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  • @masterkeyify FYI i don't do Battlefield or MW3 (as they do not appeal to me). I also find it odd that you have masterkey in your name, which was made popular by MW.

    I'd watch your tongue if i were you, unless you are some 10 year old brat that won't shut up.

  • Armour-clad special-ops guy or something? Does this guy even understand what this game represents? This is about as real to a real-life scenario as a video game can get. It's not fucking Soap and Capt. Price taking out an entire high tech Russian Silo installation full of 200+ strong SpetNaz commandos. In real-life you don't get in a punch up with a dweeb, then fight a street brawler, to then soon after take on a WBA heavy-weight title holder.....This game was trying it's best to emulate.

  • @3210code Still better than MW3?

  • @ChaosDemon2 Really? Fanboying it on a FARCRY review?

    Go back to pissing off battlefielders.

  • I loved FarCry but FarCry 2... OMG, one of the most boring games I have ever played. Sure, it looks great but driving from place to place is anything but interesting or exciting, missions are repetitive and those diamonds and jammed rifles and saving methods... bad, just plain bad ....

  • @3210code That's right buddy, you just keep on thinking guns never jam, rust and freeze up. Cause that's not what happened to me when I worked for EC back in Rhodesia and Sth Africa....I had a magical super weapon, that never failed me. You kids want a video game that gives you a 'real experience' and then crack it when the game makers do. "Oh driving is soooo boring. Guns jamming? Come on, where's action action action!!!" Boy I would've loved to have you in my troupe.

  • @HarveyCrumpet1 I am talking about video games that are meant to be fun especially if you consider that first game was completely different in a positive way. If they made game like this without FarCry title it would be ok, I guess but changing the essence of ultra popular shooter and presenting this...

    And I'm not asking for mega realistic shooter, just an appropriate sequel..

  • can u make a map editor for the best 1 ever put cars houses and hills rock??

  • Is it worth $9

  • @fatroc33 yes.

  • this game is too harrrdd!

  • Thanks gays, im out.

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  • Your monotone ruins this review

  • love this game. so pumped for Far Cry 3.

  • Sounds like the reviewer is reading from a prompter,really poorly.

  • I love the multiplayer, one minute im in stalingrade another I am in a d-day revamp.

  • Totally worth the 8 bucks I spent

  • 1:21 looks like he's havin fun

  • is this game like skyrim,rage,and fallout new vegas?

  • @wazzup627 And by that you mean an open-world game full of missions and experiences and fun? Yes, I also recommend you get this before those games, because it's cheaper and older than those ones too.

    The only major thing that is different about Far Cry 2 is the lack of RPG elements like leveling up.

  • @wazzup627 mmm i suppose so yea

  • @wazzup627 this game was released befor all of those lol

  • @wazzup627 no

  • maybe it has some bugs but its one of the most realistic shooters Ive ever played

  • this game has so many problems but is so good

  • crysis dominates farcry...

  • @animelovingfreak

    I really hope you're just talking about Crysis 1, because 2 was terrible.

  • okay guys i need some help, like, ALOT. i just got this game and am still a noob. I dont know the basics or strategies for this game and i also need help how to get buddies or upgrade my safehouse, if u can message me i would apreciate it ALOT. so please just message me what i need to know as soon as you can.

  • the gameplay was great, it felt a little clunky but it was still great, but the story was just crap in my opinion.

  • What no rating.

  • Y U NO HAVE 480p??

  • where the fuk are the animals....i mean IT IS IN AFRICA

  • He forgot to mention the fact that all people try to kill you, even if you're working for them, and you're also dying from AIDS.

  • @Gewok666 Thanks for spoiling

  • This is why we're getting Far Cry 3...

  • I honestly still don't understand why people hate this game. My opinion is that it is incredibly immersive, the story was realistic, AI was superb in my book, and generally, it felt like on of those wars you would see on CNN, small but brutal. I loved it to death, even starring into the sunset holding a kalashnikov was mesmerizing.

    Oh, and that annoying issue with respawning checkpoints? Just slow the fuck down and and make it fun! This is a game, not a fetching sim.

  • @Alex112286

    Probably the smartest comment I've ever read for this game. Fuck these complainers that hate this game just for not being a generic run and gun shooter :P

  • @Alex112286 The gameplay is all the same, drive to that spot, kill that escape from that.

    Really gets boring after a while. That is my reason for not enjoying this game

  • @Koenstuurwold0 Maybe it isn't the game, maybe it's your play-style that makes it seem boring. Why do you think the developers included the "same drive/shoot/escape" plan for most missions you partake? Because unlike games like COD or Half Life (don't get me wrong, I love the HL series), you choose how the mission will go out. Why have your loadout always AK-Star 45- RPG, or something similar, for every mission? Why not change it up every time? Take my advice and go for another playthrough.

