Far Cry 2 - Xbox 360

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 23 22:27

It's been about a year now since I played a shooter on the Xbox 360 that I felt deserved some kind of "... of the Year" nomination. The last FPS that really floored me was 2007's "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare." Take that as something of a compliment to the game because I'm going to let you in a on a little secret: I am not a "CoD 4" fanboy. Moreover, this has been a pretty listless year for first-person shooters. "Battlefield: Bad Company" was a fantastic exception, what with its dry humor, superb action, and top-of-the-line visuals. But as summer came to a close and we fast-approach the holiday shopping season, UBISoft Montreal's big-budget, no-holds-barred, go anywhere/do anything sequel (in name only) to CryTek's beautiful "Far Cry" of 2003 marks not only the time of year where FP...Read more

Rating : 9/10