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Far Cry 2 | 
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| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $59.99
New (37) Used (13) from $39.99
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 307
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: shooter_action_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 34408
Model: 52408
UPC: 008888524083
EAN: 0008888524083
ASIN: B001ASJIRM
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | First-person shooter for Xbox 360 gives players an open-ended gameplaying experience | | • | Roam the beautifully detailed jungles and savannah of Africa | | • | Pick up a wide range of weapons and hop into different vehicles | | • | Dynamic environment, including day-night cycles and fire propagation | | • | Online multiplayer supports up to 16 players |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Far Cry 2 by Ubisoft is the anticipated sequel to the award-winning original that brings players into the beautiful and hostile world of Africa. Far Cry 2 for Xbox 360 features open-ended gameplay that allows you to play the game whichever way you choose, with the choices you make affecting where the game leads you.  | Far Cry 2
Players:
Offline: 1
Online: 16
Multiplayer Modes:
Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Diamond, Uprising
Format:
Native 720p high-definition output. |  | | 
Far Cry 2 brings you to Africa where you'll explore the savannah and the jungle. View larger. | 
Far Cry 2 features real-time night-and-day cycles. View larger. | Outstanding Graphics
Ubisoft developed the Dunia Engine specifically for Far Cry 2. Among other things, the Dunia Engine delivers realistic, interactive environments, special effects, real-time night-and-day cycles, and smart enemy AI. Expansive, Realistic Environment
Far Cry 2 is set in a fictional region of Africa where you are caught between two rival factions at war. The Ubisoft team spent a lot of time filming and photographing in Africa to get all the details of the landscape and native wildlife. The result is a huge gameplay area that is 50 square kilometers, taking players into and out of the jungle and savannah. Wild animals such as zebras, buffalo, gazelle are encountered during the game, with both players and enemies allowed to interact with them. Far Cry 2 features an incredible level of detail and realism, with a minimal in-game interface to detract from immersion. For example, players will need to navigate the world using an in-game map and navigation system, weapons will disintegrate over time, and fires will spread and propagate. Each of the actions a player takes is reflected in the environment and changes the content of the game. To fulfill your mission, you need to play the enemies against each other, using both strategy and skill. Huge Range of Weapons and Vehicles
Far Cry 2 offers gamers a wide range of weapons, from a machete for hand-to-hand combat, to a sniper rifle that can stealthily pluck off enemies from afar. As weapons disintegrate over time, they might jam or even explode in your hand. There are also a large range of vehicles such as gliders, trucks, cars, and boats that will let you fly, drive, slide, and hover over the open landscapes. Multiplayer Options for up to 16 Players
Far Cry 2 supports up to 16 players and has four gameplay modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Diamond, and Uprising. Players can choose from six different classes in multiplayer, each with its own set of pros and cons. Just as in the single-player mode, multiplayer games will feature dynamic elements, making each session unique.
 
You can explore the world of Far Cry 2 from inside a car or flying on a glider.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Happy is The Child December 2, 2008
My secretary's 10 year old son loves the game. It was his birthday present and it arrived in a timely fashion. Everything was as discribed and your service was first rate. Thank You.
One of the best games ever! November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the best games ever made, the story mode is complex, very real, challenging and it's not easy! great graphics, great engine, great game!!
the multiplayer mode is even better, several game modes, the gameplay is just fantastic! and you can make custom maps! the map editor is amazing! you can make from giant ships to piramids, its amazing!!
One of the best shooters out there November 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In 13+ years as a hardcore gamer, this is one of the best games I've ever played. Another high quality shooter from Ubisoft. The action is very intense, with smart AI opponents flanking you, sneaking up on you from behind, and surprising you. The free-roaming aspect allows you to pick and choose from a large variety of activities to suit whatever whim you have at the moment (or, you can explore the huge map). The exotic location is a refreshing change from the norm. And the map editor for online multiplayer is incredible and the most detailed I have ever seen on a game. You could spend hours just having fun building your own map. This game is an absolute must for any Xbox360 owner with even a remote interest in shooters.
 A good game held back by some annoying gameplay issues November 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Far Cry 2 was somewhat of a gamble for me, i was hearing mix things about the game, i had never played the original Far Cry, but i was itching for a new FPS(first person shooter)and wasn't feeling the new Call of Duty:World at War, and Fallout 3 hadn't come out yet, but in the end my FPS addiction took hold and i went for it. And after about 25 hours of gameplay this is what i've found...
