Far Cry 2 announced

By Robert Purchese Published 20 July, 2007

Ubisoft goes it alone.

Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry 2 is in development for PC and due for release in spring 2008.

It's the sequel to the 2004 original developed by Crytek, which won wide critical acclaim. Since then Ubisoft has released internally developed console spin-offs, and finally acquired the full rights to the series in March 2006.

The publisher's Montreal studio will be handling creation this time around, and is confident it can recreate the impact of the first.

"Far Cry marked the beginning of a new era for shooters. An era of gorgeous graphics and of advanced artificial intelligence," said John Parkes, Ubisoft marketing man. "We are confident that Far Cry 2 will have the same impact again on the FPS genre landscape."

German developer Crytek has since signed with EA and is currently developing first-person shooter Crysis for PC.

Ubisoft expects assets for Far Cry 2 will be released "soon".

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Comments (34) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #1 5 years ago

    Oh noes!

  • Machiavel #2 5 years ago

    But Crysis evidently is Far Cry 2 (name shenanigans notwithstanding) - gamers will be scratching their heads bloodily over this one.

  • Zomoniac #3 5 years ago

    If it goes head-to-head with Crysis it could prove quite humiliating.

  • Fernando #4 5 years ago

    was Far Cry (360) anygood?

  • space_ace #5 5 years ago

    > advanced artificial intelligence

    sorry?! O_O

  • bodypopper #6 5 years ago

    Far Cry 2! Tropical island blah blah blah, next gen Direct X 10 graphics blah blah blah...

    Yawn

    The only thing interesting about Crysis is the wildlife and even that seems like a ploy to distract you from the fact that it's Far Cry Instncts in disguise.

  • X201 #7 5 years ago

    Another brilliant game that's destined to be ruined by having the last level go all alien on us.

  • Cloudane #8 5 years ago

    The original Far Cry was the only decent one; all the other console ports or add-ons were to be quite frank, shite.

  • Poorandugly #9 5 years ago

    Ban this tropical filth!

  • 01SniperWolf #10 5 years ago

    Montreal make amazing games, I expect this to be better than anything put out by Crytek. Crysis looks great, but the AI and level design is rubbish, zipping around the island at top speed looks stupid, guns look average and seem weak, sound is average.

    All it has is graphics, they forgot to add the game. COD4, Halo 3 will play better, Killzone 2 will look better.

  • Talha #11 5 years ago

    @01SniperWolf: You are forgetting the fact that Crytek made Far Cry, Ubisoft only published it. That simple relationship seems to suggest that Crysis should be better. But who knows, Ubi does make excellent games.

    Far Cry was so good, I'd be happy to play the exact same game in an African setting. Three years old and still looks and feels fresh.

  • Macross #12 5 years ago

    01SniperWolf has obviously played Crysis extensively and knows what he's talking about, so you may as well not try arguing with him Talha.

  • Talha #13 5 years ago

    @Macross: Thanks, man - I have realized the error of my ways and bow humbly before Sniper. ;-)

  • Triggerhappytel #14 5 years ago

    I hope it's better than FarCry Instincts - it was potential-filled but I thought the execution of that game was pretty awful.

  • Talha #15 5 years ago

    @Trigger: precisely that is what is forcing me to second-guess Ubi's ability to continue the franchise

  • MrWonderstuff #16 5 years ago

    "You in the shirt!"

    A classic line from the original FC.

    Anyhow Jack Carver was the daft central character from the original FC so it sorta make sense he will return complete with b-movie dialogue.

  • Mashum #17 5 years ago

    Fernando: was Far Cry (360) anygood?

    Opinions vary, I thought it was a bit poor - laggy and controls being the main culprit.

  • Caimbeul #18 5 years ago

    "All it has is graphics, they forgot to add the game. COD4, Halo 3 will play better, Killzone 2 will look better"

    FOMCWL! ROFL! Killzone will certainly NOT look better than Crysis on a high end PC.

  • SBfistfun #19 5 years ago

    It's gonna be shit

  • MrWonderstuff #20 5 years ago

    It's gonna be ace!

  • MightyMouse #21 5 years ago

    It's gonna be.

  • zam786 #22 5 years ago

    Only a idiot would say killzone 2 will look better then crysis, crysis running on direct x9 is better looking then any console game and when u put it in direct x10 mode no console game can touch it.

  • gallow #23 5 years ago

    Far Cry was good until you meet the monkeys.

