Crysis

Well designed and fun to play, Crysis is first and foremost focused on its graphics and visuals and they are truly something to behold. If you have a pc capable of handling it, max settings will still make your jaw drop all these years later. The CryEngine is a marvelous beast. The combat, shooting, and open design is fun too, and it's always fun to cloak and terrorize the enemy patrols. And the aliens are cool and mysterious. The game suffers from an awful climax though and a story that's quite clearly an afterthought, and the enemy AI at times are not the smartest tools in the shed. Still worth a play through.

Just wanted to say that this is one of the top 10 games I've ever played.

It's simply amazing how much graphics that have been crammed into this game, and it's even less than the newer versions.

It was one of the few games that I played (I didn't play for many years so games and hardware have improved greatly since then!) after I got a decent setup with a so-so GPU (and some time later I got an even better one!) and I was blown away of the graphics. The level of details are astonishing, vibrant, alive, and yes, frightening aliens as they just jump at you (This is where a Trainer helps you from smashing your keyboard - Cheating, you betcha, but saves nerves, and possibly your peripherals from a beating).

With mentioned newer GPU (ATI/AMD), I re-experienced the game, but this time with Eyefinity and 3 monitors - Sensational! Same, but a world of a difference in game feel. You get so much peripheral vision with a multi-monitor setup - This was what I wanted people to know, as for a reason for this review.

Forget single monitor (unless you have one of those large ulta-wide ones) - You haven't gamed until you've gamed on a multi-monitor setup.

Anywhoo, what more is grate with this game is the length of it.

You play a handful of missions and thinking it'll end soon, but it will keep you occupied for hours on end as the missions keep piling up, one after the other.

Personally, I'm not much for fighting aliens in games, but these are somewhat of an exception since they're, well, what the game's all about.

Some appear near impossible to kill, and I never go for the highest game mode, and it's taken me hours to complete some missions, and thankfully it's no 3 tries & "Game Over" like many games, so you can skip quite a lot of boring bits (like when you have to re-do a whole level) and jump back into the saddle.

It's easy to miss out on some mission objectives that are explained to you (or rather the character), especially if English isn't your native tongue, so some levels seem quite straight forward, but can be very difficult to remember some keywords that were spoken and put that into the current task at hand, as some solutions might be not so obvious to find.

You'll get there, eventually if/when you encounter such obstacles.

This is one of the game that every fps lover should play. compared to the other fps game it contains best graphics quality. the tropical environment is highly favorable it just gives a realistic nature feeling. game levels are different. first 6-7 missions are awesome then remaining missions are slightly in different type. gun-play are superb.there are some levels quite hard to play. i just love this game for its graphics & solid gun-play. you can also helicopters- water-boats-vehicles as per your requirement - this adds a plus point to this game. the best thing of this game is the enemies are are fixed to a particular place like other game. they will attack from every side . their position is changed from time to time. what i found difficult is you have to shoot enough in order to kill the enemies . they will not die easily .

gun-play - 9/10. story - 8/10. graphics- 10/10.

overall this is one of the best fps game in recent time.

This game is just too underrated here on IMDb. Even if everything else was not good, the graphic detail is amazing enough for Crysis to get a high rating. Gamespot was right to give this a 9.5 and say its visually stunning and filled with intelligent gameplay and easily one of the greatest shooters ever made.

If you don't see it getting sold much in gaming shops, this is because the game demands a very fast PC and a really good graphic card. Don't buy this game before you get one of the newest PCs and graphic cards, but if you buy special edition, you can watch a DVD about the making of the game and listen to the awesome soundtrack by Inon Zur.

One of the big things about this game is the gameplay. It is heaps of fun and beyond the basic gameplay Call of Duty Modern Warfare features. You can grab a soldier and throw him into a house and make it collapse. Like in Half Life 2, you can even grab any object you want eg, book, teapot, magazine, chair, table, bottle, even a live chicken etc. It makes the action really intense, and the physics to look terrific. Your nano-suit can switch modes to maximum speed, maximum armour, cloaking, and maximum strength (makes you throw soldiers further away and lift larger objects and jump as high as in Halo) I saw what Halo 3 originally got. 9.8? Never! I enjoyed Halo 2, but Halo 3 is no different than the others. Only that graphics are improved. Gameplay is like what it was in 2003. Just a simple shoot 'em up. Crysis is something original. Crysis is twenty times better than Halo. Even Call Of Duty 4 had rather decent game-play, unlike Halo 3. the AI in this game are smart. When you punch them, they react realistically. Their heads don't just get knocked back. You see their reactions from their face, how they open their mouths and close their eyes. When they are alert, they look everywhere around, so if you are playing stealth, you have to be careful.

