Ubisoft has
officially announced the sequel to it's highly acclaimed
first-person-shooter (FPS) game, 'Far Cry', but is holding back on any
kind of details. "Far Cry 2" is presently being developed by Ubisoft's
Montreal studio, while it's prequel was developed by German development
studio, Crytek (Crysis). The intellectual property rights to the 'Far
Cry' franchise were taken over by Ubisoft in March 2006. 'Far Cry'
reportedly won PC Gamers' 'Action Game of the Year' Award in
2004.Commenting on the 'Far Cry' franchise, Tony Key, vice president of
marketing at Ubisoft, said, "Far Cry marked the beginning of a new era
for shooters. An era of gorgeous graphics, and of advanced artificial
intelligence. We are confident that 'Far Cry 2' will have the same
impact again on the FPS landscape." As the game has just been announced
-- that too the PC version, it appears that fans of 'Far Cry' will have
to wait until spring next year to get a feel of the game's next
iteration...
Ubisoft
has officially announced a sequel to 2004's tropical and somewhat
topical first-person shooter, Far Cry. Praised for its luscious visuals,
large environments and merciless pig slaughter, the PC game eventually
made its way to consoles in confusingly titled spin-offs such as
Far Cry Instincts Predator
and Far Cry Instincts Evolution. We think there may be some colons in
there too.
Simply entitled Far Cry 2, the new addition to the franchise is being
developed for PC by Ubisoft's Montreal studio (original developer Crytek
is currently pouring tears into
Crysis)
and is scheduled for a Spring 2008 release on PC. Aside from the above
logo, apparently dragged behind Ubisoft's car before it was uploaded, no
further images relating to the sequel have surfaced. Expect loads of
jungles, obnoxious henchman and distant weeping. |
