Far Cry 2

[EverBlue]

This game is a blast.
To put it simply, it's a sandbox game.
You choose which missions to do, how to do them, etc etc.
Hell, you don't even have to do them if you don't want, but some further the storyline, and some are needed to keep you alive.
You've got a bad case of malaria, and when you run out of pills to keep it at bay, you need to get more.
The buddy system is interesting. Just a bunch of NPCs that'll help you out, develop different plans to do missions, and there's one buddy that will "rescue" you if you fall in battle.
The fire in the game is amazing, though. You could be setting an ambush for an enemy convoy, and decide to coat the surrounding area in molotovs, creating a fiery hell for your opponents, but if you're not careful, the brush fire could end up surrounding you.
Been playing this game for about 3 hours now, and I haven't even scratched the surface. Hell, I spent 5 minutes chasing a zebra with a machete.. He got away, though.:(

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