Far Cry

 PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2004
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1214 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 841 out of 1214
  2. Mixed: 291 out of 1214
  3. Negative: 82 out of 1214
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  1. LarryB.
    Oct 2, 2005
    9
    This is a wicked game definately one of the best i have played in 1st shooter games i can wait till they come out with a next version of it.
  2. Frankcastle
    Sep 24, 2005
    10
    Speechless.
  3. MattN.
    Sep 22, 2005
    10
    Absolute gem of a game. Fantastic lush scenery (specially if you can run it at full values). The pacing is quite sedate (though not boring), it's not a constant stream of enemies that need blasting but when the action does happen it's intense. I had no problem at all with the save feature (playing on medium).And the highly detailed if slightly cartoon like characters suit the Absolute gem of a game. Fantastic lush scenery (specially if you can run it at full values). The pacing is quite sedate (though not boring), it's not a constant stream of enemies that need blasting but when the action does happen it's intense. I had no problem at all with the save feature (playing on medium).And the highly detailed if slightly cartoon like characters suit the story perfectly. While both this and Half Life 2 are both FPS they take completely differnet paths to achieve the same thing.… Expand
  4. PETERL.
    May 15, 2005
    10
    Love the game, but I do get frustrated when things break and you just dont know what to do next.
  5. SamF.
    Apr 14, 2005
    10
    It's not often you find a game that has got everything right. Far Cry Has it all , from graphics to story line and an action packed FPS Game with incredible AI. If you love FPS Games this one must be in your library.
  6. SeverS.
    Feb 28, 2005
    4
    Did anyone care that there was no story? The plot bas pointless the game play was great but I saw lots of bugs that no one seems to report. Those rocket launcher guys shooting rockets backwards from the back side of their guns and don't get me started on the save game system. I didn
  7. DonC.
    Feb 21, 2005
    10
    Its the best and its rocking others out of the way.
  8. DominickP.
    Feb 16, 2005
    10
    This is a great FPS. On of the best game of the year. The environment in which the action take place is breath taking just to look at. I have seen a lot ofcomplaint about the automatic save game, but it actually make the game fun to play and forces you to get better as you play, because once you get at the last 2 levels, you will need all the skill you got.
  9. JonathanF.
    Feb 14, 2005
    10
    Well I just started playing Far Cry this after noon, and after my first kill, I felt the happiest I had felt in a while. There's just something refreshing about strolling up to someone and blowing their brains out whilst admiring the view. Also, I'm not sure what all this high-range PC stuff is about. My PC cost less than £1000 and it runs Far Cry just fine, although I Well I just started playing Far Cry this after noon, and after my first kill, I felt the happiest I had felt in a while. There's just something refreshing about strolling up to someone and blowing their brains out whilst admiring the view. Also, I'm not sure what all this high-range PC stuff is about. My PC cost less than £1000 and it runs Far Cry just fine, although I suppose the little details don't show up as much (reflections etc) than if you had, what, a 512Mb Graphics Card or something!… Expand
  10. BlairP.
    Dec 28, 2004
    10
    I've found this game to have almost unlimited replayability. First, the island environments are just so stunning you can spend hours simply lolling about chasing fish, annoying the pigs or climbing mountains as you try to catch that elusive view. Second, the huge and open-ended nature of the levels gives you a lot of options with respect to the eventual combat scenes. Compared to I've found this game to have almost unlimited replayability. First, the island environments are just so stunning you can spend hours simply lolling about chasing fish, annoying the pigs or climbing mountains as you try to catch that elusive view. Second, the huge and open-ended nature of the levels gives you a lot of options with respect to the eventual combat scenes. Compared to Half-Life 2 (the only other game I've seen of comparable quality), Far Cry gives you more time to think and prepare, or just chill out, whereas HL2 is all about the cinematic set piece. Finally, Fary Cry has excellent dialogue, a tongue-in-cheek pastiche of the action movies of the 80s. If you have a high end PC and don't mind a bit of violence, you should play this game once you've finished HL2. (Note: I don't play multiplayer).… Expand
  11. JackC.
    Dec 23, 2004
    10
    There is not much to talk about absolutely stunning.
  12. JimF.
    Nov 19, 2004
    10
    0wnz.
  13. BobS.
    Nov 19, 2004
    10
    This game rocks.
