Crysis 2 [360/PS3/PC][2011]

Developer: Crytek
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: US - March 22, 2011 / EU - March 25, 2011
Genre: First Person Shooter


Crysis 2 is set in New York City in the year 2023 (three years after the events of the first game), which has since been evacuated due to alien infestation. Similar to its predecessor, Crysis 2 will provide freedom to customize weaponry and abilities. Crytek wanted to avoid making another game set in a jungle environment, as were Far Cry and Crysis; New York City has been dubbed an "urban jungle". The urban atmosphere offers more options in how to progress and plan attacks. Players will be able to navigate between floors and buildings, as well as a destroyed cityscape.

Players control "Alcatraz", a Force Recon Marine; the successor to "Nomad" – the main protagonist from the first game. As "Alcatraz", players gain ownership of the Nanosuit 2 from Prophet, who returns from the original Crysis. Crynet Systems has been hunting Prophet to retrieve the suit, inadvertently pursuing Alcatraz, believing he is Prophet. The Nanosuit 2 gives players more freedom in their options in tackling situations on the battlefield. The aliens seen in the original game have undergone a major redesigning, transforming their ancient, tentacled exosuits into high-tech armored cyborg war machines that stalk the ravaged New York City. Crytek has stated their intention to surpass the original game graphically and gameplay-wise, and have noted that combat in the game will be "catastrophically beautiful". Crytek has also claimed that Crysis 2 will have lower system requirements than the original game, but will still exceed the original graphically and will also support true stereoscopic 3D. However, the official system requirements were revealed to be lower in relative rather than absolute terms. More recently, with the release of the PC demo, it is clearly seen that the "minimum" requirements are what's required to run the game on "Gamer" settings at an HD resolution.

Crytek has teased the redesigned Nanosuit, called the "Nanosuit 2" in an advertising brochure, created by the fictional Crynet Systems company, the creators of the first Nanosuit. The new Nanosuit supports new and upgraded features. However, suit functionality has been streamlined; there will be a brief period of time where players are able to use two modes simultaneously before the suit fully locks the mode. This is longer than in the first game, in which two modes can only be used simultaneously for a split second. The first suit's Strength and Speed modes have been combined into one Power mode, the suit binoculars function has been replaced with an advanced Tactical mode, Cloak mode has been modified to allow increased sensory input and silent melee stealth k!lls and has been renamed to Infiltration mode, while the Armor mode has been left more or less as is, with the exception of slightly restricted agility and an ever-decreasing energy level (in multiplayer at least). There are two trailers, with one trailer showing the suit in a wire-frame state, the other showing the suit in a complete state. The suit is to feature many improvements over its predecessor, giving players freedom to upgrade their suits based on their own style of combat.

PC Gamer magazine published a preview of Crysis 2, showing a park and a destroyed city street with an alien device in the centre. In the article's interview Crytek hints at how the game will have "increased verticality" and will be set in a "new type of jungle".

10/10

Crytek didn't disappoint with this. Graphically it's the best looking console game out in my opinion and the story mode is lengthy with some dope[..] cut scenes. The story wasn't the greatest but they did a good job at keeping you emerged in the action. The MP isn't bad either, 10+ maps and a decent leveling system.

hmm.. was thinking about picking this up.

how can you give it a 10/10 if you say the story "isn't the greatest" and that the MP "isn't bad" though?

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must have this game now

The story that your following isn't the greatest but the cut scenes and !! you do while in the campaign makes up for it. The MP is better than average and it deserve a full 10 from me.

How is the 3D??

graphics wise this game is !!ing awesome. i picked it up yesterday afternoon, played the campaign for awhile up until where you have to collect samples from a "downed bird". ... then i decided to give the multiplayer a try...

for the next 8 hours. lol !! is dope as !!. the cloaking and combat armor is fun and when the connection is on point it's smooth as hell. a lot of fuc king fun too. i dont understand why other fps arent as good looking as this one overall though.

also, i like the story so far.

i rec ommend. 9/10

Is this co-op?

Good !! I'll be copping today:dancingcool:

plan on buying this when i buy my new tv. old hd tv bulb went out 2 days ago [pic]

LOVED it. Just beat it right now.

Gave it a 9, because it wasn't perfect, but I absolutely loved it.

My GOTY so far, ahead of Dead Space 2.

I gave it an 8 .I'm not going to sit here and ignore the pathetic AI and the comically bad glitches...but other than that this game is fun.

Nope, the only reason it got a 9 from me and not a 10. I wish I had the time to play games like I used to. Hopped on MP today for the first time in a couple weeks, and I was soooo bad lol.

3-d in this game is insane. definitely worth playing just for that