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$19.99

Far Cry 2 is a game where you kill people for three things: diamonds, malaria pills, and fun... (thetechlounge.com)

Massive detailed environment, intense combat missions, open-ended play (maximumpc.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Far Cry 2

We have collected and analyzed 33 expert reviews and 606 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 82/100 and users rate it 52/100. The average review date is December 4, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 662932 reviews from other Video Games. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 19, 2009.

alaSCORE 92

920100

639 reviews

November, 2009

82 / 100

33 Experts

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52 / 100

606 Users

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Expert Reviews (33)

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Far Cry 2

By Max Slowik (thetechlounge.com)

Far Cry 2 is a game where you kill people for three things: diamonds, malaria pills, and fun. You're a Doom Guy in search of one man in the middle of an African shitstorm that's full of ...

No rating

thetechlounge.com
US

Far Cry 2

By Norman Chan (maximumpc.com)

Read on for more of the review.

Massive detailed environment, intense combat missions, open-ended play

Some repetitive tasks, high system requirements, weak vehicle combat

Your tasks are varied enough to facilitate different gunplay styles. Though tasks typically fall into the "assault the enemy base" or "retrieve a valuable package" categories, the range of mission locations-walled fortress, riverside swamp, oil ...

Rating

90100

maximumpc.com
US

Far Cry 2

By Andrei Dobra (softpedia.com)

Far Cry 2 was one of the most expected games this holiday season, promising to bring back the same great shooter experience as well as the fabulous graphics and highly detailed world of the first title. Ubisoft heavily marketed this game and said that ...

Solid Gameplay, Engaging story, Innovative concept

A bit repetitive

The story is very different from that of the first game, as you aren't just some ex-marine who gets stranded on a tropical island where a crazy scientist made a lot of experiments on various animals. One of the main features of the game is the fact ...

Rating

95100

softpedia.com

User Reviews (606)

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Gorgeous shooter with a ton of replayability

By PhotoJeff (dell.com)

The scenery is stunningly beautiful, and the sounds make you feel like you are really there in the jungles, savannahs, and deserts of Africa. The dialogue is also well done, even if it is to support a rather weak storyline. If you enjoy adventure in your...

The storyline is uninspired (everyone is fighting everyone). Long periods of driving can wear on you as the game goes on unless you just enjoy driving through the jungle. And the AI, while mostly very good, sometimes falls short of impressive

US

Agree with Most of you....

By hellomms (maximumpc.com)

Pros: Grahics are great and so is the sound track. Cons: I am at 54% (paid alot might as well) and agree that after a while (20-25%) it get boring, the missions are the same kind from different sources. The ACT II is a little more challanging but sti...

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multi

By Trever (maximumpc.com)

The multi-player does suck, The way you have to wait to join a game, could be up to 10 Min's i swear some people think that the lobbies are chat rooms the Single player is awesome the only thing i wish they would have included would have been the ability...

Manufacturer's Description

Far Cry 2, the next-generation first-person shooter from Ubisoft, will take you deep into the most beautiful but also most hostile environments in the world: Africa! More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2, the true sequel to the award-winning PC game, will provide you with an unprecedented gaming experience. 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...

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