This is really a unique FPS. If you have ever played Crysis, then this one is very similar, minus the high tech suits of course. It's an open-world game set in an unnamed African country, where you are stuck between two warring factions, willing to do anything in order to beat the other, and becoming the leader of the country. To me, the missions and side-missions are somewhat disturbing in nature, with their unhuman motives such as "poisoning the water", "cut off the humanitarian aid" or "poisoning this or that". Anyway, that's the story. Gameplay-wise, this is a FPS that reward prior planning and tactics. Of course in easier difficulties, you can just do the regular 'gun-and-run' fiasco, but on harder modes, that's where Far Cry 2 shines. To assault enemy posts and bases, you need to be ready and make plans. And in FC2 you are provided with countless options to suit your style of play. Do you strike at night, when it's easier to stalk around silently but with limiting visibility, or attack at noon where you can easily spot your targets? Suppressed weapons, or mega loud and powerful ones? Set up traps to stop incoming vehicle convoys, or just shoot a mortar shell from far away? Or maybe I should just set the grass on fire and let wind do the job, spreading the wildfire to the enemies. In FC2 it's all about choice and planning. Of course the driving parts are the boring side, but the guns are very satisfying.
