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Far Cry 2 is a shooter and action game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. Released on October 21, 2008, the title is part of the Far Cry franchise and utilizes the Dunia Engine. It supports single player and multiplayer modes and is available on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Xbox One. The game carries a Mature ESRB rating.
Review scores for the title vary across sources, including an 85/100 and a 74/100. A Metacritic score of 85 is also recorded. Other ratings include a 3.46 score, a 72 rating based on 556 reviews, and a critic rating of 58 from six reviews. The software version identifier is 1.02.
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Game data
Metacritic 85- Released
- 2008-10-21
- User rating
- 3.46 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
A civil war has swept through the country and you're caught in the middle of it. Track down the person at the forefront of the fighting, a ruthless arms dealer known only as "The Jackal". As you undertake deadly missions and form fragile alliances with conflicting rebel groups, one thing becomes clear - the Jackal is hunting you too.
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Engine
- Dunia Engine
- Franchise
- Far Cry
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Key facts
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Director
- Clint Hocking
- Producers
- Bertrand Hélias Louis-Pierre Pharand
- Designer
- Pierre Rivest
- Programmers
- Dominic Guay Patrice Zink
- Artist
- Alexandre Amancio
- Writers
- Armand Constantine Clint Hocking Kevin Shortt Patrick Redding Susan O'Connor
- Composer
- Marc Canham
- Series
- Far Cry
- Engine
- Dunia
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Mobile phone
- Release
- NA : October 21, 2008 AU : October 23, 2008 EU : October 24, 2008
- Genre
- First-person shooter
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
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Encyclopedic overview
Far Cry 2 is a 2008 first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A top-down shooter version for mobile phones was developed and published by Gameloft. It is the second mainline entry in the Far Cry series. Set in a fictional African country engulfed in civil war, the storyline follows a mercenary who is assigned to kill the Jackal, a weapons dealer inflaming the conflict. The player navigates the open world, completing missions for factions and allies called Buddies while managing their health and equipment. A competitive multiplayer mode allows players to fight in teams or as individuals.
Production took three and a half years, with concept work beginning during the production of Far Cry Instincts (2005). Director Clint Hocking conceived the setting and design, which he wanted to be more realistic than the original Far Cry (2004). The narrative and tone, inspired by Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness and Dashiell Hammett's novel Red Harvest, focused on the lengths to which people would go to survive through terrible circumstances. The game was built using Dunia, a game engine created by Ubisoft based on the original game's CryEngine. In pursuit of realism, the developers added real-time and reactive elements for enemies and the environment. The music, composed by Marc Canham, includes vocals by Senegalese singer Baaba Maal.
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