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Mixed or average reviews- based on 309 Ratings

  • Summary: First-person shooter Crysis returns powered by CryEngline 3 and is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as the PC.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 54
  2. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. Mar 29, 2011
    100
    This is not COD with an afterthought of a campaign, nor is it Far Cry 2 with its open expanses and sand-box gameplay. It's not a corridor shooter like Doom and it isn't Battlefield or Killzone 3. This is Crysis 2 – a magnificent first-person experience in its own right that stands out from the crowd by focusing on a campaign that is wholly engaging, at times highly challenging and often truly memorable.
  2. Apr 7, 2011
    94
    For the best part of seventeen years consoles have been trying to emulate the unparalleled experience of playing first person shooters on the PC. For the first time Crysis 2 shows console gamers that they can have the PC experience without the massively expensive gaming rig.
  3. Mar 24, 2011
    86
    An experience unlike any other in terms of gameplay, but the bugs drag the score down.
  4. Apr 21, 2011
    72
    Gets a hell of a lot of things right and is fun - especially if you're willing to experiment with your approach. But some poor design choices and a bizarre level of bugginess let the whole ting down. [Issue#204, p.78]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 110
  2. Negative: 20 out of 110
  1. When I first seen the trailer for Crysis2 I knew it was different to any first person shooter.So I got it.I started to play it and I felt the awsomeness of the game.I was trying to think of something wrong with the game to take away the score but I can't.The only thing I can think about is that it is entirely first person you never see the protagonist's face.The online multiplayer is like Lucy.Pinder,beautiful,the one and only one of it's kind.But wait there's more if you know yourself and know what your good at,you become a one man army.If your'e sneaky there's invisibility and perks for each ability.There are three different abilities but you can only use one at a time.

    Forget Call of Duty play Crysis2
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  2. Graphics = 9.0
    Don't know if Crysis 2 are the best but they are up there. Not much to say about the graphics, clean cut and dry, their "GREA
    T".

    Sound = 7.5
    The sound wasnt that bad but I came across an repeating issue throughout my gameplay, every now and then I would get this machine gun sound non-stop while playing and then only way to stop it was to load or quit game. The guns sound pretty nice, not as nice as some other shooters but good enough not to complain.

    Gameplay = 9.0
    I have to say, addicting in all the right ways. I did feel as though there were times where I fired directly at an enemy and it had no effect. Dont know exactly how many times this occured but it was enough for me to notice it. Also if there are going to be aliens that are able to absorb that many bullets, please dont have me looking for ammo, I found it absurd that I was running around a lot of the time looking for ammo especially when I have the military right beside me. I did feel that enemies were able to see you much too easily, which made using stealth more of a hassle than an accomplishment. Implementing the nano suit was a great experience and having the freedom to choose to play the way you want, whether it be stealthy or right out guns a blazzing. I have had no framerate problems. Replay = Moderatly High
    There are plenty of trophies to get, which is always a wonderful motivater.
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  3. This game has some things that make it a good game, without any type of amazing details. The campaign mode is so much "direct". You have to follow a way all the time, without the liberty that the first one brought you. That´s the worst point of the campaing. The story was a bit boring too, but enjoyable in some parts of the different missions we have. The multiplayer mode is good too, but without something gorgeus. It gets a bit boring during the hours you play, and the framerate is very bad without a good conexion...
    The best of this game for me, are the graphics *CryEngine 2 is so powerfull*, the different modes of doing a mission with your special suit. The weapons are made with lots of details.
    The worst are that there no exist any type of liberty at any point of the game. The framerate. The story isn´t as enjoyable as the story of the first one Crysis.
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  4. The first Crysis was a really fun game the second could be that as well if it wasnt BROKEN!!! i cant finish the game because of this damn ammo glitch that doesnt allow me to refill or reload my ammo or my guns and after almost 2 years this game has been out this hasnt been FIXED!!! This is unexeceptable and just leaves this game a broken mess and the developers should be ashamed for not having this patched with in the first week of the games release. So i will make sure to buy Crysis 3 used so i make sure not to support theese lazy bums. Learn to do your damn job. Expand

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