally incompetent. The high scoring of this game is a shame and I hope more and more gamers take note of which magazines can be trusted to give a fair review and which are obviously in the pocket of the massive, unregulated gaming industry. As far as the game goes - it's a buggy piece of crap First off, I'd like to say that I feel like the critic reviewers are either liars or totally incompetent. The high scoring of this game is a shame and I hope more and more gamers take note of which magazines can be trusted to give a fair review and which are obviously in the pocket of the massive, unregulated gaming industry. As far as the game goes - it's a buggy piece of crap and other USER reviewers did a better job describing it's weaknesses than I ever could. I'll just say that this game wasn't fun to play at all and I had to stop since it wasn't worth reloading after it started randomly crashing to the desktop.… Expand
  38. DaveH.
    Nov 7, 2008
    6
    Unstructured, poorly told story. Playing this game is like watching the worst parts of the last Indiana Jones movie over and over again. Get a mission, get some guns, dirve bloody miles, encounter the same respawning guard post. Then you reach your objective (mission detail written buy someone truly bored by their job) and run around shooting people until it's clear. Drive bloody Unstructured, poorly told story. Playing this game is like watching the worst parts of the last Indiana Jones movie over and over again. Get a mission, get some guns, dirve bloody miles, encounter the same respawning guard post. Then you reach your objective (mission detail written buy someone truly bored by their job) and run around shooting people until it's clear. Drive bloody miles ... repeat. PC Gamer have a lot to answer to for making me buy this. I really wish I'd waited and gone for Dead Space or Fallout 3. With games costing so much it pays to read real peoples' reviews of games before parting with cash. If I hadn't used steam I would have taken it back. It's not desperately awful just massively underwhelming.… Expand
  39. DaveM.
    Nov 8, 2008
    6
    Far Cry 2, or: Assassin's Creed in Africa. The worlds are amazing, look great and contain tons of detail that are definitely memorable. But, like Assassin's Creed, the missions are downright simple, shallow to the point of being annoying and the overall storyline is so unbelievable that it offers little in the way of redeeming the "A to B, kill at C" missions that are all Far Far Cry 2, or: Assassin's Creed in Africa. The worlds are amazing, look great and contain tons of detail that are definitely memorable. But, like Assassin's Creed, the missions are downright simple, shallow to the point of being annoying and the overall storyline is so unbelievable that it offers little in the way of redeeming the "A to B, kill at C" missions that are all Far Cry 2 has to offer. Ubisoft Montreal has mastered the technical side of making virtual worlds, but sadly still lacks the ability to turn them into a memorable story.… Expand
  40. reflectionroller
    Dec 7, 2008
    6
    this is a good game but should not of been called far cry 2 as I was so hyped when they said far cry 2 was coming out but when i got the game it was not as good as the first yes the graphics are GOOD and the way you can use fire is awsome but some how I felt let down AI has some issus as well but they should sort that out with a patch or two as for the map use I think they could of donethis is a good game but should not of been called far cry 2 as I was so hyped when they said far cry 2 was coming out but when i got the game it was not as good as the first yes the graphics are GOOD and the way you can use fire is awsome but some how I felt let down AI has some issus as well but they should sort that out with a patch or two as for the map use I think they could of done that a bit better and a co-op one player mode would have made this game much better but dont let this put you off it is still a good game mulitplayer is alright but not the best mulitplayer… Expand
  41. MikeH
    Oct 31, 2008
    6
    Very disappointing really. This game could have been absolutely amazing. The reviews I read, particularly PCG's, led me to believe it WAS absolutely amazing. The mechanics of the game are brilliant even with the sub par AI. But the substance of the game leaves a lot to be desired. There's a lot to play 'with' yet very little to play 'for'. Repetitive Very disappointing really. This game could have been absolutely amazing. The reviews I read, particularly PCG's, led me to believe it WAS absolutely amazing. The mechanics of the game are brilliant even with the sub par AI. But the substance of the game leaves a lot to be desired. There's a lot to play 'with' yet very little to play 'for'. Repetitive missions, that smack of zero effort, are the games biggest pitfall. How PCG can say this game fulfilled their expectations is beyond me. Personally, I expected a lot better. Fun for a blast here and there but don't think you'll become engrossed in the gameplay. After a while, it's just a grind.… Expand
  42. TheStool-meister
    Feb 9, 2009
    6
    I have to agree with many of the fellow reviewers; This game is a let-down; as evidenced by the cheap RRP of the game; at one point I even saw a brand new copy being sold for 15 pounds, despite it being a fairly new release at the time. Now, I don't wish to bore you with my complaints, but I do wish Ubisoft Montreal had spent a bit more time on getting the mechanics just right, and I have to agree with many of the fellow reviewers; This game is a let-down; as evidenced by the cheap RRP of the game; at one point I even saw a brand new copy being sold for 15 pounds, despite it being a fairly new release at the time. Now, I don't wish to bore you with my complaints, but I do wish Ubisoft Montreal had spent a bit more time on getting the mechanics just right, and adding some depth to the story. It's already been said, the missions are repetitive and uninspired; the story is practically non-existent and some very basic controls are missing, such as the ability to prone. One aspect is done very well, and this is of course the visuals; they are second only to crysis (from the developers of the original Far Cry) in my opinion, and the fire-propagation system is simply unrivalled. But what seems to have been forgotten is that graphics do not make a game. It is a combination of all key aspects; story, gameplay, atmosphere, etc, and I feel that only the graphical aspect was truly fulfilled. I cannot say that the game is bad, but what could have been brilliant turned out to be mediocre. I believe the series should go back to basics; I think the game should be more story driven like its predecessor, yet retaining some of the freedom that Far Cry 2 brought to the series. I am still optimistic for a third Far Cry game, as I still believe the series can be revived and possibly even surpass the first game. For Far Cry 2 though, I would warn against purchasing it unless you can buy it for a cheap price, and are simply looking for another game to play before adding to your collection.… Expand
  43. ArthurP
    Mar 7, 2009
    6
    I think a game must have the entertaineing spirit that make us play it, like it, enjoy it. They said, more than 50 hours of gameplay, actually its something like 5 hours of gameplay multiplied by 10, because of it´s repetitive gameplay. Yes, we have games like Mass Effect use the same repetitive thing, but it´s a rpg game, we have a lot of possibilities. FarCry 2 give to us a I think a game must have the entertaineing spirit that make us play it, like it, enjoy it. They said, more than 50 hours of gameplay, actually its something like 5 hours of gameplay multiplied by 10, because of it´s repetitive gameplay. Yes, we have games like Mass Effect use the same repetitive thing, but it´s a rpg game, we have a lot of possibilities. FarCry 2 give to us a dubious freedom. We have a excelent (probaly the best) game engine, graphics, physhics, but after a while it gets boring, the fun go away, and the need to reach the endgame turns into a long patience-test, it´s just like capturing the flags on Assassins Creed. For that, i took half of the points i think would deserve if FarCry 2provide a enjoyable adventure.… Expand
  44. TalF
    Mar 8, 2009
    6
    FarCry2 has nothing to do with FarCry1 :( They better gave it a totaly new name. the graphic and visual effects are great. I mostly like the spreading fire effect, puting field and trees on fire. some fishes and other underwater creatures could add some more to the atmosphere (we had them in FC1). the engine is great - moving and destroyable objects. I love the big open maps. they looks FarCry2 has nothing to do with FarCry1 :( They better gave it a totaly new name. the graphic and visual effects are great. I mostly like the spreading fire effect, puting field and trees on fire. some fishes and other underwater creatures could add some more to the atmosphere (we had them in FC1). the engine is great - moving and destroyable objects. I love the big open maps. they looks awsome. the stoy is very boring. missions are very repetative. it's fun driving in these huge maps, but become very annoy after some time - drive, stop, shoot... drive, stop, shoot... all are fighting against me. Am I the real anamy of Africa ? this diamond hunting is stupid. wasn't it nicer if you could have few missions to do and where paid for them ? sometimes you asked to kill a man in the middle of a town, you kill 100 ppl before. 10 minutes after you asked to kill another man in the same town and you kill another 100 ppl.… Expand
