A great game to keep you amused for ages (Far Cry 2 (PC))

Member Name: aaronphil

Product:	Far Cry 2 (PC)
Date:	16/07/09 (14 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great game play

Disadvantages: Constant respawn of enemies at scouted guard posts

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, whatever you call them by your 'buddies' or other random people. As you move around the huge map you encounter enemy resistance which you have to take out by yourself. You can unlock safe houses, scout guard posts, drive vehicles (boats, cars, 4x4's and lorries) plus take a bus around the map which save you the trouble of driving back through all the enemy again.
I do find it annoying though that once you have scouted an enemy base if you go back there the enemy still remains, plus sometime you can be driving along and out of nowhere some fool will come at you all guns blazing.
What I like about the game... Apart from graphics, I love the huge map as opposed the linear missions of most FPS games. I love the fact you can drive vehicles and are not just confined to running/walking everywhere as in most FPS games. I also love the fact that you can buy loads of weapons, have unlimited ammo and replacement guns for when yours starts to wear and jam.
Now to what I dislike... Unlike most FPS game the weapons seem to age and rust quickly so that they jam which leaves you in a pickle in the middle of a fire fight, but you can renew them at the weapons store for free if you have bought the gun. I dislike the constantly respawing enemy at every guard post you unlock and I also dislike that it takes ages to get anywhere when you have to keep stopping to engage the enemy.
All the negative aside though, the game seems to have no end and I have been playing this game for two months now and I'm not even half-way through.

So to summarize this amazing game... Some great graphics, interesting missions and a good combination of vehicles and weapons at your disposal. I think we can forgive Far Cry 2 on some of the negatives mainly due the great game created and something that keeps you playing for week after week...
A definite purchase for anyone into the FPS genre providing something different to the mundane linear mission games such as COD4 and MoH: Airborne

Summary: A definate purchase for any gamer