Crysis 2

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Crysis 2 redefines the benchmark on console now, shifting their attention to the rich urban jungle of New York City.
• Challenging best-in-class AI with unique group coordination and group behavior systems which give realistic responses to your actions.
• Adapt your combat tactics by customizing your Nanosuit 2 and weapons in real time with revised modes.
• World-renowned multiplayer shooter studio Crytek UK reinvents multiplayer with the dynamic intensity of Nanosuit 2 in 12-player support online.
• By using Nanosuit technology the player has nearly unlimited ways to approach the dynamic combat environment.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B002BRZ6UE
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 22, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #12 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Action > Shooter

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Amazon.com Product Description

Sequel to one of the greatest PC shooters ever, Crysis 2 offers console players their first taste of Crytek's unique shooter gameplay. Featuring futuristic war, gorgeous destruction and the chance to kick alien butt on the grandest stage of all, New York City, Crysis 2 is destined at the least to equal its predecessor, if not surpass it. Additional features include: challenging AI enemies in the single player campaign, 12-player support online, new and improved upgradable Nanosuit 2 technology and more.

Story

The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind, starting by trying to rip the heart out of Earth's most iconic city.

Return of the must-have FPS game franchise.
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In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare plague strikes down the city's myriad inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. The city's systems are in chaos, its streets and skyline are smashed and in flaming ruin. This is New York City like you've never seen it before. Neither paramilitary law enforcement nor the might of the US military machine can stand against the invaders, and all who choose not to flee are dead men walking. Just to survive in this maelstrom of death will require technology beyond anything any modern soldier has ever seen.

One man will inherit that means to survive. One supersoldier, wielding the combat enhancement technology of the future with Nanosuit 2, will make the last stand to save humanity from destruction in the urban jungle that is New York City.

Key Game Features

• New York New York - Crysis set the visual benchmark for PC games that still stands today. Crysis 2 redefines the benchmark for console players, shifting their attention to the rich urban jungle of New York City.
• Amazing Aliens and AI - Challenging best-in-class AI with unique group coordination and group behavior systems which give realistic responses to your actions.
• Nanosuit 2 - Adapt your combat tactics by customizing your Nanosuit and weapons in real time with revised modes, unlocking a variety of supersoldier abilities.
• Multiplayer* - World-renowned multi-player shooter studio Crytek UK reinvents multiplayer with the dynamic intensity of Nanosuit 2. By using Nanosuit technology the player has nearly unlimited ways to approach the dynamic combat environment. 1-12 players are supported online.

Additional Screenshots

Improved nanosuit technology. View larger.

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Product Description

The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind, starting by trying to rip the heart out of Earth’s most iconic city. In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare plague strikes down the city’s myriad inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. The city’s systems are in chaos, its streets and skyline are smashed and in flaming ruin. This is New York City like you’ve never seen it before.

Customer Reviews

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74 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crysis 2 brings "Maximum" Gameplay to the table..., March 23, 2011

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Jason Ralsky (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Crysis 2 (Video Game)

Crysis 2 is a game that I am sure many people were anticipating, and also skeptical about. While the first game had some hard core graphics it clearly was more of a visual benchmark than game at times. Going forward Crytek has made some changes to the formula, most for the better, and produced a high quality game that will not disappoint both fans of the original Crysis and FPS gamers in general.

GAMEPLAY - Single player
Right off the bat Crysis 2 doesn't hold much back. The campaign starts quickly and holds its pace fairly well throughout the near 12 hour SP campaign. If you played the MP Demo for Crysis 2 you will feel right at home with what changes have been made to the suit controls, as well as what to expect visually from the game and the AI itself. This game comes across as a solid shooter. During the campaign you will have many tools at your disposal to dispatch your foes including a variety of weapons, suit powers, environment items etc. The suit powers are very stream-line on the console version, having been mapped to your controller. Running automatically enables speed, while thumb buttons controlled the Armor and Stealth. You have the ability to customize your weapons load-out via unlocking mods you find throughout the campaign as well as upgrading your suit via contact with Alien DNA.