  45. FrancisG
    Mar 9, 2009
    6
    Great graphics overall. The scenery, open space, the "go-anywhere" concept and the choice of weaponery all play in favor of this game. BUT... I feel like they cut corner on the story line / mission types. Go there, kill that guys, steal this and then come back... It's always the same from start to finish. Still I'm addict to FarCry 2.
  46. AlV
    Nov 10, 2008
    6
    Great graphics, horrible ai, level design, and character animations... very repetitive. Some absolute genius i.e. fire propagation, mixed in with ridiculous ballistics that make enemies just stand there while being pumped full of lead. Some rag doll physics would be very welcome. Could have been so so so much more, but instead they pull a Sarah Palin out of the hat. Back to COD 4 and now Great graphics, horrible ai, level design, and character animations... very repetitive. Some absolute genius i.e. fire propagation, mixed in with ridiculous ballistics that make enemies just stand there while being pumped full of lead. Some rag doll physics would be very welcome. Could have been so so so much more, but instead they pull a Sarah Palin out of the hat. Back to COD 4 and now 5. At least those games have the whole package.… Expand
  47. MAl.
    Nov 2, 2008
    6
    Count me among those disappointed in Far Cry 2. My complaints have been stated by others elsewhere. I did wait for a few early reviews before making my decision and most of them were great. What tells me that the early reviewers were either paid off or drooling fanboys is the disparity in the ratings by published reviewers and consumer reviews. Look here on Metacritic and compare ratings. Count me among those disappointed in Far Cry 2. My complaints have been stated by others elsewhere. I did wait for a few early reviews before making my decision and most of them were great. What tells me that the early reviewers were either paid off or drooling fanboys is the disparity in the ratings by published reviewers and consumer reviews. Look here on Metacritic and compare ratings. FC2 has an 87 by reviewers, but 6.0 by users. Compare that to other recent and older games: RA3: 84 / 8.0 BiA,HH: 80 / 7.3 Crysis, Warhead: 84 / 8.2 Mass Effect: 89 / 8.1 HL2: 96 / 9.3 CoH: 93 / 8.9 Sure, there will be occassions, like Spore (DRM), where an organized backlash will bring down ratings, but most games public reviews will be within the ballpark of published reviews - given enough time and a larger number of reiews. So, yeah, I bought the hype - but, I think I was sold a "bill of goods" for a product that didn't deliver. Mine is uninstalled and posted on Craigslist at this time.… Expand
  48. TorbjörnG.
    Nov 3, 2008
    6
    Overall, the game is actually pretty playable, but.. It fails miserably in a few, but important key areas. First one. You cant change fire mode.... I mean, ooh my god. I just dont get it... I mean, in reality, you never, EVER use automatic fire mode on a rifle. The reason why is also apparent in the game. It aims horribly BAD. If you just could switch to single fire, stealth, and long Overall, the game is actually pretty playable, but.. It fails miserably in a few, but important key areas. First one. You cant change fire mode.... I mean, ooh my god. I just dont get it... I mean, in reality, you never, EVER use automatic fire mode on a rifle. The reason why is also apparent in the game. It aims horribly BAD. If you just could switch to single fire, stealth, and long range battles would be a lot more enjoyable. Also the AI is terribly bad. Its stupid not to be able to pick more then one quest at a time. (wtf!?) And finally, the whole "friend" system is completely stupid. They appear sometimes, and sometimes not. And when you meet them in game, you cant ask them to tag along on a mission.. they just sit there.. Or want you to kill stuff. Good game, bad game? If it weren't for these, very "small" flaws, Id say that Its a good game. But, the flaws are there. Laughing you in the face.… Expand
  49. DonM
    Nov 9, 2008
    6
    Most of the player reviews here spoke directly what I was feeling about this game; promising-but-ultimately-broken gameplay, completely disengaging storyline, insanely horrible enemy AI (replete with head-scratchingly-bad character animations and horrible hit detection), the 'hey man, drive as far south as you can and off some dude' "missions", and the "checkpoints" that are Most of the player reviews here spoke directly what I was feeling about this game; promising-but-ultimately-broken gameplay, completely disengaging storyline, insanely horrible enemy AI (replete with head-scratchingly-bad character animations and horrible hit detection), the 'hey man, drive as far south as you can and off some dude' "missions", and the "checkpoints" that are full of animalistic drones that just shoot at you when you come within sight then hop into their vehicles and give chase until you literally stop and murder every last one of them. It surprised me that they used a different engine for this game, because besides having to stop and pop malaria pills for the first half of the game, it felt like I was playing Crysis in Africa (at least Crysis tried to have a storyline). Stunning graphics do not make a game; if the story was even PRESENT in the mind of the player or, say, the character animation was even a little better, I probably would've given this game a 7. The fact is that there are many superior distractions out right now, and that point begs one important question that i'm sure is in the mind of anyone who has played both: while Fallout 3 is fresh on the shelves right now, who would even WANT to give this game the time of day?… Expand
  50. BernieShipton
    Dec 4, 2008
    6
    I have been eagally looking forward to getting my hands on Far Cry's sequal only to be bitterly disappointed with its boring gameplay.Although the graphics are superb, the gameplay consists of nothing more than a series of missions with really no point to any of them except to earn diamonds to enable you to upgrade weapons. Most of the action is simply driving or boating from oneI have been eagally looking forward to getting my hands on Far Cry's sequal only to be bitterly disappointed with its boring gameplay.Although the graphics are superb, the gameplay consists of nothing more than a series of missions with really no point to any of them except to earn diamonds to enable you to upgrade weapons. Most of the action is simply driving or boating from one place to another killing the opposition on the way which becomes so repetitive as to be an absolute bore. I am sure Ubisoft have dumbdowned the gameplay to suit five year olds. I can't wait for Half Life 3 !… Expand
  51. NoelH
    Oct 26, 2008
    6
    Very very disappointing. I'm getting really tired of this lazy way of making so called free roaming games. Ala another over hyped BORING game Assassins Creed, it's more of the same, go here.. get a mission.. drive to the other side of the map... past the forever respawning checkpoints, kill a baddie... drive for miles to get another mission... repeat et al. No depth, confusing Very very disappointing. I'm getting really tired of this lazy way of making so called free roaming games. Ala another over hyped BORING game Assassins Creed, it's more of the same, go here.. get a mission.. drive to the other side of the map... past the forever respawning checkpoints, kill a baddie... drive for miles to get another mission... repeat et al. No depth, confusing clumsy game mechanics like the reputation system!! why? Also how come everyone is an enemy? Why are there more ways to save a game than any other game imaginable.. you want check points.. you got 'em.. you want safe house to save in .. you got 'em... oh and you want quick save too???.. ok you got it. It's all just lacking any substance what so ever. Actually you know what? This overall game would of been great as a LEVEL, one or 2 levels in a good story based game, as it stand it get boring and repetitive really really quickly and it's such a shame.… Expand
  52. SniperDoc
    Oct 27, 2008
    6
    The game is severely over-hyped. I can guarantee that the major reviewers have not had a chance to play the full game and experience the MAJOR pitfalls of the game. This is another example of advertising money going to the review sites. FC2 is graphically and environmentally awesome. I have to say that at least. But the AI is omnipotent, the missions are EXTREMELY repetative. It is so The game is severely over-hyped. I can guarantee that the major reviewers have not had a chance to play the full game and experience the MAJOR pitfalls of the game. This is another example of advertising money going to the review sites. FC2 is graphically and environmentally awesome. I have to say that at least. But the AI is omnipotent, the missions are EXTREMELY repetative. It is so repetative that I don't want to continue playing through the rest of the 10 hours of gameplay. I've played it for 12 hours already. Silenced weapons don't matter, the AI will know after the 2nd shot EXACTLY where you're at.… Expand
