Crysis or Crisis? Definitely Crysis, because the game was developed by Crytek in the first place. Crytek's CryEngine has been out there for a long time, and it managed to impress many people with its stunning capabilities. The best thing about the engine is that it is PC sided - meaning that it looks best on PC. Crysis 2 is a fine example of that, but some wounds still haven't been healed from Crysis, but they also aren't that crucial.
PRESENTATION
You are Alcatraz, a US Navy soldier who is in a submarine during the alien attack on New York City. He gets saved by P.R.O.P.H.E.T., a guy in a nanosuit capable of destroying vast areas and taking down enemies silently by being invisible. Alcatraz gets hold of the nanosuit without a reasonable explanation, but as you progress through the story you finally get the point. Mission maps are huge, and every mission has at least 2-3 observation points. Observation points are places from which you can overlook the place that will soon be crawling with the dead bodies of your enemies. There are usually more than 3 ways to complete the mission part. You can, at most times, choose to sneak or to go all in, to refill ammo and flank etc. Some missions can be completed in your own way, by combining different tactics. Going in in different ways doesn't really determine the ending of the story, instead it just judges how much health you lose, and it's painfully obvious that the more stealthy approach takes less health away than in, well, the other given choices of approach. Missions in Crysis 2 are mostly focused on you being a lone wolf and killing dozens and dozens of soldiers before you get to the specified location, which is fine, but doesn't feauture anything but that. There is no more max ammo power, like in Crysis 1 where you get maximum ammo when the power is turned on, but you still have nanovision which is cool. The game also has a dynamic way of weapon customizing. During the campaign, you can use a special menu for adding silencers, scopes, sights etc. The same is done with Nanosuit upgrades. Upgrades are bought with catalyst, a liquid that aliens drop into the air when they die. Every pick-up is 100 hand catalyst, and upgrades go for 200 to even 10000 hand catalyst. Crysis 2 has some impressive AI, however they can sometimez glitch into the ground or in a barricade and become invincible for a reason. Overall, the campaign is decent, well-lenghtened and polished.
GRAPHICS
Crysis 2 was and still is one of the most beautiful games out there, believe it or not. You wanna play this game? All you need is a Dual Core processor of any kind with a strenght of 2GHz and a GPU with 512MB RAM and you're homefree.
MULTIPLAYER
Multiplayer matches can be ranked, unranked, classic, standard. Classic matches are games that don't give you the ability to have powers, while standard is the opposite. The leveling and the equipment system is similiar to the one in CoD MW2/MW3, you level up - you get callsigns AKA dog tags with images on them. As you level up your weaponry, you get new unlock tokens for either guns or attachments. Your powers can also be leveled up (maximum level is 12). Overall, a CoD multiplayer on extazy.
THE VERDICT
Crysis 2 is one of the most beatiful FPS games of all time. I give this game a 9/10. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters.
PRESENTATION
You are Alcatraz, a US Navy soldier who is in a submarine during the alien attack on New York City. He gets saved by P.R.O.P.H.E.T., a guy in a nanosuit capable of destroying vast areas and taking down enemies silently by being invisible. Alcatraz gets hold of the nanosuit without a reasonable explanation, but as you progress through the story you finally get the point. Mission maps are huge, and every mission has at least 2-3 observation points. Observation points are places from which you can overlook the place that will soon be crawling with the dead bodies of your enemies. There are usually more than 3 ways to complete the mission part. You can, at most times, choose to sneak or to go all in, to refill ammo and flank etc. Some missions can be completed in your own way, by combining different tactics. Going in in different ways doesn't really determine the ending of the story, instead it just judges how much health you lose, and it's painfully obvious that the more stealthy approach takes less health away than in, well, the other given choices of approach. Missions in Crysis 2 are mostly focused on you being a lone wolf and killing dozens and dozens of soldiers before you get to the specified location, which is fine, but doesn't feauture anything but that. There is no more max ammo power, like in Crysis 1 where you get maximum ammo when the power is turned on, but you still have nanovision which is cool. The game also has a dynamic way of weapon customizing. During the campaign, you can use a special menu for adding silencers, scopes, sights etc. The same is done with Nanosuit upgrades. Upgrades are bought with catalyst, a liquid that aliens drop into the air when they die. Every pick-up is 100 hand catalyst, and upgrades go for 200 to even 10000 hand catalyst. Crysis 2 has some impressive AI, however they can sometimez glitch into the ground or in a barricade and become invincible for a reason. Overall, the campaign is decent, well-lenghtened and polished.
GRAPHICS
Crysis 2 was and still is one of the most beautiful games out there, believe it or not. You wanna play this game? All you need is a Dual Core processor of any kind with a strenght of 2GHz and a GPU with 512MB RAM and you're homefree.
MULTIPLAYER
Multiplayer matches can be ranked, unranked, classic, standard. Classic matches are games that don't give you the ability to have powers, while standard is the opposite. The leveling and the equipment system is similiar to the one in CoD MW2/MW3, you level up - you get callsigns AKA dog tags with images on them. As you level up your weaponry, you get new unlock tokens for either guns or attachments. Your powers can also be leveled up (maximum level is 12). Overall, a CoD multiplayer on extazy.
THE VERDICT
Crysis 2 is one of the most beatiful FPS games of all time. I give this game a 9/10. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters.
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