Product Description

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2049 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2006-12-23
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island.

With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become.

Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries' true intentions. He presents Jack with an unsettling choice: battle the deadliest mercenaries, or condemn the human race to a maniac's insidious agenda.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
Far from a next-gen experience, Far Cry Vengeance looks like it could have run comfortably on the Gamecube. Level design is poor, and the engine isn't able to run smoothly when there's so much foliage or a lot of enemies around. There are some good control ideas (flicking the nunchuck up to jump, and the use of A to "lock" the camera for more accurate aiming), but the button layout on the remote is awkward, and the use of remote slashes for knife attacks and zooming functions means it's difficult to hit what you want and lose your aim.

The enemy AI is very uneven as well; it often feels that they can see through the environment and react when you get close, rather than relying on the sound you make or their own field of vision.

Overall, Far Cry Vengeance is a very flawed game, with just enough promise showing through to make the whole experience frustrating. It's enjoyable enough when you get used to the limitations of the engine and controls, but with the excellent FPS games available for other machines Far Cry Vengeance doesn't cut it. Rent it, or borrow a friend's copy, before you buy.

WARNING - AVOID
Far Cry for PC was developed br Crytek and was an incredible game - Ubisoft bought the brand and developed the Xbox and Xbox 360 versions and handled the Wii conversion. And its bad. Bad in a way that will make the boys at Crytek cringe -its truly awful - dreadful textures - dreadful ememy AI - enemies that seem to teleport from nowhere to being right in front of you - you can pump someone full of 10 bullets and they are still standing yet one shot from them can kill you. Games are meant to be fun - this is not! Please go out and buy the PC or Xbox 360 version. This is one of my favourite games but now with the Wii version is my most hated if i could i would give it 0.

Mediocre!!!!!
Not the best version of Far Cry! If you have never played Far Cry before buy the PC version. The graphics and gameplay are better, and because its now a couple of years old you can get it for £10 ish in most places. I loved it, and would say its up there with best first person shooters for the PC.

This Wii version is OK but not special. The graphics could be better, and the controls a little better too. It feels like a poor conversion rushed out for launch of the Wii.