Far Cry 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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