Crysis
Developer(s)	Crytek
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Distributor(s)	Electronic Arts
Designer(s)	Bernd Diemer (producer) Sten Hubler (lead designer)[1]
Engine	CryEngine 2
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release date	NA November 13, 2007 AUS November 15, 2007 EUR November 16, 2007 NZ November 23, 2007 JP November 29, 2007
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Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: M[3] PEGI: 16+ OFLC: MA15+ USK: 18
Media	DVD-DL
System requirements	System requirements
Input methods	Keyboard and mouse, Xbox 360 controller (optional)

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Crysis is based in a fictional future where an ancient alien spacecraft has been discovered beneath the Earth on an island near the coast of China. Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National ^[7] The single-player campaign has the player assume the role of United States Delta Force operator Jake Dunn, referred to in-game by his call sign, Nomad. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the computer game see Delta Force (video game. For the movie see The Delta Force (film. Nomad is armed with various futuristic weapons and equipment, most notably a "Nano Muscle Suit" which, according to Crytek senior game designer Bernd Diemer, was inspired by the United States' Future Force Warrior 2020 program. A powered Exoskeleton is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of a skeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the Future Force Warrior is a United States military advanced technology demonstration project that is part of the Future Combat Systems project ^[8] In Crysis, the player fights both North Korean and extraterrestrial enemies, in four different locations: a tropical island jungle, inside an "Ice Sphere" (consisting of the same jungle, but frozen), the alien ship itself (with a zero-gravity area) and a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. Weightlessness is a phenomenon experienced by people during Free-fall. Features Carriers of the Ford class will incorporate many new design features including a new nuclear reactor design (the A1B reactor) stealthier features Crysis uses Microsoft's new API, Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) for graphics rendering, and includes the same editor that was used by Crytek to create the game. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Direct3D is part of Microsoft 's DirectX API. Direct3D is only available for Microsoft's various Windows Operating systems ( Windows ^[9]

An expansion pack, titled Crysis Warhead, was announced on June 5, 2008. An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing Role-playing game, Tabletop game or Video game. Crysis Warhead is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Video game developer Crytek Budapest Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[10][11]

Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Weapons 1.2 Vehicles 1.3 Multiplayer 2 Plot 2.1 Military of the United States 2.1.1 United States Army 2.1.2 United States Marine Corps 2.1.3 United States Navy 2.2 North Korean People's Army 2.3 Aliens 3 Development 3.1 Game engine 3.2 Demo 3.3 Sandbox editor 4 Soundtrack 5 Special Edition 6 Reception 6.1 Reviews 6.2 Awards 7 Sales 8 Sequels 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Gameplay

As with Crytek's previous game Far Cry, Crysis is an open-ended game with many ways to meet objectives. Far Cry is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft ^[12] An addition to the previous Far Cry formula is that most weapons may be modified with devices such as suppressors, telescopic sights, and targeting lasers. A suppressor, sound moderator, or silencer is a device either attached to or part of the barrel of a Firearm to reduce the amount of A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a device used to give additional accuracy using a point of aim for Firearms Airguns and Crossbows There are many scientific military medical and commercial laser applications which have been developed since the invention of the laser in the 1958

The protagonist, callsign Nomad, is also capable of selecting various modes in his military prototype "Nano Muscle Suit. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. A powered Exoskeleton is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of a skeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the " The suit is capable of four modes: armor, strength, speed, and cloak. Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact Physical strength is the ability of a person or animal to exert Force on physical objects using muscles. Speed is the rate of motion, or equivalently the rate of change in position often expressed as Distance d traveled per unit of Cloak of invisibility A cloaking device is an advanced Stealth technology that causes an object such as a spaceship or individual to be partially or wholly These modes allow him to absorb and heal damage, lift and throw heavy items and enemies, run faster, and become invisible and reduce noise output, respectively. ^[13] Due to the ability of constantly regenerating health, the game is completely devoid of first aid kits. All of these actions, however, use rechargeable energy reserves that power the suit; health is recharged most quickly while in armor mode. The suit can be quickly switched between modes using a rapid mouse gesture system, which adds a strong tactical element to combat. In Computing, a mouse gesture is a way of combining Computer mouse movements and Clicks which the Software recognizes as a specific

