Far Cry 2 (PC)

First off you will have to have alot of patience to play this game as there will be alot and I mean alot of basic driving and running between missions and other locations of interest. On the other hand though the graphics in the game are beautiful at times and that can help to alleviate some of the logistical boredom. Essentially this game is a free roaming first person shooter set in the lovely drawn out plains of South Africa and sets you with the main mission of killing an arms dealer. Seems simple doesn't it? But there are also two warring factions within the 50 squared Kilometres of playing area, both of which you can take jobs for and both of ...  Read the complete review

Far Cry 2, a disappointment? No, I don't think so. What a short introduction, well who needs a long one for a very good, enjoyable game. Having read a lot of reviews 'dissing' this game and ridiculing it in every way possible I have to disagree with most. First off the graphics are great, there's no denying that, and even my pumped up machine won't run the game maxed out; the game looks very nice and the game does look rather realistic. Lets talk the actual game play... Well as far as I can gather you play a mercenary in a civil war-torn country in Africa working for, by the looks of things, yourself. Your are assigned tasks/missions/projects, ...  Read the complete review

Far Cry 2 is a game by Ubisoft, and the spiritual successor to the Far Cry brand, and the game Crysis. Not sequels to either as such, it instead makes use of the same engine. Whatever link to the first Far Cry is not really existant, so don't expect anything else from Jck Carver. This game is another in a long line of "free-roaming" games that allow you to pick your own tasks and choose your own path, and it delivers on this, simply giving you a task ("Kill the Jackal") and then sending you on your merry way. You are free to follow this objective, or you can choose to do missions for any of the other mission-givers out there, ignoring the ...  Read the complete review

The original Far Cry, released back in 2004 pushed computers to their limits. A breath taking realisation of the tropics and a powerful arsenal at your disposal made for an excellent First Person Shooter; until that is, you reached the whole "Genetic Monkey" bit and the plot went a bit South. Crytek, the creators of the original Far Cry created its spiritual successor, Crysis last year (07), which again pushed your PC to the limit (even a year later you'll be pushed to run it on high graphics settings!) Most gamers thought that their Far Cry fix was over after Crysis, but then 3rd Party developer UbiSoft announced that they would be creating a sequel, Far ...  Read the complete review

Note: originally written by me for Freeola.com, thanks! ~~~ The year may not be over yet, but Far Cry 2 is already a certain candidate for the most disappointing game of 2008. Although technically impressive, there is little else to this long-awaited sequel, which successfully deconstructs everything which made the first Far Cry so much fun to play. Baseless and trite, this sandbox FPS is a frequently infuriating experience, expertly squandering an interesting premise, debasing it to the mere follies of standard shooter fare. Anyone expecting a deep or even superficially complex narrative would best look elsewhere, which, when combined ...  Read the complete review