<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
African	O
country	O
engulfed	O
in	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
follows	O
a	O
mercenary	O
who	O
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
kill	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
a	O
weapons	O
dealer	O
inflaming	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
took	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
concept	O
work	O
beginning	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
conceived	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
and	O
tone	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Joseph	O
Conrad	O
's	O
novella	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
and	O
Dashiell	O
Hammett	O
's	O
novel	O
Red	O
Harvest	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
lengths	O
to	O
which	O
people	O
would	O
go	O
to	O
survive	O
through	O
terrible	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Dunia	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
CryEngine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Buddies	O
,	O
world	O
design	O
and	O
visuals	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
its	O
writing	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
received	O
negative	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
continued	O
to	O
receive	O
attention	O
for	O
its	O
ambition	O
and	O
survival	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
develop	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
in	O
an	O
unnamed	O
fictional	O
African	O
nation	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
covers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
terrain	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
desert	O
to	O
savannah	O
to	O
jungle	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
missions	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
involve	O
storming	O
or	O
infiltrating	O
encampments	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
contain	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
in	O
safe	O
houses	O
captured	O
from	O
enemy	O
forces	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
360	B-Operating_System
)	O
versions	O
only	O
allow	O
saves	O
in	O
safe	O
houses	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
save	O
anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
included	O
a	O
separate	O
competitive	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
teams	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
taking	O
sides	O
in	O
the	O
conflict	O
and	O
competing	O
over	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
modes	O
included	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
where	O
players	O
fight	O
over	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
blood	O
diamond	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Uprising	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
team	O
captains	O
must	O
capture	O
nodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
were	O
shared	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
internet	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
consoles	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
a	O
rebellion	O
against	O
the	O
old	O
government	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
African	O
nation	O
,	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
rages	O
between	O
the	O
rebel	O
forces	O
 '	O
two	O
political	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Front	O
for	O
Liberation	O
and	O
Labour	O
(	O
UFLL	B-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
for	O
Popular	O
Resistance	O
(	O
APR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
situation	O
is	O
being	O
worsened	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
an	O
arms	O
dealer	O
distributing	O
efficient	O
low-price	O
weapons	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
a	O
Joint	O
Signatory	O
Framework	O
designed	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
conflict	O
escalating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
team	O
sent	O
into	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
kill	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
confronts	O
him	O
with	O
his	O
assumed	O
failure	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
mercenary	O
to	O
be	O
incapacitated	O
during	O
an	O
ambush	O
on	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercenary	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
factions	O
,	O
and	O
ends	O
up	O
going	O
on	O
missions	O
for	O
both	O
sides	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
of	O
catching	O
up	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
meets	O
Reuben	O
Oluwagembi	O
,	O
a	O
journalist	O
covering	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
aiding	O
him	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
malarial	O
medicine	O
through	O
the	O
Underground	O
network	O
,	O
which	O
works	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
civilian	O
population	O
from	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
the	O
UFLL	B-Application
and	O
APR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
one	O
mission	O
to	O
assassinate	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
one	O
side	O
,	O
the	O
mercenary	O
's	O
employer	O
betrays	O
and	O
nearly	O
kills	O
him	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
to	O
help	O
him	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interactions	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
together	O
with	O
interview	O
tapes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in-game	O
,	O
reveal	O
his	O
disillusionment	O
with	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
eventually	O
confronts	O
the	O
mercenary	O
,	O
proposing	O
they	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
civilians	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mercenary	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
killing	O
the	O
UFLL	B-Application
and	O
APR	O
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
the	O
leaders	O
,	O
the	O
mercenary	O
meets	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
the	O
factions	O
are	O
still	O
hunting	O
the	O
civilians	O
to	O
either	O
kill	O
them	O
or	O
trap	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercenary	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
detonating	O
the	O
explosives	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
or	O
bribing	O
the	O
guards	O
and	O
then	O
committing	O
suicide	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
taking	O
the	O
other	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-credit	O
dialogue	O
reveals	O
the	O
country	O
descends	O
into	O
anarchy	O
despite	O
attempted	O
peace	O
talks	O
,	O
Reuben	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
ignored	O
by	O
the	O
press	O
and	O
he	O
begins	O
publishing	O
it	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
