<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
Crytek	O
's	O
CryEngine	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
open-ended	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
lacks	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
freedom	O
its	O
successors	O
would	O
offer	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
players	O
can	O
freely	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
like	O
in	O
later	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
most	O
often	O
discouraged	O
from	O
doing	O
so	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
structure	O
of	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
side	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
established	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
—	O
placing	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
foreign	O
environment	O
occupied	O
by	O
enemy	O
forces	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
use	O
various	O
weapons	O
and	O
tools	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
surroundings	O
to	O
overcome	O
any	O
threat	O
—	O
would	O
prove	O
essential	O
in	O
defining	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
identity	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2004	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
freedom	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
standalone	O
sequels	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
and	O
new	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Predator	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
updated	O
with	O
HD	O
graphics	O
,	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Classic	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standard	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open-ended	O
environment	O
:	O
an	O
unidentified	O
archipelago	O
in	O
the	O
South	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrain	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
varies	O
greatly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crytek	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
called	O
CryEngine	B-Application
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Classic	O
would	O
come	O
to	O
XBLA	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
2013	O
Summer	O
Arcade	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Classic	O
is	O
an	O
HD	O
remake	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
called	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Wild	O
Expedition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
730,000	O
units	O
after	O
four	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
sold	O
350,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$11	O
million	O
for	O
Crytek	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
being	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
were	O
also	O
planned	O
but	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
acclaim	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Instincts	O
,	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Evolution	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
less	O
enthusiasm	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Predator	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
essentially	O
contains	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
Instincts	O
and	O
Evolution	O
that	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
720p	O
or	O
1080i	O
high-definition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evolution	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
considerably	O
shorter	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Evolution	O
,	O
titled	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
launch	O
lineup	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
tasks	O
assigned	O
to	O
buttons	O
in	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
driving	O
vehicles	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crytek	O
was	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Crytek	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
their	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Crytek	O
was	O
locked	O
into	O
its	O
contract	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
negotiated	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
perpetual	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
continued	O
to	O
modified	O
with	O
their	O
Dunia	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
centers	O
around	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
a	O
gun	O
smuggler	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
theories	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
game	O
files	O
,	O
claim	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
was	O
an	O
aged	O
Jack	O
Carver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2s	I-Application
director	O
,	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
,	O
confirmed	O
this	O
was	O
intentional	O
in	O
a	O
2021	O
interview	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
trauma	O
of	O
events	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
leading	O
Carver	O
to	O
turn	O
to	O
criminal	O
smuggling	O
ten	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
more	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
sequels	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
