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

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

ActionTrip
- Review, by Uros Jojic: "Bottom line is that CryTek has managed to make Far Cry work." [Score: 91 out of 100]
- http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/farcry.phtml

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

GameSpy
- Preview, by Sal Accardo: "...Far Cry clearly has the potential to be one of the more innovative shooters we've seen in years."
- http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/january04/farcrypc/

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

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