Far Cry 2

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  1. Tomle1202
    Jul 11, 2017
    7
    The war-torn African country in which Far Cry 2 takes place is interesting, immersive and realistic, sometimes painfully so and sometimes annoyingly not.
  2. ave
    Jun 16, 2017
    7
    The first time I've tried to play Far Cry 2, I was kinda overwhelmed and confused by the sheer size of the world and the long stretches to go from point A to point B so I've waited to have more time at hand to dive in.

    So years after, I finally managed to properly play the game and it was both satisfying and... puzzling. Among the strong point of Far Cry 2 is - of course - the core    The first time I've tried to play Far Cry 2, I was kinda overwhelmed and confused by the sheer size of the world and the long stretches to go from point A to point B so I've waited to have more time at hand to dive in.

    So years after, I finally managed to properly play the game and it was both satisfying and... puzzling.

    Among the strong point of Far Cry 2 is - of course - the core gameplay of shooting, the rendering of an african country (especially the blinding light and sensation of heat, the heavy rains, and majesty of its landscape), and the dereliction (palpable in either Malaria, weapon degradation, and also progressive loss of humanity).

    Another great feature of the game is the immersion in a civil war setting, with several factions (UFLL, APR, civils and mercenaries, weapon dealers) you're kinda "forced" to work for in order to get medication, gain weapons, reputation, money, and potentially reach your objective and leave the country. Many gray areas here where - as one would say - it is kind of difficult to distinguish good from evil, where there is only human need of survival, instinct of greed and drive to power.

    All of this led to a somewhat strange place : on one hand, I enjoyed the traversal (either by foot, by car or by boat), but not so much the random encounters that acted more as disturbance in the appreciation of landscape in a disconnected, tourist way.

    Like many of FPS, I played it consciously in order to "get to end", but with a growing feeling of not really knowing where I was standing in the bigger picture, questioning my own morality (if not mortality in the face of such dreadful odds) and only left with my role as a hired gun working for the highest bidder, somewhat becoming a dark character.

    For me, the most satisfying moment was the "heart of darkness", just after the prison, near the end, where everything somewhat fell in place. Evocation of Conrad's book acted as a huge relief, completely changing my perspective of the game - kinda like Bioshock ending.

    So in my opinion, Far Cry 2 is a great game, not because it is an open world FPS, but because it makes you experience "the horror" and crushing power of an historical context than can lead people to commit atrocities. At some point, it's not possible to play Far Cry 2 solo storymode "for fun" - except if you embrace both the absurd and the madness.    … Expand
  3. LifeHistory
    May 11, 2017
    6
    This game brought new ideas and mechanics to gaming in general in my opinion. I wont blame Ubisoft too much because of the flaws that exists in the game it was after all their first try making a game like this. Its playable and enjoyable and it had great graphics at that time when it was released. What I hated the most is the search for diamonds that was stupid and boring as hell thenThis game brought new ideas and mechanics to gaming in general in my opinion. I wont blame Ubisoft too much because of the flaws that exists in the game it was after all their first try making a game like this. Its playable and enjoyable and it had great graphics at that time when it was released. What I hated the most is the search for diamonds that was stupid and boring as hell then there was the enemy's that respawn at the same place even when you killed them before. But everything was fixed in the amazing Far Cry 3. If you never played any Far Cry game just start with FC3 its fantastic.… Expand
  4. Robo1234
    Apr 1, 2017
    9
    I just started my third play thru. I forget just how unique and GOOD this game is. As far as single player FPS games go, it stands alone. It's hard to compare anything else to it because everything else seems like a stupid arcade game. It's easy to complain about the game's lack of life, re-spawns are too fast, story objective lost in game play, etc... The mechanics, however, make itI just started my third play thru. I forget just how unique and GOOD this game is. As far as single player FPS games go, it stands alone. It's hard to compare anything else to it because everything else seems like a stupid arcade game. It's easy to complain about the game's lack of life, re-spawns are too fast, story objective lost in game play, etc... The mechanics, however, make it hard for me to give it anything lower than a 9. This isn't a game for kids. If you play this game like you play every other FPS game, you'll hate it and complain about it. This game keeps you in the game... The game doesn't pause when you view the map or craft some childish BS stuff.

