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Don't bother waste your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 18
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Despite amazing graphics, this game has a really stupid story and its very linear. I just find it boring. Just save your money and buy America's Army.

I need a little help here!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Prepare to hear that a few thousand times, because the NPC's yell it in every encounter. Also the ever popular "I have visual contact".

I am very disappointed with this game. It's hard after playing the PC version not to compare the two. The graphics are really sub-par compared to the PC version. It was crystal clear, and you could see forever. In this game everything seems a bit blurry, and far away objects are in a mist. Lighting and colors seem a little off at times.

Probably the worst aspect of this game is the terrible AI. The NPC's just kind of mope around. Even when they see you they just stand in one place and shoot you, maybe move around a bit, but even their movements look VERY awkward. I find no need for stealth at all. I can simply run up to them and shoot them in the face. In the PC version I had to plan my attacks because the NPC's were smart.

In a way I think there are too many vehicles. My problem with them is that you can jump on a vehicle and bypass tons of content. You'll pass little groups of NPC's and have no reason to shoot them, just drive right past them. I've probably bypassed half the content in this game by simply driving past it.

Sniping was amazing in the PC version. Now there just isn't much of a need for it.

Voice acting can be rather lacking. Sometimes I can't even hear important parts of the dialog because background music or sounds drowned it out. And some text that explains certain aspects of the story flash by so fast you don't have a chance to read them.

Get yourself ready for the "F" word. I'm 33. I have no problem with cursing if it serves a purpose and creates the right emotion. It seems they use profanity in this just for the sake of using profanity. Maybe they think it will impress 13 year olds, but I just found it cheesy.

Not backwards compatible with the 360. Thank goodness I didn't have to pay for this game, as I got it from a friend who can't use it on his 360.

I'm not going to go into the story because I really don't care about the story. They didn't do anything to peak my interests with the story. I just ran around shooting stuff.

Much more linier than the original. I find invisible walls everywhere. Even in boats. I got in a small boat and couldn't figure out what I kept running into. I wasn't near the edge of the map, I was in a little cove. I jumped out too see if I was hitting some kind of reef or other obstruction. Nope, just an invisible wall. All I wanted to do was go around the island to flank them. You don't have near as many choices in paths to take.

The PC version was a masterpiece. Trying to compare Farcry Instincts with Farcry is like trying to compare Halo 2 to Halo 1. Sometimes they just can't top the original, or you just expect way too much. It really feels like a whole different team or company made this game.

Same old, same old + a few "F" bombs

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm probably going to receive a major internet ridiculing because of what I'm about to say, but I don't care. For some reason video gamers take it pretty personally when you criticize their favorite games. Oh well.
I place this game among the ever growing heap of generic FPS games. Every once in a while you get a really good one that definitely stands above the rest, but this isn't one of them. Oh, it has its little twists like "feral powers" and "treebranch booby traps". But all in all it's just simply a variation on a theme.
I have two really big qualms with this game, however. The first was mentioned in several other reviews: longest load times ever between levels and a ridiculously long, unskippable trailer every time you load up a game from the main menu. I can understand the long load times, but the several minute trailer every time you start a new game? The second item I have a problem with will definitely be controversial among gamers. It is the proliferous use of the "F" bomb and other profanity throughout the game. There, I said it. Yes, boys, I know it's rated "M". Frankly, I've never heard that word used in a rated "M" game before, though. And I've played a ton of rated "M" games.
So, to sum it all up, the game is on par with every other FPS you've ever played in your life with really crappy load times, a start-up trailer that will allow you to go cook dinner while you're waiting, and a lot of grisly language to make you feel tough. I would recommend this game to hard core gamers who just plain love to play FPS games, but not to more selective players waiting for a more quality, addicting game.

