Far Cry is a 2004 first-person shooter developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft. It follows the hideously-shirted adventures of a former special forces operative named Jack Carver who finds himself stranded on a chain of islands once used by the Imperial Japanese Navy as a base and now owned by a mysterious scientist named Krieger. Searching for a journalist named Val, he soon discovers the controversial biologist has a huge mercenary army at his disposal, all the better to keep uninvited guests from discovering the sinister secrets of the island chain.
Far Cry was developed into a franchise by Ubisoft with four further games set in the Far Cry world released to date: Far Cry Instincts in 2004 for XBox, and in 2006 Far Cry Instincts: Evolution for XBox, Far Cry Instincts: Predator for XBox 360, and Far Cry Vengeance for the Wii. A movie directed by Uwe Boll simply called Far Cry was released in 2009.
After Crytek left Ubisoft in 2004, the series spun off into a pair of "spiritual sequel" series, with Crytek releasing Crysis in 2007 while Ubisoft, who retain the rights to the Far Cry name, released Far Cry 2 in 2008. Neither game has anything to do with the original's storyline.
The following weapons can be seen in the video game Far Cry:
Far Cry features an unusual four-slot weapon system, with the player character, Jack, able to carry any four out of the eleven possible inventory weapons (ten firearms and a knife). He is also able to carry up to four types of thrown objects; three are grenades (explosive, flashbang and smoke) while the fourth is an infinite supply of rocks for distracting guards.
Weapons
Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX
The Desert Eagle Mark XIX is referred to as the "Falcon 357" and is the first firearm acquired by Jack Carver. It holds 9 rounds and is the only pistol in the game. The game erroneously shows the weapon as being double-action, when the actual Desert Eagle is a SAO (Single-Action Only) weapon. The hammer is never shown moving either. These points aside, the game weapon's appearance is very accurate, showing all the visual distinctions of the Mark XIX Desert Eagle, including the scope rails on the slide, the taller cocking serrations, and the flute along the slide, a feature that is correct for a .357 variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingIMI / MRI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .44 Magnum. Outside of chambering and magazine capacity, this gun and the .357 version are identical. Note the scope rails and taller cocking serrations on the slide. Note also the fluted slide, only seen on non-.50AE Mark XIX models.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Falcon 357" and hand grenade. The taller serrations, scope rails and fluted slide are all clearly visible in this image.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJack Carver brandishes his Desert Eagle in the game's opening level. Note the 9-round magazine, showing it is indeed a .357.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJack fires his Desert Eagle in the third level. Aside from the machete, the Desert Eagle is the lightest weapon in the game; useful since Far Cry uses a stamina gauge to regulate how much Jack can sprint; for gameplay reasons, only Jack's currently equipped weapon is taken as weighing anything.
FN P90 Submachine Gun
The FN P90 is featured as the "P90 SMG." It's a loud but potent weapon which is effective at short range, at least until the Jackhammer becomes available and largely makes it obsolete. Something terrible appears to have happened to the front grip.
The M4A1 Carbine is the second firearm Jack acquires, and is called the "M4 Assault Weapon" in game. It's a reasonably potent weapon, though outclassed by later assault rifles as it lacks a scope or grenade launcher.
A Heckler & Koch G36 with an export sight and mounted AG36 Grenade Launcher is seen in game labelled as the "AG36." The weapon is fitted with a 2x / 4x scope.
The XM29 OICW is present as the "OICW Assault Weapon," shown as a 5.56mm rifle with a fixed 3x magnification scope and repeating grenade launcher. The grenades travel in a much longer arc than those of the AG36, but are otherwise unremarkable; the complex HEAB functionality is not represented in-game.
The M249-E2 Squad Automatic Weapon is called the "Machine Gun" in game, and is the only weapon the all weapons cheat won't give you. It is the mercenary commander Crow's weapon of choice for facing Jack, and Jack first acquires it after defeating him. The SAW in Far Cry uses the 100-round soft pack drum rather than the larger 200-round plastic one, and is one of the few weapons powerful enough to face the giant "Fat Boy" Trigens with.
The Pancor Jackhammer is featured in game as the "Jackhammer Shotgun," the only such weapon in the game. It's shown as a automatic weapon with a ten-round magazine, and is the best choice at close range in the latter half of the game, though still inadequate if Jack is surprised by Trigens as multiple close-range shots are needed to kill even one such creature.
The Accuracy International AW50F (identified by the distinctive Madco barrel) is present as the "Sniper Rifle." It features a precision optic scope with a built-in rangefinder and variable magnification; 3x, 6x, 12x and 18x.
A fictional rocket launcher is used in-game, possibly extremely loosely based on the M202 FLASH multi-shot rocket launcher; the Far Cry launcher, however, has a single common exhaust for all four tubes, and reloads using a four-rocket en-bloc clip located at the weapon's midpoint.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhile the Far Cry launcher has little basis in reality, it inspired a number of other multi-shot rocket launchers in games like Crysis and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJack holding a rocket launcher near the base of the communications facility at the end of Far Cry's third level.
General Electric M134 Minigun
The GE M134 Minigun is seen mounted in fixed positions and on Krieger's helicopters. It replicates the grip of the minigun from Terminator 2: it's not clear precisely why, since it's never carried by anyone in-game.
Browning M2 heavy machine guns are seen mounted on various vehicles throughout the game, and can be controlled by Jack when he is using them. They have limited ammunition supplies, but do not overheat as in many other games.
The Mk 19 grenade launcher is depicted in-game as a mounted weapon called the "Mortar." The weapon is one of the least accurate to its real-life counterpart, depicted as an extremely slow-firing single-shot gun with a built-in rangefinder and trajectory calculation system.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMark 19 grenade launcher, 40mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Mortar" in Far Cry. The manual illustrates it as a curious object resembling the vehicle-mounted rocket launchers; it's possible the models were swapped for the final game.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe trajectory calculator in action; holding the fire button brings up an aim point to hit whatever the crosshair was pointed at when the button was pressed; releasing fires the shot. This is similar to the functionality of Soldier of Fortune 2's OICW.
The game's "flashbang grenade" model is actually an M26 hand grenade; confusingly, this is also used as the icon for the regular explosive grenade in the HUD.
