Far Cry® 2: Fortune's Edition

Despite a lot of people hating the game for having an open world and being "boring", it is still a really good FPS. There are so many different ways you can complete a mission, either by doing as the faction you accepted the mission from wants you to do or what a Buddy you rescued earlier suggests. Also, fire plays a big part in here as it takes place during a dry season in Africa and thus the grass is easy to set fire to with either molotov cocktails or a flamethrower, you can even clear out entire enemy camps by setting fire to a grass field next to the camp and watch as the wind blows the fire towards the camp and sets the enemies in there on fire. Another thing is that the guns you get in the game will eventually break, or jam more often as they degrade with use, which forces you to grab guns from fallen rebels or get to the nearest safe house and grab a brand new gun. There are also upgrades you can buy like ammo bandoliers so that you can carry more ammo, handbooks that improve your handling of certain guns as well as making it easier for you to repair the various vehicles you will drive. And also, the map creator for the multiplayer is really well done too. Its not overly complicated as most map maker programs that some FPS games comes with as it allows you to with ease adjust the height of the land, if it will be a foggy jungle or field and also add small buildings and vehicles to spice things up. I personally really loved the game on the PS3 and the PC version is really good, especially this version as it doesn't have any of Ubisoft's infamous DRM.

This was my favorite FPS for a long, long time. The music and the graphics are evocative and compelling. I've played 240 hours of this troubling, sorrowful but oh so beautiful depiction of Africa! Highly recommended!

There will be a lot of different assessments of Far Cry 2 from a lot of different people. It's was and is a very divisive game due to it's 'no hand holding' style of play, deep commitment to realism, and it's slim narrative content. Personally, these are half the reason I love the game so much. Fast travel points are few and far between, so every trip becomes a journey. Enemy checkpoints and patrols are ever present, so every journey becomes an adventure. There's no regenerating health, you have limited health packs and ammo, and your weapons can degrade and malfunction in combat, so every adventure can become a struggle for survival. And there's simply nothing like the anxious thrill you get when your gun jams in battle, or you have to race for cover under fire, or you have to scavenge for ammo or weapons because you've exhausted all your bullets. This game makes me feel a palpable and dynamic tension and excitement that I can't recall any other modern FPS giving me. You have to think on your feet and react to the ever-changing circumstances; there aren't any incentives for doing a job one way or another, you won't get more experience for doing a different playthrough, you just gotta get it done, however that happens. It's all well and good to waltz into a firefight guns blazing, but just when you think you have it under control is when a patrol will roll up behind you and take you by surprise, or enemies from a nearby settlement will show up investigating the noise, completely changing the balance of the fight. Maybe someone shot a rocket at you, and you feel relieved after you dodge it, but the explosion sets the grass alight and now you're fleeing from flames whilst under relentless fire. This is Far Cry 2, and while some may find the travel tedious, or feel directionless with a lack of a solid narrative structure, this is one of the few FPS games that gives your imagination room to grow. Graphically, I don't think I've ever experienced a game that recreates a real environment as authentically as this. Far Cry 3's technicolour paradise feels like an oversaturated toybox, and the junk that fills the HUD in that game only draws you out of the moment even further. This IS what Africa feels like. There are no day-glo-vested enemies waiting to be shot. These guys can and will disappear camouflaged into the scrub, meaning you have to be alert at your best to succeed. I'd venture so far as to say that it might be one of the best FPS games of all time. Note: I didn't say it was *perfect*, I just said that it might be the best. It has its flaws, both technical and gameplay-wise, although I'd argue that one man's frustrating design decision is another man's immersion-booster. I tend to fall on the latter side, and I can think of a positive side to every common criticism of this game. I've thoroughly enjoyed going back and playing through this tense, visceral, stunning creative achievement.

l played a few years ago this game is so amazing but repetitive. l Recommend Buy this game but is so repetitive

This game shouldn't be called Far Cry - first one was EPIC, moonlight, beatiful views from the island, engaging story... this one however is something totally different. It's not bad, but it doesn't come even close to the original.