Hahaha

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: November 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ok the single player is great with sweet tropical island graphics and make your own tropical island in map editor which could have been way better. Ok get this , If your signed off when you make a map you cant share that map online ever not even when you sign on, you have to be signed on while making a map to share it with other people. The online play sux. Thats wear the gameplay goes down. Horrible servers with many stupid people on the game. finding a room without a stupid annoying trash talking person in it is like winning the lottery. Unfairness rules over this game so you constantly are running into people with duel guns and you only have one. If you get annoyed by snipeing stay far far away cause you will get a lot of that. Everytime you leave a room you have to resign in which takes a bit and gets annoying. If you want a game worthwhile trade in farcry for battlefield 2. Thats what i did. even though i only got 25 bucks for farcry when i paid 50 id rather get rid of that piece of junk. this game has very bad online support

Couple of Deal Breakers

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

There's a lot to like about this game, and believe me I tried. A stealth-based FPS on a gorgeous tropical island, what's not to like? Well there are two things, actually: checkpoints and load times. Either one by itself would probably be palatable, but the two together just don't work for me. Having to redo large sections of the game, starting from the last checkpoint, is irritating, but having to wait for what seems like several minutes to gain the privilege of doing so is just beyond belief. Initially the gameplay just rocked so hard that I put up with it, but after a few hours of play I just said to heck with it and traded the game in. There are better ways to spend your XBox time than repeating large spans of gameplay and watching a load-screen video. At least Splinter Cell Chaos Theory allows you to save at any point.

Long Intro

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is great, The AI is impressive and smarter then most games. But there is an intro that is like 3 minutes long that you cannot skip. I pressed every button on my controller, and you just can skip it. If I would have known, I would not have bought the game,

a decent game with too many flaws

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: April 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

lets tackle us some flaws, cuz this game has a bunch:

1. If you do not have the time & date properly set on your xbox OR if you take this game out of/eject the disc from your xbox for any reason: you WILL be forced to watch a five minute commercial for the game you are minutes away from playing. from what i've been told, this has to do with temporary sound files far cry installs on your xbox. when the game is ejected, the files are deleted.

2. the AI is terrible. the enemies are either so mindnumbingly stupid you can walk up behind them and shoot them in the face at point blank range or they're so clairvoient you'll be spotted from so far away that even with the scope on your sniper rifle, you couldn't fire an acurate shot. This also makes stealth moves harder, as your spotted in everything except the thickest of brush. unfortunately, sight in this brush is pretty restricted. BE WARNED: one mission towards the end of the game will have you pulling your hair out. it is your job to escort a person to a chopper, killing any bad guy that gets in the way. unfortunately, the guy will constantly run out in front of you and otherwise get in the way. this will force you to play this mission dozens of times before dumb luck finally leaves you victorious.

3. then there's the weapon damage. somehow, the enemy can shoot you through trees and behind rocks... with amazing accuracy. ememies can withstand dozens of shots to the body while still charging at you with full speed.

4. the vehicle control just plain sucks... especially when driving smaller vehicles. firing while on the vehicles is equally as crummy. because you are driving in first person, you'll often times find yourself backing off cliffs, hitting things you can't see causing you vehicle to flip over.

5. this game also uses auto-save points. unfortunately, these can be few and far between forcing you to replay lengthy sections of game.

there is fun to be had, but not without enduring tons of flaws. and to be forwarned: THE ENDING PRETTY MUCH SUCKS. putting 20 hours in to a game for a (literally) 35 second payoff? come on...

One of the best all-around X-Box FPS experiences

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 50 / 54
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Far Cry hit the PC Market last year with a bang. Combining revolutionary graphics with cunning stealth/guerilla tactical fighting, Far Cry was easily one of the most enjoyable and memorable PC gaming experiences ever. So how did it translate on the XBox?

As Jack Carver, you take an undercover reporter to secluded Jacutan Island, where a number of mysterious incidents have occurred for the past 2 or 3 decades. When your boat is blown apart by a helicopter attack, you find yourself stranded on this tropical island, fending for your life and trying to find out just what exactly is happening here on Jacutan. Along the way you'll encounter a literal army's worth of enemies and a few horrifying surprises.

The premise is simple enough and the story, though a bit weak, keeps you moving through the lushly detailed tropical island. Undoubtedly one of the best looking games on the X-Box, Far Cry features beautiful water effects, swaying trees and lush tropical growth. Gorgeous waterfalls and rivers dot the landscape, as well as enormous mountain ranges and dense jungle trails. When you're not caught up looking at the landscape however, you'll be up to your eyeballs in bullets.

