Abstract: Name: Far Cry 2Genre: First-Person-ShooterPlatform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360) Watch the video review.Far Cry 2 is a follow-up to the PC title of the same name, which followed Jack C...
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Published: 2008-10-21, Author: Dave , review by: gamespy.com
Lush, beautiful environments; sense of total immersion; terrific action when carrying out missions
Extremely repetitive map encounters; slow pace with long travel times; character motivations are an enigma
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Incredible amount of freedom to approach each mission, 50 square kilometers of visually stunning African landscape, Hefty singleplayer campaign should take at least 30 hours, Diverse reward and upgrade systems feed off each other very well, Robust map edi...
Story does very little with politicallycharged setting, Traveling for long stretches can become tedious.
Although you cant say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2s first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting. ...
Abstract: Weve just had the pleasure of a few minutes alone with Far Cry 2 on the Xbox 360 at Ubidays 2008, and the game really is looking quite lovely. Art director Alex Amancio took us through one of the games stages, taking in a raid on a savannah village, ...
Incredible amount of freedom to approach each mission, 50 square kilometers of visually stunning African landscape, Hefty single-player campaign should take at least 30 hours, Diverse reward and upgrade systems feed off each other very well, Robust map ed...
Story does very little with politically-charged setting, Traveling for long stretches can become tedious
Although you cant say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2s first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting. ...
A massive open-world that’s rich with opportunities and experiences and makes the average shooter look, well, average
Features, depth, and freedom might be a bit overwhelming for those accustomed to more standard shooters
This is a game for shooter fans that have been waiting for the genre to be dialled up to the next level. Its detailed presentation, feature-rich gameplay, and palpable sense of placing players in another world yield a bar-raising effort. ...