The suit's integral mask has its own HUD, displaying typical data like a tactical map and current energy levels. In Video gaming, the HUD is the method by which information is visually relayed to the player as part of a game's User interface. The view is electronic in nature, shown in-game through things such as a booting readout and visual distortion during abnormal operation. In Computing, booting ( booting up) is a bootstrapping process that starts Operating systems when the user turns on a Computer system Onboard utilities include a two-way radio, PDA and audio-visual logging capability, with features like image zoom and night vision provided by optional equipment (given by default in single-player). Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The term audio-visual ( AV) may refer to works with both a Sound and a Visual component the production or use of such works or the equipment involved in Night vision is the ability to see in a dark environment Whether by biological or technological means night vision is made possible by a combination of two approaches sufficient

The artificial intelligence (AI) in Crysis also aims to be realistic and believable. Enemy soldiers constantly employ tactical maneuvers, work as squads, hide and ambush amongst the scenery, and adapt to changing environments and conditions. AI soldiers will also respond to sound and subtle movements triggered by the player's movement. ^[14] While not engaged in combat, the AI soldiers will also exhibit typical and lifelike behavior, such as smoking, yawning, talking, urinating, patrolling, saluting superior officers, etc. Sometimes these actions depend on whether or not the player was detected earlier. If Nomad has not been sighted in some missions, he can find some enemies sleeping upon arriving to his destination. In contrast if he has been spotted they will all be alert. ^[15]

Weapons

The game features the standard gamut of first-person shooter weapons such as assault rifles, along with sci-fi additions such as the gauss rifle, or alien weapons, such as the Alien Molecular Accelerator. A first-person shooter ( FPS) is an action Video game from the Shooter game The initial development of Maze War An assault rifle is a Selective fire Rifle or Carbine (not to be confused with a semi-automatic only replica firing Ammunition with muzzle A coilgun is a type of synchronous Linear electric motor which is used as a Projectile accelerator that consists of one or more electromagnetic coils As mentioned earlier, all weapons can be modified with attachments; these attachments may be given to the player by default, acquired from picked-up weapons, or purchased in multiplayer. Once acquired, they can only be removed through death or scripted loss of inventory if in story mode, e. g. if during normal play, a player attaches a flashlight to a rifle which is later discarded, the flashlight is not considered gone and will still be available in the future. A flashlight (also called an electric torch or torch) is a portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent Lightbulb

Attachment options are given a fair amount of leeway even if the end result may seem strange. For instance, a 4x/10x sniper scope can be attached to the buckshot-firing shotgun. READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en Lead shot is a collective term for small balls of Lead. It is used primarily as Projectiles in Shotguns but is also used for a variety of other purposes A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a Firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number Additionally, most weapons can adjust their firing modes. Crysis also incorporates some features that have appeared in other recent shooters, such as being able to lob hand grenades without needing to formally equip them first, and accounting for already-chambered rounds when a reload occurs.

Vehicles

A large selection of vehicles are present, with most being available to players for personal use. Available ground vehicles range from pickup trucks to tanks, while naval vessels range from motorboats to light military hovercraft. A pickup truck is a light Motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical A motorboat is a vessel propelled by an Internal combustion engine driving a jet pump or a Propeller. A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by All vehicles (Humvees, pickup trucks, and even tanks) have a turbo mode that can be activated via the sprint key. This article refers to the Military HMMWV not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled The aircraft selection is limited to one North Korean attack helicopter and a fictional American VTOL aircraft, each of which can transport a 8 troops ,and the two men in crew. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing. VTOL describes Fixed-wing aircraft that can lift off vertically

Damage is limitedly modeled in wheeled vehicles, most noticeably the ability to burst their tires. This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. Tracked vehicles such as tanks or APCs have the ability to lose their tracks as well, but maintain their ability to operate via the wheels which would normally drive the tracks. Exposed gas cans on vehicles can also be shot at to detonate their contents, usually resulting in the vehicle exploding as well. Flaming wrecks will cause proximity heat damage to objects and characters. Of note is that a vehicle can still run even if all the tires are gone, slowly rolling along on its rims. Unavailable vehicles shown in-game include jet aircraft, excavator, and for reasons of scale, ships like destroyers. A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as An excavator is an Engineering vehicle consisting of an articulated arm (boom stick bucket and Cab mounted on a Pivot (a rotating platform like a A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy None of the alien machines can be commandeered by players either.

