FarCry 2 has greatly impressed us. While it has its caveats, the game is fun. Put simply, you don’t need the most expensive video card out there to enjoy the game. That statement is even true for those folks gaming at 2560x1600 resolution! For the f...
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Published: 2008-10-24, Author: Bobby , review by: icrontic.com
I’ve had a blast in my short time with Far Cry 2. Give it a shot if you’re looking for an action-filled shooter with a new spin on an old and often-tired genre. While the game does not compete with the impressive graphical standards set by Crysis, it ...
Abstract: Today I start the first of hopefully many reviews on Tech Olive with the new game Far Cry 2. I may end up regretting the choice of such a power-house of a game as my first review, but I’ll try my best.At the start of the game, you find yourself in a ta...
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. ...
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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
Joseph Conrads 1902 novella Heart of Darkness explored a brilliant mans descent into savagery in the heart of the African jungle. Theres no question that Ubisofts Far Cry 2 takes these same themes and presents them in a modern context (theres even...
Abstract: In Far Cry 2's chaotic world of mercenaries, gunrunners, and armed militias, you'll find yourself dropped into a dizzying web of shady clients and paper-thin alliances. All manner of names and faces are introduced during the course of the storyline, bu...
Abstract: Click here for our full Far Cry 2 review Like a lot of people when Far Cry 2 was announced last year, I took the idea of a sequel with a pinch of salt. After all, Far Cry already had a spiritual follow-up in Crysis, and I hadn't particularly loved the In...
Abstract: The original spurned countless imitators, proved that their was more to the FPS genre than dark chambers and those crates, and also made enough loose change for Ubisoft to persuade the publisher to commission a sequel, despite the loss of original deve...
Abstract: Here are the results that we obtained on our entry-level machine, then on our high-end machine.Entry-level machine (Core 2 Duo) - Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Average speed in frames per second: high is good High-level machine (Core i7) - Windows 7 Ultim...