  53. EdS.
    Oct 27, 2008
    6
    I have played the original Far Cry, and this game has nothing to do with it, in other words this is not Far Cry 2, its some other game. This game has elements stolen from STALKER (Chase Strelok instead of the Jackal) Except STALKER with a patch that fixes the glitches is a way better and more captivating game, with a far superior AI, and more fun combats. Now after stealing the story from I have played the original Far Cry, and this game has nothing to do with it, in other words this is not Far Cry 2, its some other game. This game has elements stolen from STALKER (Chase Strelok instead of the Jackal) Except STALKER with a patch that fixes the glitches is a way better and more captivating game, with a far superior AI, and more fun combats. Now after stealing the story from Stalker and removing the fun elements from it, such as leaning, and inventory, Ubisoft tried to add cars to make this game seem like Grand Theft Auto, but miserably failed at that too. You cannot lean behind trees and just peek to look at the enemy. And when you are behind a tree and you shoot just over the edge, the bullets will hit the tree, which means that the precision in this game is pretty bad. I know Ubisoft is ticked off at Crytek for working with EA and creating Crysis. Now if you want to show Crytek that you can make a better game, you should at least adopt the good things Crysis did, and get a decent story (Crysis has great technological achievements, but the game sucked). NOT adopt the bad things from Crysis and make it worse. I want some of my money back, but I doubt that it will happen, maybe I can say it was fraud, due to the fact that they sold me "Bad Version of Grand Theft STALKER Rwanda" and not Far Cry 2, where ever they might be keeping the real game.… Expand
  54. BradL.
    Oct 29, 2008
    6
    Generally enjoyable, but it doesn't live up to its potential. The setting is just marvelous - the entire concept of being a profiteer in one of Africa's dirty little wars amuses me to no end, although this may mean that I'm a bad person. Oh well. The biggest issue, though, is that this wonderful setting is nearly unoccupied. Throughout the game, you see maybe fifteen Generally enjoyable, but it doesn't live up to its potential. The setting is just marvelous - the entire concept of being a profiteer in one of Africa's dirty little wars amuses me to no end, although this may mean that I'm a bad person. Oh well. The biggest issue, though, is that this wonderful setting is nearly unoccupied. Throughout the game, you see maybe fifteen friendly faces - everybody else will attack you on sight, no matter how suicidal it may be. It's a bit of a blow to the immersion when a guy in an old sedan decides to ram my 50-cal armed technical. Several of the buddies are interesting, but you never really get to know them. The side missions are all nearly identical. There are a handful of interesting faction missions, but most of them are just search-and-destroy in various locations. The malaria mechanic, though unrealistic, could have been great if it actually became harder to obtain medicine as your reputation increased, but in practice the only difference is that your quest-giver will admonish you for being such an awful person before sending you on the same mission you've been doing all game long. I'd suggest waiting until it gets cheaper - it's worth playing, just not worth the asking price. I am looking forward to seeing what modders can do with this engine, though.… Expand
  55. AnkushD.
    Oct 30, 2008
    6
    The trouble with this game is, it has so much potential, and fails to achieve it. It gives you choices over which missions to do, and choices about how to do each mission, but the trouble is, these choices do not affect anything at all except for how far you have to drive (and in this game, there's a hell of a lot of driving to and from missions, which gets pretty dull). The The trouble with this game is, it has so much potential, and fails to achieve it. It gives you choices over which missions to do, and choices about how to do each mission, but the trouble is, these choices do not affect anything at all except for how far you have to drive (and in this game, there's a hell of a lot of driving to and from missions, which gets pretty dull). The first-person shooter aspect of the game isn't done all that well, as people have mentioned, enemies tend to soak up bullets, and whilst OK, the AI isn't anything special. You have to get guns from weapon shops, since enemy guns jam, which is tedious, as it involves MORE driving. The driving wouldn't be so bad if you weren't constantly being shot at by guards at guard-posts you had already captured. There is no motivation to progress in the game. You have the choice to do missions for "buddies", in return for which you get nothing, or the main story missions, which generally involve killing someone, or destroying something, because a psychopathic African warlord wants you to. In return, you get diamonds with which you can buy guns which you can use to do this more efficiently. If the missions were more consequential, if doing things for your buddies actually DID something, if there was less tedious driving, and if the combat was varied even just a LITTLE bit, this would be a good game. Sadly, none of this is the case - the game tries to do many things and does none of them well.… Expand
  56. DriaanL
    Jan 26, 2009
    6
    The graphics are great. I live in south Africa and the similarities in enviroments between real life and the game are awesome, except for the fact that you go from jungle to savannah to desert in 10 km. I would have loved for some really open flat plains to speed around in a FAST car, not like the ones in the game. The AI is sometimes buggy but immersive. I love getting stealthy and The graphics are great. I live in south Africa and the similarities in enviroments between real life and the game are awesome, except for the fact that you go from jungle to savannah to desert in 10 km. I would have loved for some really open flat plains to speed around in a FAST car, not like the ones in the game. The AI is sometimes buggy but immersive. I love getting stealthy and hearing the guys freak out, in afrikaans and ahosa and whatever, planning their moves audibly queing me to come out of hiding. Sometimes I even feel sorry for the guys. Fire and explosives are fun but sniping doesn't work so well. Also, how the flip can i poke a bullethole open right through my arm with my finger and the next moment the hole is gone? wtf. It's interesting though to see the world react ot your rising reputation level though. I play games for good storylines, and this ones SUCKS. The dialouge is rushed and bland, and you dont; get much choice in missions. I hate doing something that i know frikking the moment I get the mission I will be assasinated afterwards or everything will turn against me. Only part I enjoyed was killing the one person in the game I hate the most, only to find that that also lead to the situation getting more pear shaped. Buddy missions are made moral by the addition of invisible children. "There are soldiers near border, on other side of border is children, I wont let that happen" (from an old russian dude who has no objection to destabilizing a country by ruining it's food supply). Ugh. My second best buddy is my only true freind. I think Jack Carver is the Jackal..both have the same wannabe-badass tone of voice. Guard posts respawn too fast, I mean, how many people are there in a 50km radius of a war sodden country? Overall a great engine with a great concept but a story lacking in various areas, and immersion that gets emotionally and physically exhausting.… Expand
  57. J.S.
    Nov 14, 2008
    6
    Far Cry 2 is a beautiful, but mediocre game. The comparisons to Assassin's Creed are appropriate in that there is an amazing world for you to get bored in quickly. The respawning checkpoints and long travel times make the game feel so repetitive. With Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead being released at around the same time you could get a lot more for your money. Pick this up when it's $15-20.
  58. LesterB.
    Nov 25, 2008
    6
    Far Cry 2 is not a bad game. But it's far from a great one. I am not going to re-hash any of the short falls within this game, since many people have already stated such facts. What disturbs me even more is the fact a lot of (so-called) professional publications and reviewers gave Far Cry 2 such a high rating. Since were on the verge of global recession and media conglomerates face Far Cry 2 is not a bad game. But it's far from a great one. I am not going to re-hash any of the short falls within this game, since many people have already stated such facts. What disturbs me even more is the fact a lot of (so-called) professional publications and reviewers gave Far Cry 2 such a high rating. Since were on the verge of global recession and media conglomerates face an inevitable downturn of ad revenues on a periodic basis, I wouldn't be surprised if these butt kissing reviewers we're simply adhering to UBIsoft's wishes, especially since they purchase Prime ad space within their publications and web pages. Shame on you PC Gamer, Game Pro, etc. Those publications make me sick to my stomach.… Expand
