Far Cry ships for PC
by VGLN Staff

Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Shooter ships with map editor and other goodies.

Ubisoft announced its tactical tropical shooter, Far Cry has shipped to retailers nationwide. Far Cry is rated "M-Mature" and is available on PC CD-ROM for a suggested retail price of $39.99.

The commercial release of Far Cry delivers complex A.I. and an unprecedented 1.2 km view-distance (modeled). As Jack Carver, players find themselves stranded in paradise after escorting an inquisitive journalist to a remote tropical island. Paradise quickly turns deadly as an unrelenting team of highly trained mercenaries work together to hunt Jack and take him down. Players will explore a vast island chain rendered in exquisite detail through state-of-the-art graphic technology, while outwitting hordes of cunning mercenaries by staging long-range assaults and using every vehicle, weapon, and strategy at their disposal.

Additionally, Far Cry will ship with the Sandbox Editor. The map-editing tool will allow players to create their own content. Players can build their own maps, re-construct game levels, and switch from editing to playing on the fly with one simple command. Following are Far Cry's game features:

Gameplay Features:

· Far Cry's unprecedented 1.2 km draw distance elevates the art of sniping and long-range gameplay to new levels of intensity.

· Take cover in dense foliage, submerge yourself underwater, commandeer assault vehicles-even take flight to stay alive.

· Build your own maps, re-construct game levels, and switch from editing to playing on the fly with the unbelievably intuitive Sandbox Editor.

· Enemies react in real-time, take cover, call in reinforcements, and use advanced group formation tactics to take you out.

· Discover a new breed of tropical terror within murky caverns, ruins, swamps, compounds, fortifications, and genetic laboratories.

· Engage in explosive island warfare with up to 20 players in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and the all-new Assault Mode.

--- Kit