Far Cry 2

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  1. ZeeKat
    Dec 20, 2009
    3
    This game managed to put me off completely in a few hours. Game has looks, but instanly respawning enemies and magically appearing enemy jeeps are complete fun breakers. Hours of driving around and killing the same people all over again is no fun. Don't forget sophisticated storyline which basically means whole Africa wants to kill you on sight. I love the nonlinear gameplay and open This game managed to put me off completely in a few hours. Game has looks, but instanly respawning enemies and magically appearing enemy jeeps are complete fun breakers. Hours of driving around and killing the same people all over again is no fun. Don't forget sophisticated storyline which basically means whole Africa wants to kill you on sight. I love the nonlinear gameplay and open world, but this one sucks a lot. Far Cry brand should be left in Crytek's hands I guess.… Expand
  2. Gavan
    Dec 8, 2009
    3
    Its not a dire game so much as incredibly frustrating that so much that could have been there is just left out. And for no reason. How much effort would it have taken to have included a story, not even a good one, just any form. Or some characters. Or a few decent set pieces. The game amounts to driving (a lot) shooting some mercenaries and driving some more. repeat that for as long as it Its not a dire game so much as incredibly frustrating that so much that could have been there is just left out. And for no reason. How much effort would it have taken to have included a story, not even a good one, just any form. Or some characters. Or a few decent set pieces. The game amounts to driving (a lot) shooting some mercenaries and driving some more. repeat that for as long as it takes you to get bored. The critics reviews are a joke as almost all of them ignore the serious and deep flaws in the game. Very few balanced reviews to be found of this game.… Expand
  3. DaveP
    Mar 28, 2009
    3
    As a big far cry and crysis fan, i was excited to play this game, however, i held off for a while on a count of bad reviews of problems like enemies respawing and lifeless environments. I bought the game yesterday off steam on sale, and i just want to say im glad i got this game for $15 instead of $30. As many have said, the worst parts are true. Repetitive missions that consist of As a big far cry and crysis fan, i was excited to play this game, however, i held off for a while on a count of bad reviews of problems like enemies respawing and lifeless environments. I bought the game yesterday off steam on sale, and i just want to say im glad i got this game for $15 instead of $30. As many have said, the worst parts are true. Repetitive missions that consist of endless travel followed by mediocre gun fights and then more travel, just to do practically the same mission again. stopping every minute to get out of your car and gun down enemies at a random checkpoint, just so they don't relentlessly pursue you and turn your car into a fireball. Weapons jam every other shot and make it a pain in firefights. The environment itself is vast and colorful yes, but lacks a sense of life. the only citizens you'll see in the game pre beggining cut scene are held up in little shacks awaiting passports delivered by you for some malaria medication. endless generic mercenaries that automatically think you're evil and will hunt you down. as for the"civil war," the only fighting you'll see that isn't you vs. a thousand mercs, are your occasional buddies you'll meet that help you out in missions, but actually just require more driving for completion of said mission. but what dissapoints me the most is just the lack story immersion and other game play elements. I wanted to fell like the guy i just killed would actually have an impact or do something, but everything is just so linear and generic. The graphics are very good. i particularly like the lighting and shadow effects, they are nothing revolutionary however. but no matter how good the visuals, good graphics cant cover up bad gameplay. It's a shame to see many pc games becoming bad console ports nowadays, but most developers dont care about the fans anymore, they just want to make the most money. Play far cry 2 at your own risk.… Expand
  4. RoyWhite
    Jul 13, 2009
    3
    WOW, this game is so fucken fun... for the first 2 hours.

    Then you realise you are just doing the same thing over and over again. Driving to a place, shooting them, taking something and driving back.
    If you REALLY REALLY want to play this game for GOD SAKES download it illegally. Do not pay more then $10 for this game!
  5. TeeJay
    Sep 30, 2009
    3
    Nonsensical story, annoying respawning checkpoints, game is not moddable, malaria is annoying, map obstucts screen, tiny viewable area when driving, enemy AI when in vehicles is idiotic, invisible walls on all hills, can only take on one mission at a time, game designers tried to milk mileage by assigning each mission at far side of map requiring endless drudgery getting there and back. Nonsensical story, annoying respawning checkpoints, game is not moddable, malaria is annoying, map obstucts screen, tiny viewable area when driving, enemy AI when in vehicles is idiotic, invisible walls on all hills, can only take on one mission at a time, game designers tried to milk mileage by assigning each mission at far side of map requiring endless drudgery getting there and back. Lack of anything interesting to find (information or objects) or much to explore. The good points are the graphics and the gun-play/shooting aspects, but the rest is so annoying that I had to stop playing after 20%. Very poor game.… Expand
  6. CarloF.
    Nov 10, 2008
    3
    Killed of a legend! It isn't Farcry in any detail., it is ONLY marketing and advertsiment on the Farcry name. Almost everything on this game is weird, weak, confuse, repetitive and.boring. Looks like an "unfinished" game. You loose hours inside the vehicles going from a side to other and so, geting back in the same place various times. No action, no strategy, no infiltration, no Killed of a legend! It isn't Farcry in any detail., it is ONLY marketing and advertsiment on the Farcry name. Almost everything on this game is weird, weak, confuse, repetitive and.boring. Looks like an "unfinished" game. You loose hours inside the vehicles going from a side to other and so, geting back in the same place various times. No action, no strategy, no infiltration, no surprise attacks, in few words, NO FUN! There aren't meele attack, no prone, no zoom for sniper and lack of many other commands/otipons which are necessary in the fps nowadays. Also, you don't get to see/find some enemies in sometimes. You get shooting in you but you don't get to know from where are coming the shoots. Gameplay and AI are horrible in all. Ok, there are some few cool things such as the landscape and fire. The graphics are good and the game run very smooth but the filed of view is restricted. I didn't get motived to keep playing the game, that was annoying to try arrive in the chapter two. Waste of time and money. I am totally dissapointed since they have used the name Farcry for it. Ripp-offs!… Expand
  7. TrevorA.
    Nov 22, 2008
    3
    It is difficult to understand how this game could ever have been conceived of as a sequel to Far Cry. The location, characters, weapons, vehicles, and enemies are all different to the original. The style of game is different, so is the upgrade system and the map system. Even the graphics engine and music is different. It would seem that Ubisoft has exploited the name to sell a game that It is difficult to understand how this game could ever have been conceived of as a sequel to Far Cry. The location, characters, weapons, vehicles, and enemies are all different to the original. The style of game is different, so is the upgrade system and the map system. Even the graphics engine and music is different. It would seem that Ubisoft has exploited the name to sell a game that on closer inspection appears to be a pale imitation of Grand Theft Auto set in Africa. The original Far Cry was a brilliant game. The graphics were superb, the enemy AI challenging and realistic, and the levels were well conceived. Far Cry 2 fails to live up to its predecessor, though some of its graphics occasionally are on par, which is sad given that the original came out nearly 5 years ago. It is a boring, repetitive game that tries to make up for its deficiencies by endless amounts of mindless violence. The battles are the worst I… Expand
  8. Simon
    Nov 29, 2008
    3
    It looks terrific, some of the firefights are fun, and er, errrrm, well, that's about it on the good news. Meanwhile, it has about two hours of gamplay, copied and pasted 50 times. Shame we couldn't copy and paste 90% of the notes required to pay for it. A scandalous rip-off, and waste of good potential. What a shame.
  9. BenS.
    Nov 9, 2008
    3
    This game FAILS soo hard... its jawdropping. It must not be the same makers behind FarCry, because it left me wanting to choke the life out of its creators... -----Graphics are insane!! Goodjob, you did what almost every game is doing these days. -----StoryLine, Big Mommas House 2 had a better storyline than this fake goldplated turd. -----AI, PATHETIC (no other words needed) This game FAILS soo hard... its jawdropping. It must not be the same makers behind FarCry, because it left me wanting to choke the life out of its creators... -----Graphics are insane!! Goodjob, you did what almost every game is doing these days. -----StoryLine, Big Mommas House 2 had a better storyline than this fake goldplated turd. -----AI, PATHETIC (no other words needed) -----Firefights, No matter where u are, even if your hiding, the bots respond w/ fire on your position in milliseconds. Simply NO attempt to create realistic enemy combatants, whether it be the bots driving, spotting you, or shooting @ you. -----Repition, and lots of it, and lots of it, and lots of it, and lots of it, and get the point?? -----BUY FALLOUT INSTEAD- THIS IS A TERRIBLE GAME, DO NOT BUY IT!!!… Expand
  10. daves
    Dec 12, 2008
    3
    I would like to let you know something : I am a one game guy , which means that at any given time there is only one game on my PC. Far Cay 2 was vigorously removed after I gave it a week. I don't believe I spent so much money on such a low quality game, it seems that the graphic guys did a great job. The shadows are great and so does the terrain , weapons and visual effects. But the I would like to let you know something : I am a one game guy , which means that at any given time there is only one game on my PC. Far Cay 2 was vigorously removed after I gave it a week. I don't believe I spent so much money on such a low quality game, it seems that the graphic guys did a great job. The shadows are great and so does the terrain , weapons and visual effects. But the game play is just lame. What I don't understand it how come the professional critics loved it so much , Look at the Delta between what you guys said (8.6) and what users think (5.7 , which is way gracefull for my opinion) . As an overall, it is a waste of money.… Expand
  11. DaveM
    Dec 27, 2008
    3
    First of all, as far as how beautiful Far Cry 2 is... This game by Crytek has worse graphics than their previous game Crysis. The main campaign is bland and repetetive and feels like more a chore than an immersive or intense FPS experience. It seems like all it involves is driving around, dealing with annoying checkpoints that respawn full of guys 10 minutes after you clean them out, First of all, as far as how beautiful Far Cry 2 is... This game by Crytek has worse graphics than their previous game Crysis. The main campaign is bland and repetetive and feels like more a chore than an immersive or intense FPS experience. It seems like all it involves is driving around, dealing with annoying checkpoints that respawn full of guys 10 minutes after you clean them out, fighting your way into a stronghold, killing some guy, and repeating over and over again. This could be fun enough, but the gameplay mechanics are not enjoyable. The AI can see you through trees and the exclusion of the ability to lean makes firefights a chore in an otherwise semi-realism based FPS. The map/binocular interface is poorly planned, as your map covers up your line of sight but must be up in order to use the telescope thing. It makes scouting locations a hassle. I didn't even bother with multiplayer.… Expand
  12. IvanJ
    Oct 25, 2008
    3
    A huge dissapointment. Expected something like Boiling Point but with better production values. Got a pure boring console game without any "living world" whatsoever. Just spawning enemies at checkpoints making travelling between two points an exercise in patience. Boring, repetetive without any depth, whatsoever. Hopefully, this game will not sell on PC and the producers will realize they A huge dissapointment. Expected something like Boiling Point but with better production values. Got a pure boring console game without any "living world" whatsoever. Just spawning enemies at checkpoints making travelling between two points an exercise in patience. Boring, repetetive without any depth, whatsoever. Hopefully, this game will not sell on PC and the producers will realize they cannot sell console games on PC. PC games require more substance and depth and this games has none of that. Hope the shope has a money back guarantee.… Expand
  13. JackBrennan
    Oct 29, 2008
    3
    Its GTA in africa, it is NOT farcry in the sense we remember it. Farcry 2 is nothing like the first a complete letdown.

    The first farcry was a great !!!FPS!!! this far cry 2 is RPG based. Get quests, get rewards i mean come on.....how could you get it so wrong. BORING!! Dead space AWESOME Red Alert 3 AWESOME Fallout 3 AWESOME ive played all of those as they are released now    Its GTA in africa, it is NOT farcry in the sense we remember it. Farcry 2 is nothing like the first a complete letdown.

    The first farcry was a great !!!FPS!!! this far cry 2 is RPG based. Get quests, get rewards i mean come on.....how could you get it so wrong.

    BORING!!