  • @Alex112286 Believe me, I played the game several times on ps3 and pc trying to play differently but its just to boring. There is not enough to do. Its only ambuse that/kill that/taking pills etc. You can like the game but for me the game is just shit

  • @Koenstuurwold0 I understand how the game can be boring for you, but in no way is it shit, and you'll be lying to yourself if you hate it just because it became repetitive for you. Perhaps it's because of the game's length that made you dislike it, but if you tell me you did not think first half of the game was any fun, then this game is not for you.

  • @Alex112286 Thats true, I did enjoy the first hours of the game

  • @Koenstuurwold0 See? So if you had fun playing the game, which is the whole purpose of the game, do you really think it's bad enough to call it "shit"? I think not.

  • @Alex112286 I like to express my feelings 

  • FUCK OFF, bf3 publicity crash my computer :////

  • i honestly felt there was little immersion, i couldnt stand the voice acting where the actors sounded like they were dying to get their paycheck and have no emotion whatsoever, there was nothing to do in such a huge gameworld, and you get attcked constantly when trying to explore.

  • 3:20 RAGE QUIT

  • the only thing i liked about this game was the map editor.

  • The beginning was fucking awesome. AFter that it was the most boring game I've ever played since Rogue Warrior.

  • In africa people's body is made up of iron or smething like that :/

  • hello again is me again doing another review. This game is full of action, its very intruding, spontaneous and very very fun. The people that have heard my reviews, which is most of you. Know that im very honest to the point. Now this game is very fun. yes I know you all love my reveiws and im happy to write as long as you pay me 2 dolllars per week. Thank you again and keep listenig. thanks gays im out

  • @A7XAwesomeness lolwut

  • @A7XAwesomeness

    "thanks gays" lmao

  • @A7XAwesomeness Thanks for the review, bro.

  • @A7XAwesomeness your reveiws are very accurate

  • @A7XAwesomeness no wrong

  • @A7XAwesomeness great review, would thumbs up again

  • @A7XAwesomeness I want to tell you something very important. Your review of Far Cry 2 is an inspiration. I read it this morning and since then I have gotten a PHD, got married and now have a baby and now im leading a life of fulfillment all thanks to you

  • @A7XAwesomeness Thanks for the review, gays.

  • @A7XAwesomeness At least you make an effort to thank the gays. They're really under-appreciated in the gaming industry.

  • @A7XAwesomeness Here's your 2 bucks.

  • @A7XAwesomeness ur duch a prfsesinal

  • @A7XAwesomeness The campaign is very intruding and interesting, that is true. The map editor is awesome, that is right. I think the weak part of FC2 is the multiplayer, you can't kill somebody who is running, even if you aim where he goes, weapons kills randomly etc... IMO I prefer playing FC2 solo campaign.

  • This game should have been given 10.00 ... This is best FPS game ..

  • @mrprockworld r u serious man? this game boring as fuck

  • @kienluong01 that arse is probably being sarcastic. This game is not so boring if you put it on the highest difficulty, but the enemies are still fucking terminators.

  • Do people still play online on 360

  • The fucking AI react so fast in this game D;

  • Love the game but takes six shots from a sniper to kill a guy.wtf

  • I quite enjoyed farcry 2. It was a game that didn't hold you hand the entire way through. It gave you a large area to explore and I had fun with it.

  • Good game with a few flaws you get used and the setting is amazing, if you like games that are unique try it out, hopefully Far Cry 3 will remove all the flaws, better graphics, amazing story and setting and just feel like Far Cry 2... I can't wait.

  • I can't fucking believe people hate this game. Not all shooters are about running around like an unstoppable fucking moron that can shoot everything in sight. Far Cry 2 tried to tell you all that you would get your ass kicked in a situation like this, but I guess people don't want challenge, but instead, generic chaotic action :/

  • lol i just bought this game and i'm downloading it RIGHT NAO ON STEAM HEHEHE

  • why is ur buddy different?i mean i know it changes each time u click on new game but i never seen this buddy before.

  • THIS GUY SOUNDS LIKE HE CAN DO A BETTER JOB THAN UBISOFT!!!!WHY IS IGN FULL OF SHOWOFF!!!!

  • apparently, my graphics card is excellent with this game.. but, I need to upgrade my processor, and a few other things

  • And it looks like Far Cry 3 is going to be roughly the same. They want "a sense of constant danger". A sense of constant danger is dull. The reason dangerous stuff is fun is because it's unpredictable. That's the whole point.

