Um...Wasn't This Supposed to be a Good Game?...
User Rating: 5.7 | Far Cry Instincts Predator X360
I have an active subscription to GameFly and I like to rent a lot of games I hear are good but would normally never buy. Every once in a while I'm surprised to find that it is a good game and end up buying it. This is not the case with Far Cry Instincts Predator. I played the original campaign first and at first I kind of liked the cool traps and knifing someone from behind, but after a while this got extremely repetitive and boring. But for some reason the original campaign seem to rely on this stealth approach for almost the whole game. After a while I just said screw it and got my butt kicked when I tried to do it like a normal FPS. Now on the second campaign the game seemed to rely less on this stealth approach and was way more about action sequences which I enjoyed a lot more. But this more actiony approach just made problems with the game all the more obvious. The graphics are the hideous spawn of a direct port except for the second campaigns environments. But the horrendous character models made me cringe every time I looked at them. The voice acting and story were acceptable even though I can honestly say I don't remember what the music was like so that tells me that it was likewise. The replay value is good if you look at it as two long campaigns and a multiplayer. But if you hate this game as much as I do that won't be a good thing. All and all I would say if you want fun FPS action see Halo, Half-Life, and Call of Duty. If you want fun Stealth Action see Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid, do not see Far Cry Instincts Predator. 
