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Rating:  341 reviews
Sales Rank: 2960
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Genre: Shooter Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
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Number Of Items: 1
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: 68161
Model: 66161
UPC: 008888681618
EAN: 0008888681618
ASIN: B0000A1VER
Release Date: March 23, 2004
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 A FAR CRY FROM A NORMAL REVIEW March 20, 2005
Media is going down the drain faster than piss (California, San Bernadino)
23 out of 34 found this review helpful
This review is most certainly going to warrant the "un-helpful" from the most avid, politically-correct reviewers, as they will most certainly see that this is not a review of Far Cry, and I of all people do not especially enjoy spotting those reviewers who have never even touched the games in which they are so unhappily ranting, however; the games today are asking for an all-out lawsuit in blatant misrepresentation. Fortunately for them, the least they will get are our reviews bringing the magic tricks into the light.
It seems as if the game developers, in amidst a chaos of illegal downloading and cd copying have sent a huge unnoticed cluster bomb in the way of those who are actually supporting their economic ventures - and is the unavailability to play their games the thanks we get? Absolutely.
I am very disappointed in the games that have been released throughout the last few years - not for the lack of creativity or poor design - but for the lack of a better guide for those who actually care about the quick buck of our beloved game makers. Remember that silly little NVIDIA-tag commercial that jumps into action right before you enter the game? It has that cheesy motto spread like butter right over the monitor screen: It says, "The way it's meant to be played." As much as I don't appreciate the trendiness this motto implies as a lackluster commercial for the games we have already bought into - it does make an interesting point referring to games in general - This F@&$in' game is actually meant to be PLAYED!? Shocking, is it not? Who would have thought?
Well, apparently not to the millions of people who bought into the game only to realize the game makers have withheld crucial information and they have thwarted the very people who they are attempting to sell the game to.
What in sin am I talking about? Misrepresentation.
You don't sell an electric saw that malfunctions in a basic electric outlet without warning the audience in bright bold letters, do you not? You will be sued for negligence.
Far Cry must be the exception in the eyes of the publishers/game makers. For instance, Far Cry will not work on CDR/CDRW/DVDR/DVDRW at all. This is a far crying shame, not because I can't play the game, but because I should have been warned before I tipped my dollar hand. Why can't we have a nice big sparkly label on the front of the box which clearly states that we can't play the game if we have the basic outlets?!
Game developers are starting to get the hang of not letting us in on their dirty little secrets - so they can make bank, and we get nothing in return except for a couple discs that will not install. And I know these are good games, but we must be warned about deviations for the basic hardware that our computers have, right?
Far cry is far from being the only one on this train wreck. Myst IV, has the same problem as Far cry, but for the DVD re-writable drives. I didn't run into THAT problem, but certainly there was no specific label that could be found. Is this the way we are supposed to treat our consumers?
Thief 3 and Deus Ex: Invisible War will not run on computers with the NVIDIA Graphics card. This is not an average problem that many will commonly run into due to the fact most people have a NVIDIA graphics card. These games don't need to include the NVIDIA cards, but they certainly need to include their audience in this decision - right? I want to see the nice gold label on the front of the box that says "Won't work with NVIDIA Cards." Save us the trouble, right?!
And then Half-life 2. The only single player game to come out with the required use of an internet nearest you. Yes, I see that ten font sentence on the bottom of the box now - but wouldn't it have been that much easier to warn everyone in advance? Even the magazine gamers that have played this game didn't happen to mention this - I expected much better. How the hell did they even play the game without noticing this? Unless, the publishers didn't mention that to them - but that's doubtful. Well, I've canceled my PC Gamer subscription - Amazon reviewers aren't as likely to pass up such details; we don't get paid for playing games or paid if our games do not work properly. Sure, they'll get away with it -because this information was included at the bottom of the box, but surely there was someone up in the big office warning everyone not to let this fart out into the open - and they should be ashamed.
