Far Cry 2 upsetting widescreen connoisseurs

23.10.2008
Like BioShock before it, Far Cry 2 uses simulated widescreen by cropping the standard 4:3 aspect ratio, leaving 16:9 enthusiast at their wit's end.

The visual shortcut was discovered and documented Wednesday by the , upset over Ubisoft's decision to pull a BioShock and reduce the viewable area of Far Cry 2. One gamer on the forum alleges that the cropping makes driving difficult.

In 2007, 2K Games released BioShock in cropped 4:3 format to feign the 16:9 aspect ratio. The trickery was later fixed via a .

Far Cry 2 is available now and rated mature. Despite its circumcised widescreen, GamePro gave the first-person shooter a , our highest recommendation.