  • Snooz #24 5 years ago

    They've opened a can of sell-out on our asses!

    Hopefully the next game will be made only by the use of the cryengine- AI and the monkeymonsters will be writing the dialogue for us:

    "art thou opening a can of quarrel on my hind, sire?"

    More money saved, EA style.
    Edited by 2 at 20/07/07 @ 16:31

  • ruckus #25 5 years ago

    The original was cool though since you could edit out all the monsters and just battle the mercs - hope you can do the same this time round...

  • smoison #26 5 years ago

    "All it has is graphics, they forgot to add the game. COD4, Halo 3 will play better, Killzone 2 will look better."


    HAHAHAHAHAHA

    SUper MEGA LOL

  • crozon #27 5 years ago

    "Only a idiot would say killzone 2 will look better then crysis, crysis running on direct x9 is better looking then any console game and when u put it in direct x10 mode no console game can touch it.

    Apples and Oranges for christ's sake. "

    Not really, as consoles have got more powerful, comparing graphics on a PC and a console is on again (after all a console really is a cut down computer).

    Surprised they haven't announced this for the consoles as all games are going multiplatform (that includes once thought 360 and ps3 exclusives)

  • Nikanoru #28 5 years ago

    Only a idiot would say killzone 2 will look better then crysis, crysis running on direct x9 is better looking then any console game and when u put it in direct x10 mode no console game can touch it.


    Better than any console game? DX10, maybe. DX9? No fricking way.

    Also, it's not a good idea to call people idiots when you write like a 10 year old.



    But Crysis evidently is Far Cry 2 (name shenanigans notwithstanding) - gamers will be scratching their heads bloodily over this one.

    Indeed.

  • L0cky #29 5 years ago

    'But who knows, Ubi does make excellent games.'

    They also make/publish a lot of crap. You can't make predictions based on Ubi.

  • jlaakso #30 5 years ago

    The original was a fine example of a game which would've been better without the ridiculous story bits. I couldn't care less about what was going on, I just played the game, because a fine FPS it was. It still looks and feels tasty, if you forget the mercifully brief cutscenes and plot exposition.

    I have hopes that Ubi Montreal wouldn't work on this if they didn't have some proper ideas about how to take it further.

  • YourMessageHere #31 5 years ago

    Comparing PCs and consoles is and always will be a hiding to nothing. You can mess with comparing specs all you like, but the fact is consoles have a certain advantage in terms of fixed hardware that code can be optimised for to a much greater degree than PC engines can ever be. At the same time, the always greater potential for raw number-crunching power PCs have gives them a different advantage.

    The results can visually compare with each other at times but comparison is meaningless. The current top end PC graphics hardware is already far superior to any existing console in terms of raw power, but that's not the same as being able to use it as efficiently as a console.

    Plus of course, it all depends what you like for you to say game A looks better than game B. I'd still say Quake II looks better than Quake IV, for example, because it represents much more fun, a feeling of the game being revolutionary at the time and it wasn't too dark, irrespective of the massive engine capabilities.

  • Ryze #32 5 years ago

    Hold on... Ubisoft... not Crytek...

    No German Engineers - just French.

    Crysis = BMW, VW...

    Far Cry 2 = Citroen, Renault...

    This'll be interesting(ly fucking funny).

    ryz

  • samadriel #33 5 years ago

    "Anyhow Jack Carver was the daft central character from the original FC so it sorta make sense he will return complete with b-movie dialogue."

    YOUR ASS IS GRASS! I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU IN THE FACE! I'VE GOT A BULLET WITH YOUR NAME ON IT! I'M GONNA TEAR YOU A NEW ONE!

    I loved how every line was screamed by the same sexually-frustrated college football Yank; they may have only been prerecirded audio files, but I kept waiting for the NPCs to finally slip into total homoerotic inanity and scream "I'M GONNA CUM ALL OVER YOUR FACE!" / "THIS IS FOR TURNING ME DOWN IN HIGHSCHOOL, CARVER!" / "I'VE GOT A FART WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!" / "I HATE YOU!"

    A breathtakingly tacky game. Nice multi-approach stages though.
    Edited by 1 at 22/07/07 @ 04:51

  • davisorle #34 5 years ago

    I hope all of you talking shit about Crysis that you do it cause you got a crappy pc, too young and lazy too work, buy a new pc and enjoy such a game. If not then you make no freakin sence cause that shit looks good. Now go play with that Sony console you got at home as a present.