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Far Cry 2

 

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  • User Score (184)
    7.3 7.3 from 184 reviewers
  • Expert Score (124)
    8.0 8.0 from 124 reviewers
  • Value for money (12)
    8.5 8.5 from 12 reviewers
  • Sound quality (9)
    9.2 9.2 from 9 reviewers
  • Gameplay (50)
    7.9 7.9 from 50 reviewers
  • Graphics (52)
    8.9 8.9 from 52 reviewers
  • Sound (42)
    8.4 8.4 from 42 reviewers
  • Storyline (3)
    8.6 8.6 from 3 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (14)
    8.3 8.3 from 14 reviewers
  • Control (4)
    7.8 7.8 from 4 reviewers
  • Lifespan (10)
    8.2 8.2 from 10 reviewers
  • Playability (2)
    7.6 7.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Replay value (4)
    8.5 8.5 from 4 reviewers
  • Funfactor (3)
    7.8 7.8 from 3 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. GameSpot

    31 August 2010

    Little has changed in the four years since Dead Rising came out, but that doesn't hamper this downloadable content too much. The unique, ticking-clock structure is different from that in any other open-world game, so anyone... Read more

    • Slaying zombies is as bloody and fun as ever, Weapon creation lets you concoct all sorts of sadistic toys, Multiple endings make replays rewarding, Character ranking can be carried over to Dead Rising 2, $5 price gives you...
    • Driving controls are awful, Long load times.

  2. mature-gaming.com

    6.0/10
    20 April 2011

    Farcry 2 seems to be dividing people’s opinions right across the board from pole to pole, continent to continent and (just to make it sound like we’re keeping with US politics here) sea to shining sea. Read more

  3. Gamertell

    7.0/10
    11 January 2009

    The game though is, at best, mediocre and occasionally plays like something that just wasn’t finished before it shipped. It does do a lot of stuff right so if you’re interested in giving the game a shot, you’ll do best... Read more

    • High replayability, great story, beautiful and realistic graphics, intuitive controls, buddy system is new and it works beautifully.
    • Environment is too big, enemies are localized in certain areas and don’t leave unless they chase you, search for diamonds is not fun nor is it necessary. Glitches occasionally hinder playability.

  4. ActionTrip

    8.0/10
    3 November 2008

    Despite some of its technical issues and repetitiveness, I feel compelled to play this game until I finish the entire single-player campaign. Read more

    • Realistic combat, a variety of challenging missions, choices you make influence the in-game world, very exciting atmosphere, great-looking outdoor areas (almost feels like the real deal);
    • Recurring side-missions, the accent is on driving and some may object to that, AI glitches and a few nasty bugs force players to return to old saved games, voiceovers are a bit disappointing.

  5. Xbox Evolved

    8.3/10
    23 October 2008

    Despite some of its technical issues and repetitiveness, I feel compelled to play this game until I finish the entire single-player campaign. Read more

    • Amazing looking game and realism.
    • Open world may be a bit too overwhelming and difficulty.

  • User Reviews

  1. Great at first, but gets really boring

    Amazon
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: b-gat, Amazon
    7 June 2010

    My experience with this game was exactly the same as my experience with Assassin's Creed. I went in expecting to love it, I was hugely impressed with the first three or four hours, and then I started to realize that 95% of... Read more

  2. "A creative way to enter the first person shooter world."

    CNET
    9.0/10
    Reviewer: Modshock, CNET
    25 January 2011

    One of my favorite games since Fallout 3, the exploration is one the main things i love about this game. And the great moments of watching a whole village burn right before your eyes feels great. Read more

    • A very creative feel when planning an attack, The best and easiest to use map creator I've ever seen in a game, intense exploration, and some of the best (Not the best but pretty close!) visuals in a game you'll get. This ...
    • Some of the terrain around well populated areas can rarely become glitchy right before your eyes. No split screen gaming, something i was expecting in every game on the consoles. But so far there's not many. And this game ...

