Story

What’s it all about anyways? Well, the demo doesn’t really reveal that. But you can get a good idea. It is 2020, your name is Jake Dunn, otherwise known as Nomad by your companions. You are part of the United States Delta Force. The mission, ambush the Korean Army on an island in the South China Sea. While fighting the Koreans on the island, one of your commerade notices a ship in the middle of an island covered by snow. From behind you, an alien flies past and evidently, the demo ends. The demo doesn’t really tell you much about the game. Final rating: 7/10

Graphics

Well, first off, the graphics in Crysis are the best thing that I have ever seen in any game. Although my graphic card can only pump out 256MB GDDR3, I was still able to play the game smoothly with all settings on Medium and the resolution at 1024 x 768. Every detail is accounted for. Each person in the game has a distinctive look, almost as if they’re real. Armored cars seem as the military use them. Final rating: 10/10

Physics

The physics in Crysis are even more amazing. You can literally pick up and throw anything that you can put your hands on. Shoot out the tires in a car and they actually pop slowing down the vehicle. Grenades and other explosions are the best I have ever seen in any game.

But the physics might go too far. Most of the buildings in Crysis are destructible, meaning that you can blow apart the walls. If an angry Korean has a shotgun, the tin walls literally bend and fly across the room when in reality, the buck shot should puncture the metal and continue it’s flight right through the wall as if it was paper. Not too real, but that is the only flaw. Final rating: 9.5/10

Gameplay

Crysis in an open-ended game. Meaning that there are more than one objective that you can complete, making you control the game. The main thing that makes Crysis different than other games is the fact that you wear a powered exoskeleton, otherwise knows as the Nano Muscle Suit. This suit allows you to perform nonhuman tasks such as breathing underwater and treating wounds. But you can also trigger superpowers such as armor, speed, defence, and cloak.

The weapon system is also revolutionary. When you pick up a pistol, you can easily put a silencer or even flashlight on it by just pressing a button. You can customize every weapon available. Add tactical sights over iron ones or add a laser for a flashlight. Picking up ammo is more than just running over the gun. You have to bend over and pick up the gun and reload the ammo. Much more realistic than the game telling you that you picked up two clips of ammo that happened to be laying in front of you.

The artificial intelligence in Crysis is amazing. Enemies not only shoot at you, they form squads and can even adapt to the environment. When they aren’t fighting, you can see the enemies performing lifelike behaviors such as yawning, smoking, patrolling, and even waxing cars. Final rating: 10/10

Conclusion

Crysis seems like the ultimate game that you could buy for PC. The graphics are the best ever seen, enemy AI is great, the physics are phenomenal (for the most part). But what about the price? You can pre-order Crysis for $49.95 off of the official EA Store site. A crazy price for a crazy game. Overall review: 9/10

Filed under: Gaming, Reviews | written by Stu