An immersive experience, the pros out way the cons.
(ENVIRONMENT)
Far Cry 2 as you may know takes place deep in the heart of Africa, in an area which is being overrun by a war between 2 organizations ( UFLL, APR ) to seize control of the region, you are sent to eliminate the Jackal, a lucrative arms dealer who has been found at the core of similar wars around the globe, the man to blame for fueling these escalation's.
(GRAPHICS)
Far Cry 2 is a visually stunning game, with an engine that replicates real life weather cycles from day to night, rainy to parched, windy to calm etc. and grade A graphics that compliment these aspects, you will undoubtedly find yourself stopping to appreciate your surroundings through out the game.
(GAMEPLAY)
This is where the game shines for me, with an immense weapons arsenal and the ability to perform missions with total freedom, your only limitations are that of your imagination. You have 4 weapons to choose from at all times, a machete, primary, secondary, and special, these weapon choices will determine the way you execute missions, my personal favorite is a full on espionage/silencer set up. The aiming mechanics and player movement feel spot on, and are key to the way this games draws you in. Now one of the amazing things about Far Cry 2 is using your surrounding to your advantage, lets say you are in front of an enemy camp and the wind is blowing in your direction, you can throw a molotov cocktail over the camp and when it lands on the other side, the wind will spread the fire towards the camp, flushing the enemy in your direction. Yes, fire plays a big part in this game, well it at least it does for me, nothing better then setting an enemy camp a blaze!
Now there are some cons to Far cry 2, but none of which out way pros. They mostly consist of little glitches you find here and there, such as an enemy looking in an opposite direction, but somehow they are shooting you and so forth.....
All in all , Far cry 2 is an amazing game that everyone should add to their collection, if you admire sandbox games which of allow you total freedom, then this is definitely the game for you.