Far Cry (series)

"Far Cry" is a franchise of first person shooter computer and video games, following the name of the first game of the series.

Games

Far Cry

"Far Cry" is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004 for Windows. Far Cry sold 730,000 units within four months of release. The game's story follows an ex Special Forces operator named Jack Carver, who is stranded on a mysterious archipelago in Micronesia. He is searching for a female journalist he was escorting after she went missing when their sailboat was destroyed by mercenaries.

Far Cry Instincts

"Far Cry Instincts" is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Xbox console. It was planned for GameCube and PlayStation 2 as well but canceled due to their insufficient power. There are some significant changes from the PC game "Far Cry". As "Instincts" was designed more with consoles in mind, the maps are less open-ended since consoles were incapable of rendering the PC version's vast islands. It makes up for this by including extra multiplayer modes through the Xbox Live service, alongside new abilities (feral powers) and a map creator mode which allows the users to create their own maps for multiplayer.

Far Cry Instincts: Evolution

"Far Cry Instincts: Evolution" is a sequel to "Instincts" and was released for the Xbox on March 27, 2006. "Evolution" includes a new single-player campaign, although it is considerably shorter than the campaign found in "Far Cry Instincts". The storyline focuses on Jack Carver's work for a woman named Kade, which results in him being hunted by local governments due to a frame-up during a botched arms deal.

Far Cry Instincts: Predator

"Far Cry Instincts: Predator", an Xbox 360 title, was released on the same day as "Evolution". It includes graphically enhanced versions of both "Far Cry Instincts" and "Evolution".

Far Cry Vengeance

"Far Cry Vengeance" is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Wii console. It was released on December 12 2006. "Far Cry: Vengeance" is similar to "Far Cry Instincts: Evolution" in that "Vengeance" has pretty much the same story as "Evolution", and also features three new levels, new weapons and vehicles, and different controls.

Paradise Lost

"Paradise Lost" is an Arcade version of "Far Cry Instincts" released in 2007 by Global VR.

Far Cry 2

"Far Cry 2" is the latest installment in the series. Players will choose their character from a few different mercenaries, however there is some speculation Jack Carver may be a secret or unlockable character, although it is determined he would not have feral abillities. The plot revolves around an arms dealer who has turned two fictional factions in Africa against each other. The player must stop him in the 50 square km open world. The AI is said to be highly intelligent, both with respect to the player and their surroundings. The game's 'sandbox' game play has been highly touted, allowing the player access to 50 km² of African terrain, complete with open savannah, forests, animals, and towns. Other mercenaries may be your friends or your enemies based on your in-game actions. The game will be released on October 21, 2008 in North America and October 24, 2008 in Europe.

Film

"Far Cry" is a 2008 film adapted from the video game "Far Cry" and will be released on August 1, 2008. The film is directed by Uwe Boll and stars Til Schweiger as Jack Carver.

External links

* [http://www.farcrygame.com/ Official "Far Cry" website]
* [http://farcry.ubi.com/ Official "Far Cry" Community site]
* [http://farcry.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page?f=a "Far Cry" wiki]