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Crysis [Download]

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Platform: PC Download | Edition: Standard
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  • ASIN: B0047O2L2U
  • Release Date: October 18, 2010
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (305 customer reviews)
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Platform: PC Download | Edition: Standard

From the Manufacturer

From the makers of Far Cry, Crysis offers FPS fans the best-looking, most highly-evolving gameplay, requiring the player to use adaptive tactics and total customization of weapons and armor to survive in dynamic, hostile environments including Zero-G.

Earth, 2019. A team of US scientists makes a frightening discovery on an island in the South China Sea. All contact with the team is lost when the North Korean Government quickly seals off the area. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation. As tension rises between the two nations, a massive alien ship reveals itself in the middle of the island. The ship generates an immense force sphere that freezes a vast portion of the island and drastically alters the global weather system. Now the US and North Korea must join forces to battle the alien menace. With hope rapidly fading, you must fight epic battles through tropical jungle, frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G showdown.

FEATURES

  • A unique three-act structure forces the player to use real-time armor and weapons customization to adapt constantly to an ever-changing world.
  • Encounter a frightening and totally original alien species—they use their senses intelligently and work together to present the most challenging enemy yet in an FPS.
  • Control of a variety of land, sea, and air vehicles including trucks, tanks, boats, and helicopters.
  • Explore a living, dynamic world where earthquakes, breaking ice, landslides, and tornados pose an ever-present threat.
  • 32-player multiplayer with real-time armor and weapons customization, plus an all-new multiplayer mode that combines player modification and tactical objectives.
  • Emergent gameplay means that in-game actions affect future outcomes and give each player a unique experience.
  • The CryENGINE 2 engine delivers the most realistic environments, spectacular special effects, physics game engine, lighting system, and enemy Al.
  • Does not come with the Sandbox mod tool.
System Requirements
  Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster (Vista) Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
RAM: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista) 2.0 GB RAM
Hard Drive: 7 GB  
Video Card: 256 MB* NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar
Additional Information:
Game does not activate via Origin, and does not require EA Origin client

* Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. GAMESPY REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES. ONLINE TERMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.GAMESPY.COM.


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125 of 140 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Standard
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
This game is the long awaited follow up to 'Farcry' (one of the best FPSs of 2004). We now finally get a look at this newest offering.

Here are some of the things that I've liked in the single player mode...

1.)This is a FPS in which your nano armor gives you special 'skills"; these 'skills' include enhanced speed, strength, armor and invisibility; and you'll need them all to survive.

2.)Graphics that are smooth and flowing...plus excellent audio; both add a spooky, creepy ambiance to this jungle based horror game.

3.)The ability to use and control vehicles (on land, at sea and in the air), as well as the mounted weapons on these units.

4.)Generally good (but not great) enemy AI! Although some will just stand out in the open, there are some that will sneak up on you or hide behind cover; also they must reload empty weapons. Due to their larger numbers and the fact they're usually spread out, will necessitate your using your special 'skills' and the surrounding environment to defeat them. This is the basic, reoccurring challenge for this game.

5.)Easy, anytime save/loads with F5/F9 respectively, as well as game generated checkpoint saves.

6.)If your taking a beating (or find it too easy), you can change the degree of game difficulty anytime, as you play; you don't have to start a new game. This is a nice feature!

Cons:

1.)I've had a couple freeze ups, requiring reboot; also some minor video fragmentation (after extended periods of play).

2.)I found the controls on flying the VTOL (vertical take-off & landing) craft were difficult to operate (the plane just didn't seem to respond to commands quickly) with the result of frequent crashes.

3.)There was one extended section where you were floating (in either space or water), that I found confusing, tedious and boring. I was lucky it was very linear, or I might never have gotten out of there.

4.)A high end system is preferable. Although playable on XP, Vista can use Dx10, and combined with good hardware and a high end video card, it does make a difference in being able to run a lot of the 'extra' graphic details.

Conclusion:
All the pre-release hype made it sound as if this game would easily qualify for Game of the Year honors; I don't think so. Graphically it is beautiful and it is a good game, but it's not a great game! If you liked 'Farcry' then you'll probably like 'Crysis'. Was it worth the wait...probably, but somehow I was expecting something more. Over all, I liked 'Farcry' and its gameplay a little more. However, still worth a 4 1/2-5 Star rating.
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53 of 58 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost, But Not Quite a Great Game November 24, 2007
Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Standard
Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   
System: Dell XPS 410
Duel Core E6600
2gb RAM
Nvidia 640 mb 8800 GTS

I was actually somewhat disappointed in this game, I hate to say. I looked forward to this for over a year.

First the good. Graphics are very good even with the low to medium settings I was required to use because of my system. Audio, for the most part, was excellent. AI was a slight step up from other games in the genre, but not as much as I had expected. The game-play was engaging - at least for most of the game.

The only negative aspect in the graphics and sound department was the tremendous amount of computer power that must be needed to run higher settings. Although I have a mid to high computer system, I was required to run the game at a low resolution with advanced settings set to either low or medium. I couldn't come anywhere close to my monitor's native resolution of 1920 x 1200, even with all settings on the lowest setting.

What was odd is that if I let the game detect and set "optimal" settings, it would select a a medium resolution and high advanced settings. But playing at that, I could only get maybe 12-15 fps. So, the detection system was useless. I had to tweak manually to get the framerate to acceptable levels.

I finally was able to get the framerate at an average of 35-40 fps - which is very acceptable, however, every few minutes, I would hit a "bump" and my framerate would briefly drop to 0 and then bounce back up to the 35-40. Because this was happening so often, I had to take another step back in the graphics department and play on DX9 mode instead of DX10.