    Dead space AWESOME
    Red Alert 3 AWESOME
    Fallout 3 AWESOME

    ive played all of those as they are released now in europ and i tell you they rock, dont touch farcry 2 with a 40ft pole!!!    … Expand
  14. jordano
    Jan 11, 2009
    3
    Once you get past the unique setting and the stunning graphics, you find a frustrating and mediocre shooter with a bland story. Your missions require you to drive (or bus!) all over the map, which by itself is alright, but once you take into account the fact that every ten seconds you're getting attacked by a random patrol jeep or clearing yet another road block, the game slows to a Once you get past the unique setting and the stunning graphics, you find a frustrating and mediocre shooter with a bland story. Your missions require you to drive (or bus!) all over the map, which by itself is alright, but once you take into account the fact that every ten seconds you're getting attacked by a random patrol jeep or clearing yet another road block, the game slows to a grind. The missions are essentially the same thing over and over, so when you think about the fact that you have to battle your way to each generic mission in a story you don't really care about through several uninteresting fights at forty or fifty thousand guard posts along the way, the game quickly loses it's sheen. I think the main problem is that the developers tried to combine a sand box style game with straight forward shooter elements. In a shooter, constant combat is exactly what you want, but in a sandbox game, it's nice to be able to explore or travel to and from missions without getting attacked or feeling like you have to creep along the road and around each outpost. This game is not worth the time or the money. I would recommend passing it up for a legitimate title.… Expand
  15. DH
    Nov 11, 2009
    3
    If I could only use one word to describe this game it would be "boring". I never finished it because it was so incredibly dull to play.. wait, no, a better word for this would be "repetitive" - which is the reason why it's boring (protip: a GAME should not be BORING). The AI is terrible, suicidal and detrimental to the experience - in a sandbox game, decent AI is an absolute If I could only use one word to describe this game it would be "boring". I never finished it because it was so incredibly dull to play.. wait, no, a better word for this would be "repetitive" - which is the reason why it's boring (protip: a GAME should not be BORING). The AI is terrible, suicidal and detrimental to the experience - in a sandbox game, decent AI is an absolute priority. I think this game is a good example of the problems the large majority of the gaming industry has in determining what makes a game good. It would seem that the developers threw all their creative efforts into making this game LOOK good, rather than PLAY good. I've also noticed what I believe to be Ubisoft's staff posting positive reviews under the users section; shame on you.… Expand
  16. OL
    Sep 23, 2009
    3
    I bought this game looking forward to having lots of fun, as every review I read online and on youtube gave it a thumbs up. I could not believe that they actually pretended the game had a storyline. I was in denial, because after spending 30 bucks getting the game I forced myself to like it, but other than the graphics, there is nothing to like. People on this game absorb lead, and I bought this game looking forward to having lots of fun, as every review I read online and on youtube gave it a thumbs up. I could not believe that they actually pretended the game had a storyline. I was in denial, because after spending 30 bucks getting the game I forced myself to like it, but other than the graphics, there is nothing to like. People on this game absorb lead, and headdshots are very rare.... No one did their research on gun calibres as a 9mm is weaker than a 5.56mm in this game.It is painfully repetitive, and I though someone must have made the ending as a joke. Someone at Ubisoft must be laughing about how they managed to trick thousands upon thousands of people into buying such glorified trash. I no longer trust any companies that review game, and shall stick to player reviews only. Save your money for a real, enjoyable game, as this will only dissappoint you.… Expand
  17. AndrewJ.
    Nov 16, 2008
    3
    In an attempt to make the finest FPS game bar none, UBI forgot one fatal mistake, THEY FORGOT TO MAKE IT FUN!. The only reason I'm still playing this game is because I forked out the cash for it. Once done this game will be uninstalled, sent to gamers hell, never to be played again. The most OVERRATED game I've had the misfortune to play.
  18. ChristianD.
    Nov 19, 2008
    3
    Frustrating and boring. evrythin is brown and I feel it is hard to see anything. you can pump the enemy on close range with a lot of bullets and still they don´t f+++ng die. the game is overated and still I think crysis is the best fps ever. anyway, compared to fc2 it is 10 times better. first of all, in crysis you didn´t get that tired in your eyes and no problem to Frustrating and boring. evrythin is brown and I feel it is hard to see anything. you can pump the enemy on close range with a lot of bullets and still they don´t f+++ng die. the game is overated and still I think crysis is the best fps ever. anyway, compared to fc2 it is 10 times better. first of all, in crysis you didn´t get that tired in your eyes and no problem to "understand" the suroundings.… Expand
  19. DonP
    Dec 11, 2008
    3
    Big disappointment. Driving endlessly over african roads searching for new missions is boring. The enemies you encounter do the same thing every time - jump in a 4 wheel drive with a mounted gun and chase you, and when on foot they are wooden and stilted - compared to Call of Duty modern warfare the movement is very poor. Not even going to finish it. Luckily I got it with $20 bucks off Big disappointment. Driving endlessly over african roads searching for new missions is boring. The enemies you encounter do the same thing every time - jump in a 4 wheel drive with a mounted gun and chase you, and when on foot they are wooden and stilted - compared to Call of Duty modern warfare the movement is very poor. Not even going to finish it. Luckily I got it with $20 bucks off and its still not worth $80.… Expand
  20. NeilK
    Dec 29, 2008
    3
    OK as shooters go but totally and unforgivably poor in many areas - it could have been so much better. Somebody on the team that produced this game needs to study balistics - shotguns past 50 metres will hurt but they can't kill, you don't get back up when hit by sniper rifles such as the AS50 - which can penetrate serious thicknesses of concrete - except in far cry 2, the AI OK as shooters go but totally and unforgivably poor in many areas - it could have been so much better. Somebody on the team that produced this game needs to study balistics - shotguns past 50 metres will hurt but they can't kill, you don't get back up when hit by sniper rifles such as the AS50 - which can penetrate serious thicknesses of concrete - except in far cry 2, the AI accuracy while shooting from the hip and running is the ultimate BS, if you get hit in the chest by a decent 45 you aren't going to react like you got stung by a wasp. Whatever you drive the patrols cars are always faster than you, no matter how well concealed when using silent weapons such as the dart rifle the enemy can find you instantly - seemingly able to see through walls etc. The Malaria thing is a joke - it can be cured - except in far cry 2 - and when a medicine is found you destroy it and don't stock up first ... feeble. The instant 'replacement' of AI at the guard posts is just absolute .... of the worst kind. This game passed a little time but it has now been uninstalled permanently. Not worth the money.… Expand
  21. spartan-117
    Sep 28, 2010
    3
    Crap indeed.Dont waste your money in this.It doesnt worth to be played.It destroyes FAR CRY soul the one from the original far cry which is by the way much better.3
  22. Compgamer55
    Jun 2, 2011
    3
    I bought this game on steam for $5 on a sale, after reading the reviews and hearing about the game I thought wow this is a steal this game looks/seems great! I read the negative and positive reviews but shrugged off the negative because EVERY game has some bad reviews right? Well upon starting the game I was blown away! It was awesome, some specifics (spoiler) like fixing cars, jumpingI bought this game on steam for $5 on a sale, after reading the reviews and hearing about the game I thought wow this is a steal this game looks/seems great! I read the negative and positive reviews but shrugged off the negative because EVERY game has some bad reviews right? Well upon starting the game I was blown away! It was awesome, some specifics (spoiler) like fixing cars, jumping into the gunner seat of a car, and seeing a gun shop with unlock able weapons??? Sounds like a win to me! So I played the game, decided to do some weapon unlocks first as I wanted some bad ass stuff. So I did it, go to this point and destroy the convoy, check! went back and got my just reward. Went to another weapon dealer and took his quest to unlock different weapons.... go to this point and destroy the convoy... ok the guns are enticing enough to do it so I did. Did a main mish quest to try to liven up the game, go here and INSERT ONE(destroy, capture, free from captivity) this objective and get paid. So I did it and the first few were fun but then they ask you to do THE SAME THING, OVER AND OVER. Different places, different "objectives", you do the same thing. Ok so to sum up the rant: The main quests are very redundant, the gun quests (only way to unlock guns) are all EXACTLY THE SAME THING, not even a different story. Basically every single quest you take from any source anywhere in this game goes like this: take quest, drive 10 mins stopping every 2 or 3 mins to wipe out a "guard post" complete mish. Take next mish. That system right there is problem number 1. Number 2 is another HUGE gameplay problem, as seen in some of the other negative posts (RichardH goes into more detail) The guards at a guard post are INFINITE. You kill them, drive away and instantly there are the same number back! Its not even fun to kill them its just **** annoying, seriously! So OK its not bad enough that I have to drive across the stupid map to do a mish that would be just as "fulfilling" if it was half the distance but I have to stop to clear out the same guard posts on the same road I came down 5 mins ago! And ANOTHER thing, there is no fast travel, you can take a bus that takes you to 1 of 4 places on the outskirts of a map but you have to board the bus at one of those 4 stops so it doesn't help at all. And EVERY, AND I MEAN EVERY mission is on the opposite end of the map. Another thing I was dissapointed in this game was there is nothing to be done to the guns once you get them. There are A FEW guns that have things like a silencer, but you cant choose what you want to put on what or anything its all pre-done and you have 0 options, idk about you but I like options. Now small problems that are VERY frustrating: when you try to revive a friend you have to feel him up first and it takes a solid 10 seconds to revive someone when ultimately you do nothing more than stick him with a needle, seriously if your in the middle of a fight you cant revive anyone because you get shot up. It should take a second or two at most. Also on the same subject when someone comes to revive you, say you accidentally kill yourself (I did it jumping off a bridge into what I thought was deep water to get a chest) the team mate still has the same animation as doing it under fire and it takes FOREVER. Long story short, Im sorry guys as much promise as this game has I couldn't recommend it to anyone, Im not even happy with it for the $5 i wasted on it. Its too redundant, too fake (infinite enemy etc), too slow, and frankly boring. Idk how this game is a sequel if the first one is anything like this im not sure how they grossed enough to make this. The only reason it gets a 3 is because of the unique things it brings to the table (however annoying then get within the hour).… Expand
  23. Soturi
    Nov 17, 2011
    3
    Far Cry 2 problem is missions that repeat it selves and map that it more like labyrinth than actually free map. Stealth system is very bad or there isn't it at all. Plot is pretty vague. Lastly even though Jack Carver was not very memorable, dozen mute characters aren't even that.
  24. CoolDadTx
    May 4, 2013
    3
    This is probably the most repetitive and flawed FPS I've every played. The story itself is pretty good and the environment is wonderful but everything else is horrible, horrible done. The design flaws are some of the worst I've ever had to contend with and has completely turned me off of this series.

    The game advertises secondary quests and factions but they have absolutely no impact    This is probably the most repetitive and flawed FPS I've every played. The story itself is pretty good and the environment is wonderful but everything else is horrible, horrible done. The design flaws are some of the worst I've ever had to contend with and has completely turned me off of this series.

    The game advertises secondary quests and factions but they have absolutely no impact on the main game. The best way to play this game is to just do the main quest. While there are 2 factions everybody hates you all the time so working for a faction impacts only who gives you the mission. Each time you walk out the door they remind you they hate you. What is the use of having factions if everybody is your enemy. The game has many design flaws that probably sounded good on paper but were horrible in practice.

    Let's start with the guard posts scattered throughout the maps. As you clean them out the map marks them as cleared and a counter lets you know how you're doing. Unfortunately if you go a little ways away and come back they are completely repopulated. Other than changing the icon on a map clearing out the posts serves no purpose whatsoever. I got to the point where I just ran through the post and only stopped if I had to.

    The game requires that you micromanage your character. Guns jam, you have to take medicine periodically, cars break down and if you get low on health you have to use first aid or bleed to death. This all adds up to more focus on the character than combat. This game is most definitely a FPS because stealth just doesn't work here. As soon as you shoot anyone everyone knows where you're at and their accuracy is astonishing. I had 1 person shooting me with a pistol at long range, across a ravine, throw a wood wall and still kept hitting me.

    Back to the health system. When your health gets really low you have to bandage or your die. No problem except the animation takes about 5 seconds and cannot be interrupted (except by enemy fire). And oh by the way the enemies can continue to attack. So if you're swarmed (which you often are by the end of the game) then you have no chance to recover so you reload. That's bad. Here's probably the most idiotic thing I've ever seen in a game it quick saves just before you start the long, uninterruptible animation. That means you get quick saves of the game just before you either get lucky and survive or you die. Whoever thought that was a good idea should never design a game again.

    There are so many enemies running around in cars that you end up fighting more people getting to a mission (because the fast travel system isn't that fast) than in the mission itself. Even worse is that cars tend to not make any noise until they start shooting at you and if they are too close you cannot shoot back without getting out of the car.

