The time of day also affects the behavior of AI, in terms of enemy alertness and aggressiveness for example, an enemy might have a slightly heightened awareness at night, but be unable to see the player in hiding, while during the hot part of the day the enemies might be sitting in the shade in groups but easily spot the player from a distance. There is a dynamic weather system that has a day-night cycle and different weather conditions such as storms and strong winds. Various factions and vehicles are featured enemies include human mercenaries. The game takes place in a sprawling African landscape, with terrain ranging from desert to savannah to jungle. The playing styles range from head-on assaults to stealthy infiltrations and assassinations.
Players can use a range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, boats and hang gliders, to travel within the 50 km 2 (19 sq mi) gameplay area. Players are able to ally with one or multiple factions, and to progress through the game world and missions as they see fit, resulting in a nonlinear style of gameplay commonly referred to as sandbox mode that allows the story to progress at their speed and in the order they choose. The game features an open-ended experience. įar Cry 2 is a sequel to the original Far Cry. As of January 23, 2009, the game has sold 2.9 million copies. The player takes control of a mercenary on a lengthy journey to locate and assassinate "The Jackal", a notorious gun runner. The game takes place in a modern-day Central African nation during civil war. Instead, it features completely new characters and setting, as well as a new style of gameplay that allows the player greater freedom to explore different African landscapes such as deserts, jungles, and savannas. Ubisoft has marketed Far Cry 2 as the true sequel to Far Cry, however the sequel has very few noticeable similarities to the original game.
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It is the second installment of the main Far Cry series the sequels Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 were released in 20, respectively. Crytek, the developers of the original game, were not involved in the development of Far Cry 2. It was made available on Steam on October 22, 2008. It was released on Octoin North America, Octoin Australia, and Octoin Europe. Far Cry 2 is an open world first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.