Multiplayer

Up to 32 players are supported in each multiplayer match in Crysis. There are two different modes, each with six available maps: Instant Action, a deathmatch type mode; and Power Struggle, which are played by two opposing teams, each trying to destroy the other's headquarters. ^[16][17]

Power Struggle features the American Delta Force soldiers fighting the North Korean Army; both sides, however, have nanosuits. For the computer game see Delta Force (video game. For the movie see The Delta Force (film. The Korean People's Army (short KPA is the Military of North Korea. ^[17] All players begin armed with only a pistol and a basic nanosuit, called the "prototype" suit. ^[18][17] In order to purchase weapons and vehicles, the player must complete objectives, or kill enemies. The aim of Power Struggle is to destroy the enemy headquarters, a task which is done using either alien technology or nuclear weapons, gained by capturing alien crash sites. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Without these technologies, it would be difficult to win, due to multiple automated turrets guarding headquarters; they can be destroyed only by powerful human weapons, or alien technologies. ^[17][19] All vehicles in the game are available in Power Struggle, though they must be unlocked by capturing a zone that specializes in manufacturing a certain vehicle—for example, capturing a zone with a port would allow the building of water-based vehicles for the team in possession of the zone. However, vehicles may be stolen, by picking their locks, even if their team has not captured the zone producing that type of vehicle. ^[18] Depending on the settings determined by the host, a game of Power Struggle could potentially take up to ten hours, which would cover multiple day/night cycles, if playing on a DirectX 10 server. Direct3D is part of Microsoft 's DirectX API. Direct3D is only available for Microsoft's various Windows Operating systems ( Windows Again, the duration of day/night cycles depends on the host's settings. ^[17]

Capture The Flag, originally planned to be included in the game, is no longer part of the game mode line up, due to its similarity to Power Struggle. ^[17] Even so, Jack Mamais, a Crytek employee, stated that Crytek hopes that this mode will be developed by the modding community. ^[20] Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli also said that Team Action would not be included as a multiplayer mode, because players would gravitate towards either Instant Action, or Power Struggle. ^[21]

An official multiplayer map pack that contains three power struggle maps and two instant action maps was released on December 24, 2007, given the title: Crysis Tournament Map Pack. ^[22]

Plot

Set in August 2020, Crysis plot follows First Lieutenant Jake Dunn — codenamed "Nomad" — a United States Army Delta Force operative. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and 2020 ( MMXX) will be a Leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nomadic people, (from the νομάδες nomádes, "those who let pasture herds" also known as nomads, are communities of people that The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. For the computer game see Delta Force (video game. For the movie see The Delta Force (film. ^[23] As Crysis begins, an American team of archaeologists are taken captive by the North Korean Army, just as they were making an important discovery in the South China Sea. The Korean People's Army (short KPA is the Military of North Korea. The South China Sea is a Marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the The United States responds by deploying a team of Delta Force soldiers — supported by the USS Constitution Carrier Strike Group — who begin to engage the North Koreans' large military installations. For the computer game see Delta Force (video game. For the movie see The Delta Force (film. A Carrier Strike Group (CSG is the United States Navy term that replaces Carrier Battle Group. During this phase of the game, the setting is a tropical environment, similar to that in Far Cry, Crytek's previous game. The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23 Far Cry is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft While the player does not fight any aliens until much later in the game, a few aliens are encountered during the first part of the game, some of which kill and abduct the player's teammates. Meanwhile, the Korean forces on the island excavate parts of the island in order to explore the findings of the American archaeologists. However, as Nomad progresses through the island, he dismantles several Korean encampments and frees hostages including Helena Rosenthal, the daughter of the lead archaeologist. At the end of the first section, the mountain at the center of the island begins to crumble revealing a two-kilometer high alien structure beneath the surface, out of which aliens begin attacking both the U. S. Military and North Koreans.

