It's bloatware, with a shitty interface.  They really should have put more thought into the multiplayer server-finding interface.

 It is:

1. Hidden below 4 or 5 layers of menus with a bloatware "animated book" thing slowing down every command.

2. Lacking any ability to filter by ping, number of users playing, etc.  These are basic features that have existed in every good multiplayer game for over 10 years.

Any multiplayer game without a good interface for finding servers is like a car without any engine.  They really should put at least as much effort into the server-finding interface as they put into the bloatware graphics.   The original Call of Duty, the original Unreal Tournament, and CS:S are all superior to Far Cry 2 for multiplayer.

 So it was a total waste of money.   TF2 is still king.

The bad news is that JamesBurkeFan's youtube account was deactivated, so nearly all James Burke videos on the Sift are now dead.   The good news is that it has recently become possible to purchase Connections DVD sets from Amazon.com for a about the same price as DVD sets of other TV series.   Previously they were almost unobtainable.

I really wish they hadn't dubbed over Sir David Attenborough's voice in the US version of Planet Earth.   The photography is great, but the narration is garbage.