Ubisoft’s assault on the open world continues with the latest outing for Far Cry.

Here’s our review of Far Cry 4.

The end result sees you sitting in one of self-appointed king, Pagan Mins fortresses.

Itll all very civil, for a couple of minutes, until Pagan shows his rather unstable nature.

Its a gorgeous title visually, and retains a solid and smooth frame rate.

That said, its also easier for your enemies too.

In fact, its here where I noticed a big difference, and thats the games difficulty.

Playing on Hard really is a major challenge this time.

One ofFar Cry 3s most useful features was the ability to scan for and tag enemies.

Hunters are very dangerous enemies.

Stealth is even more important here, and if youre detected, youll be in for a fight.

Once again, you might use the environment to your advantage, and this includes animals.

Once you learn the right perk, you might even ride them, for predictably damaging results.

Hunt and evolve

Hunting was always important inFar Cry 3, and its still essential here.

When you begin the game youll only be able to carry a single weapon, and limited supplies.

Levelling up your character is much the same asFar Cry 3.

Instead of the tattoo system, here the game uses a dual-sided tiger and elephant skill tree.

Vehicle controls are just as solid as they were inFar Cry 3, with each key in handling differently.

One addition here is the autodrive ability.

It was fun, but I found the lack of a true, open world co-op experience soured it.

This was not to be, until now.

When in this co-op mode, the single player missions are disabled, and co-op outings are highlighted.

What enhances the co-op mode even more is the Keys to Kyrat option.

This is a great addition, and is also available on the PS3.

Its limited to two hours, but its a good way to get a friend into the game.

Friend or foe?

This is all presented in huge maps that really make the most of the scale.

Complementing this is the level editor.

The addition co-op features and a more rounded multiplayer only top off what is already a superb FPS experience.

Rating:

4 out of 5