    I play Infamous with the Real Mode mod. There is also a Realism mod that is really good. I only save when I close the game. I do most everything at night and it makes a HUGE difference. I don't fast travel, I seldom drive and I don't take out guard posts without reason. I stick to the objective. This game is immersive. It's the best FPS I've ever played.    … Expand
  5. IDIOT
    Dec 14, 2016
    10
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  6. ihatecheez
    Dec 9, 2016
    3
    open world linear game, press 5 to answer phone and receive orders from crappy voice actors yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  7. 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
  8. Jernas
    Oct 26, 2016
    7
    I was really hyped for this game before it came out. Probably the only game in 2008 I wanted to play, badly. Well, I got it just a few days after release and finished it months later.

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

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

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

    As you can see, there are much more negatives than positives in this review. Yeah, I found Far Cry 2 to be disappointing. Far Cry 1 and Crysis are both better games, but that doesn't mean Far Cry 2 can't offer anything to a first person shooter fan. All in all it's a pretty nice looking game that is actually playable to some degree. It just has some (big) problems. The biggest ones are definitely the AI and the lack of story which leads to repetitiveness. PS: you'll need at least 30 hours to finish this one, it's up to you.    … Expand
  9. M4gunner
    Sep 16, 2016
    9
    Unimpressive at first glance. However as you go deeper enjoy planning brilliant, perfect attacks. Be the hunter or be hunted. Its a relaxed game until you decide to go in for the kill after careful spying. At close range enemies are deadly, hard to spot and hard to sneak around so you are forced to snipe and find good defensive/ retreat positions. Also the landsape design is satisfactoryUnimpressive at first glance. However as you go deeper enjoy planning brilliant, perfect attacks. Be the hunter or be hunted. Its a relaxed game until you decide to go in for the kill after careful spying. At close range enemies are deadly, hard to spot and hard to sneak around so you are forced to snipe and find good defensive/ retreat positions. Also the landsape design is satisfactory if you know to travel also by river. Its like a hazardous journey in the wild. Good mix of leisure and challenge of thats your cup of tea. Definintely would spend a lot of hours on this.

    Con: Visuals good but can be repetitive. Distracting 1-2 man attack jeeps, (to keep you on your toes I suppose). too much driving, not enough bus stops.