    Overall this game was not fun to play. I ran through most of the map just to get to a mission, stopping only when I had to. During the missions I went straight to the goal because nothing else had any impact anyway. Even the ending of the game where you had a choice to make had absolutely no impact on the ending. I cannot possible recommend this game to anyone other than a hard core FPS person who has nothing else to play. I remember when this game came out they advertised "realistic fire". Yes the fire looks awesome but if all I really wanted was to watch real fire I'd become a fireman. Clearly this game was sold based upon its name more than its design.    … Expand
  25. Headshot5590
    Dec 30, 2011
    3
    This would have got much higher marks from me if 2 things would have been changed: 1. the most annoying thing i found was having to jump out of the car every 20 seconds to kill a random vehicle or take out a checkpoint. 2. not having to do the friend mission every time to get the bonus.
  26. ColeYote
    Aug 28, 2012
    3
    Picked it up on the cheap during Steam's summer sale. Heard some good things about it, it was cheap, I like nonlinear open-world type games. And Far Cry 2 has the distinction of being the third time I have ever experience buyer's remorse. This... I don't know how to explain it... I guess the best I can come up with is it plays more like a demonstration of a physics/graphics engine than anPicked it up on the cheap during Steam's summer sale. Heard some good things about it, it was cheap, I like nonlinear open-world type games. And Far Cry 2 has the distinction of being the third time I have ever experience buyer's remorse. This... I don't know how to explain it... I guess the best I can come up with is it plays more like a demonstration of a physics/graphics engine than an actual game. Pretty graphics, some nice gameplay mechanics, but it has two major problems that pretty much ruin it for me.

    The first is the story. Which is to say there practically isn't a story. I only played about 4 hours before I dropped it, so it might get better later, but at the point I got to it was just a series of talk to person, go to other side of world, clear camp, rinse and repeat. If you want any kind of story details, you have to pause it and look at your journal. I'm usually alright with that kind of thing, but it just feels really unfulfilling in relation to most other games I've played that have that have journal-type-things.

    The second major issue I have is the gameplay. I can look past an absent story if the game is fun to play, I mean I've put over 100 hours in to Team Fortress 2 and I'm not even a big multiplayer type of guy. As I mentioned though, I've only played 4 hours so maybe it gets better, I don't know. But like I mentioned in the story section, every mission plays the same. Talk to guy, go to other side of world, clear camp. It's BEYOND repetitive. Really, the main reason I haven't played past 4 hours is because I got so sick of the gameplay.

    Really, everything else in the game to me is minor, those two alone ruined it for me and I'm probably never going to pick up this game again. But, like I said, go it on the cheap so no major damage done.    … Expand
  27. ihatecheez
    Dec 9, 2016
    3
    open world linear game, press 5 to answer phone and receive orders from crappy voice actors yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  28. jcasetnl
    Jun 16, 2013
    3
    This game typifies everything that can go wrong with an open-world, sandbox-style game. It's a big, beautiful world to explore and most of what you do in it means absolutely nothing.

    Getting from mission to mission is about as fun as the Park 'n Ride experience of commuting to the airport. Except, however, that in the case of air travel you might just be going someplace fun. In FC2,    This game typifies everything that can go wrong with an open-world, sandbox-style game. It's a big, beautiful world to explore and most of what you do in it means absolutely nothing.

    Getting from mission to mission is about as fun as the Park 'n Ride experience of commuting to the airport. Except, however, that in the case of air travel you might just be going someplace fun. In FC2, you're going to the next repetitive mission the writers painfully crafted on spare napkins while waiting for their order to come up at In-n-out. This is lazy, mass-produced content that rivals the story-telling depth of PONG.

    You may enjoy Far Cry 2 if you enjoy these other things:

    1) Standing in line at Disneyland as opposed to the ride itself
    2) The subtleties of watching paint dry
    3) Chatting with DMV Employees
    4) Waiting for Uranium to decay
    5) The uniqueness of IKEA furniture    … Expand
  29. dyspeptic
    Sep 14, 2015
    3
    Do you like LOTS of awkward keyboard/mouse driving and shooting the same 5 guerrillas you just killed a moment ago because they respawn so quickly? If so, I have a game for you!

    If not, skip a buggy, boring FPS sandbox that should be no more than a footnote in the development of this type of game design. BUG NOTES: For some players, the game will have "jumping" NPCs as their walking    Do you like LOTS of awkward keyboard/mouse driving and shooting the same 5 guerrillas you just killed a moment ago because they respawn so quickly? If so, I have a game for you!

    If not, skip a buggy, boring FPS sandbox that should be no more than a footnote in the development of this type of game design.

    BUG NOTES: For some players, the game will have "jumping" NPCs as their walking animations stutter. This is a game-breaking bug, because it also prevents critical mission dialog from finishing (instead it will loop from the beginning and cut off repeatedly). The reason is (for me at least) that game will start with V-Sync defaulted to "OFF" to get higher FPS. If you have a high end machine you may need to turn it on to fix the problem. Other users found that installing a different version of directX solved the problem. Not hard to fix, but I don't buy a game planning to troubleshoot it for the devs (as though they even cared to patch it at this point).    … Expand
  30. czjohns
    May 28, 2016
    3
    NO, JUST NO.
    Repetitive, boring, annoying. Enemies respawning almost instantly. I just can't finish it. Game makes me literally sick. I finished FC1 and I liked it even through It was pretty hard and annoying in some cases, but this. This is just terrible. Not worth it on sale, Rate 3 because some people might like it.
  31. teenageSpirit
    Jun 11, 2022
    3
    BOREDOM AND ROUTINE

    Absolutely boring and gray game in the truest sense of the word. Starting from the color-coder of the game in which you can only see something on your screen by leaning close to the monitor. A worthless plot in which you will just wander around the map and complete 32 main plot tasks in which nothing changes: "blow up that", "kill that", "find that" - EVERYTHING. Not    BOREDOM AND ROUTINE