The gameplay is somewhat different than most FPS games, in that it is no where near as claustrophobic. The areas are wide open and allow for precise sneak attacks and guerilla hit and run tactics. Enemy AI is impressive, though can also be quite dumb at times. The dense tropical growth allows for many hiding spots, as well as deadly traps to set up against your enemies, such as branch whips and claymore mines. When the game calls for all-out action, there is a big enough arsenal for you to just let loose on your foes with reckless abandon. However, most 'stand and fight' gun battles are usually a fatal encounter for the player.

There are only a handful of enemy types in the game, ranging from your standard mercenary fare to well-equipped tactical ops, as well as gun-toting, suicide bombing zombies and tremendous monsters that look to be a cross between the Incredible Hulk and John Carpenter's 'The Thing'. While the Mercenaries are easy enough, the zombies tend to take alot of damage and the special ops are extremely deadly. There is a huge arsenal of weapons to choose from, and an equally large selection of vehicles.

Vehicle control is a bit simplistic, and at times can lead to confusing tumbles around the map. While some felt the vehicle controls in Halo were too much, I find the vehicle control in Far Cry to be a bit more difficult to get the hang of, if only because i've mastered Halo driving and found the simplistic controls of Far Cry to be less fluid. Nevertheless, there are plenty of vehicles to experience.

The game's best all around feature is undoubtedly its Map Editor mode. Something that is not often included in console games, the map editor is VERY simple to use, and should take even the average editor a mere hour or two to completely get the hang of. Unfortunately, the map editor is VERY limited, and much of the game's content, such as mounted gun emplacements, lava hazards, certain buildings and environmental decorations, are noticeably missing. I almost felt cheated that so much was lacking, but at the same time the map editor has so much going for it that I found myself fiddling around with the editor almost more than I was playing the actual game.
The editor alone is worth the price of admission, and is something I would like to see alot more of in console games of any type.

All is not perfect in this game however. First off, the game is ridiculously easy for the first 3/4 of gameplay. Once you get your mutation powers, the game becomes even easier. However, once you hit the final 1/4 of the game, it takes a sharp turn from being ridiculously easy to unbeleivably difficult. Perhaps the game's worst aspect is lack of in-game save, as you must rely on check points. Furthermore, the gameplay itself is laughably unrealistic...enemies seem to just shrug off half a clip of machine gun fire pumped into their chest, but a punch to the face sends them flying 2 miles in the opposite direction. Weapon power is grossly misinterpreted...you can take a gunshot to the face at point blank range and suffer about 20 points of damage, and yet a melee attack from any enemy takes off a minimum of about 70-90 points! Ridiculously unbalanced damage, but that changes once you hit the endgame scenario, where enemies seem to always get one shot, instant kills on you no matter how much health or body armor you are wearing, making the endgame portion one of the most frustrating FPS experiences in a long time. The load times between new levels are also dreadfully long.

There is one more, outstanding and trying thing that brings this game down an entire star: The fact that there is a 4 minute, annoying 'Coming Soon' type trailer for Far Cry that CANNOT be skipped. You have to see it every time you load the game up, every time you go back to the main menu, everytime you quit the game...it absolutely cannot be skipped, and more than once I have been in the mood to fire up a quick game of Far Cry, but got so frustrated that I couldn't skip that trailer that I just turned it off before it even finished.

To wrap this review up, let me recap by providing list a series of Pro's and Con's with a short explanation:

PROs:

Best feature - Map Editor: Easily one of the most captivating parts of the game, the Map Editor allows you to express your creative side. Though lacking some of the game's most interesting items and objects, it is an excellent tool nonetheless.

-Outstanding Graphics - though nowhere near as nice as its PC counterpart, a beautiful game nonetheless.

-'Feral Senses' provide a unique and exciting aspect to gameplay

-A truly cinematic feel to the game

-Lushly detailed and gorgeous landscapes

-Huge arsenal and vehicle list

-exciting guerilla tactics and combat

-creative use of superhuman abilities in game progression

CONs:

Worst Feature: Lack of in-game save makes for one of the most incredibly frustrating trial-and-error gameplay segments ever, and checkpoints become fewer as you progress

-Unskippable 4+ minute trailer for the game everytime you go back to the main menu really makes you NOT want to play

-DREADFUL load times

-Laughably unrealistic weapon damage on enemies (emptying an entire handgun clip into their chest at point blank range is...minorly annoying?)

