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Farcry 2 is a very down to earth shooter that takes place in a gigantic, gorgeous, yet terribly empty sandbox. Let me start by saying this game is beautiful. It has got to be the best looking 360 game i've ever seen.
The trees, the grass, the dilapitated shantys, the water, even the zebras are perfect. The objective of farcry 2 is simple, you go around and collect diamonds by doing a lot of cookie cutter missions. These cookie
cutter missions range from killing a guy to killing a few guys to blowing up a truck.
Pretty basic stuff. These basic missions are amplified by the environment and intensity of the combat. It's a very
immersive and original feeling to be hiding in the grass, fearing the sound of enemy chatter and vehicles. Your enemies are intelligent and crafty, often taking cover or flanking you in packs. They might even try to
run you over with a jeep. While the combat is very fierce some of it can be a little wonky. Like when your completly stealthy and somehow the enemies manage to use x-ray vision to see you through trees and long
grass. Even more frustrating is when bullets are hitting you through concrete walls and you can't use anything for cover.
Another situation I've encountered was an unbalanced weapon system. How many times
should you have to shoot a guy in the head with a shotgun for him to die? If you answered 6 then you'd be right if you lived in the farcry dimension. Between missions you'll have the excitement and also dread of
walking around the enormous map of farcry. This is arguably the best and worst part of the game. The map is huge, i'm talking oblivion huge. But in oblivion, there are things to do while you're running around. In
farcry, you spend a long time walking around trails with nothing to do but look at five animals Ubisoft created into the game.
Even though the game is really beautiful, it feels extremly hollow. Sometimes
this vast world combined with random enemy encounters and unreliable weapons creates a great feeling of survival and desperation but most of the time it's just annoying. You'll find yourself playing farcry for
around 30 hours but sadly 5-10 of these hours will be spent walking/driving from place to place. The map editor and multiplayer are the strongest selling point of farcry and they give it it's true replay value.
If you can deal with a decent shooter that has a lot of down time i can recommend Far Cry 2 for you, but a lot of people won't have the patience to spend as much time traveling as playing.7/10 Good - Beautiful
graphicsEngaging multiplayerGood map editor
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