With the help of various people, mercenaries like yourself, the story is portrayed to you, as you sit back and watch how the delicate balance of power in the country is manipulated by your own actions.

You need to kill a mysterious weapon dealer called The Jackal, who has single-handedly fueled the war in the small African country in which you are placed. Every character has its own individual experiences, which have an impact on how the game is played out.Īlthough some aspects of the story change according to your initial character choice, the main goal is the same. Whether you want to be an Irish mercenary who worked for IRA, or a Haitian former paramilitary soldier, it’s all up to you. One of the main features of the game is the fact that you can choose your main character. The story is very different from that of the first game, as you aren't just some ex-marine who gets stranded on a tropical island where a crazy scientist made a lot of experiments on various animals. So, with all these changes, can fans call this game a true successor to Far Cry 2, or will it be just another shooter that will capitalize on the reputation of the original title?

The game was promoted as a spiritual successor to the first Far Cry, as almost everything changed – the main character wasn't the same ex-marine dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, the tropical island surroundings were replaced with a violent African country, and even the development team was different, with Ubisoft Montreal taking the place of Crytek. Ubisoft heavily marketed this game and said that it would completely change the way players looked at other shooters, setting a benchmark that would be hard to match. Far Cry 2 was one of the most expected games this holiday season, promising to bring back the same great shooter experience as well as the fabulous graphics and highly detailed world of the first title.

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