  59. PeterW
    Nov 4, 2008
    6
    Was a let down. The major issue with this game for me was 1) the quick respawn, 2) hit-detection, 3) mission manager, and 4) storyline. As mentioned previously, the quick respawns made it difficult and frustrating to move from A to B and back to A since most missions made you move to the other end of the map. Enemies took a lot of bullets to finish off and firing in short bursts, for some Was a let down. The major issue with this game for me was 1) the quick respawn, 2) hit-detection, 3) mission manager, and 4) storyline. As mentioned previously, the quick respawns made it difficult and frustrating to move from A to B and back to A since most missions made you move to the other end of the map. Enemies took a lot of bullets to finish off and firing in short bursts, for some reasons, didn't seem to count as a 'hit' with the game. Firing longer bursts resulted in excessive recoil. Some have mentioned that 'you' could take a lot of hits before going down so why shouldn't the enemy, but it's because it's 'you' vs the whole Africa that's why FPS are normally easier on the player. Otherwise it should go the way of ArmA, 2 hits and you're dead. Jumping was an issue because you seemed to stick or get repelled by objects too easily. Plot was not well done to overcome keep the player engaged and cover the point that the frequent respawns really made you feel that no progress was actually made.… Expand
  60. NickD
    Nov 9, 2008
    6
    Im giving it a 6 because i have to acknowledge the fact that they were trying something new... but this is seriously one of the biggest let downs ive played in a while. Online play is even worse. This game was so over hyped that if someone gives it a one i can understand, but i do have to say the fire and explosions were nice :) The AI was easily confused and why advertise destructable Im giving it a 6 because i have to acknowledge the fact that they were trying something new... but this is seriously one of the biggest let downs ive played in a while. Online play is even worse. This game was so over hyped that if someone gives it a one i can understand, but i do have to say the fire and explosions were nice :) The AI was easily confused and why advertise destructable buildings and environments if a 4x4 post, with a couple pieces of rusty sheet metal nailed onto it, can stop my truck dead in its tracks if i decided to try to drive through the check point at the intersection i just cleared out not 5 minutes ago? The story was BAD there is no other way to describe the plot other than plain ol' BAD!!!! I know that it was supposed to be a sand box game but the missions were so plain and boring it was hard to keep playing it. When you finally get through all of that, the ending to me was just as disappointing as the rest of the game. pretty much everything else has been covered already like the bullet damage and the hit detection but the multiplayer is seriously one of the worst which is too bad because it had a lot of potential.… Expand
  61. JesusH.
    Oct 23, 2008
    6
    I thought the first Far Cry was great, and Crysis was good. This game though... You can actually just avoid the C,D,E enemies (as Miko S. described) by just driving straight through and keep going. But the rest of the game is very repetitive and quite dull. It's like GTA only set in Africa and instead of a storyline with averagely repetitive missions, it's barely any storyline I thought the first Far Cry was great, and Crysis was good. This game though... You can actually just avoid the C,D,E enemies (as Miko S. described) by just driving straight through and keep going. But the rest of the game is very repetitive and quite dull. It's like GTA only set in Africa and instead of a storyline with averagely repetitive missions, it's barely any storyline with less than average repetitive missions. Not a complete waste of time but close.were decent.… Expand
  62. DaveT
    Oct 25, 2008
    6
    Overall an entertaining Game, but the Ai suck, Graphic not as good as Crysis, missions boring.And: their are no Civilians in the Game, no children and nearly no women.Next thing is, that the 2 partys in the Game, who should fight against each other, only fight against you, whether you are doing a job for them or not, it just doesn't matter at all, which kills the whole "civil-war in Overall an entertaining Game, but the Ai suck, Graphic not as good as Crysis, missions boring.And: their are no Civilians in the Game, no children and nearly no women.Next thing is, that the 2 partys in the Game, who should fight against each other, only fight against you, whether you are doing a job for them or not, it just doesn't matter at all, which kills the whole "civil-war in africa" scenario. Next thing is, that the map is to big.At the beginning its fun to drive through africa, but if you are driving from corner of the map to the other for the fifth time it's just boring. After all I'm very disappointed, it could've benn a great game, but after 4 hours of playing the Game, I'm done with FarCry2.… Expand
  63. Alexd
    Feb 11, 2009
    6
    A huge letdown and tons of lost potential. At first i couldn't wait to get my hands on it, but after playing it for few hours i gave up... At the top on my FC2 hate list: 1. Enemies respawn in a matter of few minutes. Once I realised it, I've stopped to care about bad guys shooting at me. What's the point in fighting anyone, if you know that they will respawn very shortly A huge letdown and tons of lost potential. At first i couldn't wait to get my hands on it, but after playing it for few hours i gave up... At the top on my FC2 hate list: 1. Enemies respawn in a matter of few minutes. Once I realised it, I've stopped to care about bad guys shooting at me. What's the point in fighting anyone, if you know that they will respawn very shortly anyway?? Enemy respawns work great in rpgs, l4d and in many other games, but in FC2 those are just out of place and badly thought through. 2. Very stupid and unfair AI. Once you shoot at someone, everyone knows exactly where you're. Hell, you don't even have to shoot, quietly kill a lone guy with your machete while no one is around and you will have all neighborhood troops rushing to your position. Collective consciousness ftw... Also everyone whom you encounter on your way through the land will be trying to kill you :/ 3. Toy guns. Devs talked about realism in every part of FC2, but couldn't even get the basics like the guns done right...:/ Among other things, it takes almost a whole mag to kill a guy who's running around just in his T-shirt. Mounted MGs seem to shoot rubber bullets as well. (maybe the respawns would have been half so bad, if you could actually take down your enemies with 3-5 bullets) 4. Generic and repetitive missions. i guess this one is self explanatory, nuff said. 5. Driving from mission to mission gets old and boring very fast. Those were the major things that i didn't like. I left out other issues with malaria, lack of popper interaction with the game world and its characters, dull story & etc. Also the absence of crocs or any life in the water was kinda disappointing, since the game features so many large areas with water (which i was avoiding in the beginning of the game like stupid :/). IMHO except pretty graphics and sound, this game doesn't have very much to offer to fps fans. FC2 is nothing but an overhyped, fancy looking arcade shooter and its anything but what developers claimed it would be. 6/10… Expand
  64. Pelu
    Jan 6, 2011
    6
    Shooting and traveling is great fun, but the plot is **** It was about 10 hours fun to me. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut ac leo erat. Suspendisse lacinia nisl eu magna aliquet interdum. In tempor vehicula nisi quis facilisis.
  65. Templar19
    Jul 15, 2011
    6
    I wanted to like this game i really did, Everything about it is great, except the part where you drive... and drive... and drive... it just gets reeeallly tiresome after a while, getting quests, not feeling like your making progress and driving 10Km across the map to shoot a few guys. Also, it feels like you are in the same place the entire time, not much change to the environment besidesI wanted to like this game i really did, Everything about it is great, except the part where you drive... and drive... and drive... it just gets reeeallly tiresome after a while, getting quests, not feeling like your making progress and driving 10Km across the map to shoot a few guys. Also, it feels like you are in the same place the entire time, not much change to the environment besides swampy - desert - jungly.… Expand
  66. karmasleeper
    Sep 3, 2014
    6
    Unpopular opinon: I like Far Cry 2 more than Far Cry 3.

