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Far Cry 2

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  • User Score (541)
    6.1 6.1 from 541 reviewers
  • Expert Score (95)
    8.3 8.3 from 95 reviewers
  • Gameplay (135)
    7.4 7.4 from 135 reviewers
  • Graphics (142)
    8.1 8.1 from 142 reviewers
  • Sound (140)
    7.4 7.4 from 140 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (5)
    7.4 7.4 from 5 reviewers
  • Control (5)
    8.5 8.5 from 5 reviewers
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In a collapsing central African country, the player is sent to kill “the Jackal”, a mysterious character who has reignited a factional mercenaries’ conflict, jeopardizing thousands of lives. System Requirements TBC.

  • Dunia Engine – The award winning Ubisoft Montreal dev team has tailor-made this new engine for Far Cry® 2. It delivers the most realistic destructible environments, amazing special effects such as dynamic fire and storm effects, real-time day and night c…

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Pros & Cons

  • a range of vehicles, superb graphics, massive open world, gorgeous graphics, complimented by memorable missions
  • ai a bit shoddy, a range of vehicles, massive open world, superb graphics, malaria is annoying
  1. Far Cry 2, part two

    Reviewer: CVG
    29 April 2009

    Far Cry wouldn't be Far Cry without a heavy dose of jungle. While you will be crawling on your belly through the forest, it's not all-consuming like before. The canopy opens up and there are large expanses of open ground where there's hardly a piece of bark in sight. "It was an absolute requirement that Far Cry 2 maintain the exoticism [of the original game]," explains Pharand. "The African savanna was a natural choice because there are several different kinds of plain... Read more

  2. Reviewer: DPC GAMERS
    11 November 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    To finish up, of Far Cry 2 is certainly a game that will make you lose in the immense Africa for several hours. Of course the plot could be better and the characters could have a more defined mood, but in the complex is a game that we suggest. Read more

  3. Far Cry 2 review (PC)

    Reviewer: Boomtown
    09 November 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    A sequel in name only that raises the bar once more. Read more

  4. TVG takes a stroll into the Heart of Darkness - comes back thoroughly impressed and with sand in its boots...

    Reviewer: TVG
    22 October 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 10
    10
    Sound 9
    9.0
     

    Far Cry 2 is a slog for the first few hours of gameplay, but you've got to stick with it because it soon turns into one of the most revolutionary FPS games of the decade. Despite our reservations about some of the ways in which sandbox elements have been integrated into Far Cry 2, it's right up there with Half-Life 2 in terms of sheer enjoyment and how absorbing the game eventually becomes. Read more

  5. Far Cry 2 review (PC)

    Reviewer: Boomtown
    16 October 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 10
    10
    Sound 10
    10
     

    A sequel in name only that raises the bar once more. Read more

  1. Far Cry 2 review (PC)

    Reviewer: Big Bear, Boomtown
    29 October 2008

    Durability: 9/10..................... Quite possibly one of the most repetitive games i've ever played. Read more

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