Far Cry & Price of Persia - the Sands of Time FREE

Stephen · 02-09-2007 03:39PM #1

...The only catch is you have to get them from Fileplanet!
Info here: http://kotaku.com/gaming/free-games/ubisoft-titles-go-free-on-fileplanet-295680.php

Commentators on that thread are saying that they have successfully downloaded these with their free fileplanet accounts.

Here are some direct links.
Far cry - http://www.fileplanet.com/180410/180000/fileinfo/Far-Cry-Full-Game-%5BFree-Game---Ad-Supported%5D
Prince of Persia - http://www.fileplanet.com/180411/180000/fileinfo/Prince-of-Persia:-Sands-of-Time-Full-Game-%5BFree-Game---Ad-Supported%5D

MooseJam · 02-09-2007 05:15PM

add supported, does that mean adds in game I wonder

Kiith · 02-09-2007 05:37PM

Ya, there are ad-placements on the menu screens anyway. And on loading screens i think. Still, for a completly free (and legit) version, its a pretty good deal.

Stephen · 02-09-2007 05:44PM

Yeah, from what I read the ads only appear on menus and loading screens - nothing intrusive. Take note, EA.

Slutmonkey57b · 02-09-2007 11:15PM

According to the files on Gamershell you also need an Ubi.com account and have to be living in the US. (haven't downloaded this to confirm though).

From EA, C&C Gold is also released free, no ads or restrictions, just the iso's. Nice.

johnny_ultimate · 02-09-2007 11:26PM

Going to try and download PoP now and see how it goes. I can only assume that they will say something about US only when I actually download the thing (lousy fileplanet queues, 40 minutes *mumble*) but I havent been stopped yet, so here's hoping.
And since I have never played the game in it's entirety (only a nights rental on release) I think the price of free is quite nice. If it works, FarCry will follow.

Stephen · 03-09-2007 01:52PM

You just have to say you're in the US, the game will still work.

Slutmonkey - when I mentioned EA I was referring to their advertising techniques in new games that you have to pay for (see BF2142 and pretty much all the <insert genre here> 2008 EA sports games)

Steven · 03-09-2007 02:49PM

Playing PoP here. Those ads are incredibly intrusive. The 10/15 second video ad every time you die is particularly punishing. Luckily, my deaths are rare now that I have the dagger of time.

conzy · 03-09-2007 06:23PM

Does the free FarCry support multiplayer? if so..

!!!!

shatners basoon · 04-09-2007 01:09PM

Steven wrote:

Playing PoP here. Those ads are incredibly intrusive. The 10/15 second video ad every time you die is particularly punishing. Luckily, my deaths are rare now that I have the dagger of time.

What sort of ads are they- for other games? Maybe they should spruce it up with irony like ads for swiss army knives with stop watches that crop up in the corner as you rewind or perhaps a universal remote control. For farcry they'd naturally have ads for guns- Jack Thompson would just love that!

L31mr0d · 04-09-2007 02:21PM

you can disable the adds by installing the game with the internet connection disabled then block the farcry exe with your firewall. This requires a fresh install as if the farcry exe has already had a chance to connect to the internet then its already cached the ads.

Call Me Jimmy · 04-09-2007 02:29PM

This whole thing stinks like rat farts. Get us used to the idea of being raped with ads so they become more and more acceptable until ye have ads every fiften minutes like on tv. Shameless *****.

forbairt · 04-09-2007 02:32PM

to be honest the ads are a bit annoying ... but the games are great

I'd never played PoP apart from the original

and am completely blown away by it ...

I can live with the adverts ... its slightly annoying but for free games like these ... wow

hopefully this will happen more in future

Steven · 04-09-2007 02:59PM

shatners basoon wrote:

What sort of ads are they- for other games? Maybe they should spruce it up with irony like ads for swiss army knives with stop watches that crop up in the corner as you rewind or perhaps a universal remote control. For farcry they'd naturally have ads for guns- Jack Thompson would just love that!

McDonald's banners plastering the menus screens (which isn't the least bit annoying, and easily ignored) and one single McDonald's video on every loading screen, be it loading fmv, a saved game, or just loading up the menu screens on startup. One single unskippable video.

I really wish they'd put in more than one ad, because now I never want to hear the words "Taste the rich life", or eat in McDonald's, ever again.

It was so bad that I played through it in two sittings so as to avoid unnecessary loading. Disabling the ads, if you can, is a necessity.

forbairt wrote:

I'd never played PoP apart from the original and am completely blown away by it ...

I thought it was very polished, but I thought the combat was a little simplistic, and found the entire game terribly easy.

Although, I suppose it's hard to look difficult if you're comparing it to the original.

shatners basoon · 04-09-2007 03:06PM

Geez McDonalds' ads? Hey kids, whilst you play games all day why not have a couple of big macs ya fat lil' tykes! Heck if those videos came up everytime you died you'd want the game to be bloody easy which it is but that doesn't take away from its goodness! Can you imagine playing the original with booze adverts in between each death, surely you'd be an alcoholic by level 3!

Can't recommend SOT enough though, eally pleasently surprised by it, lovely obstacle courses. Great narrative too, i was surprised they managed to create so much depth (not alot but alot more than i expected) from so little story. Combat is a bit simplistic but its way better than the "dark" killer combo fest of a sequel. Great game to get free even if with the advets.

Steven · 04-09-2007 04:33PM

Gentlemen, I bring spices, finest silk and fantastic tales from the east.

If you run FRAPS with PoP, the ads are disabled. It may work for the other games too. If anyone's downloaded Far Cry or Raving Rabbids, let us know.

I know there's a mod that disables the ads in Far Cry, but it changes gameplay too, so FRAPS would be a better choice if it works.

Fanny Cradock · 04-09-2007 09:39PM

Thanks for the heads up

-Al- · 05-09-2007 01:35PM

What are the ads on far cry?, I didnt notice any on the menus or in game, only played it for 15 mins though.

Doesnt seem like its multiplayer either, it asks for a cd key.

Dingatron · 05-09-2007 07:37PM

Nice find. Also here's a working link to Ghost Recon.

http://www.gamershell.com/news/41338.html

Mitch Connor · 06-09-2007 05:06PM

how the hell do you get past the american thing. Downloaded it no probs, but won't let me install cause i am not living in america. The ubisoft account i am using is set to United States, with a New York Zip code.

KdjaCL · 06-09-2007 08:17PM

Call Me Jimmy wrote:

This whole thing stinks like rat farts. Get us used to the idea of being raped with ads so they become more and more acceptable until ye have ads every fiften minutes like on tv. Shameless *****.

The games are FREE and your complaining?

jesus christ.

kdjac

Dingatron · 06-09-2007 10:09PM

Tauren wrote:

how the hell do you get past the american thing. Downloaded it no probs, but won't let me install cause i am not living in america. The ubisoft account i am using is set to United States, with a New York Zip code.

Should work? All them worked for me. Used 90210.

Mitch Connor · 07-09-2007 08:02AM

i'll set up another ubi.com account with my work email today, and try installing it tonight - hopefully it works.

Fanny Cradock · 09-09-2007 01:39PM

FYI, I believe the link are down temporarily.

Far Cry & Price of Persia - the Sands of Time FREE

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