    The cons first: - Super repetitious gameplay. Once you clear an outpost, it stays clear until you enter a safe house and save your game, then it repopulates with guards. This wouldn't be as annoying if you didn't spend as much time driving as you did. - You spend too much time driving around. - Outpost guards chase you    Unpopular opinon: I like Far Cry 2 more than Far Cry 3.

    The cons first:
    - Super repetitious gameplay. Once you clear an outpost, it stays clear until you enter a safe house and save your game, then it repopulates with guards. This wouldn't be as annoying if you didn't spend as much time driving as you did.
    - You spend too much time driving around.
    - Outpost guards chase you 100% of the time if you don't painstakingly clear them out first.
    - The game's story is the same no matter which character you pick.
    - Malaria is pointless and only services the Heart of Darkness subtext.
    - The world is empty. No civilians, virtually no wildlife.
    - There is little reason to explore.
    - Side quests feel like filler.

    The good:
    + The weapons are diverse and fun to use.
    + Gun play is very fun.
    + The world is super detailed and the graphics have held up really well.
    + Dylan's mod and graphics enhancement mods add to these strengths.

    With so few positives, why do I like this game more than Far Cry 3? Like Far Cary 3, 2's story is very much a descent into madness. The Heart of Darkness overtones beat you over the head, yet the journey into madness is much more subtle. There are no hallucinogenic mushroom sequences and no schizophrenic QTE boss encounters or combat with a giant lava beast here. Only a man with malaria alone in a hostile (if empty) wilderness trying not to die. The realism mods that exist for this game improve combat and make many of the repetitive gameplay elements more endurable. I've had a lot of fun replaying this game with Dylan's mod for the added challenge. Stealth is also more viable with this mod whereas before it was basically broken.    … Expand
  67. Elc1247
    May 12, 2013
    6
    Far cry is a series of games where each game has almost nothing to do with any of the others in the series.

    The original game was a highly linear FPS with an odd cheesy storyline that was basically a very weird version of Half-Life with absolutely terrible AI. Far Cry 2 takes place in a random "African" nation where you go around trying to find malaria pills and try to get to the    Far cry is a series of games where each game has almost nothing to do with any of the others in the series.

    The original game was a highly linear FPS with an odd cheesy storyline that was basically a very weird version of Half-Life with absolutely terrible AI.

    Far Cry 2 takes place in a random "African" nation where you go around trying to find malaria pills and try to get to the bottom of some conspiracy or another.

    In place of the linear nature of Far Cry 1, FC2 throws you into a large world where you basically have free reign to go wherever you want, which is a welcome change.

    Positives: Visually great, the graphics are nice.
    Nice open world to explore.
    gunplay is pretty fun.

    Negatives: Guns have condition, and they have the reliability of an original M16 rifle in the deep jungle, usually, you can only put through a couple hundred rounds before most guns are basically completely useless.
    Respawning enemies, they respawn every couple minutes, meaning you MUST fight whenever you want to go anywhere at all.
    Mostly pointless story.
    90% of the guns you have are left-handed

    In general, its a "meh" game that will keep you entertained for a while, though its not nearly as satisfying to play compared to the 3rd game in the series.    … Expand
  68. neck
    Sep 26, 2011
    6
    First: Don't be misled by the title, this game has absolutely nothing to do with the previous games. Anyway. While the graphics of Far Cry 2 are good for a 2008 game, the game itself is not. The main story, you killing "The Jackal", is driven by about 14 missions. It takes about 2 - 3 minutes to finish the main part of each mission (meaning: killing everybody in a compound and/orFirst: Don't be misled by the title, this game has absolutely nothing to do with the previous games. Anyway. While the graphics of Far Cry 2 are good for a 2008 game, the game itself is not. The main story, you killing "The Jackal", is driven by about 14 missions. It takes about 2 - 3 minutes to finish the main part of each mission (meaning: killing everybody in a compound and/or destroying some item)...but each mission is accompanied by driving sequences that take about 5 minutes each. (Driving to the mission objective and driving back to the faction houses) That means you're mostly just driving around being attacked all the time by some guys of each faction. (I finished the game on normal difficulty on my first playthrough in about 4 and a half hours.) It's just repetitive and boring...also, every camp you clear is full of the same people again two minutes later. So don't bother.

    Stay away from this game if you can. :)    … Expand
  69. dlighted
    Sep 26, 2011
    6
    I was disappointed with farcry 2, more than impressed by it. The graphics and physics in the world are admirable. It looks and feels very realistic. The virtually completely open world style is unique but fails during the implementation. The story is a bit interesting and realistic feeling but your character has absolutely no personality, or choices within the world, such that i cannotI was disappointed with farcry 2, more than impressed by it. The graphics and physics in the world are admirable. It looks and feels very realistic. The virtually completely open world style is unique but fails during the implementation. The story is a bit interesting and realistic feeling but your character has absolutely no personality, or choices within the world, such that i cannot imagine how it changes with the character selected beyond the pair of shoes that you view during the game. The checkpoints re-spawn quickly once you pass them so you fight the same battles over and over, and over. The story sends you randomly all over the world and several times to the same locations with fully re-spawned enemies, so there is a LOT of repetition. Five stars, for an overall ok game, a plus one for an acceptable field of view that made it playable for me.… Expand
  70. JimCorbett
    Sep 1, 2012
    6
    The gunplay is golden, the graphics are amazing, the story and dialogue are horrible, the respawn times...infuriating. I still play this game once in a while because the combat is so well done and satisfying that i can't seem to get enough of it. Unfortunately i have a hard time completeing the game since i have to pass by the same respawning guards time and time again. Both "factions"The gunplay is golden, the graphics are amazing, the story and dialogue are horrible, the respawn times...infuriating. I still play this game once in a while because the combat is so well done and satisfying that i can't seem to get enough of it. Unfortunately i have a hard time completeing the game since i have to pass by the same respawning guards time and time again. Both "factions" look the same and there is basically no distinction at all between them. It's a very well done game, but a few key flaws prevent it from being a gem.… Expand
  71. morfil
    Jan 23, 2016
    6
    Sometimes fun but mainly boring, frustrating, stupid. Just some words which I would use to describe FC2.

    Why? Well, lets examine the above in more detail. Sometimes fun: Weapons are fun to use and there's lots to choose from. Battles are generally fun. The graphics are quite impressive. The vehicles handle well. Many characters to choose from. The environmental sound is good.    Sometimes fun but mainly boring, frustrating, stupid. Just some words which I would use to describe FC2.

    Why? Well, lets examine the above in more detail.

    Sometimes fun: Weapons are fun to use and there's lots to choose from. Battles are generally fun. The graphics are quite impressive. The vehicles handle well. Many characters to choose from. The environmental sound is good.

