

Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft · Released 2008-10-21
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You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and of course brute force. • Fire Feel the heat of the most realistic fire ever seen in a video game! Use wind and propagation to surround and trap your enemies. Grab your Molotov cocktails or flamethrowers to take out your enemies. • Destructible environment No more obstacles: Everything is breakable and alterable, even in Multiplayer mode. The DUNIA engine's RealTree technology also delivers the most realistic nature deterioration system ever. • Open world Experience real freedom while roaming in more than 50km2 without any loading. Choose your own path in this vast environment and explore a living African world. • A huge adventure Fight for two rival factions, and make your way up to your primary target by any means necessary. Take on over 70 side missions to earn valuable information, new weapons and vehicles. • Non-scripted artificial intelligence Medics will drag wounded soldiers to safety. Grunts will come to fear you. Your reputation and in-game actions will make enemies drop their guns and run for their lives. Feel the tension of never knowing just how an enemy will react. • MULTIPLAYER Challenge your friends but watch your backyou never know who your true friends are and who might betray you! All the single player technical features are also present in multiplayer mode.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Supported OS | Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (64 is supported) | — |
| Processor | Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz, Pentium D 2.66 Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better | Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better |
| Memory | 1 GB | 2 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 256 MB, Shader Model 3 required, NVidia 6800 or ATI X1650 or better* | 512 MB, NVidia 8600 GTS or better, ATI X1900 or better* |
| Hard Drive | 3.5 GB (Multiple saves and user created maps will increase the amount of needed hard disk space.) | — |
| Sound | 5.1 sound card recommended |
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Far Cry 2 is available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
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Far Cry 2 was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
Far Cry 2 was released on 2008-10-21.
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Far Cry 2 takes approximately 2 hours to complete the main story.
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