  • He's being generous with an 8.8. Personally I'd have given it about a 7. It has the makings of a brilliant game, but it's just unfinished. There was no exploration, no discovery. You'd know what you'd find, dudes shooting at you. Every single fucking second. Combat has to be broken up (and with DIFFERENT ENEMIES) or it gets boring, no matter how many guns you put into the mix.

    And would it kill them to have more vehicles? Or a reputation system that actually works?

    It could have been so good.

  • if this game is not you fucking type don't review it or play it you dumbass.8.8 is a rating i can give to your ass.10.0 is the rating for this game.

  • Hey you unholy dickhead. If u fuckin' don't like the game. Imma shove the 8.8 up into your overgrown asshole. The real rating is 10.0

  • far cry 2 is a good game played it yesterday on my console and pc turn out great i dont mind being shot at every 5 min besides it's not an open world game u can see it in the map LOL

  • Animals in this game were shit.

  • SO FUCKING HATE FUCKING ADS !!!

  • took me 19 hours to finish :D

  • - Getting shot every time you move..

    - your car breaks down and you need to fix it every time

    - after you kill everyone and take a guard post, the magicly appear at the guard post again

    far cry 2 was good in my opinion but if those didnt exist, it would have been Great.

  • this was the most boring review i have ever heard

  • I kind of had to force myself to beat this game lol. Far Cry 3 looks A LOT better though.

  • This was my most anticipated game of 2008, and when I bought it, I was disappointed when I finished it. Missions and tasks just felt repetitive, and driving to each destination was a chore. Another problem that frustrated me was the fact that the voice acting was so quiet that I had to constantly turn up the volume, but when I was in a fire fight, the gunfire was deafening. There was an option to adjust the volume, but no individual adjustments for voice, sfx, music etc.what's the point of that?

  • game was hard as shit

  • This is one of those games where it clicks for some, but not for others. It clicked for me, and I loved it.

  • The singleplayer was not very immersive for me. First of all, yes, the objective-updating map. Second of all - the biggest issue - were outposts (and re-appearing enemies). I just massacred a whole outpost, turned out I went the wrong direction, turned... Magically, it already has two vehicles, re-filled ammo, re-built shelter and five guards. I mean, why can't you give it, say, an hour or two (in-game) to fill up? Third of all - no destructible environments (at least not a lot).

  • @LarisaFrolova I know right! I made a little list myself...

    1.no silent snipers (except crappy dart rifle!)

    2.enemies spot you in less then a second

    3.no civilions? really?

    4. you can obviusly repair your trashed car with a few cranks of a wrench

    5.after destroying an outpost, you shouldnt have to think twice about taking the shortcut to your mission cuz of some unrealistic outpost with infinite enemies, they should never respawn back.

  • The online community didnt last a week, biggest gaming regret this gen

  • This seems like a kinda useless game... I´m trying to find out what the story is, but naaah.

  • I don't get why everyone thinks it's so realistic. It says, for example in the manual, the Makarov takes about 4 shots to the torso to bring them down. The reality is that it could take an entire magazine. The enemies can aborb bullets like a meat sponge...

  • this game looks really nice but its not for me when i play rpgs i usually dont like gun games (fallout is an exception) but it still looks nice if the price drop id buy it

  • this game looks really nice but its not for me when i play rpgs i usually dont like gun games (fallout is an exception)

    

  • I love this game because it is semi-realistic and DIFFERENT.

    Yes, keyword: DIFFERENT!!! Every single FPS out there is the same thing. Farcry 2 takes it to another level, but kids hate this game because it's not like Call of Duty and they have to spend 5 minutes driving to a spot.

    By the way, the graphics are beautiful and I love explosions <3

  • @Boss5414 I know what you mean by liking games that are different, but Far Cry 2 was different in a boring repetitive way.

  • @Boss5414 see i was lucky enougth to ply this game b4 all the cods, online that is, and i fell in love withit, no other game has a map editor as good as this, that i have played atleast. and the ppl that say the story sucked are slo cuz i no it would make a dam good movie.

  • i loved this game. true it could be frustrating, particularly the malaria and all the guard outposts, but it was really immersive, which made it feel really unique in the fps genre. 

  • I tried this game from the beginning 3 times. I could never get past the first few missions. The driving mechanics are generic. This is a problem when the game has you driving more than half of the time. There's too many shadows. You can barely see the enemy most of the time. Constant enemy respawns. The dreaded "gun condition" bullshit. It's just a frustrating experience. The game is technically well executed, though. Sound and visuals are nice.