These sloppy misrepresentations have alienated me as a gamer - and I for one will NOT buy a recently released game until I have looked into at least fifty of the reviews - because it is obvious the developers will continue to use this "Don't tell" policy. I suggest you consider doing the same thing - because refunds are hard to come by in the gaming world. Enjoy Far Cry - I have yet to play it.
 For hardcore gamers only July 27, 2004
K. Butler (escondido, ca United States)
22 out of 28 found this review helpful
Casual gamers need to take note that this is a VERY difficult game on any setting. I finish all the big FPS games on normal difficulty without any problems, but this one was sending me to the load screen CONSTANTLY on its easy setting. Your character spends most the game in a constant hail of bullets from enemies that are mere specks on the horizon. Anonymous, unpredictable death is very common as the hitpoints for the player are extremely low (relative to other games) even though he's supposed to be wearing body armor. If you're not a gaming ninja with unlimited time to spend honing your FPS skills, you may be in for a frustrating experience.
Most IRRITATING game I've had the misfortune to play. July 28, 2004
LateNightReader (St. Louis, MO United States)
21 out of 43 found this review helpful
1)The supposedly ground-breaking graphics really are not. And while they are pretty for awhile, the primary view is the same tropical island over and over. The water is nice and there are alot of plants, but Gothic 2 was almost as nice, and alot more diverse, not just running around shooting constantly.
2)The supposedly ground-breaking AI is not. Apparantly giving the enemy the ability to cheat is considered revolutionary AI now. Enemy forces can be engaged in life-and-death deafening combat with monsters, and you quietly poke your toe out in the darkness around a corner where they can't even see you, and one of them will yell There He Is!! and run to find you and shoot you in the eye with expert marksmanship from 100 yards away. And if he happens to miss, he'll hop around non-stop like a jack-rabbit on caffeine still shooting at you expertly, but if you try to draw a bead on someone you can't move at all. This is AI??
3) The control of vehicles is the worst driving I've ever seen in a computer game. Even if you aren't being pursued, get used to driving off cliffs completely on accident, or having your vehicle start rolling away downhill if you don't keep it in motion. You don't even see hands on the steering wheel, I guess it turns by thought-control?
4) The outdated Checkpoint save feature was apparently meant to make the game seem longer by forcing you to continuously replay the same obnoxiously difficult parts over and over, rather than allowing you to save the game where ever you want.
5) The lack of user-chosen save-games is made even more frustrating by the ridiculously hard trial-and-error difficulty, even on the easiest settings.
I for one bought this game to have fun, not to be deliberately frustrated by checkpoints, AI that cheats, poor vehicle control, and ridiculous difficulty. Having to replay entire segments over and over and over to have a chance at surviving them is not fun, and the eye-candy does not compensate for that.
I also bought this game because I heard it being touted as revolutionary. The only thing revolutionary is the level to which it has taken irritatingness in games. Beyond that, its pretty enough, but just another shooter.
Does not work March 20, 2005
Homer Simps (Maryland, USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Will not work if you have a dvdr/rw or cdr/rw drive on your computer. How stupid is that? Very!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wasted $ April 30, 2005
pbro (Las Vegas, Nevada USA)
14 out of 33 found this review helpful
Decided to give Far Cry a chance, now that I bought a new computer ... read the conflicting reports on compatibility ... even went to UBI Software to see the "issues" with the game ... best I could tell; if you have virtual copying software the game won't run = WRONG ... I contacted Customer support and was told: "Far Cry will not run on CD-RW or DVD-RW drives ... I will need to install a basic CD drive" ... wasted $17 and now I'm wondering if Splinter Cell: Pandora's Tomorrow will run ... I'm not jumping through video game company hoops to play their games ... I'll buy another FPS/RPG/RTS that works on my system "as it is" ... yes, a basic CD drive is cheap, but I'm physically disabled and not going to pay someone $50 to install a $20 part to play one game/one game company's product that cost $20(... I never pay $40-50 - I wait till the hype is over)
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