The Goodness -
The graphics are great! The Africa setting is well done, it all looks how you would expect a current gen game to look that was set in Africa. Vegetation, rolling hills, desert, jungle, grasslands which all have a distinct feel to them, as well as some animals here and there that liven up the various areas.
The guns all have a solid feel to them, plus there is a nice variety of them, vehicles handle well and there is plenty of stuff to shoot at as well as fire propagation which is a nice touch. Everything in the game is done from a first person view even including the cut scenes, as well as healing oneself by various over-the-top quick fixes, such as taking a bullet out of your arm with a knife or cracking your arm back in place, etc.
Being able to do most things in the game how you want too. No set path you have to walk on.
The actual gameplay and story are just alright, they could've been better, theres a lot of moments that are repeated through out your playing experience that make you wonder what the developers were thinking.
The Badness -
Enemy AI, no matter how hard i tried sneaking up on enemies is extremly hard to do in this game(not in a good way), i could be up on a ridge half a mile away from the enemy camp behind a tree and the moment i stick my head out all of them seem to know i'm there??? Kind of odd. And once you take out one enemy, whether its with a sniper rifle from a far, up close with a silenced weapon or with your blade, some how all of the other enemies in the camp know somethings wrong which sucks you right out of the experience.
Guard post, when you're doing a mission you usually have to travel an insane amount of distance from point A to point B and between you and the mission is about 2-3 guard post, now it usually takes about 10 minutes to get to where you need to go and having to fight to get there becomes annoying very quickly, especially that once you're done with the mission, you have to drive back and do it all over again becuase the guards within the guard posts re-spawn after a short amount of time and instead of it being fun it's just frustrating because you have to eliminate everyone once again.
Driving, shooting, driving, shooting, mission, driving, shooting, etc...by the time it's all done you've added 20min to your mission, which is a lot when you have to do that for EVERY SINGLE MISSION. A fast travel save system would work much better(think Oblivion), granted there is a fast travel bus system in the game, but the actual mission areas are usually far enough away from the drop off point of a bus to still be annoying.
Malaria, you get malaria early on in the game and you have to do certain missions to get more pills, know what that means? More driving and guard post. They should've just made it one mission for the cure, not just more pills which you constantly have to do throughout the game, come on now? Think i say, think!
Multiplayer -
It's okay, nothing that's going to tear you away from whatever your current online game is now. They do have an unlocking system within their multiplayer, it's more of a thined out version of the Call of Duty 4 unlock system without the addiction quality of COD4. And one of my pet peeves are online games that make everyone in the lobby click "ready" to play, which just slows down the game because you always have some people that don't click ready for some reason, take the option out like most online shooting games and things go alot faster. Because of this, i would be in the lobby for close to 5 min sometimes, just waiting for everyone to be ready.
The randomness -
This has happend twice to me all ready in this game and it's just weird. Apparently the enemies send off a crazy driver after you every once in awhile, they're usually in a truck with a mounted gun but sometimes it's just a bad guy in a car, it's really hard to hear the car coming and a lot of times when i've been on foot i've actually been run over by this random car that comes from no where, i'm all alone, walking to the next mission, no enemies in sight, and BAMN! run over by a car, just a little awkward.
Final verdict -
I don't think is game is worth $60, its worth $40, but not $60. They get points for trying something new. Some good ideas, awesome graphics, but some of the decisions that were made by the developers don't make sense. Some ideas work, most of them are just annoying. Definitely worth checking out, just do so before you buy it. I would give this game 3 1/2 stars.
One of this year's best November 22, 2008
First of all I must say that Far Cry 2 is one of the best looking games and entertaining games available. Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft) is the anticipated sequel to the award-winning original that brings players into the beautiful and hostile world of Africa. However it ditches the original's idea and goes straight for open-ended gameplay that allows you to play the game whichever way you choose, with the choices you make affecting where the game leads you. It also delivers realistic, interactive environments, special effects, real-time night-and-day cycles, and smart enemy AI. Wild animals such as zebras, buffalo, gazelle are encountered during the game which can be interacted
Far Cry 2 features an incredible level of detail and realism, with a minimal in-game interface to detract from immersion. It features an incredible level of detail and realism, with a minimal in-game interface to detract from immersion. Far Cry 2 also offers gamers a wide range of weapons as well as vehicles with gliders, trucks, cars, and boats which are all accessable and are great to get around the 50km you've got play with.
Far Cry 2 also features a great multiplayer with modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Diamond, and Uprising, you can also choose from 6 different classes.
This fps is incredible with alot of variety and replay available. It's a very entertaining game which will stay in my 360 for months to come.
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