Far Cry 2 (PS3)

This is one of those games that's brilliant but flawed. The graphics are excellent, the action is intense, the sound is great and the fire effects are really good, but there are flaws. The game is set in Africa and involves your character trying to find an arms dealer called the Jackal. It's all done in first person but you do get to see your arms and legs at times (for instance when you're fixing a car or pulling a bullet out of your leg). The game is vast and there is a lot of driving to do with many enemy outposts along the way. Unfortunately, one of the major flaws is that enemies respawn after you gone only a few hundred feet away, that ...  Read the complete review

The first Far Cry was one of those games that felt both comfortably familiar and excitingly new. A well developed first-person shooter set in a sprawling tropical setting. CryTek began the open world FPS with Far Cry and would continue with Far Cry's spiritual sequel Crysis on the PC. However, the Far Cry franchise has changed hands and now we have a true sequel. Jack Carver, the first game's protagonist, is gone. In his place, the player now chooses from a selection of colourful mercenaries from around the world. The tropical setting is gone too, replaced with a war torn African nation. The only common area between Far Cry and its sequel really is the open ...  Read the complete review

Despite never playing the first in the series, I was quickly taken in by the consistent advertisements shown on television commercials. Showing off the clear high definition graphics of pure action and suspense. Even though I had not even read any reviews, I quickly ordered the game and took a chance. Snapping up the limited edition for the sake of it, a big metal box. ---- Plotline ---- Far Cry 2 takes place in a fictional country in Eastern Africa, completely corrupted with civil war, anarchy and corruption. A massive war is brewing up between two sides in this country, weapons being supplied to them by a well known terrorist and arms dealer known ...  Read the complete review

I picked this up for 12 pounds second hand from CEX, and for me, it was worth the money. The game bears minimal resemblance to the previous far cry games. It is set in a fictional part of Africa where two factions are fighting each other for control of a large fully explorable area. The game is a sand box style game, you have full control to do whatever you wish and go anywhere. Initially missions are limited to whatever the two factions offer you but other sub missions quickly become available. The game plays a little like a cross between Mercenaries and Stalker. One of the great things about the latter was that you got to choose how to handle each given ...  Read the complete review

Far cry 2 is better then call of duty I think. I am saying this as that is often what far cry 2 is compared to. Well allow me to compare: call of duty has a very easy and short single mode with set paths , far cry 2 has a very challenging and long solo mode with the ability use your own plans due to the sand-box game play. Call of duty has a large variety of weapons, far cry however does not have as many guns but they are a lot more realistic with rusty weapons jamming in combat and even exploding. Call of duty has many maps with many map packs on the way, far cry does not have as many pre-set maps but due to the map creator and up loader there are limit-less maps. Call ...  Read the complete review