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Good and bad design choices mingle in Far Cry 2
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The original Far Cry on the PC was something special; it successfully combined an open world to roam with great shooting action. However, when Far Cry Instincts and its expansion, Predator, were released, Ubisoft did away with the open world elements, much to the games' detriment. Thankfully, Far Cry ...
Reviewed by dudacles on Aug. 21, 2009
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5 out of 5 found this review helpful. |
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Fire! Pretty!
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PC
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Far Cy 2 is a beautiful game. It captures the image of the savanna perfectly. It creates a world that should be worth exploring. Unfortunately, exploring it just isn't any fun. For an open world game, Far Cry 2 just doesn't seem to have that much to offer.For the first ...
Reviewed by Bellum on Jan. 10, 2009
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7 out of 9 found this review helpful. |
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Beautiful world marred by many questionable design choices
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X360
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Set in a fictional country in Africa, you begin Far Cry 2 as a just-landed mercenary sent to kill a notorious-but-elusive arms dealer. After a relatively lengthy opening and an introductory mission, you’re thrown into the open world with a knife, a gun (along with the ability to buy more), ...
Reviewed by Amn on Jan. 22, 2009
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2 out of 2 found this review helpful. |
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One of the most unique games in the last couple of years-
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PC
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Far cry 2 is a difficult game to classify, on a base level it is a first person shooter but is also greatly enchanced andinfluenced by open world games like Elder Scrolls and GTA. It also blurs the line between PC and Consoles by Having Collectables (usually a console gamer ...
Reviewed by Ferginator4k on July 12, 2009
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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I had mixed reaction after finishing Far Cry 2 but...
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PC
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"Somewhere out there is an arms dealer known only as the Jackal," the game tells you, by way of a send-off. "He has been selling guns to both the UFLL and the APR. Every gun, every bullet, and every corpse you have seen can be traced back to him." ...
Reviewed by dev_ron on Sept. 1, 2009
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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Far Cry 2
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X360
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I’ve been playing Far Cry 2 for the past week and a half and I’m loving it, the mix of a SPS and an adventure game is always a winning combination in my book :-). Also the explosions, the wild fires and being shoot at without some kind of gps ...
Reviewed by neuralcomma on June 24, 2009
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Far Cry 2: A Big Open-World Bust...
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PC
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Back in 2004, a little known German company named Crytek made a first person shooter (FPS) for the PC called Far Cry. It was the sleeper hit of 2004, raved by critics for its non-linear gameplay, intense firefights, and immaculate AI (almost too good...). It was also hated for it's ...
Reviewed by PartTimeNinja on Dec. 11, 2008
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Sometimes technically impressive, but has a few annoying quirks.
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PS3
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There is a lot to be said about Far Cry 2 for its technical feats. This open world game based seemingly somewhere between the Tropic of Cancer and Equator of Africa gives an impressive realism to this environment. Much like other open world based games there is day and night ...
Reviewed by yellownumber5 on Aug. 26, 2009
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Far Cry 2 is competent, but nothing more
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PC
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Far Cry 2 is a game with a lot of good ideas, many of which simply are not well-executed. While the basic shooting action is enjoyable, the context in which the shooting takes place is often frustrating, boring, and filled with questionable design decisions.For example, the enemy checkpoints positioned at ...
Reviewed by LaszloKovacs on Jan. 30, 2009
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Far Cry 2 tries to be a really great game, but falls a tad short.
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X360
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For the longest time I had no real desire to buy this game. From the looks of screenshots and videos it just looked like another run of the mill shooter. And for the most part. It kind of is. The shooting isn't breaking any new ground, and isn't always the ...
Reviewed by DaemonBlack on Nov. 2, 2008
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Beautiful Desolation
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X360
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Far Cry 2 begins as open ended as the Sahara Desert: It's wide open, with no rules, little direction and plenty of anarchy. It's gorgeous visuals dominate the game from beginning to end, and the vast open world immediately gives the player the sense that Ubisoft wants to "push the ...
Reviewed by burjeffton on Nov. 11, 2008
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Welcome to the Savannah with no tropic island insight.
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PC
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For anyone who played the original Far Cry or the enhanced versions on the xbox, Far Cry 2 will not feel like the same game. For one thing the protagonist is no longer Jack Carver but a choice of a few male and female characters to play as. Gone are ...
Reviewed by DarkFox on March 14, 2009
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Far Cry 2
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X360
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This open world thing is easily the thing of 2008. Far Cry 2 is a solid game but it has some very hardcore-type ideas buried inside. If Far Cry 2’s competition during its release is Fable 2 and Fallout 3 then it does stand on its own as a quality ...
Reviewed by Godzilla_Sushi on Jan. 9, 2009
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Too much and not enough.
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X360
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Open world is the new light bloom: a lot of games have it, few of them need it, and even fewer use it in a way that makes sense. Done right, with a delicate balance between pointless exploration and scripted elements, it can extend the life of a game with ...
Reviewed by chamberlain on Feb. 6, 2009
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Goodbye Jack Carver, hello mediocre gameplay and crappy AI
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PS3
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No one really knows what happened to Jack Carver, the macho oozing Hawaiian shirt wearing tit of a protagonist that graced our screens in the original Far Cry. A man who after having 400 mercenary's shoot at him and him still surviving in the understatement of the century says, this ...