-Severe misrepresentation of player damage (getting shot doesn't hurt that much, but getting punched is fatal?)

-Enemies become far too powerful as you progress, often getting one-shot kills

-Enemies can see you no matter how well covered you are

-Enemies can see at great distances, where the clipping completely prevents player from seeing them (I guess shotguns are equipped with sniper scopes nowadays?)

-Grenades utterly useless...enemies know your location immediately when you prepare grenade for throwing and scatter before it even leaves your hand

Overall, its a great game that has a few flaws. The overall experience, however, is well worth the price. Between the beautiful landscapes and geniusly implemented map editor as well as the rich gameplay experience, Far Cry is definitely worth adding to your collection.

Found a glitch!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got down to the very last ojective of the last level and found no boss to fight in the compound! So I ended up having to replay the last level and the second time I got to the same point, there he was! Overall a very good game and much harder overall than Doom 3. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the game were not any of the boss fights but entering the fortress in the last level.

Grea FPS for the Xbox

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Xbox is known for FPS games and this one adds to its collection. It has a total new look and design for FPS games for the future. I'll tell you the one thing that i really loved was the environments. They are freakin awsome. Its just amazing how they could make a jungle look that good in a game and it has all aspects of a jungle. The sunsets make the environment a nice orangey yellow color and it shines through the leaves on the trees. You can definitely tell it took time to make the environments.

The story-line is decent. You are Jack Carver and you are lying low in the south pacific on your boat. You let a woman named Valerie come with you. For some reason she wants to use your boat mobile so you let her for a few hundred dollars. You go to sleep and wake up to a noisy helicopter and you can see that Valerie has not returned. They start firing at your boat so you jump into the water and swim off to shore. The rest is up to you to find out what the hell is going on and to survive on the island. The problem I had with the story line is that it didnt really update much through out the game. You have to do so mucha before oyu get to see what is going on in a cutscene. They should have definitely put more cutscenes in.

The gameplay is great but can get repetitive. The game has 17 weapons for you to use which is a good thing, but you find yourself running out of ammo constantly. I guess this is alright for this game because you are basically living off of whatever you can get. The whole game is basically trying to stay hidden from the enemies and killing them with whatever you got between weapons, traps, hands and even rocks. Though its notlike splinter cell where if you are seen then you fail the mission. Once you are seen you have a chance to still survive. When you get seen the game kind of falls deep below. No matter what, once you are definitely seen they will not stop going after you. Even if oyu run somewhere and stay hidden they will still find oyu and see oyu in the hidden spot. The whole AI is pretty bad. And once you run out of weapons while you are seen you are basically screwed and the game gets annoying trying to beat the crap out of them for there gun while you are getting shot. You can get in vehicles but the driving is horrible and incredibly difficult. I mean once you get in a vehicle it doesnt switch to third person view to make things easier, its still in first person view and the controls for it are hard to master. You have to hold the thumbstick up to go and you have to use the same one to turn so you slow down around every turn. ITs a good thing they didnt put too much of the vehicle action in the game. Later on in the game you evolve into a beast or something and you have amazing powers. This makes the game incredibly easy and a little wierd but still fun. What i mean by wierd is that if you punch someone after you evolved they fly like ten feet and the rag-doll physics is not good at all. The game does get repetitive around mid-way through the game. You basically get tired of shooting the same enemies over and over again and all you do is shoot, kill and then move to the next area of enemies. The game can take long to beat depending on how oyu play it. If you decide to just be silent the whole game then it will ake a long time to beat the game. If you decide that you are sick of walking so slow oyu can just run through the game shooting every enemy because it is farely easy and you will beat the game in a much shorter time. The map editor is probly one of the greatest things in this game and with the online multiplayer, does not have the same feeling as halo though.

The graphics are amazing and I've never seen a game so beautiful in the jungle along with the sounds the game launches from a 3 star to a 4 star. The sounds let you hear wild animals in the jungle, i just wish oyu could see them, and the guns sound incredibly good.

I would definitely recommend this game to any gamer who likes FPS games. I would probably not rent this game because its long and you may get tired of the gameplay when you are about halfway through the game and you may not play it for a month. So if you decided you like it buy it, its just a waste if oyu rent. This game is rated M for Mature: Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language.

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