It was disappointing to have upgraded my computer to a duel core, 2gb or RAM and a 640mb Nvidia 8800 GTS DX10 graphics card only to run a game on DX9 with low settings and a low resolution. And this was after reading tweak guides, turning off background programs, downloading the latest drivers from Nvidia, etc. Very odd, and I suspect Crysis was rushed out and not optimized correctly.

The story and the characterization were weak in my opinion - characterization more so than the story. This is a fairly straightforward FPS with not a lot happening with character development.

Levels early in the game were much more interesting with more openness and options. As the game progressed, it became more and more linear - to the point of being very limiting.

There were a lot of glitches in the game - items floating around, things spinning. There was a lot of clipping. Some problems became quite a nuisance. For example, getting an objective to clear an area and after doing so just standing there for additional directions. None came and I spent the next ten minutes searching around until I found a hostile in a boxcar just spinning around. He wouldn't die by gunshot, so I had to grab him and throw him to the side. Once he died, it triggered the next script and I got an updated objective.

The last few levels were excruciatingly glitchy. On the ship, I kept falling through the floor to the point that it was extremely hard to complete the objectives. The boss battles were lame. It appeared to me that the game was rushed toward the end and they just threw some things together. The ending was a let down. And the thing is, the game itself was very short - maybe 9 hours or so, I would guess. You'd think they could develop something a little better in a few year's time.

I enjoyed the game, but it just wasn't as good as I had expected. High expectation can do that. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give Crysis a solid 8. If it were optimized to run better and without the glitches (which could be possible with some patches in the future) I would up that score to 8.5.
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59 of 68 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Incredible but short November 18, 2007
Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Standard
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
In spite of having to run the game on med-low resolution settings I found the game to be excellent. The story flows very well and you never get bored with it. The graphics are excellent, characters are well played for the most part, and the final battle is epic. Even the escort mission (the achillies heal of most games) felt realistic and worked well.

So why 3 stars? I'm taking off .5 because for some reason it won't allow me to map the flight functions to my joystick (wingman extreme). Not that big of a deal since the mouse keyboard does actually work in the game but not very well.

Now for the big hit. I'm taking off 1.5 stars because of the length. I just don't get games these days. They make them with flashy graphics, hopefully a good story, and if it's a really good game it feels epic. However, they make them so short that it just leaves you feeling empty. After the final battle in Crysis I was sitting there waiting for the next section to load when the credits came up. I sat looking confused for a few minutes before I turned the monitor off in disgust.

It's like if they had released Deus Ex and it ended the game after you retrieved the virus or System Shock after you got to the second level of the station or Far Cry after find out about trigens. I brought the game home Friday, played from about 7pm-11pm. Got up the next morning and played from about noon-11PM. I finished the game just after 11PM and I was playing on the hardest difficulty level, took breaks for meals, and ran out to the store to pick up snacks.

It used to be that when you bought a game, you expected to get at least a week of play out of it. Are we now reduced to less than 24 hours? Personally, I'd give up the years worth of work on graphics flash that they spend, for more game time in the story. The multi-player doesn't make up for this either as that's a common excuse.

I loved the game (what little of it there was), but I can't go any higher than 3 stars.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Leaves you wanting more
The game quality is very good, but I feel that the game content really under-delivers. The problem is that you have a special suit with a bunch of powers, but there are few... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Hoopy
5.0 out of 5 stars Serious Eye Candy
I'm playing it for the second time! This time I'm playing the game on an Extreme Gaming Computer - with two SLI GeForce GTX 460 1.5MB video cards! What a fun game. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dodger
4.0 out of 5 stars Great game
Fun game, good storyline, good weapons! Runs well with Intel i7, 64 bit Windows 7, 8 gigs of ram and an Nvida GTX 460
Published 2 months ago by Robert G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting Edge Title
Still fun to play; now has two sequels; struggled with some bugs like most games do; high graphics requirements for PC
Published 2 months ago by AM
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent game
Finally after all the years it has been out, I have a machine that can run it with out locking up. Good game to have.
Published 3 months ago by Fuzzy
2.0 out of 5 stars Crysis Crashes
This is a good game but does not seem to work on my Windows 7 computer. It constantly crashes to a black screen, and even through research I have not been able to determine why.
Published 3 months ago by E. Collins
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Optimized for Consoles so even low quality settings look gorgeous. The story is weak and a little too complicated for its own good, but otherwise it is a fantastic tactical... Read more
Published 4 months ago by William H. White
1.0 out of 5 stars not for windows 7
I hardly ever write reviews but this one annoyed me really bad.
I'm sure the game is nice but didn't get to play it at all.
This software doesn't work on Windows 7 64bit. Read more
Published 4 months ago by reviewer3009
4.0 out of 5 stars awesome game!
This is an awesome first person sci-fi shooter and I highly recommend it to any gamer for its outstanding graphics, fun and addicting gameplay, and awesome story. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Bored Gamer
5.0 out of 5 stars Works on Windows 8 !!
I wanted to try this game since last 3 years but my personal laptop wasn't able to run it smoothly, No doubt it needs a high end machine. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Atul
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can it be activate on origin?
You can try CS but it wont activate on its own.
Apr 27, 2012 by Christopher Nixon |  See all 8 posts
Will it run OK on a Dell XPS 15 laptop?
yep, i hav the same as u but with a nvidia 520m no prob, great game
May 3, 2012 by Tom Kucera |  See all 2 posts
crysis 1 on windows 7
Yes, I have just bought the download from Amazon (the $28 package with Crysis and Crysis Warhead etc) and it works just fine.

If you like FPS your gonna love this one. I'm very happy with this purchase
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