Zadzooks: Far Cry 3 review

The game also includes the obligatory multiplayer mayhem with up to 14 warriors taking part. It’s tuned for team play and excessive violence and partially differs from similar fare with a Battle Cry (used to enhance powers of an entire squad) and a Firestorm mode (burn an opponent’s headquarters and try to escape the evolving burn).

Additionally, an intriguing standout is a robust map editor that lets players build their own islands (more than 2,000 items to place) for sharing to the Far Cry community or create a solo level for the ultimate training course.

However, for something a bit more unusual, Far Cry 3 presents a four player, co-operative adventure set six month prior to Jason Brody’s predicament.

It’s pure rampage revenge with Tarantino intensity through six chapters. Players control characters such as a Scottish brute named Callum and a Russian hitman named Mikhail and engage the waves of computer-controlled enemies locally (with a split screen) or team up with partners online.

For gamers dazzled by Dead Island, Just Cause 2, Dishonored and Assassins Creed III, I consider Far Cry 3 a mandatory event. It plays out as one of the best — albeit uncomfortably brutal — games of the year.

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