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3.9
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Description

You play Jack Carver, a charter-boat businessman in Micronesia, on a job to escort Valerie Cortez, an ambitious journalist, to the island of Cabatu. The next thing you know someone's blown up your boat (and with that, everything you owned in the world), kidnapped Valerie, and left you for dead. Your job now is to rescue Valerie and get back at the soldiers who destroyed everything you had.

Proprietary Polybump mapping, advanced environment physics, destructible terrain, dynamic lighting, motion-captured animation, surround sound and the ability to render an entire kilometer of actual terrain in real time all showcase CryTek's new CryENGINE.

Advanced A.I. means enemy soldiers make realistic decisions based on observations of the current state of the world. These highly trained mercenaries are designed to utilize environmental features, attack in groups, divide and conquer, respond to player actions, and call in reinforcements from air, land, or sea.

Far Cry ships with a Sand Box Editor, allowing you to create and edit your own maps with an easy drag and drop interface.

Alternate Titles

  • "孤岛惊魂" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "X-Isle: Dinosaur Island" -- Early development title
  • "X-Isle" -- Working title

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User Reviews

A Far Cry from your typical FPS Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5239) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
Fun is Inversely Proportional to Difficulty Matt Neuteboom (941) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars
One more step along the world I go Ashley Pomeroy (227) 2.14 Stars2.14 Stars2.14 Stars2.14 Stars2.14 Stars
Rough around the edges but an under-rated, ground breaking achievement. Tibes80 (1500) 4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars
Absolutely incredible. Sets a new standard. Blew away all my expectations. kbmb Bronze Star Contributing Member (400) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
Stunning environments play host to a half-witted plot Chris Wright (84) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A delicious, well-designed, well executed example of what a 3D shooter should be. Marty Bonus Bronze Star Contributing Member (41) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
Good looking FPS Grov Bronze Star Contributing Member (637) 3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars
A great piece of first person shootery Charles Auger (3) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Game.EXE May, 2004 5 out of 5 100
G4 TV: X-Play Apr 11, 2006 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Edge Mar 23, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Game Informer Magazine May, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Playfuls May 01, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Super Play Apr, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Gry PC Sep 24, 2005 9 out of 10 90
2404.org PC Gaming Apr 15, 2004 9 out of 10 90
videogamer.com Aug 16, 2004 8 out of 10 80
Eurogamer Mar 26, 2004 8 out of 10 80

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Trivia

The game became a movie in 2008. The main character Jack Carver is played by Til Schweiger. Although it does not stick to the game's storyline, it cuts close with the setting and game elements. German investor Boll KG bought the rights to turn the game into a movie franchise in February 2004, a month before the game hit stores.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Cyberzed (43) on Mar 23, 2004.
 

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