
Far Cry
Crytek Frankfurt, Crytek
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionjournalisticvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, fast shooter, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
83 / 100
558 ratings
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About This Game
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushed the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island. With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become. Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries'...
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Story
Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island. With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush...
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- Developers
- Crytek Frankfurt, Crytek
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Released
- 23 March 2004
- Series
- Far Cry
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
- Time to beat
- 12h rushed, 17h normally, 11h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
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- IGDB
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