    Absolutely boring and gray game in the truest sense of the word. Starting from the color-coder of the game in which you can only see something on your screen by leaning close to the monitor. A worthless plot in which you will just wander around the map and complete 32 main plot tasks in which nothing changes: "blow up that", "kill that", "find that" - EVERYTHING. Not only is the game just boring to play, but bots always respawn at checkpoints (Who the hell likes to clear the same checkpoint over and over again?)
    Of the pluses, I can only note the mechanics of the game, which marked the beginning of the 3rd, 4th parts, etc.
    I believe that if you skip this part, you will not lose anything.    … Expand
  32. completo3
    Feb 8, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far cry 2 es un juego que no puedo recomendar, tiene detalles graciosos, una banda sonora decente y gráficamente no está mal para salir en 2008 y tener ya unos años, pero es bastante repetitivo, pesado y tiene mecánicas como el sigilo que no funcionan o la tontería de que los puestos se vuelvan a llenar de enemigos. El juego está bien si vas super rápido e interactúas más con tus colegas, la historia es un sin sentido y lo único que merece la pena es la hora final. En la que *SPOILER* colaboras con el chacal de repente sin ninguna explicación, siendo la persona a la que tienes que matar como objetivo principal desde que empiezas el juego. También tengo que mencionar que, sí que es cierto, que plantó una base muy buena para lo que vino después, ya que salto de un juego de niveles como era el Far Cry 1 a uno de mundo abierto con lo que más tarde llegaría Far cry 3 y los demás en consecuencia.… Expand
  33. LadsyM
    Jul 6, 2009
    2
    This truly is a broken game. All its faults are reasonably easily fixable. However, they remain, and between the terrible design decisions (instantly respawning checkpoints), totally thick AI (not as bad as Crysis, but still pretty bad) and the arduous, shameless lengthening of the game, in the form of spending 70% of your play time driving, the crimes this game commits are unforgivable. This truly is a broken game. All its faults are reasonably easily fixable. However, they remain, and between the terrible design decisions (instantly respawning checkpoints), totally thick AI (not as bad as Crysis, but still pretty bad) and the arduous, shameless lengthening of the game, in the form of spending 70% of your play time driving, the crimes this game commits are unforgivable. It is a dog.… Expand
  34. mattok
    Oct 24, 2008
    2
    i really can't put my finger on it entirely...something about it just feels cheap. the movement feels extremely awkward, running in particular is pretty crappy as you can't strafe at the same time. no prone? what's up with that? i also don't feel the guns look or feel all that great. a lot of the features that looked cool in preview videos are in reality annoyingi really can't put my finger on it entirely...something about it just feels cheap. the movement feels extremely awkward, running in particular is pretty crappy as you can't strafe at the same time. no prone? what's up with that? i also don't feel the guns look or feel all that great. a lot of the features that looked cool in preview videos are in reality annoying (car repair,guns jamming) but the malaria thing is actually pretty awesome....just kidding,it's also really annoying. i applaud ubisoft's ambition with this but it ultimately falls flat and is no comparison in quality to anything that crytek or valve puts out.… Expand
  35. AnonymousMC
    Oct 30, 2008
    2
    I ordered this game from Steam based on PCZones review (90%? Jon Blyth, what were you thinking!?) and all I got out of it was an overwhelming sense that I'd been completely had. The main missions are poor, the scripting is stupid and hilariously hard to understand (youhavetogoblowthisupokayheresthefilegoodluck!) the main story, as simple as it is, is non-existent through most of theI ordered this game from Steam based on PCZones review (90%? Jon Blyth, what were you thinking!?) and all I got out of it was an overwhelming sense that I'd been completely had. The main missions are poor, the scripting is stupid and hilariously hard to understand (youhavetogoblowthisupokayheresthefilegoodluck!) the main story, as simple as it is, is non-existent through most of the game, the side missions are just as dull (kill x, destroy x, talk to x repeated over and over again) and the AI and constant respawing checkpoints/patrols only succeed in annoying the already bored player. The only decent things I can say about it is that it… Expand
  36. ScottD
    Oct 30, 2008
    2
    If you were hoping for something that would be similar in game play to Crysis or CoD4 or really any other great FPS, this isn't it. I thought the open map would be awesome. First thing you notice is the field of vision is "off". It's not at the right depth of field for a PC shooter and anyone used to PC shooters knows what I mean. I think it has something to do with them using If you were hoping for something that would be similar in game play to Crysis or CoD4 or really any other great FPS, this isn't it. I thought the open map would be awesome. First thing you notice is the field of vision is "off". It's not at the right depth of field for a PC shooter and anyone used to PC shooters knows what I mean. I think it has something to do with them using the same field of view you'd have on X-Box. Anyway, the gameplay is terrible. As a FPS game player, I want to get in, get my kicks and get out. I want to get right into the action. This game prevents that kind of visceral action at every turn. You'll be keeling over from malaria and be respawning back at your hut every 10 minutes. When not passing out from malaria, you'll be driving and driving through jungles. It gets tired after about the 10th time you've done that. As for its shooter merits... it's way way off. The guns just don't quite feel right; the people you're shooting at seem obliquely misaligned in your field of view, so you always feel like you're leaning over while you shoot or something... it's just some sort of bad depth perception that is part of the PC version. It's too bad. I had such high hopes for this game. The original Far Cry is 10x better. This doesn't come near Crysis or CoD4... nowhere near. If these games are 9's then this game is a dismal 1 or 2. My wife got it for me for my birthday and I told her that it was the worst game I've ever played. She said to sell it on Ebay and I think I might. And I am really not over-dramatizing this. I really don't think I am. Just read the 'non-paid for' reviews! Biggest disappointment I've had in pc gaming. Anyone want to buy mine?… Expand
  37. TonyL
    Oct 1, 2009
    2
    What a disappointment this was. I've never beaten it and don't even play it anymore, I just use it as a benchmark now. I got to 35% and thought it was going to get better but it didn't. We really got ripped off for such a hyped up game. This game shouldn't even be named "Far Cry" 2. Believe the users and avoid this game! Do not waste your money on this unless it's What a disappointment this was. I've never beaten it and don't even play it anymore, I just use it as a benchmark now. I got to 35% and thought it was going to get better but it didn't. We really got ripped off for such a hyped up game. This game shouldn't even be named "Far Cry" 2. Believe the users and avoid this game! Do not waste your money on this unless it's $9.99 I give the game a 2 just because the graphics are above decent and advanced benchmark. Everything else about it sucks.… Expand
  38. RobertB
    Mar 29, 2009
    2
    Disappointing, even with the 50% off sale on Steam. The single player game is bugged in several places resulting in not being able to run or fire the weapon. Lots of grumbles about this in the Ubisoft forum. Multiplayer has no game browser, no dedicated servers, and I've been disconnected multiple times and lost the unlocked weapons I've achieved. Ubisoft should have ditched the Disappointing, even with the 50% off sale on Steam. The single player game is bugged in several places resulting in not being able to run or fire the weapon. Lots of grumbles about this in the Ubisoft forum. Multiplayer has no game browser, no dedicated servers, and I've been disconnected multiple times and lost the unlocked weapons I've achieved. Ubisoft should have ditched the single player game and polished the MP aspect of it.… Expand
  39. LukeS.
    Nov 12, 2008
    2
    I'll give you the awesome graphics, but what game isn't doing that today? The spreading of the fire was pretty cool as well. Other than that; this is one of the worst games I've played in awhile. If I could return it to get my money back I would. You need a better storyline with more involved side quests. The enemy AI was horrible. I didn't even get online or finish I'll give you the awesome graphics, but what game isn't doing that today? The spreading of the fire was pretty cool as well. Other than that; this is one of the worst games I've played in awhile. If I could return it to get my money back I would. You need a better storyline with more involved side quests. The enemy AI was horrible. I didn't even get online or finish the game. After about 6-8hrs I couldn't take any more of the repetition.… Expand
  40. NH.
    Nov 2, 2008
    2
    Why did I buy this game, it wasn't worth the money. You would think they would have improved on Far Cry 1, but no they took a serious jump backwards. Boring, bad graphics, the game has no soul. Whats good about the game? the name is good Whats bad? the fact that they have destroyed an amazing first game reputuation and made such rubbish. Look read the other user comments for Why did I buy this game, it wasn't worth the money. You would think they would have improved on Far Cry 1, but no they took a serious jump backwards. Boring, bad graphics, the game has no soul. Whats good about the game? the name is good Whats bad? the fact that they have destroyed an amazing first game reputuation and made such rubbish. Look read the other user comments for everyting that is wrong with the game, because they are all true. I'm too angry to run through all the wrongs and I can't believe I bought the game. The only reason I gave it a 2 rating was because of the 1st game!!!… Expand
  41. MacStout
    Nov 5, 2008
    2
    Disappointed ! 2 for the graphics but otherwise the game is really boring, stupid missions go from A to B (B is always on the other side of the map), you just kill again and again the same guys, you destroy again and again the same enemy cars on the way. Frankly speaking nothing to compare with Far Cry. No doubt that reviewer in magazines have been bribed.
  42. PlumberJoe
    Nov 7, 2008
    2
    Loved the original Far Cry. This is not Far Cry version 2. It's an interactive game engine demo, not a game. Combat is unrealistic, AI is unrealistic, view of field is odd, you do not feel same scale as the environment, character animation is clunky, story is irrelevant, sounds are weak, weapons unrealistic and weak, controls feel clumsy and jerky with no feel of gravity, repetition, Loved the original Far Cry. This is not Far Cry version 2. It's an interactive game engine demo, not a game. Combat is unrealistic, AI is unrealistic, view of field is odd, you do not feel same scale as the environment, character animation is clunky, story is irrelevant, sounds are weak, weapons unrealistic and weak, controls feel clumsy and jerky with no feel of gravity, repetition, repetition, repetition. Did I say: repetition! I don't even want to finish this game. How can I get my money back from Steam? PC players: STAY AWAY.… Expand
  43. [Anonymous]
    Oct 25, 2008
    2
    A terrible game. I don't understand how anyone can think driving a car for 20 minutes is called "Fun". The game is very realistic but that doesn't mean it's fun! We already have something realistic it's called "Real Life" The enemies drops dead when you shoot them but then they come back up later which is really annoying. Like driving a car for a long time isn't A terrible game. I don't understand how anyone can think driving a car for 20 minutes is called "Fun". The game is very realistic but that doesn't mean it's fun! We already have something realistic it's called "Real Life" The enemies drops dead when you shoot them but then they come back up later which is really annoying. Like driving a car for a long time isn't annoying enough, you will have enemies chasing you all the time. The only positive i can say about this game is the graphics and the map editor. Those who gives this game a high score must have a really bad taste in game or they have been payed off by Ubisoft to make their game look good.… Expand
  44. JamieC.
    Oct 29, 2008
    2
    Who are these boneheads that think this game is good! Are they drugged up mental patients with various blood clots in their BRAIN for god's sake DON'T buy this game. First of all the one good point is that the graphics are good thats why it just manages to get a 2. First of all it is really really repetitive all u do is drive from A to B in ur car that always breaks down and Who are these boneheads that think this game is good! Are they drugged up mental patients with various blood clots in their BRAIN for god's sake DON'T buy this game. First of all the one good point is that the graphics are good thats why it just manages to get a 2. First of all it is really really repetitive all u do is drive from A to B in ur car that always breaks down and then u kill some guy and do it all over again. The enemies are as hard to defeat as macho fat boys ( they are big mutants on farcry 1 which are really hard to defeat) u have to shoot them seemingly 1000000 times before they die the enemies r SO annoying because apart from respawning every 5 minutes (are they zombies?) the two teams of people the APR and the UFLL never shoot each other despite being arch enemies they only shoot u! The multiplayer is rubbish it always stops working and sais that i have been disconnected from the farcry server WHAT!!!! and it has a rubbish weapon system i mean for the assault class u basically get to choose between an AK47 and a G3 its absolutely rubbish. i completed the game in 2 days which isn't long enough for a game which has no replay value or decent multiplayer I looked forward to this game for a year and i was really disappointed don't aste ur money buy call of duty 4 or battlefield bad company which is 99% destructible farcry is 2% destructible I'm guessing seening as the only thing u can blow up are propane tanks and ammo piless this is such a bad game it is as hyped up by the producer and the biest reviewers who get BRIBED to say its good please dont buy this if u value ur money all in all its a rubbish game not even worth the case its packaged in and If anyone has a ps3 my username is ouchobrain72 im always open to friend invites and thats it. remember DON'T BUY!!!!!!!!… Expand
  45. p34cekeeper
    Oct 30, 2008
    2
    This game fails to deliver on almost every level, so please if you have any sense disregard the rave reviews and read the reviews here fully. To address some of the key points that these "honest" reviews have made. 1 - The graphics are sub-par for this generation of computing. Nobody expects Crysis like effects in every game, but running on all ultra settings all I can say is "meh". This game fails to deliver on almost every level, so please if you have any sense disregard the rave reviews and read the reviews here fully. To address some of the key points that these "honest" reviews have made. 1 - The graphics are sub-par for this generation of computing. Nobody expects Crysis like effects in every game, but running on all ultra settings all I can say is "meh". Textures are low resolution, vegetation is unrealistic, and the colour is very drab and washed out. Character animations are so-so. Reeks of "this was meant for an XBOX360". 2 - This game is not realistic. Since when can you throw a vehicle into reverse immediately without stopping and clutching. Where did all the africans go (almost every bad guy is white and english-speaking). Why are there only 5 different types of enemy soldier costumes? Why are all the enemy guns in very poor condition? Do these elite mercenary tough-guys you encounter continuously not know how to maintain their equipment? All I see are weapons which seem to become jam-prone and rotten the second you lay your hands on them. Also, seeing as how the protagonist suffers heavily from malaria, you would think that jamming pliers into bullet holes and ripping the bullets out, or lighting matches and pushing them in the aforementioned bullet holes would possibly result in serious consequences given the harsh environment and poor medical fsacilities. Lets not forget the fact that you can barely sprint for 6 seconds before you basically collapse, blurry eyed. 3 - This game is stressful to play, not fun. Respawning should be left to games that know how to use it, I'm talking about Call of Duty, MMORPGs etc. Clearing a camp or safehouse and finding it immediately repopulated within 5 minutes gets boring (very) fast. As does the fact that you're everyone's worst enemy and they all like to throw jeeps at you every 1/2 half mile you travel. In closing, do not trust the reviews. If you have a great PC, play Crysis or WARHEAD again. You will enjoy it much more. I'm glad I borrowed this from my friend and didn't buy it (he only lasted 4 hours of gameplay before uninstalling also).… Expand
  46. Joe
    Nov 1, 2009
    2
    First of all, i totaly agree with the reviewer below that you should never trust ratings from any company,magazine etc. They get payed to give good ratings. The only thing decent (not great) about this game is the graphics. Everything else is utterly crap. The AI is one of the baddest AI i have encounterd in the last 8 years. The enemies are soo inmensely stupid. when your in crouch mode First of all, i totaly agree with the reviewer below that you should never trust ratings from any company,magazine etc. They get payed to give good ratings. The only thing decent (not great) about this game is the graphics. Everything else is utterly crap. The AI is one of the baddest AI i have encounterd in the last 8 years. The enemies are soo inmensely stupid. when your in crouch mode the enemy will stand next to you even though you are in the open without any cover. Jumping and climbing in the game is impossible. your character can't even jump over a wood log that is like 10 centimeters high. The missions are incredibily lame and repetitive. Almost all misions are either kill someone, blow up something or delever something. all missions takes place on the opposite side of the map wich makes it suck even more then it already does. Obviously the developers did that to stretch out the game. without that the game could be finished in about 20 hours. To go to a mission you have to drive to it. The car brakes down like a zillion times during the game...everytime you have to get out of the car and fix it...and then you can drive again.also every 10 minutes you have to take a malaria pill otherwise you have blured vision.Voice acting is also pretty awefull and the same goes for the whole thin story line.The weapons that are available for you are overpowered.Basicly you only have to use the grenade launcer and you can easely kill anyone that stands in your way.Well, i can go on and on about how bad this game is, but i wont. I gave it 2 stars for the graphics and the fact that it is a decent representation of how africa looks like. Other then that the game is crap. The developers of this game should be ashamed of them selfs. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  47. JasonT