,	O
the	O
Underground	O
is	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
action	O
saving	O
civilians	O
,	O
the	O
mercenary	O
's	O
fate	O
is	O
left	O
ambiguous	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
's	O
body	O
is	O
never	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
using	O
their	O
in-house	O
CryEngine	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
Crytek	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
new	O
CryEngine	B-Application
title	O
,	O
leaving	O
them	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Crytek	O
and	O
eventually	O
purchased	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
allowing	O
their	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
studio	O
to	O
create	O
further	O
console	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
using	O
CryEngine	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
with	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
to	O
"	O
rejuvenate	O
"	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
universe	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shift	O
in	O
direction	O
was	O
partly	O
to	O
separate	O
it	O
from	O
Crytek	O
's	O
new	B-Application
project	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
assumed	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
tropical	O
environment	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
separate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
console	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
had	O
similar	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
factor	O
that	O
several	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
titles	O
were	O
using	O
a	O
jungle	B-Device
island	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
went	O
through	O
a	O
long	O
pre-production	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
emerging	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
and	O
concept	O
work	O
beginning	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hocking	O
joined	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
finishing	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
,	O
choosing	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
take	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
designer	O
was	O
Pierre	O
Rivest	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
the	O
experience	O
as	O
challenging	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
no	O
other	O
games	O
as	O
comparisons	O
for	O
the	O
mechanics	O
and	O
scale	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gathering	O
staff	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
difficult	O
,	O
as	O
production	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
ran	O
parallel	O
to	O
or	O
behind	O
two	O
other	O
large-scale	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
projects	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
original	O
unveiling	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Windows-exclusive	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
returning	O
from	O
a	O
media	O
event	O
in	O
Leipzig	O
,	O
another	O
team	O
came	O
to	O
them	O
and	O
said	O
they	O
could	O
get	O
the	O
engine	O
working	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
took	O
care	O
not	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
game	O
too	O
demanding	O
on	O
Windows	O
machines	O
,	O
contrasting	O
against	O
the	O
notoriously	O
high	O
demands	O
of	O
Crytek	O
's	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
caused	O
worries	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
notorious	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
difficult	O
console	O
for	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
dedicated	O
team	O
of	O
programmers	O
worked	O
to	O
smooth	O
over	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
started	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
basic	O
CryEngine	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
had	O
drawn	O
from	O
H	O
.	O
G	O
.	O
Wells	O
's	O
novel	O
The	O
Island	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Moreau	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
divisive	O
science	O
fiction-like	O
tone	O
in	O
consequence	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Joseph	O
Conrad	O
's	O
1899	O
novella	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
more	O
contemporary	O
film	O
adaptation	O
Apocalypse	O
Now	O
(	O
1979	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
theme	O
with	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
how	O
far	O
people	O
would	O
go	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
would	O
become	O
like	O
monsters	O
and	O
leverage	O
the	O
unhinged	O
side	O
of	O
their	O
nature	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
endure	O
through	O
terrible	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Susan	O
O'Connor	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
notable	O
video	O
games	O
including	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Armand	O
Constantine	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
staff	O
member	O
Kevin	O
Shortt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redding	O
described	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Trojan	O
Horse	O
brand	O
"	O
with	O
low	O
player	O
expectations	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
experimental	O
in	O
their	O
narrative	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
protagonist	O
Jack	O
Carver	O
was	O
not	O
featured	O
,	O
as	O
during	O
test	O
interviews	O
players	O
either	O
did	O
not	O
remember	O
or	O
disliked	O
him	O
,	O
so	O
Hocking	O
felt	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
bring	O
him	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
was	O
written	O
as	O
a	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
simplistic	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
being	O
an	O
amoral	O
pragmatist	O
who	O
would	O
eventually	O
understand	O
the	O
damage	O
caused	O
by	O
his	O
actions	O
and	O
take	O
extreme	O
measures	O
to	O
rectify	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
later	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
MacGuffin	B-Algorithm
character	O
who	O
provided	O
a	O
central	O
goal	O
and	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
narrative	O
without	O
being	O
very	O
personable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
thematic	O
element	O
was	O
the	O
mercenary	O
's	O
morality	O
potentially	O
falling	O
towards	O
or	O
below	O
that	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
never	O
communicated	O
in-game	O
,	O
Hocking	O
later	O
revealed	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Carver	O
,	O
disturbed	O
by	O
the	O
trauma	O
he	O
suffered	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
major	O
smuggler	O
who	O
has	O
seen	O
many	O
more	O
terrible	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
an	O
advanced	O
and	O
