PR: Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 2 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 System
San Francisco – January 3, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Far Cry 2 is a next-generation first-person shooter being created by Ubisoft’s Montreal development studio.
More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Far Cry 2 is scheduled to ship fiscal 2008–2009.
{default}Far Cry 2 is featured as the cover story in the March issue of PlayStation®:The Official Magazine, available on newsstands in North America on February 12, 2008.
I looked forward to this game and pre-ordered it as many of us did. Played a few levels and had to check out the multiplyer mode. Have to say I was VERY disappointed. The graphics look very boxy and reminded me of the first Doom, especially the map with the grass lawn and dummies standing around (WTF)…the grass looked so artificial and the mannequins (sorry…civilians)looked so out of place…if they really wanted to have people there they should have made them more realistic and have them move around but I guess that would be asking too much given the fact that the players faces look amazingly pixelized. But I guess the biggest disappointment was the sound effects..and I mean ALL sound effects. Cobra attack helis are as quiet as cobra snakes and you can hardly hear them when they are around…end of game sounds are really lame and lack drama.