  3. good game

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: ghost13, Newegg
    12 August 2009

    over all its deffinetly worth the money and if your any big GTA fan then go out and get it... the first person mass enviornment and run and gun like GTA makes this game unforgetable... Read more

    • been playing this game for bout a week and its very addicting! i was used to the usual runn and gun with high amounts of action like rainbow six vegas (1&2) but once you settle down and get into a groove youll love it... t...
    • the save points are sometimes few and far between ... you might find yourself running missions over and over again till you get a good point to save... some of the spots you might save but like for me it didnt seem to work...

  4. Far Cry 2.. erm..

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: conizme, Ciao
    8 June 2010

    I was expecting awesomeness when I bought Far Cry 2.. I was partly impressed with the realism (gun jamming, fire spreading, self healing), but the rest was not so good. Read more

    • Realism, Cool weapons, Immersive.
    • Can get quite boring after a while, Poor Multiplayer.

  5. Far Cry 2 Reader Review - 2.0

    2.0/10
    Reviewer: angry pirate, IGN Entertainment
    29 July 2009

    I was really impressed with the look of this game after the cracking ads on tv but I was enormously disappointed with the gameplay. As the earlier reviewer commented, the gameplay is chockfull of annoyances: The first weapon... Read more

  • WikiFreak Description

Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that was developed by Canada’s Ubisoft Montreal and was released in the United States on October 21, 2008. Apart from having a Xbox 360 version, Far Cry 2 is available for Microsoft Windows and the Sony Playstation 3.

Far Cry 2 was released as the official sequel to Far Cry even as the developers of the original game did not take part in its development. Far Cry 2 also features a different setting, a new style of gameplay, and a new s…

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Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that was developed by Canada’s Ubisoft Montreal and was released in the United States on October 21, 2008. Apart from having a Xbox 360 version, Far Cry 2 is available for Microsoft Windows and the Sony Playstation 3.

Far Cry 2 was released as the official sequel to Far Cry even as the developers of the original game did not take part in its development. Far Cry 2 also features a different setting, a new style of gameplay, and a new set of characters. Apart from this, the original game features sci-fi characters that cannot be found in Far Cry 2.

The game can be played in both single player and multiplayer modes. It is set in a war-torn African state where two factions compete with each other for control over the state. These two factions include the United Front for Liberation & Labour and the Alliance for Popular Resistance. The players’ task in this mission-persistent game is to use all means necessary to find and assassinate an arms-dealer who has been known for dealing weapons to both factions.

When in multiplayer mode via LAN or internet, yup to 16 players can join a game of Far Cry 2. There are four multiplayer game modes available. These include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Diamond, and Uprising.

Far Cry 2 features the Dunia Game Engine which Ubisoft Montreal developed specifically for it. Because of this game engine, the game offers a variety of features including non-scripted enemy AI, real-time night-and-day cycle, dynamic fire propagation and storm effects, and a dynamic music system. It also features real-time storytelling, and systemic auto-healing. In addition, its players can choose from a wide variety of available weapons.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

  • DUNIA ENGINE The Dunia Engine was built specifically for Far Cry® 2 by the award-winning Ubisoft Montréal development team. It delivers the most realistic destructible environments, amazing special effects such as dynamic fire propagation and storm effects, real-time night-and-day cycle, dynamic music system, non-scripted enemy A.I. and so much more…
  • REAL-TIME IMMERSION Real-time story telling, systemic auto-healing, minimal in-game interface are just few of the f…

Specifications

  • Alternative names
    Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

Release Date

  • First seen
    15 February 2008

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  • How do you keep your rank?

    Answered by nilufer2 2009-03-31:

    By saving it after the game but you should not exit the

  • Rating details

    Why does the game have 'sexual themes'as part of the M rating?

    Answered by nilufer2 2009-03-31:

    It is not playable to kids under 17 years old because of its sexual themes, strong languages, violence and

  • Can you get bots to play on your map?

    Answered by issikiki 2009-07-03:

    In Far Cry 2, there is no AI map editor but you can play bots in the multiplayer task. To use bots, you must first have an AAS file for each map you want to

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