    Pro: Satisfying sniper attack , sooo cool shooting an enemy driver who just started to drive off. Nothing better than to pass a tropical island holiday courting enemies in the sniper scope.    … Expand
  10. Tatsumakiloko
    Sep 10, 2016
    7
    I regret! I have written a negative review about this game once, but I deeply regret! This game was one of the most frustrating experiences I had, but when I finished, it made me understand a lot of things. This is not a paradisiac set, is the jungle. It's set somewhere you could really find the worst human beings completely eager to kill you. I won't lie, having enemies spawningI regret! I have written a negative review about this game once, but I deeply regret! This game was one of the most frustrating experiences I had, but when I finished, it made me understand a lot of things. This is not a paradisiac set, is the jungle. It's set somewhere you could really find the worst human beings completely eager to kill you. I won't lie, having enemies spawning practically in your shadow sucks, still, this is the only Far Cry game I could take it seriously. It's also the only game which dare itself to be realistic with guns that jam, it's a shame that we can't clean the gun to avoid such stressful situation, having a gun jam in the middle of a gunfight, so this games almost works as a simulator. When I wrote a bad review, I didn't play Far Cry 3 until I could finish, but when I did, I found that game was a casual little fun with playboys and girlfriends and this one here, Far Cry 2, was the one that looked me in the eyes and told me "grow up kid! And welcome to the jungle!".… Expand
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Mahdiar
    Jul 6, 2016
    7
    Gameplay : 7
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 6
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 7
  14. THEDOOMEDHELL
    Jun 30, 2016
    9
    Even to this day, this game is good. Born in an age for better graphics, better story line, better simulation, this game takes it all for the Far Cry nostalgia. Cars are easy to use BECAUSE of the simplicity the original Far Cry style. Everything from this game is colored in a way that can only speak realism and immersive. The characters speak all in a very serious voice, as if the worldEven to this day, this game is good. Born in an age for better graphics, better story line, better simulation, this game takes it all for the Far Cry nostalgia. Cars are easy to use BECAUSE of the simplicity the original Far Cry style. Everything from this game is colored in a way that can only speak realism and immersive. The characters speak all in a very serious voice, as if the world has shaped them into becoming this more psychopathic person. Unlike Far Cry 3, not all the villagers are dumbass sheep, they know what's happening... although I'll agree sometimes the voice acting is too dull. This game has a great sequel and a greater sequel of a sequel, but they're all missing aspects that this game alone has adopted: partners to save you before you die on the battlefield, a world you can truly explore without limit, all missions are main missions which means you can truly choose what to do first and second. All parts of the map are enjoyable although not defined properly. overall 9/10 even for 2008.… Expand
  15. 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.
  16. basedgod6804
    Mar 30, 2016
    9
    First off this game is absolutely not a 5.8. It's ten dollars on steam currently with FULL DLC. If you are looking for a super deep story line [in a fps lol] this isn't your game. However if you are looking for mindless basically just pve or pvp action like CoD this game isn't for you. A easy game to compare to is FO3 except less "options" as you progress. The story is not great but decentFirst off this game is absolutely not a 5.8. It's ten dollars on steam currently with FULL DLC. If you are looking for a super deep story line [in a fps lol] this isn't your game. However if you are looking for mindless basically just pve or pvp action like CoD this game isn't for you. A easy game to compare to is FO3 except less "options" as you progress. The story is not great but decent which is all I really expect from first person shooters. It has aged a lot better than FC1 [ though I loved fc1] it just has much more options and expansions as it was made years later. It has awesome graphics as Far Cry games always did that even most of todays consumer non-gaming computers probably could still run the game as I can run it with my laptop with a Radeon 2600 HD. It's meant for school and paperwork only so yeah.

    Most of these reviews are just harsh and not really judging the game for it's time I mean yes in 2008 the AI of course will not be as sophisticated at 2016 get over yourselves. 60 bucks gets you games that don't even work on release day these days so 10 bucks for a great fully functioning game? Sounds good to me    … Expand
  17. morfil
    Jan 23, 2016
    6
    Sometimes fun but mainly boring, frustrating, stupid. Just some words which I would use to describe FC2.

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

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

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

    Boring: Driving, driving, driving and more driving or other transportation. Running through outposts, monotonously killing NPC's every time you have a mission is ridiculous. Music is above average but very repetitive. I noticed that if I fire my weapon, even when there's no enemies around, the music changes from "ambient" to "battle" - not terribly smart? Frustrating: There are good mixed points with the bad and it's hard to understand why the game irritates. At times I couldn't wait to finish it just to be done with it (I didn't even bother finishing it the first time). Other times I because quite engrossed with the gun fights, especially towards the end. Random save points around the area don't make sense as "quick save" can be used unless they server as a "reminder" to save. Voice dialogue is rushed and flat. I actually believe that I could do better.    … Expand
  18. Dante_Pool
    Jan 2, 2016
    5
    The story begins with a long jeep ride. Longer than expected.

    After a while, a crucial item appears and indicates one of the reasons why the main character in Far Cry 2 is not like the others. It is malaria, a disease that greatly disturbs the protagonist (and the player) throughout the plot. The race for remedies is occasionally performed through connections with Underground, the only    The story begins with a long jeep ride. Longer than expected.