The story is not bad at all. I am a lot into story lines in games and films. Crysis does not have an original plot. Aliens attack Earth, but the structuring is great and it flows very well, with many twists. US archaeologists have discovered something on an island not far from Korea. Their last transmission indicated that that the Koreans taken control of the island and took them hostage. You are sent by a squad of US Special Forces. You wear nano-suits for the operation. Once you're there, you find out about aliens and eventually fight them (I haven't got up to that part yet.). And the aliens are trying to ice the planet (literally).

The landscape in this game is beautiful. It is much similar to Far Cry. When you swim, you can see fish underwater. This is a free-roam game, so along the way if you explore you may encounter strange secrets as part of secondary objects (if you look hard for Badowsky after going over a waterfall you might get slightly shocked by what you see). The game encourages exploration not only for different enemy tactics but also to see if you can discover a few small secrets.

Overall, it is a great game. Almost perfect as a matter of fact. My only complaint is that enemies absorb a bit too much damage. I'm not saying it is too hard, but they have to be shot at least three times to die using an assault rifle. Buy this game, if you have a good PC. This is one of the coolest games around.

First for my 3D compatibility review. Well it took a fair bit of juggling but in the end 3D worked quite well. If you have read my other reviews for 3D you will know by now that some games require a bit of tweaking or a download from Helix to get 3D working perfectly. If you haven't done so do a web search for 'Helix 3D wrapper', all the instructions and patches to get your 3D NVidia game working perfectly are on Helix's site. There is a major problem when entering areas with water, your view will be quite confusing with reflections bouncing around a bit like shadows but that's just something you will have to deal with. Helix has not gone any further with the 3D fix (system.cfg) just try and not fixate on water unless of course you are under it like in the sea! Other than that the main criteria for a game is just plain enjoyment and this game is not only fun to play but the graphics are astounding. Although it is getting on a bit now so just about any computer can handle it but a better video card will do the graphics justice.It beats a lot of the latest FPs games hands down. Problem solving is hard enough but not impossible (or impassable)and the developers have worked hard to make this a fun game by not dragging it down with impossible problems. Definitely worth playing again. (this is play through number four in 2015) - On a side note, if you have the original game (disc) and are having trouble playing it on Windows 8 or 7 try right clicking on the game shortcut after installing and running as Administrator.

(The following is my review from 2010.)

Well its 2010 and I am playing Crysis again, Still a great game even though beginning to become a little dated. The physics are great but don't expect anything exceptional from 3D glasses setups. The game has the ability to grab your attention from start to finish. Driving cars is well attended to and there has rarely been an AI enemy that didn't respond accordingly. You can sneak up on an enemy in cloak (invisible) mode but they will still hear you and firing at you all over the place is fun to watch. The minimap points you in the right direction with enemies in red (as an arrow in red when alerted, yellow when not alerted and friendlies in blue)) you can hardly lose. Helicopters are an added enemy to contend with but in cloak mode and a rocket launcher its a breeze. The makers had a fun poke at cheap (chinese) knock-offs with your stealth suit VS the enemies suits so a bit of humour added to an overall enjoyable and replayable game. Crysis, far cry 1 and 2 and the add on Crysis Warhead make for a very playable franchise. Well its 2015 and obviously Crysis 2 and 3 are out but don't think that Crysis (the original) isn't worth a good look. This is just one of those games that will remain a classic and seems to get better each time you play it. There hasn't been a game in recent memory that shows underwater reflections on the sand so beautifully. This review is going to end with a poignant note. If you go outside tomorrow and look up at the sky you will see fluffy white clouds floating by. Why is it that every game you play has perfected the day sky with fluffy white clouds? Is it that its just the easiest thing to emulate? Go on - launch a few games and check it out. You will be hard pressed to find a game with a blue sky and clouds that doesn't look like the real thing! If you want a game reviewed for its 3D worthiness and added to IMDb feel free to email me at ratcat17@hotmail.com