  14. IanF.
    Oct 24, 2004
    10
    This is by far the best FPS I've played in a long time. Its gorgeous,but better yet, it ACTUALLY hard. If you play this game on the hard mode you will get so frustrated with it that you will wanna throw your computer out your window. That just makes victory so much sweeter. The only thing that brings this game down is it has a weak story (its not that bad, but it there is room for This is by far the best FPS I've played in a long time. Its gorgeous,but better yet, it ACTUALLY hard. If you play this game on the hard mode you will get so frustrated with it that you will wanna throw your computer out your window. That just makes victory so much sweeter. The only thing that brings this game down is it has a weak story (its not that bad, but it there is room for improvement).… Expand
  15. Brits
    Sep 29, 2004
    9
    Great game, but the monsters are sux...:(
  16. ISAACA.
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    OK . since i notice that there are some guys (including the guy from Thunderbolt ) complaining about far crys not having quick save/load i have something for you : Are you guys blind or just stupid?? . just hit the console and type save_game or load_game and thats it. far cry is the best first person shoter since half-life.
  17. l337_hackz0rz
    Sep 21, 2004
    10
    This game runs beautifully on my Athlon 2500+ Barton @1.83GHz o/c to 2.4GHz, Gecube Radeon 9800Pro 128MB and 512MB VData DDR400 RAM on an Abit NF7 nForce2 board. I run it at high medium qualtiy with 4xAA 2xAF and it looks superb at 52fps.
  18. DuncanP.
    Aug 8, 2004
    10
    Absolutely awesome.
  19. Carey
    Aug 7, 2004
    9
    I think that, if this game had been released after Doom 3, it would have gotten better reviews. When it was released this spring, everyone were comparing it to the amazing great experience they imagined Doom 3 would be. Well, now that Doom 3 has been released and is pretty disappointing overall, maybe people will start appreciating Far Cry a little bit more.
  20. Graham
    Aug 5, 2004
    8
    This game will show you something you've never seen before - huge outdoor long distance battles. And it's seriously revolutionary. But once you have got used to that (and it will take a fair bit of getting used to admittedly), you'll see the rest of the game is a fairly standard (albeit very pretty) shooter. The AI is good, the physics I like, the level design is (huge This game will show you something you've never seen before - huge outdoor long distance battles. And it's seriously revolutionary. But once you have got used to that (and it will take a fair bit of getting used to admittedly), you'll see the rest of the game is a fairly standard (albeit very pretty) shooter. The AI is good, the physics I like, the level design is (huge areas aside) like the norm, difficulty immense (play it on easy - it's as hard as normal on other games), and it's pretty scary at some points too. Bear in mind the multiplayer is way below par - buy this for the single player game only. And a comment about power - I have a top spec rig, and still it's only playable on medium settings. I wouldn't touch this until you've got a really powerful machine. Well worth a look, but unless you're a "get your money's worth" type of gamer, you probably won't play it through.… Expand
  21. David
    Jul 14, 2004
    0
    The totally stupid story makes it one of the worst games I've ever played!
  22. Groundfisher
    Jul 13, 2004
    6
    Just an average fps with beautiful graphics and no save game feature. Unfortunately, your computer is unlikely to be powerful enough to play the game at max settings. After all the hype, very disappointing.
