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85 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 173 Ratings

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  • Summary: Caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa, you are sent to take out "The Jackal," a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfil your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit your their weaknesses, and neutralize their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force. Real-time story telling, systemic auto-healing, minimal in-game interface are just few of the features that make you feel the tension of being alone against barbarous warlords that threaten thousands of innocent lives. Choose from a wide range of weapons to make your way to your primary target. Meet the fight head-on with your machine-gun, go berserk with your machete or make stealth kills as a Sniper. If you feel that the atmosphere is not warm enough, light up your flamethrower and let your enemies and everything around them feel the heat. [Ubisoft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 75
  3. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. Cynamite
    100
    Far Cry 2 has its annoying quirks, no doubt. But they can be solved via patch – the quality of fights, atmosphere, graphics and gameplay still reaches a very high level.
  2. Yahoo! Games
    100
    The objective of Far Cry 2 as a game is to get out of the way and let you experience the game world. And there is no other game world quite like this one: haunting, spectacular, meditative, explosive, violent, and serene, all at once, and all in a mere shooter.
  3. X360 Magazine UK
    70
    Far Cry 2 is a drawn-out yet ambitious FPS that doesn't quite align its many ideas into an effective game, due to the confused nature of the open world. Nice atmosphere, though.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 66
  3. Negative: 16 out of 66
  1. Enfadel
    9
    This is a difficult review to write. On one hand, this game takes video game visuals to new heights. There were numerous times during the game in which I had to stop and enjoy the view. Ubisoft thought enough of their players to include the best console map editor on any console at the time. This spawned an army of die hard map makers and pushed replay through the roof. Because of these revelations in game development it would be easy to give this game a 10 and I wish I could. Unfortunately there are a couple of chinks in the armor that I can't ignore. While the game is high on spirit, there were some execution issues. Most notable is a huge bug the corrupted all of the players saves about 60-80% of the way through the game. The bug was unpredictable and left few clues so it was never fixed. Also it didn't effect all player but it did effect my game and one other friend of mine as well as legions of forum goers. While the intent was good, a bug this serious is a deal breaker for campaign players. At some points in the story I found the travel times to be extensive. Other then that, the open world of the campaign is lush with detail and charm. Until it crashed, was having a great time. I would definitely recommend picking up the game to anyone who thrives in an open world environment that begs to be explored. The map editor is robust and easy to use. I give high marks all around.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Toltec01
    6
    Like I said another beautiful game wtih no game....it basically didn't allow me to play the game...that might sound strange, but compare it to Fallout3. Fallout3 releases the player out into the wild and you'r e on your own, what a great feeling! While Farcry is so restrictive for an open world game...I gave up looking for diamond briefcases after finding the 3rd one or not being able to driver around into the red zone, come on...Farcry1 was a much better tuned game as well...to bad.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. CiaranG
    4
    Only good things I can think of about the game are the realistic graphics, the fantastic map editor and the fun online play. Unfortunately, the single-player mode is seriously flawed in various ways. One of the most annoying things about this game is that every single human being in the game that isn't white or living in a town is out to kill you, almost like zombies. On sight of you, even from a distance they make it their mission to follow you and kill you. This poses problems, especially when you are in a mission or when you are trying to get from one place to the next. It seems that everyday civilians have completely vanished off the face of the Earth in this game and have been replaced by blood-thirsty savages. The game had the potential to tell a story of a practically lawless land and the corrupt arms dealers that make huge profits by having people kill each other, but it is ruined by flawed gameplay. The driving physics are poor and the incredible environments are ruined by a lack of things to actually do apart from going on missions that involve killing people and collecting diamonds! A frustrating game - not worth getting.… Expand
    • 3 of 4 users said yes

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