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It’s been a very quick cycle of ‘announce and release’ for Crysis on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and after only being revealed in early September, Crytek’s previously PC-exclusive first-person shooter is now available for consoles.
Earlier this month EA and Crytek announced that they would be bringing Crysis to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network in October.
EA has since revealed that the exact release date for this award-winning first-person shooter will be October 4th (next week Tuesday). PSN users from PAL territories will have to wait an extra day for it to appear on the PlayStation Store due to it only being updated on a Wednesday.
The release of THQ and Kaos Studios’ Homefront earlier this year was met with a less than stellar critical response as gamers bemoaned the extraordinarily short and underwhelming singleplayer campaign, but paused to heap at least a little praise on the game’s multiplayer.
Despite encouraging sales numbers (especially for a brand new intellectual property competing in the cutthroat military shooter genre), Kaos Studios was shut down at THQ’s behest, leaving the future of the Homefront franchise in doubt.
EA and Crytek have today announced that the publisher and developer pair will be bringing their original collaborative effort, the first Crysis, to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as downloadable titles over Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network respectively.
Crytek (Far Cry, Crysis) has been working in secret on an Xbox 360-exclusive title for quite some time now, and the only hint of its existence that we’ve received was with a teaser trailer last year, and a name: Codename Kingdoms.
Today during Microsoft’s E3 2011 press conference, not only was the game’s official title revealed, but a new trailer was also released along with the news that it is to make extensive use of the Xbox 360’s Kinect.
Crysis 2 is impressive right from the get-go and throttles your attention from the very first cinematic, effortlessly setting the tone for the incredible action, events, set pieces and story to follow.
As you’re slowly introduced to the different characters of the game, the crumbling urban warfare environment of New York City, and the invading alien menace determined to wipe out mankind, you’re given bounteous opportunities to get to grips with the many powers and abilities afforded to you by the super powerful Nanosuit as you crush enemies, turn invisible to outwit your foes and zip around obstacles (living and inanimate) with super speed.
It’s these powers (as well as their upgrades and other abilities) that truly set Crysis 2 apart from any other first-person shooter available, providing you with a non-linear playground to approach missions in almost any way you wish, with all of the trimmings of spectacular visuals, audio and production values to elevate the experience well above similar offerings.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Crysis 2.
EA and Crytek’s astounding first-person shooter, Crysis 2, was released only last week across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and has gone on to drop the jaws of everyone able to clap eyes on this mighty title.
Everything about Crysis 2 is incredibly impressive, from the beautiful graphics and visceral sound effects, to the non-stop set-piece action and excellent abilities you can use to gain the upper hand in battles against vicious enemies!
For such a mighty game, El33tonline and EA South Africa teamed up to give you a chance to win a mighty prize – the amazing Nano Edition of Crysis 2 for Xbox 360!
After asking you to complete a story for entry to this Crysis 2 competition, we here at El33tonline were completely overwhelmed by the incredible responses – they are all absolutely fantastic!
El33tonline is extra proud and privileged to be able to share the site with all of you creative and talented p33ps, and thanks so much to everybody for entering and bringing your visions of Crysis 2 to El33tonline.com!
Unfortunately, we’re only able to hand out a single Crysis 2 Nano Edition (we would have loved to give everybody a massive box of Crysis 2 goodies) as the package is so limited, so without further ado, the winner of this mind-blowing prize is…
Crysis 2 is available today in the UK, Europe and South Africa, and graphically this first-person shooter from Crytek is looking insanely good!
As with all marquee game releases sporting a multiplatform release and mighty fine visuals, however, we absolutely need to compare and contrast just how fine the title looks over these different platforms, and thanks to Gametrailers, we can find out how the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of Crysis 2 appear side-by-side.
You can decide for yourself which version looks better in this Crysis 2 graphics comparison video:
It’s been a long time coming for Crysis 2, but EA and Crytek will finally release the pair’s latest first-person shooter today in North America and around the rest of the world later this week.
To properly mark the occasion, EA has released a mighty Crysis 2 launch trailer featuring the song “New York, New York,” re-imagined by Grammy-nominated artist B.o.B. Explosions, gunfire, crumbling cities, aliens, mechanical walkers and absorbing visuals also feature in abundance – check it out:
While it’s great that we can get another look at Crysis 2 with a third ‘experience’ trailer included below (with tons of stunning in-game footage), it’s a little bit of a bittersweet time for fans of the game as the PlayStation 3 version of the Crysis 2 multiplayer demo has recently been taken down due to gamers “experiencing server connection delays.”
From a statement on EA’s Crysis 2 blog:
Crysis 2 features the opportunity to instantaneously transform yourself from an everyday Nanosuit-wearing soldier into an ultimate weapon – a ‘one many army’ if you will – with enhanced abilities like invisibility (as seen here) and increased strength.
But to truly make the battlefield your own while fending off an alien menace hell-bent on the annihilation of Earth, you’ll need to make use of your incredible speed to outpace your enemies… and to pull off awesome, explosive tricks as seen in this latest trailer for Crysis 2:
Crysis 2 is the next astounding first-person shooter from EA and developer Crytek, and is due for release around the world over the week of March 25th. To celebrate the launch of this crushing title, El33tonline and EA South Africa have teamed up to give away something very special - a Crysis 2 Nano Edition for Xbox 360!
The Nano Edition of Crysis 2 is absolutely insane, with all kinds of collectibles, in-game unlocks and special items, not least of which is a special backpack!
To give you a chance to win this super limited edition version of Crysis 2, we’re going to do something a little different. On our competition page, we’ve started a little story set in the world of Crysis 2 starring protagonist Alcatraz as he makes his way through a devastated New York City facing off against deadly alien enemies.
With this competition, we’re asking you to continue this story with your own additions to keep our fictional adventure going until March 25th!
You can make your way to El33tonline’s Crysis 2 Nano Edition Competition page to get more details, find out about the contents of the package, and enter.
From playing the current multiplayer demo for Crysis 2 it’s clear that Crytek and Crytek UK have put an enormous amount of time and effort into this portion of the game, meaning that we won’t only get a rock solid singleplayer campaign, but a deep and excellent online competitive component, too.
EA and Crytek have release two videos in a series of ‘Multiplayer Progression’ trailers (watch them here and over here), and now the third part of the series is available to talk some more about how you’ll be able to rank yourself up in Crysis 2 multiplayer, become a more efficient in-game killing machine, and gain an advantage over your opponents in the process:
It was being reported that with Crysis 2, Crytek would buck EA’s new trend of including ‘Online Pass’ into the online multiplayer portions of the publisher’s games (requiring you to enter a provided code to unlock multiplayer, or pay $10 if you bought the game second-hand), but it’s now been confirmed that the upcoming first-person shooter extravaganza will indeed not make use of the system.
In the run-up to the release of Crysis 2 on March 22nd in North America and March 25th everywhere else, the team at Crytek has begun to release a series of ‘multiplayer progression’ videos to clue us in as to the inner workings of the first-person shooter’s competitive online component, and the second entry to this video series recently went live.
The first trailer featured a look at the Nanosuit and its range of upgrades and capabilities, while part two focuses on the range of weaponry available in the game, as well as an enormous amount of additions, unlocks and customisation options for this arsenal of death-dealers.
Naturally, there are huge doses of in-game action from Crysis 2 multiplayer in the video, too:
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