    Feb 23, 2009
    2
    NOT FUN! Missions and enemies are very reptitive. NO autosaving means often repeating lots of tedious content. I don't normally care to review games, but this game frustrated me and I feel like I wasted my money. Reason why this game 2 (and not 0) is because of great graphics, and multiplayer is decent. Custom maps could be interesting down the road.
  48. TylerH
    Mar 3, 2009
    2
    I was excitied to get this game, got it about 2 days after it was released, decided to go with the PC version over my PS3. Either way, it wouldn't have mattered... this is garbage. FC2 gets 1 point for its editor. If I actually liked the game or could stand the multiplayer, it would be a great feature. Its easy and rather extensive. Its final point goes to its graphics, which are I was excitied to get this game, got it about 2 days after it was released, decided to go with the PC version over my PS3. Either way, it wouldn't have mattered... this is garbage. FC2 gets 1 point for its editor. If I actually liked the game or could stand the multiplayer, it would be a great feature. Its easy and rather extensive. Its final point goes to its graphics, which are good, but not great. Shading and vegetation are done well. But the people kind of look comical at any distance farther than 10 feet (I have settings maxed out, i just dont have antialising turned on because im using my tv, helps a little, its not my computer). Buildings are ok. The fire effect of burning grass and what not was a good idea, but not everything burns. Now to the game. The guns jam continously, not to mention a lack of actual variety in what you can choose. Sounds are odd to say the least. AI is horrid. They can see you from 2 miles away with ease, even tho you cant see out from the bush your in. Alert one guy who you killed silently in a building, and the whole area comes after you. Every mission is drive from point A, to point B which is always on the other side of the map... Plus, there whole go anywhere do whatever is a lie, you cant go anywhere, you can pretty much go straight in 10 mile area until the rest of the map is unlocked or open, whatever you like to call it (little exaggeration, but its still close, which is pathetic). While driving across the map, going as slow as possible in any veichle you get (your car says 60mph, theres no difference between 20 and 60... rediculous), enemies will continuously attack you, both sides, for just being alive! Isn't that fun! And once you leave out of there site... BOOM! There back. Its actual funny, because so much time is wasted trying to fight. If you just drive past, minding your own business, two or 3 will hop in a car and come after you. That car will respawn soon enough too, no worries. You can try walking around to get to your objective to not alert people, good luck. It'll probably take you 4 hours, while still alerting everybody known to exsistance within the game. Conclusion... While there seemed to be ideas there, nothing was done to actually capitalize on them, nor follow through and make sure this was at all enjoyable or well done. AI is reminisant to the days of pathetic AI earlier this decade. Half Life 1 had better. That was released in 98 I believe. 10 years later FC2 couldn't create better or equal AI? Sad... Multiplayer is just not fun. You can scan (withouth zooming in) back and forth until a name tag appears in a bunch of foliage and you've found a guy. rediculous. Gun choices in Multi are slim, diamond system is just odd. Stay away... far far away from this. There are better games out there, even the newly released $20 ones, I'm sure can kick the crap out of this. How in the right mind did so many "critics" give this game such high scores, I'll never know. But these days, it just seems like more and more games that aren't good keep getting high reviews. Let the conspiracy theories continue.… Expand
  49. KeijoK
    May 30, 2009
    2
    I´ll give 2 point for smoothly running game, graphics are good and there are no clitches. The game itself is as said in most of the comments the biggest disappointment of the year. This is not an FPS this is poorly made driving game, they did everything better in Colin Mcrae rally 2.0; consider buying it instead. I´m just curious; did they pay for the reviewers to give good I´ll give 2 point for smoothly running game, graphics are good and there are no clitches. The game itself is as said in most of the comments the biggest disappointment of the year. This is not an FPS this is poorly made driving game, they did everything better in Colin Mcrae rally 2.0; consider buying it instead. I´m just curious; did they pay for the reviewers to give good points to this piece of you know what? I´m disappointed.… Expand
  50. ZincO
    Nov 23, 2008
    2
    I've been a fan of Far Cry since its inception. The open-ended play of the original was unique (still is) and addicting. I liked the island themes; the 1st-to-3rd person ability; the humor; the story; the game play; the maps; ability to carry all weapons; the absence of malaria or any annoying illness (what's with that?); the color and terrain (greens and blues instead of brown I've been a fan of Far Cry since its inception. The open-ended play of the original was unique (still is) and addicting. I liked the island themes; the 1st-to-3rd person ability; the humor; the story; the game play; the maps; ability to carry all weapons; the absence of malaria or any annoying illness (what's with that?); the color and terrain (greens and blues instead of brown everything); the ability to immerse one's self in the varied surroundings versus always being in a claustrophobic jungle or on monotonous roads. And talk about boring! What exactly is compelling about driving in Africa? That's what you do most of the time. Did the programmers think the tropical islands were just too pretty so they put us in one of the ugliest places on Earth? Was the original humor too campy so they made this game dreadfully serious? The one and only thing that reminded me of the original was the fact that I could only run about 10 yards before getting worn out (crappy) but at least the original didn't blur my vision each time. What a let-down after waiting for five years.… Expand
  51. JayT
    Nov 24, 2008
    2
    It's all been said. This game is awful. I was a huge farcry fan, to the point I played it 4 times over beginning to end. This one is just terrible for all the reasons already mentioned. I bought the game 1 day ago and I already want to return it. I guess I'll sell it to someone who cares more about graphics, monotony, and redundancy than story, gameplay, and AI.
  52. JacobMugatu
    Oct 23, 2008
    2
    While the graphics are phenomenal and the lighting is superb, they still aren't as good as Crysis, so don't spend your money purely because it looks cool. Gameplay is awful. The map is huge, but you have to drive (or walk) everywhere you go, which takes a long time, not to mention that everyone you meet is hostile, even the civilians driving cars will get out to shoot at you. OnWhile the graphics are phenomenal and the lighting is superb, they still aren't as good as Crysis, so don't spend your money purely because it looks cool. Gameplay is awful. The map is huge, but you have to drive (or walk) everywhere you go, which takes a long time, not to mention that everyone you meet is hostile, even the civilians driving cars will get out to shoot at you. On your way to wherever it is you have to go you will run into 3 or 4 "guard posts" where 5 or 6 guys will shoot at you and get in their jeeps to follow you. Every time you want to go somewhere, be it for a mission or just for fun, you will run into this. The missions are incredibly repetitive and generally consist of "go here, blow this up/kill this guy , leave" But whatever you have to blow up/kill is generally guarded by 20 or 30 men. The trailers might lead you to believe that you can avoid these guys with stealth, but that isn't remotely true. Once you kill one person, even with a suppressed weapon, the entire camp knows exactly where you are and opens fire on you. Even through walls. This is around the point where your gun decides to jam or you get really sick with malaria (I forgot to mention, you get these malaria attacks throughout the game where your screen goes greenish and you have to take pills) which makes it very difficult to fight back. The game has a "buddy" system where you have friends that can help you out. Unfortunately buddy AI is somewhere between brain dead and retarded so they often get themselves critically injured. When your buddy is critically injured you have to either sacrifice a syrette (a syringe with magical healing potion) or shoot them (they never come back) which gets incredibly annoying, especially when you've used all your syrettes to heal after you were shot while unjamming your weapon. If you would like to fight during the night rather than the day you have to go out and find a "safe house" where you can sleep, which gets obnoxious when trying to plan a raid. And even though the gameplay is awful, maybe it would be worth it if the story was amazing, there is no story (well, there is, but it's really thin) the idea is you're in a country with 2 warring factions and they give you missions so you can get diamonds ($) so you can buy guns so you can do more missions. There's also this guys called the jackal who leaves tapes around so you can hear how sick and twisted he is, you're on a mission throughout the game to kill this guy and I figure at the end of the game you get to kill him, but I doubt I'll ever finish it because it's miserable to play.… Expand
  53. WolfMan
    Oct 24, 2008
    2
    Brilliant marketing, horrible lie. This game is FC2 in name only, should have called it simply, Africa, or better yet GTA: Africa, this felt like a GTA game without the fun. Yes the graphics are lovely, which gets it 2 points, but everything else is lacking. This was definately overhyped and I will be wary to listen to game mag reviewers. Nice FPS if it wasn't supposed to be a sequel Brilliant marketing, horrible lie. This game is FC2 in name only, should have called it simply, Africa, or better yet GTA: Africa, this felt like a GTA game without the fun. Yes the graphics are lovely, which gets it 2 points, but everything else is lacking. This was definately overhyped and I will be wary to listen to game mag reviewers. Nice FPS if it wasn't supposed to be a sequel to a great game. One massive disappointment, zero replay value... strike that, zero play value. Uninstalled after 2 days.… Expand
  54. daveA
    Oct 25, 2008
    2
    What a huge dissapointment. I try to only buy games that are groundbreaking and visually stunning. This game looks like it was made by amatures...unbelievable; has Crysis spoiled me? This is class of 2001 quality visuals, with my gtx260 card cranked. Dull graphics with no contrast. Environment doesn't blend in well, the AI movements look fake and repetative. the screen shake while What a huge dissapointment. I try to only buy games that are groundbreaking and visually stunning. This game looks like it was made by amatures...unbelievable; has Crysis spoiled me? This is class of 2001 quality visuals, with my gtx260 card cranked. Dull graphics with no contrast. Environment doesn't blend in well, the AI movements look fake and repetative. the screen shake while sprinting is nauseating, and the sky always seemed too bright. maybe it'll be better with dx10, but this is unacceptable for a modern hyped up, expensive game. I havn't played very far yet, as i was so disgusted with the quality, no wonder they didn't release a demo. If this wasn't called far cry 2, no one would have bought it.… Expand
  55. SebL
    Oct 25, 2008
    2
    A beautiful and extremely boring game. As with previous games in the series, the gameplay centers around driving a car through the jungle and meeting randomly generated enemies. When driving on a generic road, you will reach crossroads that are often guarded by 3-4 generic soldiers with generic assault rifles or shotguns. They can easily be dispatched from your generic jeep's mounted A beautiful and extremely boring game. As with previous games in the series, the gameplay centers around driving a car through the jungle and meeting randomly generated enemies. When driving on a generic road, you will reach crossroads that are often guarded by 3-4 generic soldiers with generic assault rifles or shotguns. They can easily be dispatched from your generic jeep's mounted machinegun. When you reach your mission objective, there will be some small camp filled with generic soldiers that regenerate constantly. Your best bet is to run in, grab whatever your mission objective is, then run back out and drive out as fast as possible. The generic buddy that comes to save you if you "die" does not spice things up at all.… Expand
  56. MiikeP.
    Oct 28, 2008
    2
    This is a poor game that bears absolutely no relation to farcry. Its a really poor marketing cash-in - an insult to gamers. This sort of thing was done in the 8 bit computing days when someone would make a crap game and slap a film license on it and it would sell like hot cakes. I sincerely hope this game doesn't. Farcry is one of my favourite games. This is not farcry 2, crysis is This is a poor game that bears absolutely no relation to farcry. Its a really poor marketing cash-in - an insult to gamers. This sort of thing was done in the 8 bit computing days when someone would make a crap game and slap a film license on it and it would sell like hot cakes. I sincerely hope this game doesn't. Farcry is one of my favourite games. This is not farcry 2, crysis is farcry 2 in all but name. And whats with the high scores? I wouldn't be surprised if 90% of the high scores in this comments section are from ubisoft,. comments like "its a cross between crysis and stalker and cod 4 but better" just sound like blatant marketing flannel. Ubisoft - bow your heads in shame. Review sites - give the bungs ubisoft chucked your way for good review scores to charity and pray the gods of gaming don't smite you down!… Expand
  57. MadsHC
    May 22, 2009
    2
    I just completed the story mode on medium, and i've gotta say, that i am really dissappointed. I think this game misses alot. There's not a very wide selection of vechicles, which i think really sucks. The guard posts and the safe houses are pretty much all the same. I think the selection of weapons is too small. There isn't even any special quest weapons, which is a must I just completed the story mode on medium, and i've gotta say, that i am really dissappointed. I think this game misses alot. There's not a very wide selection of vechicles, which i think really sucks. The guard posts and the safe houses are pretty much all the same. I think the selection of weapons is too small. There isn't even any special quest weapons, which is a must for any game. The way you acheive your weapons in this game is quite bad too. It's cooler to just walk around and pick up whatever weapons you enemies may have. In the 1st Far Cry game you could throw rocks to distract you enemies, which is a feature i really miss in this game. The quests in the game is all the same. Go kill someone or go get medicine. No sniping quests, no sick weapons quests, no "free use of sick explosions" quests. Not even a single car chase or something like that! I also think the story of the game is very badly written. It seems like they have just made the main quest to kill "The Jackal" just because they needed something to be the main objective. None of the quests seem to have any relation to that main objective at all. But the worst shit in this game is the ending. Either go shoot yourself or blow yourself up..... That sucks ..... Visually the game is amazing, but just about every last piece of the game sucks. Repetitive, unrealistic and boring. I was expecting Far Cry 1 with a new storyline and better graphic! I payed 495 DKK for this game, which equals to about 80 USD..... Waste of money! My overall rating is going to be 2/5 I'd rather play Far Cry 1, if they hadn't added all the monsters.… Expand
  58. RustyP.
    Nov 14, 2008
    2
    Most annoying game ever? Why yes, yes it was. From the start, the game was frustrating to say the least. Apart from the slow and seemingly over the top (click on him endlessly till he finishes what he has to say) character interaction, it's not as open as it could have been. The landscape looks great, but you'll soon find it tiresome, as areas you just cleared, seemed to be Most annoying game ever? Why yes, yes it was. From the start, the game was frustrating to say the least. Apart from the slow and seemingly over the top (click on him endlessly till he finishes what he has to say) character interaction, it's not as open as it could have been. The landscape looks great, but you'll soon find it tiresome, as areas you just cleared, seemed to be instantly teaming with the same guys again, after returning within seconds. Plus when getting missions, they inevitably end up being the other side of the map, meaning long and repetitive trips. Want to get up that small hill to shoot with your sniper? Well no you can't, your character seems unable to climb the slightest hill and gets stopped in his tracks by small logs etc. So the open landscape you see, is actually very limited. The weapon system. It seems they have decided not to let you chose what weapons you would like to carry. Sure you can carry different weapons, but if you want to carry say a sniper rifle and an assault rifle, forget it. But at the same time they let you carry a sniper and an LMG???? Then there's the enemies you meet. Each and everyone of them has X-ray eyes. Not only do they know exactly where you are, but can see you through certain rocks and deep foliage. They know you are coming before you do, has to be the worst AI I've seen in a while. Stealth on this game is not and option, because even with the stealth weapons, the enemies know your position right away. It can be the middle of the night, and out of no where a guy on another part of the map starts shelling you, or a sniper the other side of a bunch of trees, starts shooting you. This is not the Far Cry 2 you or I was looking for, or expecting. Sure it looks good, but that doesn't last long and neither does the fire. Not a patch on the first tbh. This game could have been so sweet, shame they made such a pigs ear of it.… Expand
  59. DonnyD.
    Nov 15, 2008
    2
    This game is not just bad because it's a console port, it has major gameplay issues as well that I doubt are any different in the console versions of the game. To sum things up, it's extremely boring, repetitive, bad story, bad gameplay, bad "level" design and just badly design in every aspect of the game. The graphics are ok, but everything has a boring brown tint to it. People This game is not just bad because it's a console port, it has major gameplay issues as well that I doubt are any different in the console versions of the game. To sum things up, it's extremely boring, repetitive, bad story, bad gameplay, bad "level" design and just badly design in every aspect of the game. The graphics are ok, but everything has a boring brown tint to it. People who enjoy this game would enjoy 30 hours of counting cars next to the freeway just as much.… Expand
  60. TemplarGR
    Sep 9, 2016
    2
    One word description: Trash.