  • @WarlordRising sooo basicly the kills wernt spoon fed to u? i mean bitching about the shadows and not seeing baddies? i do agree on driving and spawnings but i ran everywhere cuz it felt sneakyer, and ambushing a bunch of baddies with ieds is way better than being told to " get that sniper, they r on the rooftops" like on most shooters

  • What is the Far cry 2 online like nowadays? Is it completely dead or thriving?

  • @TheSicInMe DEAD

  • the idea of far cry was better than the game itself

    all it needed was Co-op

  • this game makes me hate MALARIA!!!

  • @siknik24 i never liked it in the first place

  • @UnIuckyChucky yah man its either a hit or a miss to everyone. I personally liked this game after buying it three times, the first time i hated it so i sold it, then i bought it again and couldnt understand the weapons computer thing, and then a few years later i bought it giving it another chance and i loved it. Theres a lot of problems, A LOT man so i dont blame ya

  • I wanted to like Far Cry 2, but I just couldn't. You can't explore the open world without being shot at every minute, which sucks. If there was regenerating health, I wouldnt care as much, but because you used med kits to heal and you go back to your last save when you die, its a chore. There isnt auto-saving, and saving takes a while. The guns fall apart way too fast, and your car breaks down after being shot at a few times, making you get out and... well... Far Cry 2 just becomes a chore.

  • @TheSmashBadger

    I agree. Yes it has a massive story and all but thats part of the problem.

    You go out to a new area and get shot. Then you go and find some health syringes. Then your weapon has fallen apart and you need to get back to your safehouse. Then your vehicle is destroyed by that guy with a pistol.

    Rinse, repeat several hundred times. Far Cry is tiring.

  • @TheSmashBadger Pc has quick saves.

  • @TheSmashBadger I completely agree with you, I just got it recently, not even bothering to look up player reviews and instead looked up just company reviews like Ign and Xplay and I was extremely disappointed. Just two much work to play a game. I went into the game thinking OMG this is like Cod and Fallout 3 combined, and It was just as slow as fallout 3, but in fallout 3 I liked doing the work, not in Far Cry 2. Extremely disappointing game.

  • @FunAssFunProductions Lol, I had the exact same Fallout 3 and CoD thought when I bought it too. Fallout 3 is my favourite game ever.

  • @TheSmashBadger cry me a river and quit complaining this game is awesome. You just lack skill. if you complain about being shot every minute sneak around camps. snipe from far away jesus..

  • @TheSmashBadger DONT FORGET SUPER DRIVING AROUND ALL THE PLACES

  • @TheSmashBadger kinda true but mind that u can repair ur car. and I think drunk driving into an enemy camp can get them to shot u. mabye drive around, and there is enough syringes 4 everybodeeeee :), gunplay is repetevite tho

  • @TheSmashBadger

    yeah that is true... if your a bad gamer =/

  • @TheSmashBadger Play it on PC rather than console. Fucking hated it on my console, but I bought it on Steam in the summer deal thing, oddly became much more satisfying.

  • @TheSmashBadger Try the first one then, it's without all those problems, although theres no saving, its just checkpoint saving. Still tho' I liked the first Far Cry better, Crytek just did a better job than Ubisoft Mentreal.

  • @TheSmashBadger Couldn't of said it better myself

  • @TheSmashBadger or maybe ur just a bad player LOL

  • @TheSmashBadger What? I never played far cry before I picked this game up only last week and am loving it. Being shot at every five minuets is what makes it great for me. Your a bad ass mo fo just trying to survive in this extremely hostile environment. Say in GTA your told to travel to the other side of the map to kill some guy. Sometimes its just a pain in the ass. In this game traveling around the map is like a mission in its self.

  • @TheSmashBadger great review lol i was so bored with this game

  • @TheSmashBadger thats either because you played it on consle or your pc sucks. thumb down.

  • For some reason I always hated this game, but since 4 days ago my mind is completely changed :). This game is fucking amazing!, its just the first 1 hour that sucks. But once you get whats going on and get going this game is fucking epic :)

  • Can u get some one else to review this please, the most monotone person ive heard, IGN hire me, i'll review games like a DON!

  • @SlaterKaz If IGN hired me, I would most likely give many games a 8.0-10 :)

  • 2:33 ''DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDGEEEE''

  • guys, guys, guys! what to get, borderlands, far cry 2, or bf bad company 2? plz reply quickly :)

  • @CryptiCxReapeR They're all different, and equally awesome games.

    -Borderlands is a well-loved, semi-open worlded, 4 player coop, RPG-FPS. (Replay value 7/10 different characters to pick)

    -Far Cry 2 is a huge open-worlded, action FPS, that offers you many ways to reach and complete your objective. (Replay value 4/10 it's a long game)

    -BF:BC2 has a humorous campaign and great multiplayer, but the amount of people playing depends on what platform you're getting it on.