    Boring: Driving, driving, driving and more driving or other transportation. Running through outposts, monotonously killing NPC's every time you have a mission is ridiculous. Music is above average but very repetitive. I noticed that if I fire my weapon, even when there's no enemies around, the music changes from "ambient" to "battle" - not terribly smart? Frustrating: There are good mixed points with the bad and it's hard to understand why the game irritates. At times I couldn't wait to finish it just to be done with it (I didn't even bother finishing it the first time). Other times I because quite engrossed with the gun fights, especially towards the end. Random save points around the area don't make sense as "quick save" can be used unless they server as a "reminder" to save. Voice dialogue is rushed and flat. I actually believe that I could do better.    … Expand
  72. Qarren
    Apr 26, 2021
    6
    Let me start by saying you should absolutely play this game. Specifically on modern systems. Your opinion on the game don't matter. You just gotta do this. Save your game at one of the friendly towns, exit and load back in and 1 time out of 3 some poor chap will spawn in the sky and fall to his death in front of you. And all his friends in the supposed "cease-fire" zone will shrug it offLet me start by saying you should absolutely play this game. Specifically on modern systems. Your opinion on the game don't matter. You just gotta do this. Save your game at one of the friendly towns, exit and load back in and 1 time out of 3 some poor chap will spawn in the sky and fall to his death in front of you. And all his friends in the supposed "cease-fire" zone will shrug it off like "Oh well, when God says it's your time..." not knowing that you are that God. And you can make it happen again...
    No one should have this power.
    But I do
    So f&ck you, more sudden parachuting without the actual parachute for these people.
    Otherwise, you just have to hang around any scripted sequence and watch as NPCs bounce around like Flubber put inside a room covered in Portal 2's bounce gel.
    But I'm told there's also a game somewhere in this video game. There probably is, but it's hard to find underneath all the lists of chores piled on top. And when I say lists of chores, it's just the 1 chore actually. I shall describe 90% of the missions in this game in one sentence:
    Drive somewhere for 10mins, occasionally stopping to be attacked by frequent guard posts and patrols that respawn as soon as you leave and fix your car yet again, before arriving at your destination and take 2mins to clear it out before blowing up an item or talking to someone, and driving 10mins back once again killing all those people that raised from the dead in that small timeframe.
    Okay, that sentence is longer than a comatose patient's wet dream, but it really is completely encapsulating of the Far Cry 2 experience. There is also the occasional fun mission to ambush a caravan, and also dull as Trump's-brain-on-a-whetstone delivery boy missions that you have to do once in a while to not die of malaria. Overall, if you're playing this game, it's not because of a sense of anything really driving you forward. Of course not, with how often your car will break down, there ain't nothin' that'll be driving you forward, or backward, or f*cking anywhere.
    If you're looking for story, then this is the game for you because I chose my words carefully there. If you just want to experience a story then this won't work out at all, buddy. But if you're actively searching for a story like a pixel-hunting adventure game, then you may be rewarded for your easter egg hunt here. Things just kinda happen and your motivations are all over the place. Not to mention half the cast talk like their voice boxes will explode if they speak below 50 miles per hour. The moment they've started a sentence they've also finished it and fled the country.
    Speaking of the country. I must say Far Cry continues to astound me in world design. The first game had beautiful, colour-rich open tropical spaces which I adored, and this does something new. More games should do an African wilderness setting, it's an untapped gold mine of ambient and immersive survivalist landscape. It is ruined by the annoyingly close, and overly blue-hued fog of war that's used in areas with more densely packed decoration. Excuse me for performing a cardinal sin and blaspheming against gamers everywhere when I state that I wanted more sunlight. We were on the verge of greatness there, Far Cry 2. Why'd you have to settle for really goodness? Why'd you have to do that?
    I mean, tech limitations obviously
    But why, Far Cry 2, why?
    At least the gunplay can receive an award for 'most improved.' The only awards we give out that remind the receiver that they did, in fact, really suck at one point. I'm really glad the gunplay is more of a *ahem* straight shooter compared to the last game. And there's a nice progression to unlocking more effective weapons, that creates a nice range of useful equipment. Stealth sort of disappeared from this entry. I'm told you can do it, but I couldn't -nor did I have fun in trying- recreate those results, so that statement is now scientifically inaccurate. If I can't prove your hypothesis, then your stealth ain't no stealth game.
    The game teaches and encourages you to scout locations before you attack, but on normal difficulty I never once found that close to necessary. It sufficed for me to just run into every location guns blazing like the enemies just stole my car and killed my dog.
    That's not the fault of the AI either. I actually like the AI. They run around more than a cat with a flaming tail, which means they look stupid but they are constantly surrounding you. My only real problem here is that between the small range of colours, the poor lighting, constant visual effects and a hundred more reasons the greatest challenge in this game is just seeing enemies. I don't like that the core difficulty of this game is the result of a lack of information.
    Lotta good stuff, a loootta bad stuff. Play it for 22mins, then never play it again.
    Also, can you spot how many dumb pop-culture references I made?
    Now if only references were a funny form of joke.    … Expand
  73. ShawnD
    Oct 16, 2017
    6
    It's a visual masterpiece, but the gameplay is downright awful. Why do I run so damn slow? Why can't I run forever? Why do the cars drive so slow? Does this game even have a plot? wtf am I doing? Why does the quicksave create a new save file every time? Why are there save stations like the bed and the box on the wall? I can save the game at any time, so it's a mystery why those exist.It's a visual masterpiece, but the gameplay is downright awful. Why do I run so damn slow? Why can't I run forever? Why do the cars drive so slow? Does this game even have a plot? wtf am I doing? Why does the quicksave create a new save file every time? Why are there save stations like the bed and the box on the wall? I can save the game at any time, so it's a mystery why those exist.

    Everything just feels really clunky.    … Expand
  74. LifeHistory
    May 11, 2017
    6
    This game brought new ideas and mechanics to gaming in general in my opinion. I wont blame Ubisoft too much because of the flaws that exists in the game it was after all their first try making a game like this. Its playable and enjoyable and it had great graphics at that time when it was released. What I hated the most is the search for diamonds that was stupid and boring as hell thenThis game brought new ideas and mechanics to gaming in general in my opinion. I wont blame Ubisoft too much because of the flaws that exists in the game it was after all their first try making a game like this. Its playable and enjoyable and it had great graphics at that time when it was released. What I hated the most is the search for diamonds that was stupid and boring as hell then there was the enemy's that respawn at the same place even when you killed them before. But everything was fixed in the amazing Far Cry 3. If you never played any Far Cry game just start with FC3 its fantastic.… Expand
  75. dandalis
    Jan 12, 2020
    6
    Overall, I had a decently fun time with Far Cry 2, but i also have my fair share of gripes with it.

    Back in 2008 it was a pretty advanced game, much of it can still be seen and felt when playing it today. Watching how volumetric lighting interacts with the game world is quite a geeky pleasure. Time of day cycles are some of the best in any game. Blowing, shooting stuff up and seeing how    Overall, I had a decently fun time with Far Cry 2, but i also have my fair share of gripes with it.

    Back in 2008 it was a pretty advanced game, much of it can still be seen and felt when playing it today. Watching how volumetric lighting interacts with the game world is quite a geeky pleasure. Time of day cycles are some of the best in any game. Blowing, shooting stuff up and seeing how physics play out, still puts majority of modern games to shame, that have forgotten about how well made physics systems deepen the immersion with the game world. The criticisms of the game being just shades of brown, that can be seen on the internet, are kinda justified i have to say. Though the game offers visual diversity depending on the biome youre playing into.

    Before playing the game, i had seen people complaining about that how the game consists of mostly driving from point A to B, and that much is true. You could argue you do the same in games like GTA, but GTA open world design is completely different. In FC2 driving point to point isnt that exciting, it can be viewed as realistic and immersive, and sometimes it feels so, but eventually it wears off its welcome. The car damage system also is tiresome, the cars get damaged too easily and you constantly have to get out to repair them. And then the famous weapon degrading mechanic, its a neat feature, but just like other immersion related things the game is pushing, it soon becomes an annoyance. Weapons picked up from dropped enemies always are worn out and immediately jam, which makes you think how do the enemies use them so effectively against you. New weapons that you buy take longer time before they start showing wear and tear, but also feel like the effect comes too soon. I appreciate how Ubisoft dared to make the map and navigation system in the game, this layer of immersion i can appreciate, but at times i did wish if there was an option for enabliing a mini map, as you tend to spend good amount of time bringing up map and GPS as you travel around, it takes time getting used to and even then it can be confusing at times, making you take the wrong turns. The healing system visually is cool, but during intense fights, an animation taking several seconds to get the bullet out, can mess up the gameplay flow and get you killed if you dont have any cover to use, even then enemies can rush you and take you out. Malaria seizures werent as annoying as i have heard they are, youre pretty much never out of pills if you complete the few missions that grant you them. The fire spreading was one of the coolest things in the game, its a shame this feature isnt used more often in modern games, lazy, untalanted modern developers...

    Shooting mechanics feel reasonably fine, guns dont have much weight behind them, but audio design is quite alright, in the end gunplay does the job. There is a good and diverse selection of weapons aswell. Enemies however are quite bullet spongy, they take way too much damage before they go down. Even when youre gunning them down with a mounted machine gun, they can take quite suprising amount of punishment. You can RPG an enemy sitting in a guard tower, but he'll usually survive it. I mean WTF ? Also sticking with enemies, they respawn like cockroaches, you have to constantly clear out checkpoints and enemy encampments while travelling around the map, if you dont, they tend to chase you down in cars.

    Far Cry 2 isnt a game you play for the story, luckily it doesnt get in your way and is for the very most part focused around just completing mercenary missions, which are pretty fun overall, if not somewhat lacking in variety. Mercenary buddy system was kinda cool and unique, but nothing ground breaking if you ask me. Nasreen tho is a bae.