Once Nomad halts the North Korean excavation and kills their commander (General Kyong), he enters the alien structure in this section and begins to explore the zero gravity environment, retrieving valuable information about the alien invaders, who periodically attack him. Once he exits, Nomad discovers the structure has affected the surrounding area around the island by creating an ice sphere that lowers the ambient air temperature to −200 °F (−129 °C) and flash freezes every living being within it. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. After a long battle with the new alien attackers, Nomad and Prophet narrowly escape the sphere using a VTOL, and the final section of the game takes place on the aircraft carrier USS Constitution. VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing. VTOL describes Fixed-wing aircraft that can lift off vertically

Prophet, Nomad's squad leader, keeps telling Admiral Morrison, commander of the Constitution, that they must go back to the island, but he does not listen. Prophet then takes the alien weapon that he acquired while inside the ice sphere and goes AWOL and flies back to the island. In Military terminology desertion is the Abandonment of a " Duty " or post without permission from one's Government or superior A nuclear strike is ordered on the island despite Prophet being there, but this just gives the alien ship more energy to put into the shield, also doubling the shield in size. Prophet is presumed killed when the nuke hits the island. Alien forces then exit the sphere and attack the Constitution, killing Morrison. Nomad, Psycho, and the ship's complement of U. S. marines battle with many aliens and finally a large alien warship, resulting in the destruction of both the USS Constitution and the warship. The entire Carrier Strike Group is also destroyed. A Carrier Strike Group (CSG is the United States Navy term that replaces Carrier Battle Group. Helena informs Nomad that a U.S. Navy fleet is en route from Japan, and will arrive within the hour. US Fleet Activities Yokosuka, or Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka is a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. They then get a transmission from Prophet, who is indeed alive, and inside the Ice Sphere on the island. Nomad, Helena, and Psycho then home in on Prophet's position and start flying towards the ice sphere, at which point the game ends.

Military of the United States

United States Army

Raptor Team is the U.S. Army Delta Force detail that the protagonist, Nomad, is a part of. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. For the computer game see Delta Force (video game. For the movie see The Delta Force (film. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. At full strength, it consisted of Aztec, Jester, Psycho, Nomad and the team leader, Prophet. The true names of the characters are revealed in the CryEngine 2 Sandbox 2 editor that comes with the game. CryEngine2 is a Game engine. It is an extended version of the CryEngine, the game engine behind Far Cry. Sandbox is the Level editor included with the game Far Cry that enables the construction of maps and modifications (" mods Aztec and Jester die quickly during the course of the game, leaving just three alive. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is their ultimate overseer, though later in the game they are more directly in touch with USS Constitution personnel. The Joint Special Operations Command ( JSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM and is charged to study special operations

• Nomad (1st Lieutenant Jake Dunn): the protagonist. First Lieutenant is a Military rank. The rank of Lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations (see Comparative military ranks His face is unseen (except in concept artwork), and he pursues mission goals with single-minded fervor. Concept art is a form of Illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design idea and/or mood for use in Movies, Video games

• Aztec (Harold Cortez): Part of the initial team, he is rapidly mutilated by an alien at the start of the game along with a four-man KPA patrol. The Korean People's Army (short KPA is the Military of North Korea. Was fluent in Spanish.

• Jester (Martin Hawker): Also present at the beginning while at the site of a strange discovery, a boat far inland and frozen, he is captured by an alien machine. It takes him a short distance away before discarding him, at which point his mutilated body is discovered.

