Far Cry: Instincts review video (Xbox)

20 January 2006

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After escorting an inquisitive journalist to a remote tropical island, Jack Carver finds himself stranded in paradise, hunted by an unrelenting team of highly trained mercenaries. Far Cry: Instincts incorporates state-of-the-art graphic technology and a host of innovative FPS gameplay conventions, the Xbox-exclusive game redefines the term “survival action.” As Jack, you’ll have to outwit hordes of cunning mercenaries through all manner of tactics. Make long-range assaults, set traps, commandeer vehicles — even develop new skills and abilities to outlast the island’s evils and escape with your life.

In the open-ended tropical environment, discover many ways to kill. Set up and unleash brutal jungle traps. Commit stealth kills amidst the foliage. Snipe from extreme distances. Steal the enemy’s weapons and launch brutal counter-assaults over land, sea and air-ranging from hand-to-hand strikes to rocket salvos. To conquer the mercenaries’ Full Action Response A.I., you must develop skills you never thought you had.

One of the most anticipated and celebrated FPS released in 2005. Watch this Far Cry: Instincts video review.


Far Cry: Instincts features are:
* Open Season in a 100% Open Environment: Do whatever it takes to exterminate the mercenaries, in any situation. Take cover in the undergrowth, set traps, kill by stealth; battle from extreme long range, from gun-mounted vehicles, fight in close quarters or through the wilds of the island.
* Equipment That Looks and Feels Real: Plunder an arsenal of responsive, realistic weapons and vehicles including P90s, MP5s, Vulcan Miniguns, Mortars, ATVs, gunboats, hang-gliders and much more. Turn the mercenaries’ stockpile into the instruments of their own destruction.
* Create Your Own Shooter’s Paradise: The battle continues with deep multiplayer and level editor features. Build custom maps in real time, upload them via Xbox Live and stage ultimate deathmatches against your friends.
* Unleash Your Predator Skills: Survive the furious and inhospitable wilderness by unveiling your true nature: develop your vision abilities, track the enemies’ scent, and become faster and stronger.
* F.A.R. A.I.: Outsmart the mercenaries’ complex Full Action Response A.I. Snipers, stalkers, scouts, and grenadiers react to your tactics with coordinated strikes from all angles, distances and terrains.

To quote the video review: “Ubisoft knew that Far Cry would be a different game on the Xbox, so they made Far Cry: Instincts a completely fresh experience. It’s a fast-paced FPS that people who played the original will definitely enjoy. And with lots of multiplayer modes and the unique tropical setting, anyone playing other shooters on Xbox Live can’t afford to miss it.”

Story — 9.0
Design — 8.9
Gameplay — 9.2
Overall — 9.1