Far Cry 2 is the follow up to 2004's Far Cry. First time around it was developed by Crytek but is now being taken care of by Ubisoft Montreal. The game, previously only on PC, will now be on Xbox 360 and PS3 as well.
Caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa, you are sent to take out "The Jackal", a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfil your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and neutralise their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force.
Ubisoft Montreal have developed an all new engine for the game called Dunia. The engine will also be used in future projects by the developer. The Dunia engine is geared toward creating a credible environment, and a high level of immersion. "I want the player to feel the grime under his fingernails, the sweat, smell the gun oil" Hocking continues, "I wanted to create the guns jamming, the dust - the world isn't this clean, sterile, digital representation of Africa".
Your adventure through the African savannah could turn you into a mutant, feared and reviled by enemies and allies alike. That's thanks to Ubisoft's innovative approach to 'levelling up' your character. You begin the game infected with malaria, as do most characters in the lawless African state. As you progress you'll discover medicine that steadily 'cures' you, reinforcing your strength and giving you better resistance to attack and injury.
I really like the sound of this. I never played the first Far Cry, but now the sequel will be on console, i'll almost certainly be picking it up. If i see any screenshots, i'll put them up.
EDIT# Just found some.
Some others can be found here
