Good story and excellent, varied gameplay
Farcry 2 is an ambitious rpg/fps game that manages to pull it off quite well. The story is not exactly new but is by no means weak with the interesting backdrop of a bloody civil war in an un-named African country (not South Africa). There is an arms dealer called the 'Jackal' and your overall mission is to terminate him. Sounds pretty good to me.
Gameplay in FC2 is fun, brutal and realistic. It is not all shooting though (and this is a point to be careful of), you will be driving around A LOT so if you aren't prepared to go from A to B by car or boat or hand glider then this probably won't be the game for you. But I like this free-roaming aspect. Gunplay is fun with lots of weapons from sniper rifles and shotguns to flamethrowers and improvised explosive devices (oh yeah). Guns jam, but not if you buy them from an arms dealer and the general feel of gunplay is very good.
The graphics in this game are lovely. From pleasant African sunrises to frozen, black nights, it looks great. You have 50km squared of land and water to roam through, with no specific boundries. Even on slightly less good settings, FC2 still looks nice.
Multiplayer is your standard usual lot so don't expect any surprises but it is still quite solid and fun. The map editor is a great edition ans there is LOADS of options to choose from and if you can't be arsed to make your own like me, then other people have made some simply jaw-dropping custom maps.
Overall, FC 2 is a very fun and engaging shooter that gets you into the feel of a dirty, underhanded African mercenary civil war- niiiiiiice. Well worth the buy on any platform.