Fiery fun

Far Cry 6Rating 45Developer UbisoftPublisher UbisoftPlatform PC PS3 Ps4 XBO XBSPrice Rs 3999Far Cry 6 puts you in the shoes of Dani Rojas who due to circumstances has become a reluctant rebel hero in the fictional country of Yara The country is ruled by Anton Castillo played by Giancarlo Esposito of Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian fame Yara happens to have mass farms of tobacco which once sprayed with a chemical compound becomes valuable Viviro Tobacco that can be sold to pharmaceutical companies as a cancer cure Anton like any elected dictator wants to use Viviro to turn Yara into a paradise This of course comes at the expense of the countriesrsquo citizens who are falling sick thanks to exposure to the chemical and are being used as forced labour in Viviro farms It is a bit farfetched but then so is a pet crocodile and a cyborg dog both of which this game hasAs Dani you have to make friends take down the bad guys and set fire to their farms and chemicals The entire game is of course played in first person and the cut scenes are in third person mode As is tradition with Far Cry games the combat here is chaotic and a lot of fun This is mostly thanks to the wide range of weapons and the inclusion of Supremos Supremos are essentially backpacks that have unique abilities ranging from holding a barrage of rockets to an ability to shoot through walls They are a fun addition to Far Cry 6 and at times made the game feel a bit like Just Cause Of course you also have all the regular SMGs assault rifles and flame throwers The enemy this time around is also unique before every mission it is best to scan the enemy from afar and figure out their weaknesses and then change your load out to matchIf you are an expert marksman headshots work regardless of what the soldiers load out is This is a little hard to achieve on a console I tested the game on an Xbox Series S on a PC I could have probably gone in guns blazing in most situations Whereas with the controller I felt I needed to plan every assault Despite the variety in the enemies the enemyAI is all over the place Sometimes they play well by taking cover and flanking you While most other times they will straight up run up to you this includes snipers Even the AI of the side characters is a little glitchy In a mission involving the Monteros a family of rebel tobacco farmers The character froze on her horse midway while she was leading me to her outpost I had to kill her horse to get the game moving There are a few more glitches that I faced but this one by far was the worst I was just thankful I didnrsquot have to restart from a checkpointThere are several modes of transport available to you in Yara You can call for a car at any location or call for a plane at an airstrip boats and horses are all over the place Not to mention you essentially commandeer any vehicle around I found it best to travel on foot to most places unless they were far away in which case I either called for a car or just grabbed the closest vehicleOther than weapons in combat Dani also has access to Amigos Essentially animal friends who she can use to take down enemies There are a total of seven amigos with only five available in the standard edition of the game I managed to unlock Guano the crocodile Chorizo the dog Chicharron the chicken and Boom Boom another dog The Jaguar Oluso was a lot harder to unlock and I didnrsquot end up unlocking it through the course of the gameFar Cry 6 also has hunting fishing and cock fighting as leisure activities The fishing is not as fun or challenging as Red Dead Redemption so I mostly ignored it Hunting is fun once you acquire the bow and arrow However the most fun is to be had in Cock Fighting which is a oneonone combat game like Mortal Kombat You essentially choose a cock at the start and each has a unique fighting ability that you can use during combat The mini game seriously deserves its own separate title and probably its own mobile app I would probably pay for itOverall Far Cry 6 clocks in with over 40 hours of gameplay which can be extended with DLCs and side missions You can even enjoy the game with a friend in coop mode Far Cry 6 at its core is every Far Cry game with some additions While it is predictable the game itself is a lot of fun to play and that is what matters at the end of the day So despite the glitches this sixth edition of Far Cry is a buy for any first person action buff or fan of the series Worth the asking priceBlueStacks launches cloud gaming serviceBlueStacks which can simulate Android apps on PC has launched its own cloud gaming platform called BlueStacks X The service which is right now in beta is free and has over 200 games with new ones added every week You can download the programme from the company website it is available on Windows 10 and 11 It can also be accessed via mobile browser on iOS Android Windows and MacXbox turns 20Xbox is turning 20 this year and to celebrate it has planned a few goodies including a transparent Xbox controller and headset a limited edition Adidas sneaker a limited edition Halo infinite Series X console and even an Xbox minifridge The Xbox sneaker from Adidas will feature the Xbox logo along with translucent details Microsoft will most probably use the sneakers only for giveaways but there will be more Xboxinspired shoes releasing over the yearCanon launches new lensCanon launched a new dual 52mm fisheye lens for its EOS R mirrorless camera system It is the worldrsquos first digital interchangeable lens that can capture stereoscopic 3D 180degrees footage The new lens can be used to shoot up to 8K footage using Canonrsquos EOS Rs 5 camera Canon is also releasing a Premiere Pro plugin and a standalone file conversion app The lens will cost 1999 while the EOS R5 sells for 3899 The lens will be released in December this year