    This game was overrated to the extreme. It is easily the worst Far Cry game in the series. Everything from the graphics to the story to the gameplay were overrated and overhyped, even back in 2008.

    Just don't play this, ever.
  61. Higher_Standard
    Aug 17, 2010
    2
    Everyone seems to be made of armor and stealthing is impossible at times. This would be fun if it had a working coop, but otherwise it's just too bland. So bland you can't even describe how bland and boring it is. This game falls under the "Could not finish because it was painful" list.
  62. Itignition
    Jul 25, 2011
    2
    This game is very repetitive and boring. It is a demo of fire physics and gpu card testing. You will feel like a new man after uninstalling this one, its THAT bad.
  63. violent
    Dec 5, 2012
    2
    Let's start off with the multiplayer-aspect. The guns all feel the same. What I mean by that is that it feels as if they've all got the same recoil and there doesnt seem to be any bulletdrop. You learn that one recoil and then you can adjust your aim to it no matter if you're using the heavy mg or a pistol. Other than that all the maps are basicly the same. There's like a hotzone in theLet's start off with the multiplayer-aspect. The guns all feel the same. What I mean by that is that it feels as if they've all got the same recoil and there doesnt seem to be any bulletdrop. You learn that one recoil and then you can adjust your aim to it no matter if you're using the heavy mg or a pistol. Other than that all the maps are basicly the same. There's like a hotzone in the middle and you can run around it - there it is. When a match is over and you're the best player on the winning team you can decide to either punish or spare the best player in the opposing team. That's about the only cool thing with the multiplayer-part. I'd sum it up as a **** clone of Call of duty-multiplayer - and im not even a call of duty fanboy. The single player was pretty fun when I started. The story was compelling enough for me to get interested in the antagonist and the main character (yourself) but once you got out of that first "zone" it all got worse. I thought that the survival-aspect seemed cool in trailers. But that was because I expected that the main character would have to collect eatable plants, hunt animals etc in order to survive. But nope. That's all part of some weird and huge unlock-system. You can make a backpack out of 2 X meat from animal Y. That animal is marked on your minimap so there's no way that you can miss it. The same goes for all the plants. Just look at your minimap and all you need to do is go there. It's an open world but since EVERYTHING is marked on the map it feels as if everything is already explored. You already know where everything is so there's close to no exploring. Sure, you can climb up a radiotower and the hotspots will become even more apparent to you (they actually show you how the place looks from an angle, instead of just the marked spot).

    And if that wasnt enough the AI is beyond stupid. You can throw rocks to distract the AI, you've got an infinite amount of rocks and you can do it a billion times. Each time the AI goes "WHAT WAS THAT?!", each time just as surprised as the previous time you did it. Their reactiontimes also seem to be really slow. They aim at you and after about 5 seconds they start shooting. I guess this is some setting that would help console-players to kill their enemies fast enough but on a PC it's incredibly easy to get the kill before they actually start shooting.

    Eventually the story just spins into a cliché and I totally lost interest. Stopped playing after about two hours of playtime. I doubt I will play it again. The co-op was repetative and easy (on the hardest difficulty). The co-op is not like single player. You're on a rail on one specific "mission" at a time. It's not even a story, you go get a bomb, place it and then you go to spot X. Mission complete and you go back to the lobby. All in all a really crappy game. It gets 2 because the voiceacting was better than average.    … Expand
  64. Crutch
    Jun 6, 2012
    2
    1 Point for being original another for creatively controlling fire effects...but that's it. This game is mind numbingly boring. Second the "it's open ended" is complete garbage. If I take the left street to work, instead of the right, I'm still going to work. Furthermore the choices you make have ZERO impact on the extremely linear story. It doesn't matter if you save all of Africa, have a1 Point for being original another for creatively controlling fire effects...but that's it. This game is mind numbingly boring. Second the "it's open ended" is complete garbage. If I take the left street to work, instead of the right, I'm still going to work. Furthermore the choices you make have ZERO impact on the extremely linear story. It doesn't matter if you save all of Africa, have a trash can full of blood diamonds to share, or improved your "friendship" with someone to 99999, NONE OF IT MATTERS. The story writers should be ashamed! Finally, the mechanics are extremely poor. The same truck will come the same way every time. For some reason the armies build the same shacks back you JUST blew up 10 seconds ago if you venture to far out. This becomes EXTREMELY annoying as it's simply a grind of killing meaningless people. I have no clue how this game received an 85 rating. I doubt very seriously that the game reviewers actually finished the game. I did. And both endings sucked. 4.99 for this game is a rip off. Save your money.… Expand
  65. Bunkerfox
    Oct 8, 2014
    2
    First off, I'm not reviewing this as a sequel to Far Cry. It's made by different people with a different aim, so there really isn't much point comparing them.

    The game is a First person shooter set in an African environment, where you must work to bring down an arms dealer who is supplying arms to sides in local conflicts, causing death and misery, Boo! You play a mercenary who will    First off, I'm not reviewing this as a sequel to Far Cry. It's made by different people with a different aim, so there really isn't much point comparing them.

    The game is a First person shooter set in an African environment, where you must work to bring down an arms dealer who is supplying arms to sides in local conflicts, causing death and misery, Boo! You play a mercenary who will bring down this criminal, by going to the conflict zone and shooting dead hundreds upon hundreds of people with arms he buys with blood diamonds. Yay you! Anyway, how does it look? Ok. Nothing really spectacular or worth mentioning, it is there, it functions but is tends to get rather bland with the colours sometimes, but I won't hold it against it. So graphics get a good mark from me, except for the fire which looks very 2D.

    Now, the gameplay itself. Let's start with the combat, as it is a shooter after all. All the weapons feel and look good for the most part. Some seem similar, but most manage to feel like different guns. Shame that there is a God awful degradation system in effect. Most weapons you get from enemies seem to have seen better centuries and will jam constantly or just outright explode. Never when the enemy has them, it only happens to you. You need to buy new weapons from arms dealers (these ones are nice weapon sellers apparently) to actually get one that works like it's supposed to. So the weapon degradation is annoying and poorly but stops short at being game ruining.

    What doesn't stop short however, is the AI. It is so rubbish. Enemies aren't good at taking cover, or more often than not just randomly walk in the open towards you. They can't shoot straight, can't think of approaching you from any angle apart from the direct one, and just in general are rubbish. This makes all the action scenes seem rather pointless and undermining. I'm supposed to be fearing for my life in fire fights, not just sitting near a rock shooting people as they trundle towards me or act like jack-in-the-boxes. When your shooter actually fails at the combat section, it isn't a good sign.

    To get around the map you have access to some trusty cars. Well, I say trusty, they tend to break down a lot, which is fixed by a few seconds of twiddling in the engine, which isn't making me feel like I'm fixing it or I have to take care of it, it's just a hassle that no one would notice if it wasn't there.

    The actual gameplay itself is really bad. Get mission from some person, drive there, kill people, come back and get paid in diamonds (Good thing you are here to help stop this guy who is causing all this conflict!) Getting to your location, normally miles away, involves driving through camps filled with constantly respawning enemies. Once you cleared everyone from the camp you can literally just walk about a hundred meters away and then everyone there has respawned. If it was a sandbox you could just go round them, but no, the natural corridors force you through them, again, and again, and again.
    Every time you want to go somewhere you have to have yet another pointless and repetitive (and boring) fight. There are no friendly forces who can take over the place even, Despite working for one of the sides in this war they tell you that "Our boys won't recognise you", which should be read as "We didn't want to program a reputation system in". This is one of the games worst offenders, the totally painful firefights it forces you into again and again against the mediocre AI.

    Another big weakness is the voice acting. I will say without doubt that it is the worst voice acting I have ever heard in a game. I'm including games like Deep Fear in that. This game is worse. At least in others they try. This game the voice actors sound like they have been dragged from some office, sedated, lobotomised and then told that if they show any emotion or, indeed, talent, they will be killed. I have yet to hear a line spoken as if it was a human doing it. Microsoft Sam is a better voice talent than these people.

    So in the end, we have a open world shooter that isn't open world and isn't a very good shooter. For a game with a good budget behind it which promised lots it has delivered us a repetitive and poorly done shooter that fails at being good at shooting    … Expand
  66. NGFP
    Jul 17, 2012
    2
    this game has good graphics visual, but sometimes that's not all that importa.é very repetitive, and go kill somebody and then people are there again, you lose a lot of time to walk hundreds of kilometers, and on arrival the target is to do the same thing as the other vezes.estou desapontado.desculpem errors, but I'm Portuguese
  67. maharjaan
    Oct 1, 2012
    2
    This is Worst Game I have ever played...made me sick in real time ...Complete Nonsense...At least Game Makers should know,what he is trying user to grab...what we are doing in this game...what to do why to do and ultimately what's aim? ...Iam deleting this game in middle...even i dont know how many missions i have completed...wtf.
  68. WestLil0
    Feb 1, 2013
    2
    Not worth it! I purchased it on a special offer at just $9.99 so I figured I didn't have much to lose. I had already played Far Cry 3 and liked so thought I would give the previous version a chance but it is TERRIBLE. Hard to follow the mapmarkers, the fast travel is horrible and even though I am on EASY level, it's just very hard to achieve your missions. I can't believe the differenceNot worth it! I purchased it on a special offer at just $9.99 so I figured I didn't have much to lose. I had already played Far Cry 3 and liked so thought I would give the previous version a chance but it is TERRIBLE. Hard to follow the mapmarkers, the fast travel is horrible and even though I am on EASY level, it's just very hard to achieve your missions. I can't believe the difference between Far Cry 2 and 3. The 3rd installment is very good. But don't waste your time on this one. I can see why user score is 5.6… Expand
  69. Osmium
    Jul 30, 2013
    2
    Just repetitive. A complete disappointment. Huge open world, with nothing in it worth exploring. Generic world, generic enemies (which respawn after what feels like 30 seconds). Graphis etc. may be good, but the game offers no introduction, no interesting characters, no storyline. Somehow even the core mechanics, the shooting, didn't appeal to me, and the rather not so smart AI does notJust repetitive. A complete disappointment. Huge open world, with nothing in it worth exploring. Generic world, generic enemies (which respawn after what feels like 30 seconds). Graphis etc. may be good, but the game offers no introduction, no interesting characters, no storyline. Somehow even the core mechanics, the shooting, didn't appeal to me, and the rather not so smart AI does not improve the gaming experience.… Expand
  70. availebel
    Jan 10, 2014
    2
    очень скучная. Очень. ужасно скучная. Невероятно. Но за графику и за огонь она от меня зарабатывает 2. А в остальном... Даже писать не хочется. Сюжета нормального нету, игра практически линейная.
  71. Lubo1svk
    Feb 25, 2014
    2
    I think average score 5.7 to this date is still quite high for this game. Almost non existing story, very limited options what to do, along with some most unrealistic elements (the most crappy cars have gps, you always repair any car and tons of more) this game is one of the most boring 3rd person action on the market. The gameplay is so repetitive, that it gets boring even during theI think average score 5.7 to this date is still quite high for this game. Almost non existing story, very limited options what to do, along with some most unrealistic elements (the most crappy cars have gps, you always repair any car and tons of more) this game is one of the most boring 3rd person action on the market. The gameplay is so repetitive, that it gets boring even during the tutorial itself. There is very little to prise about Far cry 2 other than graphics.… Expand
  72. sdcajack
    Oct 8, 2014
    2
    I loved Far Cry and Far Cry 3... I hated this game.

    First, this game has next to nothing to do with the original Far Cry other than being an FPS. One of the most enjoyable parts of FC was the lush tropical environment. This game's sophisticated graphics are marred by the tan/brown/beige palette used. The resulting African setting is so ugly, bland, and monochromatic it adds to the    I loved Far Cry and Far Cry 3... I hated this game.

    First, this game has next to nothing to do with the original Far Cry other than being an FPS. One of the most enjoyable parts of FC was the lush tropical environment. This game's sophisticated graphics are marred by the tan/brown/beige palette used. The resulting African setting is so ugly, bland, and monochromatic it adds to the tediousness of the game.

    Game play has design flaws with poor AI, weapons that rapidly decompose, and a terrible gaming innovation, incurable malaria.

    This "sandbox" is huge and takes much of your gaming time just getting from point A to point B. Sadly, the large world has very little of interest to do in it and is painfully ugly.