What impressed me the most about Crysis 2 was not actually the graphics, but the thought put into the gameplay. While enemy AI can be pretty stupid at times (I played on SOLDIER difficulty) the game gives you plenty of methods in which to tackle areas. You could stealth past everyone; stealth assassinate everyone; RAMBO your way though; use strength to toss enemies about or perhaps pick up an object and smash em with it. While the campaign has a typical "Linear" aspect to it, the variety at your disposal makes tackling the areas feel fresh each time and just a blast to change up your gameplay style.

Multi-Player: I have not tackled MP that much but from what I've played, expect your typical formula for MP in Crysis 2. If you played the MP demo then you would have an idea what to expect really. What I did like was the "custom class" concept where as using your unlocks you can create a unique build for Multi-Player. A nice little concept that keeps the MP feeling fresh I think.

STORY/SOUND
Okay.. this is Crysis we're talking about so don't expect a riveting storyline like RPGs might bring to the table. The storyline isn't bad though as you could tell there was an effort put in to make a normal storyline here; It kind of is just enough to keep you occupied during cut-scenes and give you a good reason to go forward essentially. ** SOUND in this game is just awesome! I thought Killzone 3 had some wild sound effects, Crysis 2 pretty much takes the cake! The weapon sound effects are very quality, including the nice echo effects when firing rounds off in an open quiet area. The voice acting is 'average' I'd say. Not bad but not award winning acting either. The sound track this game has is mind blowing!! The tracks are very epic and will have your blood pumping from start to finish with how good the music sets the tone.

GRAPHICS
The graphics are stunning especially for a console game. Are they the best...hard to tell but then again I really have not seen a game best this game graphically. On the PC however this game is just insane. Running it at 1920x1080 w/ full setting will just blow your mind. Once you see it on the PC it becomes quite obvious that the console versions had stuff held back. Even with the graphics toned down they still do look great, but there are some small hickups. I found a few times the frame-rate chugged a little bit in high volume areas especially with fires or explosions. There is also some texture flickering going on in certain spots that are hard to ignore, also accompanied by texture pop-ins. For the graphical level this game pumps out I am not surprised though, especially once you see how large some areas can be. The alien design this time around I enjoyed. They had a lot more detail put into them and a better variety as well.

REPLAY/LENGTH
For the campaign, on soldier difficulty, it took me about 10-11 hours to complete. I was not rushing though the game and I mixed it up between stealth and Rambo style. I could see this campaign being about 11-13 hrs for people who LOVE stealth killing, or as short as 8 hours if you simply run past certain areas without bothering to fight. This puts the Length of the game at a decent length. There is plenty going on in the campaign and I could find myself playing through the campaign a few times more as the gameplay really lends itself to creativity/variety (a bit like Bulletstorm just without the Skill-Shot system). Throw in some decent MP that has some longevity to it and you got yourself a game that could easily last you well until the next big shooter hits the market.

OVERALL (93% 9.3/A-)
I gotta say this game is just the complete package. Having played Bulletstorm, Killzone 3 and Crysis 2 there is a clear line between all three games. Crysis 2 for me, falls in the category of a fantastic, long SP campaign with a solid MP setup. The gameplay has great variety to it and, in my opinion, worth revisiting a few times. The multi-player is quality, clearly not just *tacked on*, and it brings a lot of fun to the table making for even more variety in the game itself. I give Crysis 2 a 93%... It is a game well worth playing and adding to your FPS collection

**NOTE: Killzone 3 and Crysis 2 are both fantastic games. I scored KZ3 a 91%. While I feel Killzone 3 has a better overall MP element (for the PS3), Crysis 2 feels like a more complete package due to a better SP-Campaign(in my opinion). Graphically I feel Crysis 2 is better but also contains more graphical glitching

