As was the case with Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed, you wish Far Cry 2 had offered more. Action is repetitive, especially when the game presents the title in such a profound way in the first few minutes of gameplay. Had it added more natives and ...
Abstract: Far Cry 2 was not only the first game that I reviewed here on Tech Olive, but it was also my very first article on these holy pages (Fun Fact: This also marks my 1,000th post for Tech Olive). Since then, I had felt the need to go back and write a prope...
Abstract: The original Far Cry was a fantastic first person shooter released by the now famous German game developers Crytek, who have a reputation of releasing graphically cutting edge game engines and high quality first person shooters. After the original Far ...
Abstract: There are no management systems of any sort. Your mission objectives, journal, and standing with other mercenaries is accessed through an out-of-game UI, unlike everything else in the game, and you cant take two missions at once: theres no mission sy...
Well, the results were surprisingly consistent across all tests. But if you hoped that upgrading from a dual to a quad would give you a noteable increase in FPS for normal gameplay, you will be disappointed by these results. We are confident that Gra...
Abstract: By Alfred SiewLIKE many open-ended games, Far Cry 2 is one that can be frustrating during the first hour of play but fully rewarding as you delve deeper.You play a hitman sent to a war-torn African country, but end up being a gun-for-hire used by its v...
Abstract: Other than its name, Far Cry 2 has surprisingly little in common with its predecessor. The setting is different, with all the action taking place in an arid, unnamed Central African state rather than the lush tropical island of the original.The main pr...
Alright. That was a lot of data, and I applaud anyone who was able to successfully wade through it all. For those who didnt want to (or just couldnt stomach it), heres a quick summary of the results. Most cards, including all cards that come in at ...
Abstract: When Far Cry was released a few years ago, the game was recommended to me by a friend. One of the most exciting aspects of the original game was the visible distance of the massive open world environments. Where most FPS games up to that point had fea...
