Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1032 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2007-11-16
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Platform: Windows XP

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From the makers of Far Cry comes the most technologically advanced video game ever made, with graphics to make you gasp and enemy artificial intelligence so clever it could give SkyNET a run for its money. With Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 now well established, Crysis has become the new milestone for PC graphics and first person shoot ‘em-ups. The premise of the game involves an alien landing on an island off North Korea, with you as the only person that can stop it. The incredibly realistic looking environments are the game’s initial draw, with some particularly stunning looking jungle locales. All the levels include dynamic effects to make them even more realistic (and dangerous) including earthquakes, breaking ice, landslides and tornadoes. Since the alien decides to flash freeze the entire island half way through the game, and the final sections end up in a zero gravity spaceship, it’s unlikely you’re going to get tired of the same old environments.

As in Far Cry, there’s no strict level structure and you’re able to explore the island however you want; choosing to go in all guns blazing or taking a more stealthy approach. You can also customise your weapons to suit your preferred style of play with silencers, telescopic sights, laser sightings and more. Your special armour can also be modified as you go, so that you make less noise as you move, run faster, jump higher, recover energy or just take damage better and make use of heavier weapons. Naturally the game also includes an extensive multiplayer mode, but it is the stunning, near photorealistic, graphics and game world which is most certain to claim the game’s name in PC gaming history.
HARRISON DENT

Manufacturer's Description
Crysis is a PC sci-fi first-person shooter from the award-winning developer Crytek, the developers of the critically acclaimed Far Cry (MC90).

Earth, 2019: A colossal asteroid crashes down to Earth.

The North Korean Government quickly seals off the island chain, claiming the mysteries of the asteroid for themselves. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation and report back to the Pentagon. Amid rising tensions between the US and North Koreans, the asteroid suddenly bursts open, revealing a massive, 2km high alien ship. The ship generates an immense force sphere, freezing a vast portion of the island and drastically altering the global weather system. The invasion of Earth has begun.

The two rival nations unite to stop the aliens and save mankind. The newly formed alliance fights epic battles against the marauding Aliens. With hope rapidly fading, the player must lead a crack squad through lush tropical jungle, harsh frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G encounter with the aliens.

Crysis offers players a highly immersive FPS experience in which they will have to adapt their tactics, weaponry, armour and gameplay style to survive and defeat the alien invasion.

Crysis uses the leading-edge technology of Crytek's proprietary engine CryENGINE.

Customer Reviews

CRYSIS EA GAMES
THIS IS SOMETHING I LOOKED AT FOR YEARS TO RELEASE, AND THEN WHAT DID I GET BACK IN RETURN AN UPLOAD OF THE CRYSIS WARHEAD. LOOK FOR MITTEENS JUST MAKE LIKE A TREE......

Yes...No?? I dont know!
Ok, so this game is amazingly great when it comes to its looks. The graphics are the best!!!!!!!!...When at high or ultra high settings ¬¬, and in order to do that you need to raid the savings and spend minimum £750 if u want this game to look like what it does on the back of the box. I can only run this game at all high, with shadows medium and no anit-aliasing @ 1680 res. Its ok but its not top quality settings and really if ure only gonna play at those settings just get cod 4, which runs on anything practically. My specs,

AMD x2 5000+ 2.60GHZ
Radeon 4870 1gb (was a 8600gts, had to upgrade if i wanted to play crysis for its full £40 worth)
4gb ram

do ok with this game but even at high this games playable but i still dont get fantastic frames. I dont like EA, buttt i think they just did ok with this one. The storyline isnt anything to get hyper over and also there is a steep learning curve to this game.

The only game ive played that YOU and not the game are in control.
Crysis with its simply stunning graphics especially at its highest settings is a game whereby you dictate the action.

If you donot want to confront the enemy you can avoid them almost indefinately which i know goes against the spirit of the game but once you know what is actually coming up from level to level and village and outpost it is totally up to you where and what you do.

I cannot think of many games whereby you can go where you want and do what you want.You can even retrace your steps right back to the begining which to my knowledge is unique in any first person game other than its sister game Crysis Warhead.

As i have said this game is about graphics and processor capability.
The North Koreans move like real people,die like real people and even bleed like real people.

The action when it gets intense at the village where the first hostage is to be found can be relentless.You have to learn what room to enter to retreave the Rocket launchers.You have to think what weapons to discard or keep and above all you have to think tactics.

Shall i use the boats or vehicles to get around this island or to approach stongholds.

Once you know how and what happens at each stage you can think what to do.

The end result i know will be the same DESTRUCTION of the alien beings and saving of mankind but CRYSIS with its to die for visuals and sound effects is and will remain the most polished computer action game there is.

Playing it in Vista with its reliance on Direct X10 graphics technology brigs a further dimension to the game.Underwater action is extreamly realistic with little fish swimming by.

The longer you play the game the more you realise what a magnificent achievement it is.You can go where you want and do what you want to achieve your end goal.

BRILLIANT ACTION WITH COLOURFULL LANGUAGE TO MATCH.