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Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: Mature
Media: Video Game
Product Weight: 2.00 pounds
Model: 52408
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Release Date: 2008-10-21
Sales Rank: 113
Best in Small Doses,
by Kurt Baringer, 2009-01-05
Like everyone else has stated- this could have been a great game, but it isn't. Really the only way to have fun playing this game is to travel from one safe house to another and quit for the day. This would constitute about 1/3 of a side mission equalling about 2 hours of your time. In that time span, you'd have battled 4 thousand outposts (that you've already defeated), 12 thousand cars, and walked for at least 1 and 1/2 hours without doing much of anything other than find some diamonds playing a modified version of hot and cold. I'm not sure what stealth the other players are talking about since the enemy AI units all have supervision and will kill you on site. You'd could be 1/2 mile away from an outpost, under brush, on a dark rainy night- and they'd spot you. Once they spot you- they charge. And- they all want to kill you! You take a UFLL mission- the UFLL still want to kill you, you take APR missions- they still want to kill you. Seriously- other than safe houses, a bar, and a neutral zone- everyone wants to kill you. I guess that's ok for the action, but after a while you'd rather just be able to go and complete a mission without the 8 hours of pre-mission combat.
In small doses this game can be fun (do a battle with some hyper-aggressive AI)- but I can't even imagine the tediousness of trying to complete the whole darn thing or trying to follow the story.
It's too bad- this game could have been awesome...
Incredible Game!!,
by MarkLIVE!, 2009-01-05
Wow...this game has it all. The world never ends, once its loaded (about 15-20 seconds) you'll never need to reload again for more of the map (unless you die). UBI did it again on this one. The story is awesome, a total thriller!!!
Weapons are awesome, AI is never the same.
What makes this game so awesome is the Map Editor. INCREDIBLE!!!! You can create anything you want anyway, shape, or form. Please check out a video on the map editor.
Multiplayer is just another awesome thing. You'll also be able to play on your own maps on XboxLIVE! Their are many different ways to win, different game modes, unlimited # of maps!
I HIGHLY recommend this game!
Severly lacking in greatness.,
by Eric S. Olstad, 2009-01-03
Far Cry 2 is certainly not a bad game. There are aspects that are done very well, and others that completely missed the mark. The result is typical of many next-gen games -- tremendous potential, but fell miserably short of hitting the target.
Let's start with the good aspects. Most obvious is the map -- the game world. It's massive. It's diverse in its landscapes and it's the embodiment of the free roaming feature that many games aspire to. Then comes the FPS part. Each gun feels very unique and combat is fun and realistic (as if I've ever been in actual combat).
There are other things that are done very well. Far Cry 2 probably has the best fire system in any game. Also, the way you approach a task with regard to strategy is completely up to you, although you will probably end up finding your particular strategy and sticking to it the entire game. Personally I chose a stealthy sniper.
The rest of the game is pretty bad starting with the voice acting. It's absolutely horrendous. I'm usually not a critic of voice acting, but in Far Cry 2, it's so bad that you can't ignore it. It's like the exclamation point stressing how little they cared about story in this game because the story is just a murder delivery system rather than an entertaining part of the game.
Then comes travel. I find it interesting that the best aspect of this game, the massive world, is also the most tedious aspect. It wouldn't be such a big deal if EVERYone didn't try to kill you (and I mean everyone) and checkpoints didn't repopulate enemies after a few minutes of you clearing them out. On top of that, your character is no track star. You can only run for about 30 paces before you tire out. That makes traveling around without a vehicle that much more tedious. Your character is also incapable of climbing anything, which makes no sense.
Now, when it comes to video games, what makes them fun is that all the little annoyances of reality are left out. For example, you don't have to go to the bathroom or eat. It's just assumed that it happens. In Far Cry 2, they included many of these annoyances. Your character has Malaria and goes into fits of yellow fever every now and then. Why? Why?!! Also, you have to whip out a map when you want to see where you are going. There's no mini-map. Then there's the whole jamming guns thing, which is actually fine because it becomes a non-issue later in the game when you buy good weapons and upgrade them, but still an example of odd choices that take away from the fun.
I mean, because if we're being completely realistic, then you wouldn't be able to use your map when you go in the water because your GPS is not waterproof. And you wouldn't be able to heal bullet wounds with a pair of pliers and some magic health injections.
Then comes the game. Far Cry 2 is an FPS that strives to have RPG elements, but it's ridiculous. You basically walk around Africa and murder everyone you see because everyone you see, if not specifically related to the story, is trying to kill you. They see you driving past them at high speed, they shoot. There's no discretion. They just kill everything. It makes the game rather one dimensional. I mean, how the hell do they know that you're the enemy if you are driving in their car? Please.
So, when it comes down to it, Far Cry 2 is little more than a fire and murder simulator. If you pass on this game, you're not missing much.
Then to top it off, you lose all of your Safe House Upgrades mid-game and you have to get them all over again. It was at that point that I returned the game to Gamefly. I didn't even bother with the multiplayer because I have Gears of War 2.
Bugged and Broken,
by Anthony R. Haxby, 2008-12-30
After completing half the game saved games will intermittently become corrupt, causing you to lose large portions of your progress. Stay away from this monumental waste of time.
The corruption of saved games is something that numerous people are encountering and there is a discussion thread on the Ubisoft official Far Cry 2 forums dedicated to the issue. Do not purchase this game until the issue has been resolved -- There are many disgruntled gamers (like me) who paid full price for this supposedly triple-A title and are being forced to constantly repeat sections due to corrupt saved-slots.
The core game-play mechanics already involve your character visiting the same locations multiple times so that lost saved games result in repetition that is more frustrating than fun.
I wanted to love this game, but...,
by Steve, 2008-12-30
OK, so I wanted to love this game so badly. Overall I would give it a C+ or so. It has so many strong points, but a bunch of weak points as well.
Strong points: Perhaps the most amazing landscapes and scenery I have ever seen in a game. You really do feel like you are in Africa. The story line progresses nicely. I liked the game play/action. Nice weapon system. It's not quite to a call of duty style gun action, but it come close. Light years ahead of the older Far Cry games.
Weak points: This may be the most repetitive game I have ever played, missions never seemed all that much different from previous ones. The board, while beautiful, just may be too big. Or at least they need more bus stops or something because driving around takes FOREVER. Plus, every other minute you get ambused by a passing car. Come on now, seriously, could they have not at least made every other car attack you for no reason rather than every one! You end up losing half your Ammo before you even get to where you are going. It is never hard to beat the outposts or ambushes, so much of the time spent playing the game really serves no more than a waste of ammo.
I tried out the multiplayer, but quickly lost interest. The customizable maps are a waste. It seems you could create a fanastic map on your own, but in fact most of the custom maps you come across are just plain a waste of time to play on.
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