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| From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $3.40
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Avg. Customer Rating:  338 reviews
Sales Rank: 1128
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.2
MPN: 68161
Model: 66161
UPC: 008888681618
EAN: 0008888681618
ASIN: B0000A1VER
Release Date: March 23, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Action shooter game set in South Pacific | | • | Hugely detailed environments and action sequences | | • | Cunning and complex AI tactics | | • | Nonlinear gameplay | | • | For one player |
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Product Description
Far Cry is an incredible detailed action-shooter with graphics and gameplay that will blow you away. Jack Carver runs a small charter boat business in Micronesia, when he's hired to escort a young journalist to the deserted island of Cabatu. There Jack discovers and incredibly deadly secret -- and he'll have to fight to get away with that secret alive.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 333 more reviews...
 Do you wanta have fun August 31, 2008
This game was rated as the best of it's game class for the year. It played very interesting with a lot of appeal. I liked all aspects of this game with a minor few exceptions. I am use to LOOT being gathered from my previous games as a minor feel good reward to me for doing good. There is no inventory section within Far Cry to store this loot, supplies and extra weapons. But this is only a minor detail that does not impact any the fun and challenge presented by this game. It is like "Location, Location, Location" = This game is "Buy, Buy, Buy".
STILL THE BEST FPS IN THE LAST 4 YEARS! July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
2004 was a good year for FPS games. Both HALF LIFE 2 and FAR CRY were released. Whereas DOOM III and QUAKE IV came and went - (not exactly unnoticed but does anyone play them today?), these two were here to stay. Nevertheless, whereas HL2 eventually got to my nerves with the whole STEAMed-permission-to-play-for-30-minutes blunder, FAR CRY was the game I loved the most and replayed again and again.
The graphics are just amazing! HL2 may have crisp and clear textures too, however, FAR CRY's are also realistic and detailed even at maximum resolution. The controls are intuitive and remapable - and take the character (Jack Carver) precisely where you want him. Running is fast and crawling is effectively silent. When greater distances are to be covered, vehicles are available to commandeer.
The weapons are beautiful: a mix of real and futuristic improvements. Ammo is never really a problem (well, with the exception of the Sniper rifle bullets and the RPG loads when they would really tip the balance in your favor) and, most importantly, the damage they inflict is TRULY BALANCED: both enemies and player go down with about the same amount of damage (you would be surprised on how many games this is not true - STALKLER for one...).
The story is interesting, the locales truly breathtaking and the horizon the further you have ever seen in any game! True free roaming is not actually available (try to round an island with a speedboat to circumvent same stubborn enemies and a black helicopter will chop you to pieces), however the taste is at the tip of your tongue the whole time.
The sounds and music have been worked on with care and they maximize the gaming experience.
My only (minor) objection focuses on the battles with the mutants: FAR CRY features one of the best enemy AI ever encountered. I truly savored battling human AI - but was apprehensive when another mutant segment was coming up. Then again, the game never lets you get bored.
I am not an easy costumer (feel free to browse through the rest of my reviews, you will see what I mean...); nevertheless,
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Excellent graphics, excellent game play. Highly recommend June 29, 2008
I didn't know what this game was when I first got it, but I installed it out of curiosity (it had RAVE reviews). After several hours of "tip-toeing through it and getting killed over and over again, before FINALLY finding "THE SOLUTION" to each problem, I was hooked!
WOW! This game was well-thought out.
My ONLY complaint is that the game is so tough (< not a bad thing), that I finally (after a week of frustration), had to find and download some CHEATS just to make the game PLAYABLE. But WARNING: The CHEATS only make it marginally "more playable."
 Dated but good May 18, 2008
Didn't actually buy the game, as I am a member of Gametap and this was added to their lineup several months ago (you can also get it from Fileplanet as a download for less than $10, and no doubt there are used copies going for that or less on Amazon). I enjoyed the game, even though the graphics are now a little dated. Not a great game, but if you can get it cheap, it's definitely worthwhile.
 Pretty Lousy Game May 3, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This game was supposed to be the 2004 Game of the Year?? It was difficult to load, difficult to play, and difficult to uninstall. My system meets or exceeds all the system requirements listed on the box. When I finally got this game installed, Which took about 3 tries and two hours...( it always hung up on the fifth disk during install )I got to play it for about 5 minutes before my firewall blocked the game from connecting to the internet, now mind you I was in single player mode...no reason for the game to try to access the internet....at this point I was frustrated to the point of uninstalling the game.( which was also a headache ) if you want a GOOD First Person Shooter, get Deus EX or Fallout, both games beat this game hands down!!!!! I was Very Very Unimpressed with this game, fortunately I didn't pay much for it !!!
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