Crysis |
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| Developer(s) | Crytek Frankfurt |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts Valve Corporation (Steam) |
| Distributor(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Bernd Diemer (producer) Cevat Yerli (director) Sten Hubler (lead designer)[1] |
| Composer(s) | Inon Zur |
| Engine | CryEngine 2 |
| Version | 1.21 (March 6, 2008[2]) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | NA November 13, 2007 AUS November 15, 2007 EU November 16, 2007 NZ November 23, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: M[3] OFLC: MA15+ PEGI: 16+ |
| Media | DVD DL, Steam |
| System requirements | See Development section for requirements matrix |
| Input methods | Keyboard, mouse, & gamepad |
Crysis uses a new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry‘sCryEngine. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) framework of Windows Vista, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista andWindows XP
Crysis was awarded a 98% in the PC Gamer U.S. Holiday 2007 issue, making it one of the highest rated games ever in PC Gamer, tying with Half-Life 2 and Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.[40] The UK edition of the magazine awarded the game 92%, describing the game as “A spectacular and beautiful sci-fi epic.” GameSpot awarded Crysis a score of 9.5 out of 10, describing it as “easily one of the greatest shooters ever made.”[36] GameSpy gave it a 4.5 out of 5 stating that the suit powers were fun but also criticizing the multiplayer portion of the game for not having a team deathmatch.[37]. X-Play gave it a 3 out of 5 on its “Holiday Buyer’s Guide” special episode, praising the graphics and physics, but criticized the steep hardware requirements as well as stating that the game is overhyped with average gameplay.[42] GamePro honored Crysis with a score of 4.75 out of 5, saying it was “a great step forward for PC gaming,” but criticized the steep hardware requirements.[35] IGN awarded it a 9.4 out of 10, hailing it as “one of the more entertaining ballistic showdowns in quite some time.”