    Skip this installment of Far Cry franchise. The original Far Cry and FC3 are on a completely different level from this poorly designed misfire.    … Expand
  73. Marick
    Feb 2, 2015
    2
    Far Cry 2 is an open world first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 21, 2008.Far Cry 2 is a sequel to the original Far Cry. The game features an open-ended experience. Players are able to ally with one or multiple factions, and to progress through the game world and missions as they see fit, resulting in a nonlinear style ofFar Cry 2 is an open world first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 21, 2008.Far Cry 2 is a sequel to the original Far Cry. The game features an open-ended experience. Players are able to ally with one or multiple factions, and to progress through the game world and missions as they see fit, resulting in a nonlinear style of gameplay commonly referred to as sandbox mode that allows the story to progress at their speed and in the order they choose.[7] Players can use a range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, boats and hang gliders, to travel within the 50 km2 (19 sq mi) gameplay area. The playing styles range from head-on assaults to stealthy infiltrations and assassinations. The game takes place in a sprawling African landscape, with terrain ranging from desert to savannah to jungle.… Expand
  74. M300
    Jun 28, 2019
    2
    The only thing i like is the fire physics, the game is highly repetitive and a very bad sequel. I will never understand the positive appeal it has.
  75. RobJ
    Jul 7, 2009
    1
    There are a 2 main complaints that i have with this game: 1: Its a bit of a misleading title. If your buying this game expecting more of the same fun as the original far cry, buy crysis instead because this "sequel" is Far Cry in name only. the only similarity I could find was the fact that you start the game with a machete and a pistol. 2: There are some brilliant game mechanics (the There are a 2 main complaints that i have with this game: 1: Its a bit of a misleading title. If your buying this game expecting more of the same fun as the original far cry, buy crysis instead because this "sequel" is Far Cry in name only. the only similarity I could find was the fact that you start the game with a machete and a pistol. 2: There are some brilliant game mechanics (the health system and malaria gimmick were pretty cool, as well as the map system and the car repair thingy) however these great ideas are marred by the fact that the developers seem to have forgotten to put a game around these mechanics. It all looks very pretty and the graphics are nice, but when every mission is to travel to the other side of the samey landscape and kill someone for some reason it gets a bit old. Not to mention the journey to these areas is slowed considerably by random respawning jeeps full of baddies blocking your path. I was basically fighting the same enemies in the same landscape with the objective of fighting more of the same enemies slightly further away. so overall, great game mechanics, but it needs a more coherant and varied main mission. Calling this game Far Cry is like making a new Max Payne game only to take Max Payne out of New York, remove his trademark hair and oh wait.… Expand
  76. PeteR.
    Oct 29, 2008
    1
    This is the most overrated game of the year. When / If UBI wonder why PC game sales are so low, they should ask themselves (hint: not because of piracy). To UBI: PC gamers don't want dumbed down, repetitive simpletons. This "game" has no story, no logic, advertised civil war doesn't exist in game (and you're the most hated person in Africa for no apparent reason). Dumbed This is the most overrated game of the year. When / If UBI wonder why PC game sales are so low, they should ask themselves (hint: not because of piracy). To UBI: PC gamers don't want dumbed down, repetitive simpletons. This "game" has no story, no logic, advertised civil war doesn't exist in game (and you're the most hated person in Africa for no apparent reason). Dumbed down console controls and restrictive DRM turning people to piracy on top of everything. This game is not worth wasting bandwidth on downloading, not mentioning buying this crap. I could go on a lot of what's wrong with it, but PC owners that commented 6 or less, already listed most of it. Far Crap 2 ? Rather GTA: Kongo.… Expand
  77. CseeVP
    Oct 24, 2008
    1
    It sucks like hell, waste of money... It's just a 'wanna-be' GTA game. But it's in the jungle... The map is huge, and you get shot every 5 seconds... then you have to repair your car... it's almost the only thing you have to do. Like in GTA you go to a point to start a mission and the complete it. But here every mission contains: Get something from somewhere on It sucks like hell, waste of money... It's just a 'wanna-be' GTA game. But it's in the jungle... The map is huge, and you get shot every 5 seconds... then you have to repair your car... it's almost the only thing you have to do. Like in GTA you go to a point to start a mission and the complete it. But here every mission contains: Get something from somewhere on the other side of the world and bring it back... I give it 1 for bringing it out but for nothing else.… Expand
  78. DaveN
    Oct 24, 2008
    1
    Never have I felt so disappointed by a game that was built up to be great by the manufacturer . The general Far Cry community are up in arms over how they've been duped into spending their hard earned cash by the false advertising of the game . I'm not sure how the critics can praise this game , or even if they have actually played it , as if they have , they would realize that Never have I felt so disappointed by a game that was built up to be great by the manufacturer . The general Far Cry community are up in arms over how they've been duped into spending their hard earned cash by the false advertising of the game . I'm not sure how the critics can praise this game , or even if they have actually played it , as if they have , they would realize that it is simply awful . Enemies respawning , sickness that prevents you from exploring the so called ' vast 50km environment ' which is basically UBI's way of of covering up a huge misrepresentation regarding the freedom of the FC2 world . Repetitive gameplay , no straife ability whilst sprinting , DRM issues , bugs , and what happened to a destructive environment ? Graphics are boring at best , and cheap at worst , and every good thing that was in FC 1 has been removed , and replaced with nothing . Basically a console game that has been sold to PC gamers with lies and false promises . Multiplayer is a joke , from not being able to join servers that have started a match , to stupid tags above every player .... even the enemy . WTF ? At least Okidoki can have a holiday now . Sorry for sounding negative , but this game is simply appalling . Just read the UBI forums to see how disgruntled the community are , and you'll see I'm telling the truth . Did the above critics get free holidays for their reviews , because they certainly can't have played the game . Total rubbish !… Expand
  79. JerryS
    Jan 5, 2009
    1
    This game wastes your time by making you drive back and forth in your jeep and clearing the same outpost you cleared 5 minutes ago. It purposely tried to make the game repetitive and long. By "open ended game" they mean very repetitive. It's a shame too because the scenery, the engine, the gameplay could have been really well used to make a fun FPS and multiplayer. Could is the key This game wastes your time by making you drive back and forth in your jeep and clearing the same outpost you cleared 5 minutes ago. It purposely tried to make the game repetitive and long. By "open ended game" they mean very repetitive. It's a shame too because the scenery, the engine, the gameplay could have been really well used to make a fun FPS and multiplayer. Could is the key word. I give it a 1 for trying. The user score here of 5.6 is based on 460 votes so its got some weight to it. If you look at this game for the xbox or ps3, you'll see higher user scores, but those are based only a small amount of users. This game is a 2 at best. Nice try, but definitely no cigar.… Expand
  80. RasmusT
    Nov 4, 2008
    1
    Repetition, repetition, repetition. Perhaps one of the most boring games I've played as of late; the AI is horrid: you can kill some dude with a sniper rifle some ~100^99 miles away and his companions still spot you in a matter of milliseconds - through the trees/behind treetrunks. Getting to point B from point A takes ages - because at every intersection (and trust me, there are a Repetition, repetition, repetition. Perhaps one of the most boring games I've played as of late; the AI is horrid: you can kill some dude with a sniper rifle some ~100^99 miles away and his companions still spot you in a matter of milliseconds - through the trees/behind treetrunks. Getting to point B from point A takes ages - because at every intersection (and trust me, there are a lot of intersections), there's a camp full of mindless morons who'll start shooting at you with 99% accuracy, and if that's not enough to stop the car you're in, they'll instantly get inside their own jeeps with that annoying mounted machinegun and follow you to the end of the world, or until you're furious enough to stop your car, wait for them to get around the trees/stones/signs they constantly crash into, and empty an entire mag in their guts before you shut the game down. Hearing the NPC's shout "Argh! The bastard shot me!" after you've emptied an entire mag on them with 5 seconds between every bullet cracks me up though.… Expand
  81. OhYeah
    Oct 25, 2008
    1
    I do not know what goes on in the minds of people who gave this game a positive score. Maybe they are console players and they've never played a decent game in their life. Maybe they have several blood clots in their brain and have lost the power of higher reasoning. Maybe both. This game is terrible. And what's really sad is that it took me only 10 minutes to realize this, I do not know what goes on in the minds of people who gave this game a positive score. Maybe they are console players and they've never played a decent game in their life. Maybe they have several blood clots in their brain and have lost the power of higher reasoning. Maybe both. This game is terrible. And what's really sad is that it took me only 10 minutes to realize this, without reading all the other negative comments. The visuals are "okay" at best. They are definitely not as immersive as Crysis for example. I'd even go as far as to say Far Cry 1 felt more tropical then Far Cry 2 feels african. Everything looks brown, its' hard to make out where one thing begins and the other ends. Moving around in the game feels like you're drunk, on drugs and have several vital limbs missing. The moral? Don't but a shooter unless it's coming from id, valve or perhaps crytek. The rest don't have a clue how to make a good shooter.… Expand
  82. st@r$k!X
    Oct 28, 2008
    1
    I've never been so disappointed, I hoped that if this game is developed by Ubisoft, it'll be great, but after I've played Assassin's Creed I just felt that something is wrong with Ubi and I was right. Ubi is making really boring games by now. You're still doing the same: for example: kill,kill,kill(quest given by the same person),destroy,destroy,destroy(the same) I've never been so disappointed, I hoped that if this game is developed by Ubisoft, it'll be great, but after I've played Assassin's Creed I just felt that something is wrong with Ubi and I was right. Ubi is making really boring games by now. You're still doing the same: for example: kill,kill,kill(quest given by the same person),destroy,destroy,destroy(the same) and if you come to another person the same thing happens again. I don't know what to think about those Ubi's 2 new games, but.. nothing good except graphics is there. I finished both games and I really know what I'm saying, I'm sad 'cos of it:( If I can compare it to anything, it's like you're still playing the same 5seconds long song over and over and over and over again...Kill me if you think it's not truth, but this is IMO the worst disappointment of the year.… Expand
  83. JoelG.
    Oct 31, 2008
    1
    Boring. Mindless. Repetition. Good for people low on IQ points and high on pot, this game is nothing but a series of 'go to point A, kill randomly generated generic looking soldiers, killing another bunch of randomly generated solders on the way'. Rinse and Repeat. Enemies respawn every few minutes, and take ages to die. Most of the game is spent driving and walking and since Boring. Mindless. Repetition. Good for people low on IQ points and high on pot, this game is nothing but a series of 'go to point A, kill randomly generated generic looking soldiers, killing another bunch of randomly generated solders on the way'. Rinse and Repeat. Enemies respawn every few minutes, and take ages to die. Most of the game is spent driving and walking and since you can't take more than one mission at a time, spending a half hour going from one end of the map to another to complete a minor objective while killing the SAME enemies I killed 5 minutes ago makes me want to stab myself with an icepick just to make sure my brain still works. I was especially turned off by the graphics, while the original far cry had lush green visuals this game looks like they took that and applied a drab sepia filter to the entire thing, making it all seem like a shade of the same color. The reviewers have obviously been bribed. Ubisoft Montreal disappoints once again. DO NOT BUY… Expand
  84. Drew
    Jan 1, 2009
    1
    Terrible, repetitive gameplay. The AI is absolutely moronic, they go from shooting you through trees at 2k's away to standing next to you doing nothing. Absolutely everybody shoots at you the moment they spot you (even guards at checkpoints when you drive up to them). The missions get repetitive and all the driving you have to do is made worse by the aforementioned checkpoints. The Terrible, repetitive gameplay. The AI is absolutely moronic, they go from shooting you through trees at 2k's away to standing next to you doing nothing. Absolutely everybody shoots at you the moment they spot you (even guards at checkpoints when you drive up to them). The missions get repetitive and all the driving you have to do is made worse by the aforementioned checkpoints. The graphics are OK I guess but the AI really lets this game down hard. Honestly it's like they borrowed the AI ruitines from the original doom all they do is see you and blast. No wonder people pirate games.… Expand
  85. JohnDoe
    Apr 12, 2009
    1
    This is probably the worst sequel in history, there is only 1 good thing to say about it and that is the game's engine but everything else is flawed, annoying and repetitive.