reactive	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
for	O
enemies	O
and	O
other	O
creatures	O
within	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Buddy	O
system	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Girlfriends	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
and	O
soldier	O
management	O
in	O
XCOM	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
smaller	O
influences	O
from	O
other	O
companion	O
systems	O
in	O
games	O
including	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
map	O
editor	O
used	O
the	O
one	O
designed	O
for	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
as	O
a	O
template	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
taking	O
what	O
they	O
liked	O
and	O
rebuilding	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
planning	O
,	O
various	O
settings	O
were	O
proposed	O
and	O
rejected	O
,	O
including	O
Antarctica	O
and	O
the	O
planet	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
Canadian	O
West	O
was	O
dropped	O
both	O
due	O
to	O
difficulties	O
creating	O
a	O
compelling	O
survival	O
setting	O
outside	O
stereotypes	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
and	O
its	O
planned	O
use	O
in	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Marc	O
Canham	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
best	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
this	O
wish	O
,	O
he	O
ignored	O
the	O
musical	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
equivalent	O
games	O
and	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
reference	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
music	O
team	O
were	O
left	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
judgements	O
about	O
the	O
sound	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
visited	O
Abbey	O
Road	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
four-hour	O
"	O
crash	B-Application
course	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
impressed	O
Canham	O
with	O
his	O
performance	O
as	O
their	O
previous	O
contact	O
had	O
been	O
remote	O
and	O
sporadic	O
due	O
to	O
Maal	O
's	O
touring	O
commitments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
through	O
a	O
leak	O
of	O
screenshots	O
,	O
artwork	O
and	O
video	O
footage	O
of	O
several	O
in-production	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
piracy	O
protection	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
,	O
with	O
limited	O
version	O
installs	O
across	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
devices	O
with	O
repeated	O
installs	O
possible	O
provided	O
earlier	O
versions	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
reissued	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
its	O
consoles	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Wild	O
Expedition	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
promotion	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
environments	O
themed	O
after	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
released	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
bundle	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Fortune	O
's	O
Pack	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
novel	O
,	O
FarCry	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Blutige	O
Diamanten	O
(	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Blood	O
Diamonds	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Michael	O
Bhatty	O
and	O
published	O
as	O
a	O
German	O
exclusive	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
by	O
Panini	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
focuses	O
on	O
veterinarian	O
Paula	O
as	O
she	O
struggles	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
when	O
she	O
comes	O
into	O
possession	O
of	O
important	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
fourth	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
fifth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
best-selling	O
Windows	O
game	O
during	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
console	O
version	O
were	O
given	O
scores	O
of	O
85	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
;	O
the	O
score	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
34	O
reviews	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
49	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
75	O
for	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameron	O
Lewis	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
approaches	O
the	O
gameplay	O
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
book	O
Gaming	O
and	O
the	O
Arts	O
of	O
Storytelling	O
,	O
Darshana	O
Jayemanne	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
thematic	O
and	O
narrative	O
parallels	O
to	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
interactive	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Remo	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
opinion	O
piece	O
for	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
rewarded	O
thoughtful	O
and	O
slower-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
providing	O
an	O
environment	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
ranking	O
all	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
eighth	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
writer	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
black	O
sheep	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
beloved	O
by	O
just	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
those	O
who	O
hate	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Goslin	O
and	O
Davies	O
compared	O
the	O
difficulty	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"[n]o	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
title	O
has	O
quite	O
captured	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
continued	O
as	O
lead	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
production	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sequel	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
tropical	O
setting	O
,	O
either	O
discarding	O
or	O
polishing	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
saw	O
a	O
mixed	O
reaction	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
while	O
improving	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
his	O
mixed	O
reputation	O
among	O
series	O
fans	O
going	O
forward	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
trend	O
for	O
leading	O
charismatic	O
antagonists	O
taking	O
a	O
prominent	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
release	O
to	O
use	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
eventually-common	O
design	O
philosophy	O
of	O
sustainable	O
franchises	O
with	O
large	O
open	O
worlds	O
on	O
next-generation	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
formula	O
would	O
be	O
embraced	O
by	O
later	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
properties	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Tom	O
Clancy	O
.	O
</s>
