A Visceral Experience

User Rating: 9.2 | Far Cry PC
Far Cry, considering when it was released to public and the time of this review the game still looks simply phenominal. Amazingly, this game pushes my gaming rig: 3.4GHz EE cpu, X800XT PE, OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 to its limits. When I max out all special effects and crank up the resolution to 1920x1080 with 4xAA and 8xAF, the game really starts chugging. Graphically, this game rocks, if you've got a great gaming rig you'll really be treated to something special. The gameplay is also a superb, not quite as great as the graphics, but not many games do look as good as this one. It is hard, sometimes very hard, without a quick save option, sometimes, later levels can become tediously difficult. But the great gameplay will get you to return and beat the part that's beaten you. The A.I. is also worth mentioning, in a nut shell, it's fantastic. Guards will convincingly stock you, hunt you, and seek you out if you make too much noise or fire a shot that they hear. The game also sounds great, really atmospheric sound that helps bring tension to already intence situation. Value-long, really, really long. The campaign will easily take you 20-25 hours. Plus, the online play is great, check it out. A superb game, deserving of its superb rating. Buy this game, it's only $20.00!!!