    After a while, a crucial item appears and indicates one of the reasons why the main character in Far Cry 2 is not like the others. It is malaria, a disease that greatly disturbs the protagonist (and the player) throughout the plot. The race for remedies is occasionally performed through connections with Underground, the only group of people who have links to medical resources.

    Learning little by little about the plot, the gamer soon discovers that there is a side "Blood Diamond" (feature film with actor Leonardo DiCaprio) in the game. There are some critics and players who risk affirm that there are also strong characteristics of the Grand Theft Auto series in the continuation of Far Cry, as the character acts most of the time as a mercenary and is capable of causing destruction monstrous.

    Far Cry 2 is for those people q ve just want the circus catch fire EX: Burning, destroying and killing are three of the many pillars that the game offers with regard to the action first-person perspective.

    Unfortunately, the game is just that. As the missions are clichés, the plot is weak and there is an incredible amount of graphics problems, you can not classify Far Cry 2 as a conquering game. It can be said that there are a number of innovations in the dynamics of the title, but the potential is exploited precariously, to the misfortune of the fans.

    The graphics are reasonable with constant rendering errors and happens a lot to see u defined surfaces and objects initially in a way, and a few meters away, changed completely.

    Weapons explode a box can cause the shooting interestingly projectiles. The way fire spreads by vegetation causes a curious effect. But the fire itself - much like water - it's no wonder the virtual nature. The format of some bodies of animals and people is intriguing to a first contact, but the interaction with them is enraivecedora.

    The game is repetitive wanting to make u to stop playing and never return to it, Far Cry 2 is a reasonable play, because the amount of technical problems is annoying and considerably hinders the gameplay, since the visuals should be the innovation game. There are few differences between the versions of the consoles and the PC    … Expand
  19. ns0l
    Dec 18, 2015
    9
    For a 2007 game I would say: wow, such game, very enjoy, so unique, much scare, very explore, but why too many not like, probably because they're kids or big kids.
  20. XDavidX
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10
  21. JerionZero
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    There is something about the experience of boating down a river in this game that just gets everything perfectly right. The marauding adventures accross the game's locations are ripe with opportunity for spontaneous stories. This game can deliver small doses of stunningly brilliant awesomeness.

    Sadly, it just doesn't work in the long-term. I made the mistake of marathoning this game.    There is something about the experience of boating down a river in this game that just gets everything perfectly right. The marauding adventures accross the game's locations are ripe with opportunity for spontaneous stories. This game can deliver small doses of stunningly brilliant awesomeness.

    Sadly, it just doesn't work in the long-term. I made the mistake of marathoning this game. And that's just not what it was designed for. In order to get past the constant annoyances, respawning threats, and repetitive criss-crossing of the same space, you need to keep putting it down and coming back to it every few days. It promises that you can get lost in its world...but then takes every opportunity to frustrate you when you actually try to do just that. For a particular kind of schedule, it could be perfect. For mine, It never has been.

