Wonderfully diverse landscape blends missions and sandbox fun.

User Rating: 9.5 | Far Cry 2 PC
I couldn't wait to get this game after reading about it and looking up some screenshots though I had worries that my system might not run it. Even though my system is fairly good this thought did not come unfounded as many people on forums had said they had been having problems with it. All's fine here I can run it on very high with all the flashy fire and forest motions and what-not, its great! (Core 2 Duo P8400 @ 2.26 GHz, 4 Gigs of RAM, nVidia 9600 GT)

Missions are diverse and fun though I do have some issues with some gameplay designs. Firstly, the malaria trick is somewhat overused and gets fairly annoying after a while, having to go find medicine ever 40 minutes get's boring and redundant though I don't want to complain further, it doesn't take away from the gameplay all that much. Secondly, even though this game builds on highly realistic content, firefights seem somewhat... b.s. I can pour a whole round of ammo into a soldier and they might not die which I don't fully understand. Finally, I understand that I'm a mercenary but why are there enemies EVERYWHERE. We all want a good shooter but encountering three guys driving around in a jeep in the middle of the jungle is obnoxious, especially when I ran there because of a lack of ammo.

Graphics and Sound are amazing! It is very satisfying throwing a molotov into a wooded area, hearing the glass break, seeing the flash, and then watching the fire spread or shooting a propane tank or ammo box, hearing the escaping gas sizzle or the ammo shoot out, and then watching the ensuing fireworks... especially if there are enemies near!

Overall, this game will give any gamer a run for their money, best shooter I've played since UT2004.