  • @ultran33b Well thanks for those lengthy reviews, I'm still undecided but leaning towards Borderlands - I have BF 1943 and a couple of others, and I played the BF3 beta almost non-stop. I've played BC2 and it's pretty good. I don't know which one to get... any ideas?

  • @CryptiCxReapeR Borderlands is great, and is ten times better if you've got friends to play it with.

    I'd wait the extra 1-2 weeks for BF3 if I'm honest, and just buy either Borderlands or Far Cry 2 to fill the gap, they should be very cheap now.

    If it was me I'd buy Far Cry 2, because I've played Borderlands a LOT and it ran a little dry of things to do, the quests are quite repetitive.

  • @ultran33b I think I have 2 or 3 friends who play co op on Borderlands pretty often, I'll probably get it. It looks a bit more appealing to me than FC2.

  • @CryptiCxReapeR I'm sure you'll have a great laugh :)

  • @ultran33b Cool thanks - I'm off to Amazon now to order it! :)

  • Just watch out for the zebras

  • They should merge FC2 and Mercenaries 2

  • I like this game, because i've played it for SO long, but I've been playing lots of Call of Duty. The controls on COD seem more fluent and it flows a bit better. Going back to this was hard because the controls were more blockish...

  • Bought the game for a few pounds, however I'm utterly dissapointed. The map is so big that it is a disadvantage; It takes HOURS to go anyplace, you do not have a fast travel (except buses that are scattered across the map) and the unregenerating health is kinda annoying.

  • FARCRY 3!!!!!!!!!!!

  • far cry 2 or fallout 2 hmmm answer fast plz

  • Am I the only one that thought the mutant people were kinda cool?

  • first time i died, some asian guy came and dragged me out of fire and defended me till i could walk again, SO FUCKING COOL

  • I bought this game instead of the orange box... what a horrible mistake :(

  • I didn't much care for this game.

  • Are people still playing this?

  • I liked this game...BUT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FIRST...So I was pretty mad...

  • @VeryBadAI ;-; didn't even atleast make Jack in the game.

  • I beat this game, and it's pretty good. my biggest complaint is how much you have to travel. of course in open world games you travel a lot but in something like grand theft auto, you travel through a world filled with NPCs, buildings, cars, etc. in here, you travel through nothing but trees, sand, and guard posts

  • i was bored in this game so i shot an RPG in the air right above me an about a minute later it came back down and killed me pretty badass xD

  • Epic game pretty hard trying to find missions but i love it when you just fall down and then you get a knife and dig up a bullet LOL

  • 25 hours for single player? Why am I like 70 hours in? No I dont suck, haha.

  • @XxninailsxX took me way longer than 25 hours too!! weird.

  • Why don't white people make games in which I'm allowed to kill and take the dignity away from other white people? Their focus is on these monotonous 2-dimensional army games in which the target is either a Middle Easterner or like in this game, African. I want to play a game in which I create a genocide against as many white men and women as I possibly can. If there are people of Middle Eastern or African descent who can recommend the game I outlined above, hit me up.

  • @DarkReapersGrim A lot of war games are based off wars going on now.

  • @DarkReapersGrim wew, your comment was kinda weird : /

    As already said, a lot of war games are based on wars going on now.

    If you want to shoot white people, there are much games where you can shoot white ppl so that's kinda weird.... Maybe you should try Hitman. oh, and in GTA, in Medal of Honor, in Call of Duty 1 and 2, in Mirrors Edge and all WW1 and WW2 games..... so yeah..... Your point is kinda weird...... just take a game which isn't based on things that happen right now.

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  • i fucking hate guard post in far cry 2 but the game is pretty good and im still playing it

  • The PC online community for far cry 2 is DEAD!

  • still playing this game now

  • so...is there a story

  • I enjoy the long travel, games today have graphics so beautiful and life like they are fun to just sit and look at. The realism in this game was fun to.

  • i still play this online for ps3 :)

  • Its like...the first uncharted, but in first person and no climbing

  • Liked this game a lot, especially the map editor.

    I'm hoping Far cry 3 will have that aswell, although the singleplayer looks like a major improvement to Far cry 2!

  • The amount of traveling in this game just turns me away from it, and I enjoy open world games. I finished RDR and almost all GTA's, but for some reason this game feels REALLY bland.

  • Would be a lot better if there weren't so many guard post or as long of drives

  • hated it!! i liked far cry one because of the powers and what not. this game was to boring to play

  • i just hate the save system for the consoles.