I was coming into Farcry 2 from crysis and man was that crazy. Now from all the twists and insanity crysis showed me I expected much the same from farcry 2. 
 
Instead of a madcap shooter like crysis I got a gun totting simulation of africa and the climate instead. At first I was perplexed at it all. Guns breakdown and disease is rampant. Ammo is limited and you got to drive everwhere and I mean EVERYWHERE! 
 
Of course this is a two sided blade with one side showing the ABSOLUTE BEAUTY of the Serengeti and the other the pure AGONY of getting to point A to point B. Armed soldier camps do not help one bit and they NEVER STOP SHOOTING AT ME. 
 
There are stealth mechanics that are very satisfying. There is no other feeling like sneaking through the African bush underneath a full moon with a sniper rifle taking out targets. Ammo is limited so shots have to count and weapons degrade over time so you gotta run all the way back to your little hideouts and get new ones. 
 
The ammo things I can understand but having to go ALL THE WAY BACK TO GET A NEW GUN. What are they made out of anyways TISSUE PAPER? 
 
Then again the games fire just blew me away with its realistic spreading and fanning. At one point all I did was run around burning things and pretty much just try to set the world on FIRE. 
  
Africa isn't the same without jeeps and some how I ran over a gazelle and zebra by accident.Then I ran over some other people by accident. Then ran over some more stuff by accident. Vehicles are fun in this game due to how much stuff you can run over. Do I have a problem? 
 
I need a break yeesh. 
 
Also boats are involved but on rivers are docks full of enemy troops so you gotta zoom on by but then they get into their own boats and shoot at you so then your boat explodes and you gotta swim to shore and shoot them hopefully. 
 
As you can see boat aren't that much fun as jeeps but nonetheless the rivers are quite pretty though. 
 
Health was a 5 tiered system which is innovative in that area except in huge firefights my guy is shooting so many syringes up his arm its like I'm a CRACKHEAD. 
 
YO DOG GIMME SOME HEALTHKITS I NEED MAH FIX FOR REALS YO. That's a low blow farcry 2 why you gotta put africa in the open like that. Well it is a simulation so I NEED MAH HEALTH KITS YO. 
 
Farcry 2 is a divisive game that you will either love or hate. Personally I just love the fire they should of just made a entire game around that shoot. 
 
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