**NOTE: The PS3 version ran almost flawless for me (except for rare FPS drops and the graphical hick-ups). I wouldn't worry to much about performance when it comes to 360 vs PS3. Get the game on whichever system you feel more comfortable with.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT GAME, March 28, 2011

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Slappy (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crysis 2 (Video Game)

I have been looking through the reviews for this game and most of them have been fair. This game is absolutely awesome. However, what some are referring to as "boring" is the fact that you have the option to utilize tactical planning. The beginning of the story is very much like every other first person experience such as call of duty. Emergency surprise attack, you pass out and then you are revived etcetera. When this ends is when the game gets interesting. The suit and the benefits provided by it provide unlimited possibilities with weapons upgrades and suit upgrades. Heat sensitive visors allow you to see through smoke, the tactical planning visor gives you the opportunity to plan your attack instead of just rushing in and shooting mindlessly at the enemy. The stealth mode where you become invisible for a certain period of time depending on how much energy you expend is very unique and fun. The suit armor is also just one of many things that make this game interesting and fun. You can also take control of vehicles much like the Battlefield games. The game is longer than most games released recently, and finally it is one game worth the money. I purchased Bulletstorm and was very satisfied with the fast paced game play and carnage. The only problem is that it took only about 5 hours to complete. The replay value is high in both games, but Crysis 2 is much longer and it actually takes some brains to play. Mindless carnage is fun, but carnage and tactical planning are fun and interesting at the same time. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but there is no justification for this game getting 1 or 2 stars for a rating.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Crysis 2...not what I had expected., May 17, 2011

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Eric (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Crysis 2 (Video Game)

I never played the original, the system requirements were more than I could afford at the time. I bought this on a whim from Amazon. I watched some gameplay footage and basically couldn't help myself, it looked amazing.

Story:
After completing the campaign what I got was not what I had expected. With a name like Crysis, I expected ground-breaking...just because of their previous work on the original. In C2, I think they nailed the graphical part of things...the game looks great, I mean really great. The story however never really grabbed me...I never got to know my character and at no point did I ever feel like I was properly introduced into the story. What I mean is that I felt lost as to who or why I was playing. I felt as if my background was missing, and to me that's a huge part of story. During almost the entire campaign, I had no idea what I was there to do. So I just completed objectives and kept going. To me the campaign was forgettable, something developers do not want to hear.

Gameplay:
I think what I liked best about the gameplay was the ability to add attachments on the fly as long as I had previously discovered them. This makes a lot of sense to me. I also liked the amount of weaponry in the game...there are a lot of guns (at at least it felt that way) and it was fun playing with each to just wreak havoc on the enemies. As far as the suit, it is a great tool to have. However, because I am given the option to stealth out, I feel as if I need to...just because I can. And I think this took away some of the chaos that is inherent to 1st person shooters. I like to be put into a position where I am drastically outnumbered and I must rely on good tactics to get out of it. There were only two times that I could think of in this game where that happened to me...and twice is not enough. It just makes things too easy, regardless of how cool it is. Maybe I should go back and try playing without stealth and just use the armor, but I don't know...there's nothing really there to make me want to do it all again. And lastly, maybe I'm used to CoD and MoH type campaigns as of late where 6 hours and you were done, but this campaign lasted well beyond that. I don't know how much time I put in, but I can't help but feel that it dragged on in the end. I literally at some points was asking myself "when is this going to end?". If the story was better I probably wouldn't have felt like that.

Multiplayer:
I'm only level 6 atm, so I haven't spend much time playing. I did play a few rounds last night and I wasn't doing all that well and was about to quit. Then I realized that I had earned an equipment unlock, so I purchased a red dot sight and figured I'd try one more round. Bam! 16 / 3. It was a great round and I earned multiple dog-tags. Because of that I will be coming back for more tonight. This situation is no different than any other other 1st person multiplayer...good rounds keep you coming back. So I do think they did a good job on the multiplayer aspect, but I still need to spend more time with it to be sure. Also, it's fun learning new maps...they really do look good.

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