Before last year, hardly anyone in or around the gaming industry
had heard of Crytek, a small game developer based in Germany.
That all changed in March, when the company's first title took
the gaming world by storm. Called Far Cry, the game featured
cutting-edge graphics, brutally tough A.I., and a bright,
tropical setting that was like a breath of fresh air when
compared to the dreary locales seen in most first-person
shooters. After the game's critical and commercial successes, it
wasn't surprising when Ubisoft announced that they'd be bringing
it to consoles. Although Far Cry Instincts is quite different
than its PC predecessor, it's an equally excellent experience
nonetheless.  The game kicks off with a brief sequence that
introduces Jack Carver, a former soldier who now spends his days
carting tourists around a tropical paradise in his boat.
Naturally, things go horribly awry, and within minutes Jack's
boat is destroyed, his latest passenger is missing, and he's
being ruthlessly hunted by mercenaries. W