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Far Cry 2 …even though i haven’t played the original that much i can see that these 2 games are a sequel in name only.

Far Cry 2 is definetly one of those games that literally requires you too SHOOT everyone…no seriously I mean it everyone that isn’t in A ) a house , B)one of the people you talk to ,WANT’S to kill you…it has to make you wonder….how the hell does everyone know that they NEED to shoot you it just doesn’t make sense and just by the fact it makes you wonder…is there any story to this killing of hundreds of black and white people …Why yes yes there is.

You get to choose one of several characters that mainly serve for looks but its still nice to have a bit of an option. You enter an unnamed country in Africa that is like probably the rest in a state of chaos and war with 2 rivaling factions going at each other’s throats like dogs but your not here cause of them your here for the Jackal a mysterious arms dealer that cant seem to be captured unless he wants to .Oh and lets not forget you also have Malaria so you will need to try and find medication through out the game Malaria will rarely appear but you don’t want to be caught with it in the middle of a gunfight do you ?

SO… what does one need as a mercenary thats hunting a mysterious figure ? Guns ,guns and MORE GUNS (insert small sample of killing people and blowing stuff up here in video)…why do you need them cause just as mentioned before EVERYTHING wants to kill you cause pretty much everything has a gun with them…and thats why its always a good idea to use the flamethrower and burn them….as well as sometimes the environment.

You have to buy most new guns since the ones you get from enemy’s are used,dirty and will often jam and if overused break down all together ,you pay for the guns in diamonds and there are only 2 ways to get them work as a gun for hire or try to find them …although the first option is more preferable since you’ll only find 1 or 2 in each brief case and rarely 3 but its sometimes good to try your treasure finding skills since the game has an interesting way of trying to find them sometimes just trying to find them is a reward by itself .Before I forget to you have to buy the weapons from a Arms Dealer that when your not on a mission he can give you a mission that will unlock some new toys to purchase you can also purchase upgrades such as manuals to increase accuracy on certain weapons or getting certain equipment that increases ammunition storage for certain weapon types.

Why is it a reward by itself to explore you ask well thats simple the game’s world just feels stunning and great and full of life as tree’s and grass go gently with the breeze ,during the daytime its preferable to use the boat since those pesky checkpoints are a lot more rare on the river and its just relaxing to drive the boat through the jungle with the sun up atop at some points I wished I was there so i could take a nap cause the environment seems peaceful…and trust me when I say this if you have a computer that can run the highest setting set it to that cause I have been playing the game one medium setting and it SIMPLY looks gorgeous ,the animation is fluid ,everything resembles a living breathing Africa…well if you take away the part where factions do war with each other …well anyways back to the topic at hand the game also comes with a nice array of vehicles but you’ll find yourself useing technicals since having a mounted gun for protection is always an option..the game could have profit more from a more quicker and safer traveling system such as an instant jump to a location if your in a vehicle but the games environments more then makes up for traveling through the dangerous checkpoints where the africans shoot at you on sight.

If you get shot and lose a lot of health and your on your last line of blood you can preform a quick self surgery…viewer discretion is advised though ,and patch yourself up ,in case you DO fall in battle an addition to what makes the games realism better and keeps the game less frustrating is the buddy system basically if you have a buddy thats rescue ready you will always get a second chance at the battle and he will support you and drag you away from the hot zone but not to far of course.
But die a second time after that and your done for. The vehicles in the game handle great you’ll find yourself mostly using the technical a vehicle with a mounted gun since it will probably offer a lot more protection from the random encounters of other patrolling technicals and yes I forgot to mention this early .There are also gliders which will at times definetly give you a nice view of the surroundings some of them can be found at safe houses the games besides towns ONLY safe locations there you can go and get some sleep and make sure that some time passes since the game has a 24 hour day night cycle which translates from day to sunrise to night very smoothly at times you will hardly notice that the sun is going down until the environment looks a bit orange but its always nice to have a look at it.

One of the things you will see most of are explosions and FIRE fire adds realism and danger to the environment it can scare off enemy’s ,you can light a whole field of grass and watch it burn fire will also catch on fire..he he other building and object to and it will char everything just like in real life another cool deatil is is that you can light or shoot the cannisters where ammo or rockets and grenades are stashed and they will blow up and probably kill some people if they are close its always fun to watch this firework go off even if you didn’t shoot it intentionally.

The games MP is most seen is in the map creator you can create nearly any kind of map go to the site to see the crazy map editor trailer for the game …damn it sure did impress me I mean someone made the pyramids and Venice like maps…thats really impressive in the video you see here I tried my own hand a bit the map still isn’t finished but its for demonstration purposes only so far.

Overall Far Cry 2 is a fine looking and fine working game and with its map creator tool its a creative one too….even though all you do is kill people and torch things but that only adds to the fun
and after all you are a mercenary ,and if you like any games where you are a mercenary and blow shit up then this game is a must buy .

Pros:
-beautiful environments and fluid animations
-intense combat and fun weapons
-approaching your targets any way you want is fun
-and it has a crazy map editor
Cons
-could have been better with a quicker travel system
-AI simply shoots only you the 2 different factions never seem to be fighting each other
-getting shot by everyone gets annoying especially since there are a lot of checkpoints on the roads

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