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Kills Any Fun It Creates

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

There is much to like about this game, but it's all smashed to giblets by the things it does wrong.

The good things include a fun storyline, attractive (if sub par for next-gen) graphics, and cool animalistic powers.

Now, the bad.

I got my X360 about a year ago. This game was the first I bought. I have yet to finish it, because each time I've tried to play through, I've been utterly frustrated in short order and inspired to pick up something else.

Since I began Far Cry, I have completed Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3 (all several times, on normal and hard difficulties), Dark Watch, Gun, BioShock, Red Dead Revolver, Viva Pinata, Overlord, God of War, God of War 2, The Simpsons Game, Crackdown, Prey, Dead or Alive 2, 3, and 4, Guild Wars, Half Life 2 (my second time, on hard), Conan, Kameo, James Bond Nightfire, Tomb Raider Legend, and a fair amount of World of Warcraft.

My latest attempt at Far Cry just ended, and is likely my last.

I'm playing at normal difficulty (Hunter), but the game is too hard for several reasons:

First, there is no quick save feature and the game relies on automatic save points. That in itself isn't bad (the Halos use auto-saves to good effect, for example), but in Far Cry the saves are too far apart, and there's no way of predicting where the next one will be. So if you play a while, but need to stop soon, odds are you'll need to quit before hitting the next save, and may well lose all you've accomplished in that session. Also, all too frequently, I've spent a good deal of time getting through a treacherous area, only to have a moment of bad luck which kills me and puts me right back where I started, at the last save. I've lost up to a couple hours progress to this nonsense at times.

Next, the clunky controls all by themselves can create those moments of bad luck. Maybe you accidentally throw a grenade when trying to hold your breath for a tricky sniper shot. Maybe you inadvertently leap to your feet from a stealthy crawl, in plain site of the enemy, simply because you brushed up against a weird angle in the ground. Maybe you tried to use one of the various vehicles in the game, which have the sloppiest freaking controls I've ever used for vehicles in a game, and which are usually a sure ride to your death.

As noted by many reviews, the AI is unpredictable, often stupid and not very aware, but sometimes eagle-eyed and more aware of their surroundings than is humanly possible. You're left with no true sense of what you can and can't do in approaching and dealing with the enemies, or what tactics will be effective.

Worst of all, the game CHEATS. You're presented with an illusion of choice in where you go and how you approach challenges, but in fact you're very obviously herded along on rails, straight into forced confrontations in which you are funneled by the landscape into inescapable fights with the enemy. Sure, we're all used to that, and even the best of games often play that way. But in this game, you're in a jungle, on a large island, and to be stealing along through the leafy wood only to suddenly find that there's a wall of leaves to one side that looks no different than the growth you've been moving through, mirrored by a similar leafy wall a short distance to the other side, is really destructive to immersion, becoming bluntly frustrating as both invisible walls grow closer and closer, funneling you directly into your enemies.

And don't bother scouting out where the enemies are with the binoculars and sniper scope the game gives you, or making cool tactical plans on how to approach these dangerous situations, because you'll just get annoyed when the time and effort turns out to be pointless. This is the kind of game in which you can locate all the mercs in an encampment, kill them all, and then be attacked as you move through the camp by a fresh horde of them springing from absolutely nowhere. It's like looking in a closet as you search a room, finding it empty, then suddenly being attacked by five bad guys who leap out of the closet. It's ridiculous, and it makes your strategies and tactics completely moot and a waste of time.

I wish I could play through this game. I'm intrigued by the story, and I want to play more with the feral powers. But, alas, no; life is way too short.

Far Cry Instincts Predator could have been great, as I understand its PC predecessor to be. But the developers designed it to constantly kill any sense of fun the game might manage to create. Go to a game store and throw a rock in any direction and you'll probably hit a better game.

bla

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

CONS: graphically not that impressive. achievements that aren't really that easy. half-life style vehicle driving, but worse. repetitive gameplay. shoot a helicopter a million times and it won't die unless the game agrees it's the helicopter's time to go. far too easy to get killed a million times by someone/something you can't even see. 2 steps to the left, the screen fills with red and you're dead instantly - why? what killed me? oh it was a sniper i can't even see in the dark, again, for the 29th time. better checkpoints could have helped that, but no luck, so you'll be repeating the same stupid thing over and over and over and over and over again. really no different than any other average shooter out there.

PROS: the disc spins in the tray. the game loads and works.

