 far cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by crytek and published by ubisoft on march 23, 2004, for microsoft windows. it is the first installment in the far cry series and sold 730,000 units within four months of release. it received positive reviews upon release. the original game has since spawned a series of sequels and spin-off games. ==synopsis== ===setting=== the game's story follows a former us army special forces operative jack carver, who is stranded on a mysterious archipelago. he is searching for a female journalist he was escorting after she went missing when their boat was destroyed by mercenaries. the game includes thematic elements relating to the dangers of weaponizing genetic engineering and the genocide of local islanders as can be seen by the deformed creatures created by a mad scientist named krieger. the terrain in far cry varies greatly. set on a south pacific archipelago, the landscape includes beaches, dense rain forests, towering canyons, mines, swamps, and even volcanic forests. many of the interiors range from simple beach huts and army camps to elaborate complexes, an underground temple, and ultra-modern research labs. several of these mazes use the remains of japanese wwii-era fortifications and bunkers. ===plot=== jack carver has left his mysterious and bitter past behind him and dropped out of society to run a boat-charter business in the south pacific. he is hired by a woman named va
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