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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146 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

What???
I have to agree with J.N. Bailey. I too have a high spec machine:

2.7GB CPU (overclocked
4GB RAM dual channel Corsair
2 western digital raptor X's (Raid 0 - stripped)
1 evga 8600 512MB GPU
MSI mobo

Considering I can play Far Cry (which looks just as good if not better in some places) no problems on very high settings, I see no excuse for the lagging performance of this game. It's almost as if they've forgotten how to make games properly these days. You're gonna need an extremely high computer spec to play this on high settings. Also, the shooting is terrible. You have to be 20 yards away from your enemies if you want to kill them. Long range, forget it. Sorry, mid range. Even with the AK? Come on. WTF?

This is my first review on amazon. I don't normally spend my time reviewing items but I think people ought to know how bad this is and not make the same mistake I did after reading the hype when it was first released. The developers need to go back to the drawing board. I hope they don't make the same mistakes in their next release. I've given it 2 stars for fun (generous considering people don't die when you shoot them in the head from 100 yards away!). 2 stars because of the tech suit.

Graphics? Good, but only a good because there's no need for this poor performance even with good graphics. Gameplay? I was swearing all the way through till I refused to play it any more and sold it on ebay.

Beware!

pffffffft
well i thought this game would be absolutely amazing, but i was wrong, the graphix may be awesome, but the gameplay is boring, i think that everytime i completed 1 mission it was boring me already. i just go back to playing C&C Renegade which is the 'best' game ive ever played the gameplay online is just top notch and you cant go wrong with how fun C&C renegade is....

Doesn't anyone know the plans?
First of all, Crysis is a brilliant game, it offers a vast area to play with in the single-player mode, you don't just have to follow the same path, you can go anywhere.
Secondly, the multiplayer is amazing! There are hardly any reviews about the power struggle mode, which is the most imaginative idea by Crytek, bringing the single-player story into multiplayer.

But hasn't anybody heard?

All these people moaning about how the ending is rubbish and that it is a let down...

CRYSIS IS A TRILOGY

Just like when Halo 1 ended, we all wanted to see what would happen next. Well...
Crytek designed Crysis to be a trilogy. That's why it ended on a bum note, so that all Crysis players could enjoy even more FPS action!

A deserved 4/5 stars! Great graphics, great special effects, great gameplay.
What more do you want?