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PC | Action | Crysis

Boxart for Crysis
Crysis 59 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 5.00
  • SOUND: 4.50
  • CONTROL: 4.50
  • FUN FACTOR 4.75
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.2
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.6
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Preview: Crysis

Preview by Ouroboros | 07/21/2006 | 10:34:33 AM PST

New story details emerge from the PC game that will put next-generation shooters to shame. Crysis will be a must-have in '06!

Amid endless first-person corridor crawls and bug-eyed aliens, Crytek blew onto the scene with 2004's Far Cry, an exhausting sunny romp through a sinister jungle filled with mercenaries and far, far worse.

Enhanced vision modes will help keep you breathing

Enhanced vision modes will help keep you breathing

Crysis is not the sequel, though you'd be forgiven for thinking as much given the foliage on display. A huge asteroid slams into 2019 Earth, prompting nearby North Korea to seal off the island chain at ground zero. Tensions between the US and that militaristic wild card escalate, and a small team of elite operatives is sent behind the yellow tape to investigate.

That's the least of your worries on the ground, it turns out: The "asteroid" cracks open to reveal a massive alien ship, which proceeds to insta-freeze a great swath of territory, wrecking havoc on the planet's already shaky natural checks and balances.

Like Far Cry, Crysis will have plenty of vehicles to commandeer

Like Far Cry, Crysis will have plenty of vehicles to commandeer

Incredible graphic detail isn't the only thing Crysis has going for it: Crytek is promising tons of vehicles to take control of (including helicopters), a more satisfying story and structure, next generation AI smarts, and an ever-changing world where the very environment opposes you in the form of earthquakes, cracking ice sheets, land slides, and even tornadoes.

Chances are you'll need one hell of a machine to run this sucker at the level of detail you're seeing here, but free-flowing elements of nonlinear gameplay and an included mod toolset could keep players coming back for years after release.

It doesn't get much more lush than this

It doesn't get much more lush than this


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