Total Video Games
- Review, by Chris Leyton: "...quite simply you’ll find yourself completely hooked until you’ve seen everything the game has to offer." [Score: 9 out of 10]
- http://www.totalvideogames.com/pages/articles/index.php?article_id=5493

Gameguru Mania
- Review, by hx: "This is definitely a game I would suggest to buy." [Score: 95%]
- http://www.ggmania.com/full.php3?show=5634

GameSpy
- Preview, by Kevin Rice: "My fingers are crossed that when the final game releases this winter, it will live up to its possibilities."
- http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/far-cry/6055p1.html

IGNIQ
- Reviewed by Dave Dalley, score: 5 out of 5. "Many gamers have gotten so annoyed on waiting for Doom 3 and Halflife 2, then this comes outta nowhere, but believe me its a must buy game." Includes screen shots and system requirements.
- http://www.igniq.com/reviews/2004/07/far-cry.html

FiringSquad
- Preview by Jakub Wojnarowicz. Includes screen shots.
- http://www.firingsquad.com/games/far_cry_preview/

Boomtown
- Preview, by David Jenkins: "The final medal on Far Cry’s already gleaming chest is its non-linearity – not only of each level but of pretty much every encounter."
- http://pc.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=4051

ActionTrip
- Preview, by Neal Leyendecker: "I would say that, with a bit more testing and ironing out the bugs, Ubisoft has a major winner on their hands."
- http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/farcry_p.phtml

Pixel Rage
- Review, by Nazzo: "...FarCry is a sweet game and it's worth playing, especially that it's out now when there isn't really much happening." [Score: 88 out of 100]
- http://www.pixelrage.ro/users/viewart.php?&artid=140&gid=142&type=4&back_page=/users/viewfeatures.php%3F%26game_loc=5%26gid=142

Wicked Toast
- Review, by Marcin Manek: "The sound is also very good, from weaponry to vehicles to incidentals, such as sneaking your way through the undergrowth or bottoming out your boat." [Score: 5 out of 5]
- http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=157

EuroGamer
- Review, by Kristan Reed: "As it does stand, Far Cry is a beautiful looking game, but in this case looks aren't everything." [Score: 8 out of 10]
- http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=55050