Far Cry 2
Oct 21, 2008
- Shooter
- Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
IGDB community rating 7.2IGDB565 votes
Overview
Far Cry 2 is an open-world first-person shooter set in an unnamed African country. Players take the role of a mercenary who roams a large environment of desert, savannah, and jungle, completing missions for rival factions and allied characters known as Buddies. Missions can be approached through direct assault or stealth, and the game emphasizes systemic, reactive elements such as spreading fire, degrading scavenged weapons, and enemies that respond to the player's tactics. Survival mechanics feature heavily, including recurring bouts of malaria that must be treated with medicine and companions who can be lost permanently if not helped in time. A competitive multiplayer mode and a level editor are also included.
Story
The player is a mercenary sent into an African nation torn apart by civil war between two ruthless factions, both of which exploit the local population. The conflict is being fueled by an arms dealer known as the Jackal, and the mercenary's job is to find and kill him. Soon after arriving, the mercenary is struck down by malaria and has a dangerous first brush with the Jackal, and must then survive in hostile territory, taking work from competing sides while trying to track down the elusive target.
- Developed by
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Published by
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Screenshots
More like this
Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Player perspectives
- First person
- Themes
- Action, Stealth, Sandbox, Open world
- Franchise
- Far Cry
- Series
- Far Cry
- Game engine
- Dunia Engine
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows): Oct 21, 2008
- PlayStation 3: Oct 21, 2008
- Xbox 360: Oct 21, 2008