  23. WuGladdy
    Jul 8, 2004
    7
    Hmmmm Far Cry- The Cry part is what I experienced for the first week trying to set up the game. First of all I started the installation which on the second cd, it corrupted, sending my dvd drive spastic, so I returned the game to get the DVD version. So I installed it, WOW, I got into the game to find all the graphics going weird, A little angry I then looked on the net to find the Hmmmm Far Cry- The Cry part is what I experienced for the first week trying to set up the game. First of all I started the installation which on the second cd, it corrupted, sending my dvd drive spastic, so I returned the game to get the DVD version. So I installed it, WOW, I got into the game to find all the graphics going weird, A little angry I then looked on the net to find the solution, I needed to update my ATI radeon 9200 drivers. So I installed it and got back in ready to get trigger happy. After the first few min I wasn't happy, no Anti-Alasing, hello were going back to the old days of the PS1. I tryed to turned it on but it crashed my computer. My little athlon 64 wasn't enough, it needed a $1000 graphics card to look fantastic. Bumper. So I played and with a little luck I completed it in less that three days. Boring, its mean't to be non linear!, it seemed pretty straight forward to me. So I decided to compare how far we have come in the last six years to halflife1 & MOH. Ok, maybe a little old but they have two strong components to a FPS. One puzzles and interaction with the environment. On numerous occasions I see opposing characters looking blankly out to sea, it doesn't happen in real life, there is all was one who does something random like having a smoke or adjusting his crutch etc. Look at MOH's first level, everyones havin a smoke playing cards, chuck a granade everyone starts flying. Things like this make games special. Also if this AI is really good why is it possible to get every opponent in section to come over and get mowed down leaving turrets empty which would have mowed me down! its a little stupid. Going back hl1, there was always something blowing up in your face, in farcry nothing, I never got crushed by anything during the game or get swept off my feet except for the boat sinking!. Its got some good features like a small but neat physics engine but the overall the game won't compare to half life 2.… Expand
  24. SantaClaws
    Jul 2, 2004
    10
    This game has awesome graphics. The people that say it has bad controls....whats wrong with them, its like the same controls on every other fps shooter game. autosave isnt that bad.
  25. EricW.
    Jun 25, 2004
    9
    An amazing game due to it's sheer size and graphics. You don't have to go staight to a point and complete a mission, you can circle the entire island on all forms of transportation and look at the lush environments, then proceed and cap the heads of mercenaries. The only flaw that I found was the cliche monsters that appear mid through the game. I absolutely loved the game until An amazing game due to it's sheer size and graphics. You don't have to go staight to a point and complete a mission, you can circle the entire island on all forms of transportation and look at the lush environments, then proceed and cap the heads of mercenaries. The only flaw that I found was the cliche monsters that appear mid through the game. I absolutely loved the game until it got to the typical "Oh no, monsters, welcome to Doom 2". Easily my favorite parts of the game are when you're in the jungle and hunting mercs.. And the havok engine, which is also used in Painkiller, is by FAR thhe best engine on ANY system. You all should be glad we can shoot through the enemy's legs now. One step closer to realism.… Expand
  26. godH
    Jun 24, 2004
    10
    This game is AWESOME!!!!!!Graphics are GREAT!!!!!!! Gamelplay is AMAZING!!!! the only part i dont like about it is that when u jump down a hill you die easily... not good when playing multiplayer... But other than that its one of the best games ever.... It runs ok with medium detail and 1024x768 res. on my Celery 1.2ghz Radeon 9200, and 512mb SDRAM i am upgrading when i get money so i can This game is AWESOME!!!!!!Graphics are GREAT!!!!!!! Gamelplay is AMAZING!!!! the only part i dont like about it is that when u jump down a hill you die easily... not good when playing multiplayer... But other than that its one of the best games ever.... It runs ok with medium detail and 1024x768 res. on my Celery 1.2ghz Radeon 9200, and 512mb SDRAM i am upgrading when i get money so i can play this with all the details up and Anti Aliasing.... its gonna be awesome.… Expand
  27. Nattydread
    Jun 23, 2004
    10
    Awesome! I'm surprised that some people give it a low rate just because of the save system. Hell, just use the console commands: /save_game and /load_game It's as simple as that...
  28. G.D.
    Jun 22, 2004
    1
    Very boring.
  29. BerlusconiisaThief!!
    May 7, 2004
    7
    A little bit boring.
  30. Mike
    May 4, 2004
    10
    Woooooooooo this game is fun. the only problems is fps lag, and sound errors. paradise is beautfiul with terrorists :D
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Awards & Rankings

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#10 Best PC Game of 2004
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 72
  3. Negative: 0 out of 72
  1. Cheat Code Central
    90
    The game has plenty going for it. Most notably the AI which rivals just about any human that I've played against. What is most interesting is that the AI plays fair. It doesn't have ESP.
  2. ActionTrip
    91
    It's like being stranded right smack in the middle of an action-packed B grade movie, and while I'd probably fall asleep half way through the flick, I stayed wide awake and my adrenaline was pumping as mad while playing Far Cry.
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  3. GameBiz
    92
    Far Cry is the total package; outstanding gameplay, completely groundbreaking graphics, and a storyline and plot filled with surprises and heart pounding excitement.
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