    Performance wise it runs well on relatively modern hardware on maxed settings (minus AA which i dont personally use), with the exception of DX10 mode, it has weird performance problems, luckily DX9 visually delivers pretty much the same experience, so youre not losing anything it seems.    … Expand
  76. CoreGamer1408
    Mar 19, 2019
    6
    This is where Far Cry got good with the shooting/healing mechanics, but got bad with some game grindy game design. The fire fight were loads of fun and I was constantly crapping myself when my weapon jammed. So that fun mechanic upped the tension ante. I really enjoyed the healing system animations and the buddy system that helped you when things went to crap. I really didn't mind huntThis is where Far Cry got good with the shooting/healing mechanics, but got bad with some game grindy game design. The fire fight were loads of fun and I was constantly crapping myself when my weapon jammed. So that fun mechanic upped the tension ante. I really enjoyed the healing system animations and the buddy system that helped you when things went to crap. I really didn't mind hunt the diamond mini game across the large sprawling maps. it was a lot of fun in most cases and the diamonds was need to buy the better weapon load outs.

    The annoying parts was when enemies would respawn at road side check points next time you drove through. Driving to and from mission took a lot of time. To point it felt like unnecessary padding how far the mission brief was from the actual mission objective, Game felt to long and the all or nothing storyline was groan worthy and as if you would do that to yourself ( no spoilers ). I felt I had only one really sane logical choice at the end. Missions and activities turned out to be a lot of copy/paste of repetitive grind. I personally enjoyed this to point I replayed it three times, but I can still admit and see it's major flaws no problem.    … Expand
  77. defrag1971
    Sep 25, 2019
    6
    I started right after finishing first episode of Farcry, I didn't expect a masterpiece as the previous one since I read lot of bad reviews before.

    Overall Farcry 2 is just a decent game, but after a while a got bored. What I liked: - graphic and stunning visuals - game atmosphere - vehicles (boats, warfare cars...) What I disliked: - enemies come out all of a sudden, you know    I started right after finishing first episode of Farcry, I didn't expect a masterpiece as the previous one since I read lot of bad reviews before.

    Overall Farcry 2 is just a decent game, but after a while a got bored.

    What I liked:
    - graphic and stunning visuals
    - game atmosphere
    - vehicles (boats, warfare cars...)

    What I disliked:
    - enemies come out all of a sudden, you know when you are already hit!
    - lack of bynoculars
    - lack of strategy    … Expand
  78. shkipermann
    Feb 25, 2023
    6
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  79. Flashback92
    Jan 27, 2019
    6
    Thie games has a very good atmosphere with good sounds except weapon and vehicle sounds.
    Malaria is frust rating, but you can get a mod for disable it.
    Gaming experience: You can feel the heat just like Mad Max. Hear many sounds from jungle, and taste the sands. :) but no have story Story: medium Graphics: good (physics and weather system is good) Sounds: good (except weapons and    Thie games has a very good atmosphere with good sounds except weapon and vehicle sounds.
    Malaria is frust rating, but you can get a mod for disable it.