Extremely fun 360 game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Far Cry Instincts Predator is a pretty good shooter for the Xbox 360. An interesting thing about this game is that it is really two games in one. The first part of the game is the original Xbox Far Cry Instincts and the second part is the new Evolution mode which is 8 maps in length. While it seems a bit much to go through the original FC Instincts mode to get to the new levels, it is worth it, mostly because the first part pretty much looks like a port with high definition textures and character models. I mean, things like the water look fantastic, but I thought it was kind of weak of how much it imitated the original. Another gripe I have about this game is the AI. To sum it up, they aren't that good. Most of the time it seems as though the AI just stands there while being shot at, or just run away aimlessly into the distance. All in all, the single player is still fun, especially when you get into the new 8 maps.

The best thing about this game is the multiplayer aspect. There are new maps (now totaling 22) and a new mode named Seek and Secure. Along with this, the map editor has been improved with a few new tools/objects and it seems easier to use than before. Some of the new maps seem bigger than the original ones and are a lot of fun to play on. It brings a new experience to the online play. Although you can play with up to 16 players in a room online (only 4 playing split screen), I feel the game plays best with 8-12 players. All in all, the multiplayer game is truly the reason to buy this game, especially if you've already gone through the original Xbox Far Cry Instincts. It is a lot of fun and will keep people on Xbox Live for quite some time to come.

Crazy Good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you like games like Halo, this may disapoint you slightly as its more stealthy. Overall a 9.5 out of 10. Its so much fun.

Great XBOX 360 game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you already own Far Cry Instincts and FCI:Evolution,this new installment is NOT worth buying as its only a port of FCI and FCI:Evolution from the original XBOX but with adjusted graphics and LIVE stuff.

In Far Cry,you play a man named Jack Carver who is an ex-Marine Corps soldier who was dishonorably discharged for having envolvemnents with the Mafia,he now works at a seashore as a captain of a small boat making a living,however one day he is aproached by a good looking female customer who offers him a large sum of money to bring her to a mysterious island.Upon their arrival she leaves to check the place out,iin the meantime Carver rests in his boat waiting for her to return,but only to be awoken by a military chopper which has open fired at him,he manages to escape.Now he must survive on this island while searching for the woman,who is called Cortez.
As Carver you must survive in the jungle by hiding in bushes from the mercenaries who are hunting for him,while at the same time trying to accomplish is mission in saving Cortez and escaping the island.
Far Cry is not a stealth game,its an FPS with sneaking elements,you are given access to many sort of guns and other weapons.Its kind of one of those Rambo-esque games,if you know what I mean.

I only played about one quarter of the game as I don`t own an XBOX 360,but I`ve played this game for about 2 hours at a friends house,and its very addicttive.
I am getting a PS3 sometime after it comes out,and I am hoping that both UbiSoft and CryTek make a Far Cry game for the PS3,maybe a sequel or heck,I wouldn`t mind if they ported FCI:Predator to PS3.
bye.

Far Cry for the 360...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this Far Cry game about 2 months ago. The game is a story driven fps with some extra beef added in. The story (there are 2, one you unlock by beating the other, and one available from the start). I personally did not find the story of this game to be fun, it was hard, it took awhile, and it was very linear (with few exceptions).

PROS: Fast competitive online play, with an unparalleled map maker, player creator, and level designing
Run of the mill FPS, its pretty much normal, except for the predator part
Predator! Its really, REALLY fun to jump around and smack a terrorist with a feral punch, sending him flinging 100 yards across the map

Cons: Wow this game is kinda boring, the story portion.

Far Cry Instincts Predator is a great game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: November 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Lots of levels, great graphics, and entertaining plot make this a great game. This game took me a month to finish, GRAW took a week.

Ok but needs some work

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

over all i was very impressed with this game but the graphics are not what they should be for the xbox 360 and i think that there should be more options in the map editor like the ablity to create caves. Over all it is alot of fun online and there is a ton of game play. The map editor is hard to use at first but you get the hang of it quickly. If you are looking for a game that you will play campaign for about 24 hours and a fun always different multiplayer then you should get this. But be warned if you lag in this game it means a ton of unfun.

Far Cry is a far cry...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is not as fun as I had expected it to be after playing the original Far Cry. The graphics and game controls are not as good, and there is absolutely no story line or originality. The title is not an accurate description of the game and the characters do not respond realistically. It is simply a follow on shoot'em up move to the next guy type of game. I still recommend playing it, but I would wait until the price comes down before buying it.

XBOX title? comon now....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was a waste of money. I personally enjoy First person shooters but this is an extreemly weak implementation of that. After playing the firts couple of leveles you realize how repeditive this game becomes. Aplications of the new Xbox technology have apperantly been ignored. Graphics are clear yes, but they could be better. The concept of the game overall is good but the carry out in design has been horrible. I am not pleased with this game at all.

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