    So I say to give this one a pass. Carry on to the excellent sequels, and be happy.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. Danbliz
    Jul 14, 2015
    7
    Juego sencillo en su jugabilidad que cumple las espectativas, acción asegurada. Le falta una historia pegadiza, si es que lo que tiene se puede llamar historia, quizás no la entendí(?).
  24. pesho_one
    Mar 6, 2015
    4
    I was bored with this game sooner than expected. Sure I am playing it now, and maybe, for it's day, it was fine.
    The graphics seemed to impress me even in 2015, as they feel more real (to properer scale?), than even Far cry 4. But that's about it. I think it it very repetitive mission-wise and it's tedious to travel from point a to point b. The enemies also look and play quite awkward. I    I was bored with this game sooner than expected. Sure I am playing it now, and maybe, for it's day, it was fine.
    The graphics seemed to impress me even in 2015, as they feel more real (to properer scale?), than even Far cry 4. But that's about it. I think it it very repetitive mission-wise and it's tedious to travel from point a to point b. The enemies also look and play quite awkward. I did finished it, but it was from pure stubbornness.    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. JIELM
    Dec 1, 2014
    9
    This is an action packed, beautiful and challanging adventure in the jungle. Everytime the sun turns the blue sky red and casts its beams through the giant towering jungle trees i feel the chill. The AI enemy is unpredicteble, often i found myself just walking between objectives when suddenly somebody starts fire at you with ak47, scaring the absolute **** out of me. Everytime you die, youThis is an action packed, beautiful and challanging adventure in the jungle. Everytime the sun turns the blue sky red and casts its beams through the giant towering jungle trees i feel the chill. The AI enemy is unpredicteble, often i found myself just walking between objectives when suddenly somebody starts fire at you with ak47, scaring the absolute **** out of me. Everytime you die, you start from a safehouse, witch gives survival in this game a real meaning and planning your route is vital. Your carracter never speaks, giving me a chance to put my own face on the caracter and imagine myself in the role as a struggeling adventurer in the jungle. I have played through the campain 3 times now, and my heart still beats for this masterpiece… Expand
  27. Shane_IL
    Dec 1, 2014
    8
    This is a great game. It has very little to do with the first far cry, which aside from the open concept and good graphics was annoying, so that's good. The game is visually stunning and really gives the feeling of blundering around a rural African state (yes I have actually been to some). The gameplay is a bit repetitive but not enough to make the game boring before at least the firstThis is a great game. It has very little to do with the first far cry, which aside from the open concept and good graphics was annoying, so that's good. The game is visually stunning and really gives the feeling of blundering around a rural African state (yes I have actually been to some). The gameplay is a bit repetitive but not enough to make the game boring before at least the first play-through, and I found the environment and integration of gameplay, characters and objectives into that environment refreshing and new.… Expand
  28. nascent
    Oct 18, 2014
    4
    The plot is as thin as they come. The characters are poorly fleshed out, and the voice acting is atrocious. Far Cry 2 has very little redeemable qualities in its campaign.
    What Far Cry does well is a very large interesting world, that creates a good atmosphere and really let's you explore away.
    However the AI is rather weak, and there are so many glitches I had to quit the game twice    The plot is as thin as they come. The characters are poorly fleshed out, and the voice acting is atrocious. Far Cry 2 has very little redeemable qualities in its campaign.
    What Far Cry does well is a very large interesting world, that creates a good atmosphere and really let's you explore away.
    However the AI is rather weak, and there are so many glitches I had to quit the game twice for a while. One mission I spent 2 hours trying to get through a door which wouldn't open, and another I was supposed to talk to someone that wasn't there.
    My original plan was to stealth the game. Travel at night, silenced weapons and scouting camp sites. But it is a while before you get all silenced weapons, and the camo suit, and once you do have it, the dodgy AI makes stealthing too awkward to do.

    The Buddy System was a cool idea, only let down by the AI and the character use limitations. The game is extremely repetitive, and any choices you are given seem meaningless.

    The best Far Cry experience I've had is Instincts, which has a far more interesting story and much more exciting stealth elements.    … Expand
  29. Definition
    Oct 14, 2014
    7
    confusing game at first play, but this game was really good at graphics and weapons (and ram people with Trucks). okay just it i can say, the rest is like **** ever, like gameplay (so repetitive, like you kill this and done and you kill this again and done, most i hate is a Jeep guys always annoy me), sound (the actor voice is wtf, so fast and very annoying i think), and some huge maps iconfusing game at first play, but this game was really good at graphics and weapons (and ram people with Trucks). okay just it i can say, the rest is like **** ever, like gameplay (so repetitive, like you kill this and done and you kill this again and done, most i hate is a Jeep guys always annoy me), sound (the actor voice is wtf, so fast and very annoying i think), and some huge maps i didnt like (there is no Quick Travel to some place, "the bad guy always know you! even you riding a car with black window tints"). give this 7/10 just for Primary objective in this game and 2/10 in secondary objective in this game… Expand
  30. 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
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Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

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