    Gaming experience: You can feel the heat just like Mad Max. Hear many sounds from jungle, and taste the sands. :) but no have story
    Story: medium
    Graphics: good (physics and weather system is good)
    Sounds: good (except weapons and vehicles)
    Music: good
    Control: good
    Performance: good (but single core optimised)
    AI: surprisingly good compared with other games.    … Expand
  80. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 17, 2021
    6
    Comparing it with original Far Cry, I felt very disappointed. The game was very repetitive and gameplay quite boring at times. Although few mechanics, including great fire physics were great.
  81. AlexeySoltan
    Oct 14, 2021
    6
    they tried to make it realistic but its boring and monotonuos .
  82. ilya_zotov24
    Sep 18, 2020
    6
    _Good game _
  83. yangfanhong
    Jan 21, 2023
    6
    Some of the settings of this game, such as, frequent jamming of the guns, screen blur when running, can be quite annoying while playing, which makes me upset. I’m just OCD to push myself beating the game.
  84. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
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  85. Call_me_Minh
    May 30, 2021
    6
    The characters has no depth. Story is immoral and forceful. Do not tell me that this is just a video games, a work of fiction. I myself know that very well. But when I play, I am the character, those 27 hours are my real life hours. And it was a bad living. I am not care at the repetitive, this is an FPS game and that is fine. But in order to make up for that you need a decent story, andThe characters has no depth. Story is immoral and forceful. Do not tell me that this is just a video games, a work of fiction. I myself know that very well. But when I play, I am the character, those 27 hours are my real life hours. And it was a bad living. I am not care at the repetitive, this is an FPS game and that is fine. But in order to make up for that you need a decent story, and you give us nothing except guilt and horror, for our choices not by your work apparently. Graphic is outstanding though served as a pain killer for the horrible experience.… Expand
  86. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    6
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  87. VirtualC
    Jun 16, 2023
    6
    Story isn't that great. A lot of driving around. Played only because of nostalgia.
  88. CMorris
    Dec 2, 2008
    5
    With a modding SDK this game could have had a lot forgiven; it's one of the best engines I've ever played; but some terrible compromises were made in design stages that should never have gotten past alpha. for every 5-10 minutes you spend doing a well designed, interesting mission, you spend an hour driving around, stopping every 500 yards to kill a car of random people who heardWith a modding SDK this game could have had a lot forgiven; it's one of the best engines I've ever played; but some terrible compromises were made in design stages that should never have gotten past alpha. for every 5-10 minutes you spend doing a well designed, interesting mission, you spend an hour driving around, stopping every 500 yards to kill a car of random people who heard your engine and as such decided you must die, who will respawn INSTANTLY so that even during the mission you're driving to the same camp could end up attacking you again. Add to this the fact that only the main story missions are interestiing (every side quest is the same one of 3-4)
    The current fast travel system takes the game from unplayable to irritating. Which is why Far Cry 2 was one of the biggest disappointments of the year.    … Expand
  89. BenW
    Oct 28, 2008
    5
    Good visuals on the xbox360 - expected better with the way everyone was hyping it up. fire looks great. Bushes - thought would be way more detailed. Things get a bit grainy all around in general. AI - for the most part stupid. And glitchy at times. Respawning of enemies is sooooo annoying. I'm only a couple hours in and already I'm hesitant to drive anywhere since i always Good visuals on the xbox360 - expected better with the way everyone was hyping it up. fire looks great. Bushes - thought would be way more detailed. Things get a bit grainy all around in general. AI - for the most part stupid. And glitchy at times. Respawning of enemies is sooooo annoying. I'm only a couple hours in and already I'm hesitant to drive anywhere since i always encounter some damn patrol.… Expand
  90. KelvinK
    Mar 1, 2009
    5
    Graphics are great, but the African setting is far too brown for those of use who absolutely loved the beauty of the tropics in the original Far Cry and Crysis. The controls of a PC don't translate well to a game that requires you to drive vehicles for the majority of the game. I dread picking up a mission far away because it means I'm going to be in a firefight at the same 5-10 Graphics are great, but the African setting is far too brown for those of use who absolutely loved the beauty of the tropics in the original Far Cry and Crysis. The controls of a PC don't translate well to a game that requires you to drive vehicles for the majority of the game. I dread picking up a mission far away because it means I'm going to be in a firefight at the same 5-10 checkpoints against the same enemies I've already killed 52 times before... boring! I hate that fact that I can't carry an assault rifle and a sniper rifle, yet I CAN carry an assault rifle and a missle launcher. What's up with that? Let me choose which weapons I equip! Stealth is made irrelevant in this gameplay. Overall very disappointing.… Expand
  91. Enaed
    Nov 7, 2008
    5
    Really boring. The field of view also make it very unappealing. I was so looking forward to this. Bought it on release day, installed it, played for 15 mins and haven't felt a need to play again. I was initially dissappointed in Crysis, but compared to this its way better. Not so sure if the critics were playing the same game version i have cos they are really over-hyping this game. Really boring. The field of view also make it very unappealing. I was so looking forward to this. Bought it on release day, installed it, played for 15 mins and haven't felt a need to play again. I was initially dissappointed in Crysis, but compared to this its way better. Not so sure if the critics were playing the same game version i have cos they are really over-hyping this game. Can't someone remake Far Cry 1 with better graphics and new levels - that would be awesome.… Expand
  92. RastaRat
    Oct 24, 2008
    5
    Cobbled together trash of a game with repetitive hollow content. Horrible AI and story will will make you wish they had spent less time on "fire propagation" and more on actual content. When you pop the hood to tighten the radiator cap on your Assault Jeep for the fiftieth time you will wish you had steered clear. Mark those reviewers like PC Gamer that gave this 90+ scores. They are Cobbled together trash of a game with repetitive hollow content. Horrible AI and story will will make you wish they had spent less time on "fire propagation" and more on actual content. When you pop the hood to tighten the radiator cap on your Assault Jeep for the fiftieth time you will wish you had steered clear. Mark those reviewers like PC Gamer that gave this 90+ scores. They are scamming tools for the industry.… Expand
  93. Olivier
    Oct 28, 2008
    5
    Great graphics, but that is about it! Never felt bored so rapidly in a FPS. Nothing feels real, except the scenery. Stupid ennemies that can take awful damage and respawn in a matter of seconds, unrealistic weapons (snipe rifles without any bullet dispersion or gravity effect). Missions the game forces on you without any relation to the story: why in the hell do I have to do mission for Great graphics, but that is about it! Never felt bored so rapidly in a FPS. Nothing feels real, except the scenery. Stupid ennemies that can take awful damage and respawn in a matter of seconds, unrealistic weapons (snipe rifles without any bullet dispersion or gravity effect). Missions the game forces on you without any relation to the story: why in the hell do I have to do mission for the weapon dealer before I can buy from him. I have diamond, just let me buy!!! Unrealistic (and extremely frustrating) malaria! With african malaria, you would have high fever for about five days and then you would be fine... or dead and that's it! But here, it is again just to force you to some more stupid missions to get drugs... Boring, boring, boring.... I wonder if all the critics pleyed the same game as me ?!?… Expand
  94. SleepyN.
    Oct 30, 2008
    5
    The last time I took a game back to the shop for a refund was 1990 when I had a damaged 3.5" floppy! I'm really tempted to put this in the bin! What a load of rubbish. Probably the most over hyped game of the century and does a dis-service to the mammoth of a game that preceeded it i.e. Far Cry. What Crytek achieved with both Far Cry and Crysis is light years ahead of this rubbish. The last time I took a game back to the shop for a refund was 1990 when I had a damaged 3.5" floppy! I'm really tempted to put this in the bin! What a load of rubbish. Probably the most over hyped game of the century and does a dis-service to the mammoth of a game that preceeded it i.e. Far Cry. What Crytek achieved with both Far Cry and Crysis is light years ahead of this rubbish. Boring beyond belief even the map editor doesn't lessen the pain of the purchase as it looks like you can't make a single player mission, only a multiplayer. Really, this looks like the developers fudged everything, from the appauling dialogue to the repetition. Where is the wow factor? I think they left it at home!… Expand
  95. DylanC
    Nov 26, 2008
    5
    After spending £30 on this game I tried to get my moneys worth, but no matter what, killing everyone at a checkpoint you have cleared out 3 times before or spending 10 Minutes driving to a mission in a slow and poor handling vechile is just not fun. Playing the game felt more like chore than anything else.
  96. Zabycx
    Oct 24, 2008
    5
    Yet another overhyped big budget game given 9's and 10's by reviewers paid to play it for maybe 2 hours at most. This is the first person shooter version of Assassin's Creed in terms of game design: It all takes place in a world, that once again is very nicely designed, with good attention to the small details. Once again though, the gameplay takes the form of inane Yet another overhyped big budget game given 9's and 10's by reviewers paid to play it for maybe 2 hours at most. This is the first person shooter version of Assassin's Creed in terms of game design: It all takes place in a world, that once again is very nicely designed, with good attention to the small details. Once again though, the gameplay takes the form of inane repetitive missions over and over and over and over and over again, all with nothing to do with the story, and is only designed to take up time. Remove the guns, the instantly respawning enemies, 100 pointless guard points that can target you from 200 feet away, and you have a really nice looking Africa hiking game. As a free roaming shooter though, it decidedly fails.… Expand
  97. Ian
    Dec 7, 2008
    5
    Far Cry 2 is a let down. Compared to the original Far Cry, it's sequel (?) borrows nothing from it and ends up feeling like a console port. Far Cry was a breakthrough in gaming, and it really did amaze me with it's breathtaking vistas and action - however the developers of FC2 seemed to think that it was the freeform gameplay that really made Far Cry so fun. So they made Far Cry Far Cry 2 is a let down. Compared to the original Far Cry, it's sequel (?) borrows nothing from it and ends up feeling like a console port. Far Cry was a breakthrough in gaming, and it really did amaze me with it's breathtaking vistas and action - however the developers of FC2 seemed to think that it was the freeform gameplay that really made Far Cry so fun. So they made Far Cry 2 a sandbox game, similar to GTA. I have no idea why, it's such an obviously bad artistic direction, yet they thought it was needed somehow. The result of this simplification of the originals strongpoints results in a massively uncreative game experience. Whereas the first had a story (albeit ridiculous) this one just has a stupid one, and the script is horrible. It's like watching a really ridiculous action movie except without the action and way too much driving from place to place. Rent this game if you must, and buy it at your own risk.… Expand
  98. BrianS
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    Game is way overrated. Boring is how I think of it. It also makes me think these gaming review sites are on the take. Gamespy the closest with 3.5 / 5. Not one of these review sites mentioned the broken multiplayer. Shame on them.
  99. JohnK.
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    Far Cry 2 is not an utterly worthless game. The Dunia engine gets a 9/10, it's able to create amazing graphics even on a modest computer. The shooting is acceptable, I wish the engine modeled ballistics like Stalker but oh well. The story and overall mission structure is horrible though, for all the reasons people have listed. I think it's obvious now that an open world shooter Far Cry 2 is not an utterly worthless game. The Dunia engine gets a 9/10, it's able to create amazing graphics even on a modest computer. The shooting is acceptable, I wish the engine modeled ballistics like Stalker but oh well. The story and overall mission structure is horrible though, for all the reasons people have listed. I think it's obvious now that an open world shooter needs to be more like an RPG and less like GTA. Stalker remains the king of this type of game for now.… Expand
  100. DanielF.
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    Im left feel unmotivated to complete the main game only after spending 4 hours getting to understand whats going on and how to advance in the game. The traveling from village to village is repetitive, the a.i. is complicated but not impressive. Stealth is impossible and enemies can spot you from a few 100 meters away because you foot is sticking out from behind a tree. I did spend a good Im left feel unmotivated to complete the main game only after spending 4 hours getting to understand whats going on and how to advance in the game. The traveling from village to village is repetitive, the a.i. is complicated but not impressive. Stealth is impossible and enemies can spot you from a few 100 meters away because you foot is sticking out from behind a tree. I did spend a good 12 hours in the map editor which has helped bump the score up, i felt truly imersted in the multiplayer game i had in the stage i created. However having a gun battle without being shot is rare and brings this sophisticated open world game down to arcade standards. Very disappointed and im going to find it hard to complete the main story mode.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#17 Best PC Game of 2008
5
#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
8
#8 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Edge Magazine
    80
    Combat is thrilling – each weapon packing a solid, vicious blast; movement suggesting heft and momentum. [Dec 2008, p.80]
  2. Cheat Code Central
    94
    By adopting a laissez faire attitude to player discretion, Ubisoft has crafted a brilliant follow-up.
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  3. IGN
    89
    More importantly, it has nowhere near as many bugs as something like "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl," a title that bears many similarities. Add to the roughly 25 hour single-player campaign a remarkably easy-to-use map creation tool and a full multiplayer suite, and you've got one of the most complete overall gaming packages of the year, as well as one of the most ambitious.
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