    Why they went and ruined a good franchise like Far Cry with this manure is astonishing and almost as shocking as the high scores it's gotten from review sites.
  86. GarethE.
    Nov 19, 2008
    1
    This is beyond disappointment...this game manages to take something that seemed nearly impossible to screw up, and screw it up so amazingly badly that it's a wonder they aren't charging a monthly fee for the multiplayer. From sub-par AI, to bad voice acting, to repetitive gameplay, to boring and cliched characters, to a storyline that seems about as unimaginative as Gears of War This is beyond disappointment...this game manages to take something that seemed nearly impossible to screw up, and screw it up so amazingly badly that it's a wonder they aren't charging a monthly fee for the multiplayer. From sub-par AI, to bad voice acting, to repetitive gameplay, to boring and cliched characters, to a storyline that seems about as unimaginative as Gears of War meets pseudo-realism, to DRM that actually punishes people for buying the game legally, and to add insult to injury, it's about as open-ended and immersive as DOOM 3...I mostly play RPGs...now I know why...please, please, PLEASE do yourself a favor and buy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. SoC or CS and play a REAL open-ended game...… Expand
  87. ExpPlayer
    Oct 27, 2008
    1
    thi s is a biggest disappointment of the year.
    This game truly and ultimately sucks donkey balls. What kind of FPP is that, where there is virtually no enviroment to what you do. You want to shoot a car in wheels? forget it! you wanna destroy smth? If it's not carnister of fuel, forget it! You was thinking of stealth missions? Forget it - as soon as you hit an enemie all the others    thi s is a biggest disappointment of the year.
    This game truly and ultimately sucks donkey balls. What kind of FPP is that, where there is virtually no enviroment to what you do. You want to shoot a car in wheels? forget it! you wanna destroy smth? If it's not carnister of fuel, forget it! You was thinking of stealth missions? Forget it - as soon as you hit an enemie all the others rush on to you.
    What a crap.. :/    … Expand
  88. Smith
    Nov 26, 2009
    1
    The game's only good thing is the graphics, the game play and repetitive and dull, enemies are all the same. Most of the play time is driving around since the game always puts the objective at the ass end of the world map. The gore and blood are ridiculous. Nothing about this game is special! The story is almost non existent. please save your money and dont buy it. it is a waste.
  89. SamuelW
    May 24, 2009
    1
    I'm giving this game a 1, sincerely, because it's not a game at all. It is a gigantic conglomeration of nothingness in a vast world of nothing, where everything, everywhere, is exactly the same. A game (in my opinion) is supposed to have some kind of substance to it. If there was ever an instance of a modern game with phenomenal graphics that had the gameplay of an atari game, I'm giving this game a 1, sincerely, because it's not a game at all. It is a gigantic conglomeration of nothingness in a vast world of nothing, where everything, everywhere, is exactly the same. A game (in my opinion) is supposed to have some kind of substance to it. If there was ever an instance of a modern game with phenomenal graphics that had the gameplay of an atari game, this is definitely it. Every mission is EXACTLY the same. Well, I shouldn't say every one... There are 3 types of missions. You either blow up a truck and get guns, kill a random dude in a random place for money, or kill some random guys in a random place to make money and make the faction happy. None of it feels like anything at all. This is the only game in existence where playing missions is exactly the same as not playing missions. If you randomly drive around and don't accept a single mission of the game, you will be equally as satisfied as completing the game (ie, you will be about as satisfied as drinking piss when you're thirsty). None of it makes any sense. You will be in the middle of a firefight, and suddenly your brand new gun will jam, then your screen will blur out and turn yellow because you're randomly sick with malaria, you will get shot nearly to death, so you run like a scared little girl behind the first rock you see. 3 bandages, a syringe, and popping some pills later... you feel better... only to repeat this incredible nonsense all over again 15 minutes later. Oh.... Oh..... don't even get me started on the controls..... really.... don't... well.. oh, what's that? You want to hear what I think of the controls? Okay! EPIC BAGS OF FAIL Mouse is extremely laggy and sluggish even with 60 fps. After random tweaking of various files, I have gotten it to feel "decent" at best. Leaning and Prone are completely 100% removed. Why remove a feature from the second game that was essential to the first game? It's one thing if you're playing half life and you can't go into prone or lean, but in a jungle setting where cover is essential, you will grind your teeth out cursing the developers for being so naive. Every movement feels slow, sluggish, and delayed. Your character sprints slower than a sloth, and becomes tired and weary after a mere 3 seconds of sprinting. Jumping feels useless, especially when there are invisible walls EVERYWHERE to keep you from getting to places that seem interesting. ............ I'm done. Please, do yourself a favor and don't buy this game. Far Cry 1 for the PC was one of my favorite games of all time. I've beaten it countless times and had countless hours of fun playing through that game. I'm disgusted that this developer disgraced a title that I hold so dear to me.… Expand
  90. Matt
    Nov 22, 2009
    1
    1 for effort... or no effort. I certainly liked the feeling of hiding from enemies in the first far cry. You could stumble upon an enemy or intentionally, and then hide in a bush or whatever to allude them and then blow out their brains. You could lie down to get away from enemy fire. You could run farther and faster. There was a story line. There were real battles that varied. There was 1 for effort... or no effort. I certainly liked the feeling of hiding from enemies in the first far cry. You could stumble upon an enemy or intentionally, and then hide in a bush or whatever to allude them and then blow out their brains. You could lie down to get away from enemy fire. You could run farther and faster. There was a story line. There were real battles that varied. There was minimal time wasted driving around. There were no meaningless battles. Far Cry 2 is a 'far cry' from Far Cry 1. It screams for help everytime I play it. It just wants to be a real game... but I can't help it. It struggles to excite me and cannot. It moans in pain to be fun and yet cannot be. It needed more love as an infant. Someone just didn't have a college fund for this baby! I wanted so bad for it to play like they said it would, 'A real experience' they even said, 'As close to the real thing ever'.... Ever??? Nope. It's not really that close. I enjoyed the online play for a while, but then that was too repetative also. Its a game that could've gone far if the developers had spent a few more hours on it. I hope far cry 3 is better. Far Cry 1 was my favorite game, so I had high expectations for 2. What a let down. Paid near 60$ for the game. Bought a big pile of poop. So what is all this meaningless bable???? It's far cry 2!… Expand
  91. Coeco
    Dec 3, 2012
    1
    A title that unfortunely had a bit of a wild tango dance during the development face, not knowing whether it wants to be dumbed down for the masses or stay true to difficulty and we end up with this horibly spread-out hybrid between an MMORPG with infinite enemy spawns and an single-player RPG shooter. It's not realistic, It's not immersive and It certainly does not posess a quality enemyA title that unfortunely had a bit of a wild tango dance during the development face, not knowing whether it wants to be dumbed down for the masses or stay true to difficulty and we end up with this horibly spread-out hybrid between an MMORPG with infinite enemy spawns and an single-player RPG shooter. It's not realistic, It's not immersive and It certainly does not posess a quality enemy AI. Stay away from this one unless you can try it before purchase.… Expand
  92. Klarcius
    Dec 14, 2011
    1
    What a disappointment. It's just another boring, repetitive, overrated and overpriced game. I still wonder why they called this game Far Cry 2, as it has very little similarities to the first one. Every mission you take you have to go to the other side of the map driving a stinky old jeep on a dull landscape, and enemies at the checkpoints respawn every time you pass those points, andWhat a disappointment. It's just another boring, repetitive, overrated and overpriced game. I still wonder why they called this game Far Cry 2, as it has very little similarities to the first one. Every mission you take you have to go to the other side of the map driving a stinky old jeep on a dull landscape, and enemies at the checkpoints respawn every time you pass those points, and takes forever to kill. It also means that it will take a lot of time just getting from point A to B in order to attempt to start a mission. If I wanted more open-world I would play the GTA series or even Crysis for that matter. If I wanted to drive I would play the DIRT series.
    It takes many many headshots to kill an enemy, and you cannot rely on large caliber weapons because somehow in this game shooting several rounds of 7.62x39mm into someone's face is not enough to kill him.
    0.5 for Graphics (round up to 1), 0 for everything else. I am thoroughly disappointed.    … Expand
  93. R3T41L
    Nov 30, 2016
    1
    most overrated game in entire gaming history. this game is just a complete mess. ugly locations, huge map not worth exploring, respawning enemies on every outpost, superslow driving, annyoing weapon jamming, boring story, boring side quests. in 3 words, this game can be described as "boring as f**** " . back in the days, i've spent 10 hours just because it was "a new far cry game" and itmost overrated game in entire gaming history. this game is just a complete mess. ugly locations, huge map not worth exploring, respawning enemies on every outpost, superslow driving, annyoing weapon jamming, boring story, boring side quests. in 3 words, this game can be described as "boring as f**** " . back in the days, i've spent 10 hours just because it was "a new far cry game" and it got amazing reviews all over the internet, but the more you realize how many "payed" reviews has got a name all over it, you realize beneath a far cry 2 name it's one of the worst shooters i've ever played up to date. if you are nostalgic type of gamer and you like to play older games looking for a challenge, trust me, this one is not what you are looking for.… Expand
  94. QuitBeingStupid
    May 8, 2012
    1
    Boring. Repetitive, Ridiculous respawns. Waste of time. The negative reviews sum it up. The game is a "far cry" from being even remotely related to the first game. Steam needs to start giving refunds for piles of waste.
  95. Sirik_Matak
    Aug 27, 2016
    1
    I've just deleted this pile of garbage. Not even 5 minutes in this game (pun intended) and I had enough already.
    Not only because of the atrocious intro, where for 5 GOD DAMNED miutes you have absolutely no control and are forced to listen idiotic lines and endure through a broing landscape. After two outposts of stiff shooting vs idiotic AI, I gave up.
    The hellish fov didn't help either.
  96. Julstar
    Mar 19, 2014
    1
    What ruins the very good atmosphere of this game for me is just that all you do is shoot people, then drive to another place on the other side of the map, get attacked by some outpost people only to shoot more people at the place you were headed! I DON'T CARE ABOUT GOOD GRAFICS IF THE GAMEPLAY IS JUST ANNOYING! I have no idea if the story is good, I didn't want to play it for long.
  97. Vinoth2803
    Aug 5, 2020
    1
    Dumbest and worst game I've ever played, mindless shooting by enemies, everywhere you go within the game, one of those faction douchebags will shoot at you on sight, your buddy will come for rescue but if your buddy is shot then you have to save him/her after you recover momentarily, otherwise the buddy is gone forever, worst part of the game is the douchebags will follow in vehicles andDumbest and worst game I've ever played, mindless shooting by enemies, everywhere you go within the game, one of those faction douchebags will shoot at you on sight, your buddy will come for rescue but if your buddy is shot then you have to save him/her after you recover momentarily, otherwise the buddy is gone forever, worst part of the game is the douchebags will follow in vehicles and attack you, played couple of story missions, got tired and uninstalled it, you'll be dead within minutes while you travel to your mission location, I'm wondering what the developers thought during game design, in many other games, enemies will not shoot at you unless provoked, in this game, everywhere you go, you'll die no matter what, forgot to mention the damn malaria will slow you down like hell, you have to replenish your malaria medicine frequently and stock it up, otherwise your game character will be good as dead..... phew.... humble request to gamers, do not play Far Cry 2 ever, it will piss you off at best....… Expand
  98. JiriK
    Jan 9, 2009
    0
    Absolute dissapoitment. Long time drooling about the sequel to great Far Cry game went through the window since I´ve passed third mission. I went to Gas Station for killing roughly 20 men, turned in mission, then I went to Gas Station for killing one man, turned in mission, then I went to Gas Station ( what a surprise :( ) for finding some papers. How about finding the papers while Absolute dissapoitment. Long time drooling about the sequel to great Far Cry game went through the window since I´ve passed third mission. I went to Gas Station for killing roughly 20 men, turned in mission, then I went to Gas Station for killing one man, turned in mission, then I went to Gas Station ( what a surprise :( ) for finding some papers. How about finding the papers while I was annihilating the whole area in the first try, Ubisoft? Stupid AI which allows all enemies to know EXACT location of you after firing first shot ( not to mentios enemies in the buildings with no line of sight of me ). Snipers shooting on 400 meters ( got details maxed out, but I cannot see him because of engine limits ), 12 types of cars - no one of it can be handled quite right and the speed 40km/h is not different from 120km/h, absolutely repetitive missions containing 90% of driving/walking and 10% of action ( is this game a trekking/hiking simulator with occasional action or what? ) guns are made nicely, but after 15 minutes I have figured out, that close range weapons are forbidden ... using long range weapons saves lot of time and makes the game easier. Last drop was looking at the Steam forum where I tried to find helpo with frequent crashes and BSODs and found out that last post was two weeks old and the topic was: "Is anybody still playing this game?" My worst invested money for game ever. Ubisoft, learn from your mistakes ... do what you can perfectly ( Prince of Persia ).… Expand
  99. FirstLast
    Dec 12, 2008
    0
    This game is just plain awful. It's obvious what type of people they're trying to appeal to with the whole Grand Theft Auto aura of the game. I burst out laughing when I saw something along the lines of "You have gained X reputation points!" The fact that it is rated so highly goes to show how crooked the gaming industry has become. The average score is in the high 80's (to This game is just plain awful. It's obvious what type of people they're trying to appeal to with the whole Grand Theft Auto aura of the game. I burst out laughing when I saw something along the lines of "You have gained X reputation points!" The fact that it is rated so highly goes to show how crooked the gaming industry has become. The average score is in the high 80's (to give you an idea of how significant that is, Unreal Tournament 2003 has the same score), but the USER score is in the low 50's. Someone is getting paid to put pretty numbers on this crap. Either that, or the gaming industry has finally been rid of creative talent by this overly conservative trend in gaming (corporations avoiding risk, so the same ideas with slight modifications are recycled over and over).… Expand
  100. PaulT.
    Oct 26, 2008
    0
    Totally ruined by the presence of SecuROM and limited activations. Pirates are now enjoying this game free of any hindrance, meanwhile, I'm left with having to hunt for something else. My computer is my business and I will not allow corporate spyware on my machine. This DRM is powerless against piracy and is killing the PC games industry.
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#17 Best PC Game of 2008
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
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#8 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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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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