Gamertell Review: Far Cry 2 for Xbox 360

Title: Far Cry 2Price: $59.99 from most retail outletsSystem(s): *Xbox 360, PS3 and PCRelease Date: October, 21, 2008Publisher (Developer): UbisoftESRB Rating: “Mature” for blood, drug references, intense violence, sexual themes and strong languagePros: High replayability, great story, beautiful and realistic graphics, intuitive controls, buddy system is new and it works beautifully.Cons: Environment is too big, enemies are localized in certain areas and don’t leave unless they chase you, search for diamonds is not fun nor is it necessary. Glitches occasionally hinder playability.Overall Score: Two thumbs sideways, 70, C-, * * out of five.

Far Cry was one of the games that made way for large open-world shooters Crysis. Critics met it with skepticism but, in the end, accepted Far Cry as a great game. In some ways Far Cry 2 is very impressive. In every other ways, Far Cry 2 is painfully average at best…