Reviewed by DanOConnor on March 15, 2009
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Potential not fully realised
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X360
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Far Cry 2 is an open world sandbox game and you play it like a normal first person shooter. Unfortunately the shooting action or navigating the environment is not fun. THE CALL OF AFRICA Story sets you as a lone mercenary who has come to a nameless African country ...
Reviewed by FelisLeo1980 on Oct. 7, 2009
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The Best $25 I've Spent In Years
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PC
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I just picked up the game from Steam about a week ago, and I am LOVING it. I don't mind all the combat, because it is awesome. The guns have a heft to them that feels natural, and there are just so many of them. I got the Fortune Pack ...
Reviewed by miscall on July 22, 2009
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The Paradox of Immerson
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X360
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It is interesting to see how skewed the views of a game developer, yet how accurate their gameplay becomes when you actually study the region the game takes place. “Far Cry 2” a game made by the guys from Ubisoft, takes the realistic approach based on Crytek’s engine and ups ...
Reviewed by LinksOcarina on Sept. 16, 2009
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Waaay too long
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X360
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Ubisoft tried something a little different, taking a first person shooter and trying to make it open world. Unfortunately by not having anywhere near enough variety when it came to gameplay options, the game just ends up feeling unnecessarily long and drawn out. It lacks any really plot and while ...
Reviewed by holabendez on Aug. 23, 2009
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It's too...BIG
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X360
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Far Cry 2 : A supposed open-world first person shooter that lets the player go anywhere and betray anyone, because these are the aspects that appeal to players apparently. Story : The game makes you choose one of 8-odd playable characters, with no discernable difference between any of them other ...
Reviewed by CanuckEh on Jan. 3, 2009
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Welcome to the jungle...
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X360
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A good game that sadly doesn't live up to all it could have been!Story: Far Cry 2 puts you in the role of a mercenary in an unnamed African nation in a post civil war state.. Your overall goal is to kill an arms dealer named the Jackal, however to ...
Reviewed by Freki on Oct. 25, 2008
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Far Cry 2 has potential
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PC
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Well it's too late now and will have to wait for the third for improvements, not that Ubisoft are into that kinda thing lol. Well it's not all that bad because I really liked the opening scene of the game and it's one of those moments where you think to ...
Reviewed by PapaLazarou on Oct. 27, 2008
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A Journey Into The Heart Of Darkness
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PC
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Far Cry 2 is one of the best games I've played this year. But ever time you think about giving it ultimate greatness the niggling doubts come and change your mindIn Far Cry 2 you play as one of 9 mercs sent to an Unnamed African country to kill an ...
Reviewed by Seraphim2150 on March 3, 2009
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"It could have been a contender"
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X360
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Far Cry 2 is a good game at it's core, sporting an amazing world, and great selection of weaponry, FC2 is unfortunately muddled by many problems that range from annoying to extremely frustrating. If you have read Brad's review, you know this game has a completely different premise than the ...
Reviewed by SgtMustang on Nov. 21, 2009
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Far Cry 2 is like GTA 3 in first person view
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PC
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After playing it for about 12 or so hours. I've come to the realization that FC2 is very similar to GTA 3 you do errands that are not very different from each other, and you buy guns, you unlock them, you kill EVERYONE that looks at you wrong (aka, anyone ...
Reviewed by artofwar420 on March 30, 2009
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Rusty's Far Cry 2 Review
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PC
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When I started up Far Cry 2, I expected to get one of these kinda recently popular open world FPSs. And for the most part, that is absolutely true. This is, by all means, a standard shooter; you'll be shooting dudes in the face, and than talking to some dudes. ...
Reviewed by RustyScrew on Nov. 23, 2009
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Far Cry 2 Impressions
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X360
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Far Cry 2My Rating:Impression: Far Cry 2 would be the end result of taking the Grand Theft Auto world and relocating it to Africa, only to substitute fancy cars for inoperative, unreliable rust buckets, massive buildings for endless fields of arid Savannah grass, and amusing city pedestrians for systematic dictatorship ...
Reviewed by ConstantRa1n on April 3, 2009
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Farcry 2 Review for PC
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PC
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Farcry 2 is a great first-person shooter, it does have it's problem but what game doesn't. In the week or two I had with the game I think I was only 56% done with the game and only 2 missions into the second act, Farcry is a long and enjoyable ...
Reviewed by SmashedControllers on April 9, 2009
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Far Cry 2
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PC
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Crytek, the developer of the first game in the series, went on from that to make Crysis, while the rights to the series stayed with publisher Ubisoft, who gave the sequel to one of their internal teams. Thanks to this, Far Cry 2 doesn't have a lot in common with ...
Reviewed by Adrenaline on May 26, 2009
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Far Cry 2 Review
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PC
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Far Cry 2 is a first person shooter set in the open plains of Africa. You play one of 9 characters in your adventure through an amazing and deep world.Graphically Far Cry 2 is simply one of the greatest looking games to ever have been seen by man. The detail ...
Reviewed by Cwaff on Oct. 29, 2008
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| Game Name | Far Cry 2 |
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| Original US Release |
Oct. 21, 2008
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| Original US Release |
November
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| Aliases |
FC2 Far Cry 2 |
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OFLC: MA15+
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| CERO |
CERO: D
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| ESRB |
ESRB: M
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| BBFC |
BBFC: 18
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