Exclusive Wii Far Cry details

September 21st, 2006, 20:22 Posted By: wraggster

Ubisoft officially announced today that the Wii version of its jungle first-person shooter will now go under the name Far Cry Vengeance and be a Wii launch title.

The game is heavily based on the Xbox's Far Cry Evolution, although the company promises to expand on the experience with a new storyline, new maps and new weapons, whilst of course taking full advantage of the Wii-mote.

Ubisoft gave us a run down of features to be expected from this new version:

Wii Unleashed - Dig deeper into the power of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk through survival tactics that include driving, shooting, jumping, balancing, climbing, grenading, and Far Cry's ever-popular Feral attacking.

Weapons - Choose from a variety of weapons in a struggle to endure the rebel-infested jungle. Take down an unsuspecting victim from behind with a machete or meet the fight head-on with your machine gun.

Vehicles - From ATVs to hovercrafts, pickup trucks to Jet Skis, drive over, around, and through vicious combat situations.

Interactive Environments - Utilize the lush, tropical surroundings to your advantage, using stealth to sneak through the foliage past unsuspecting rebels.

Unleash the Wrath - Feel what its like to be the predator, not the prey, as you unleash the beast within. Jump higher, run faster, and slash with more fury than all of your enemies combined through the animalistic feral abilities unique to the Far Cry series.

Multiplayer - Challenge your friends in Far Cry: Vengeance's frenetic Chaos mode as you battle to be the last person standing.

This is all well and good, but to be honest judging from these two screenshots, things don't look particularly improved from the Xbox version.

We'll let you know more when we get to playtest the game.

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