Rave reviews for ‘Crysis 2’

“Crysis 2” breaks the mold of common first person shooter game and introduces amazing new dynamics into combat, an incredible multiplayer, and a compelling campaign.

The greatest part of “Crysis 2” is the ability to snap in and out of stealth and armor mode at any time in any part of the game. These abilities are essentially the overall strength of your character. The abilities run off of an energy supply built into the suit and each power drains energy solely by having that power activated. They each cause drastic decreases in their own respective way. This limited energy supply forces the game to be played in a more strategic fashion.

This largely embodies the overall feel of “Crysis 2.” You may have a super suit that gives you some incredible abilities, but you’re still highly conscious of your mortality. Attacks have to be strategic and planned. The game does a nice job of avenues for strategy available allowing you to highlight strategic points in a level. Various positions work better for different modes of playing. The sniper spot might be better for the stealthy player, whereas the heavy machine gun is a better choice for the more aggressive player.

“Crysis 2” backs up these features of the game by its visually stunning and captivating campaign. You’re thrown into New York City amidst a shattering relationship between a private security company, the military, a deadly virus decimating the population and a alien invasion. When these conflicts are combined with the small sandbox levels, we get some truly incredible scenes of chaos. In the campaign, you take control of Alcatraz who is given the suit after his marine squad is killed on their way to the drop point. The rest of the game follows you as you complete objectives for Nathan Gould, an aiding scientist

In the build- up to “Crysis 2,” the game’s developer Crytek promised the most visually stunning game ever to come to consoles. This seems like a hefty promise to keep, but Crytek truly delivered. The game never ceases to present incredible moments that visually amaze the player. Whether it be entire buildings collapsing or watching an alien ship get shot from the sky, the game’s graphics engine, Cryengine, makes it all look stunning.

If the campaign wasn’t enough, “Crysis 2” includes an addictive multiplayer. The big worry of all new first person shooter games is that it will be a less fun Call of Duty clone. “Crysis 2” thankfully avoids this minus the class customization. Playing a match with  32 super suited combatants provides for tons of unique encounters. The multiplayer gives the player a much wider range for how they choose to play than any other multiplayer game seen before. You are able to customize each facet of your suit to benefit that ability or supplement the powers of another.

Score: 9.5

Posted by MarkWatkins on Apr 21 2011. Filed under Leisure. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.