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Crysis 2 review

Crysis 2 is the sequal to a popular PC title that came out in 2007 called Crysis. The original Crysis was a huge hit for PC gamers. It used Crytek, the most powerful game engine for PC titles. Crysis continues it’s legacy of being state of the art through Crysis 2.

Graphics: Crysis 2 uses Crytek 3, the latest version of Crytek. Since Crysis 2 is on the xbox 360 and playstation 3, you do not need to buy the expensive Alienware software for your PC just to play and process Crysis. The console versions of Crysis 2 are ports of the original PC version. There are graphical glitches but they are few in number and benign in effect. Although many reviewers and critics will say that there are graphical glitches. But the graphics are still near perfection. Manhatten, New York city is beautiful and filled with detail. The water is very real-looking. The foam effects in Crysis 2 are some of the best I have seen, foam is very hard to generate and make realistic-looking in video games. The character modles are not very diverse but they are all very detailed. I think the highlight of what the Crytek engine can do is shown with a level where (!!!spoiler alert!!!) Central Park is lifted out of the ground. Water is flowing off it, cars are falling off it. A huge chunk of the enviroment is moving quickly and shown with tons of detail. It is amazing to see how much is going on and how much detail is in that.


Single Player: The single player puts you in the middle of a three-way war between alien invaders, a PMC (Private Military Contractor/Company) called C.E.L.L. and the USM (United States Military). You originally play as a Marine code-named Alcatraz. Your team is killed by aliens and you are rescued by a strange man. You later meet this man who reveals himself to be the main character of the first game. He is using a nano-suit. Nano technology is “the future of everything”. It allows for regeneration and formation of everything. You get to take the nano suit and use it for yourself after your rescue. You start by fighting C.E.L.L members and build up your powers. You can turn invisible by the press of a button. You can activate a thick suit of armor that can double your damage resistance. You can jump the hieght of a single-story house and survive considerably farther falls. You also have a large arsneal of weapons that include but are not limited too shotguns, sniper rifles and other prescision guns, hanguns, assualt rifles and equipment like grenades and knives. You will need all of these abilities to survive the epic storyline that is filled with twists and turns.


Multiplayer: There is an action-packed multiplayer that allows you to use almost all of the powers you have in the single player and all of the weapons. You can upgrade by getting XP from kills. You recieve more XP for headshots, stealth kills and melee combat. You have a diverse range of maps from the single player and ones that are exclusive to the multiplayer. You also have dog tags you buy with XP and special titles to go along with them. I very much enjoy the multiplayer. It is often said to be not as good as other games but I personally think it’s one of the much better multiplayer games.


Sound: The voice acting is not the most memerable but it isn’t bad. The sound effects are really what stand out in terms of voice acting. My favorite sound effect is when you fall a great distance with your armor on, your armor will break and regenerate. Gun sounds are also real-sounding. A common problem with the sound in games is that the sounds and motions on-screen are not always syncronized. This is never seen in Crysis 2. Also, backround characters saying the same lines over and over again is never seen in Crysis 2.

Controls: Crysis 2 has a very easy to learn control layout. Despite all of the abilities yuo have, everything can be activated easily without confusion. I never had one of those Dragon Age moments where you have to go through all of the menus to activate a health or mana potion. Not to bash Dragon Age, I am a big Dragon Age fan. Anyway, back on topic. Crysis 2 has a great control scheme.

Overall: Crysis is an amazing game. It has a fun single player with a great plotline filled with organic characters and twists and turns. A fun, addictive and satisfying multiplayer mode. All of this is wraped together with amazing graphics, textures and physics like a beutifull Christmas present.