• Psycho (Michael Sykes): A former British SAS operative; later joined Delta Force. British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special He tends to use British profanity, and has the SAS insignia tattooed on the back of his head. Psycho survives the initial events and assists Nomad for the rest of the game. His adventures on the island during the game will be revealed in the sequel/spin-off, Crysis Warhead. Crysis Warhead is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Video game developer Crytek Budapest

• Prophet (Major Laurence Barnes): The Delta Force squad leader, who after some time into the game is kidnapped by an alien machine and presumed killed; at that point, Strickland assumes mission command. Please see " Major " for other countries that use this rank In the United States, Major is a Military rank denotes He miraculously reappears at the point of the story where Nomad exits the alien ship, but exhibiting strange behavior. He has somehow managed to steal a complex alien weapon, and seems to have a much deeper understanding of the aliens than anyone else. At the end of the game, he heads back to the island announcing that he intends to destroy the aliens himself. He is again assumed to be killed when the US Navy nukes the island, but at the end of the game Nomad and Psycho receive a transmission from him and head back to find him. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.

United States Marine Corps

Locally led by Major Strickland, the U.S.M.C. contributes most of the ground military hardware in the game along with the Marines themselves. Please see " Major " for other countries that use this rank In the United States, Major is a Military rank denotes They operate from the USS Constitution carrier strike group, deploying via a sizable number of US Navy VTOL Aircraft. A carrier battle group (CVBG consists of an Aircraft carrier (CV and its escorts VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing. VTOL describes Fixed-wing aircraft that can lift off vertically Major Strickland takes over mission command after Prophet goes missing, but himself falls in battle later on: to distract a massive alien machine from attacking nearby evacuating aircraft, he deliberately stays behind to draw its attention, sacrificing himself.

United States Navy

Locally represented by the USS Constitution carrier strike group, and led by Admiral Richard Morrison, USN. A carrier battle group (CVBG consists of an Aircraft carrier (CV and its escorts Please see " Admiral " for other nations which use this rank In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the The American aircraft seen throughout the game belong to the U.S. Navy, and also seem to be carrying considerable ordinance, as seen when they deploy an F-35C fighter jet armed with a nuclear missile. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The carrier strike group meets its ultimate demise at the hands of relentless waves of alien machines and also an alien "War Ship". A carrier battle group (CVBG consists of an Aircraft carrier (CV and its escorts At the conclusion of the game Helena informs Nomad that there is another U.S. Navy fleet incoming from Japan that will arrive within the hour. US Fleet Activities Yokosuka, or Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka is a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan.

North Korean People's Army

Led in the game by Colonel General Kyong, known for being a brutal person. Colonel General is a senior Military rank which is used in some of the world’s militaries Their intent to hang onto the islands is clear, shown by the significant allocation of forces ranging from infantry to tanks and military aircraft. The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing Aircraft that is in the current employ of a Military power According to Kyong, the Koreans are interested in the archaeological findings because of the potential to use the alien technology as a profitable power source. It is later revealed that they have nanosuit technology, which Nomad thinks "look like cheap knockoffs" in his opinion. Their nanosuits are limited solely to Kyong himself and his elite personal guard. Kyong is encountered midway during the game as a boss character, complete with nanosuit. A boss is a computer-controlled opponent which is found in Video games Their purpose is to test the skills that the player has accumulated over the course of a game However, he is notoriously well known for being very easily defeated, with only constant physical attacks generally being sufficient.

Aliens

Operating out of their massive ship embedded in the rock, the aliens themselves have streamlined bodies with which they "swim" through the weightless internal environment. Their organic-looking war machines comprise the bulk of their forces, ranging from small ones able to maneuver indoors to flying ships that can sink destroyers by ramming them head-on. The massive number of machines that deploy at the end of the game, along with filler text for multiplayer maps, indicate their interest in Earth is on a global scale.

In terms of offensive technology, most of their weapons are portrayed as being centered on coldness, shown in-game by the presence of weapons that either freeze targets outright or launch ice shards at high speed. These weapons do not require ammunition in-game, merely having a short "cool down" time after periods of prolonged firing. They do however have weapons outside of this type, such as the sci-fi "singularity cannon", or more traditional implements such as directly built-in blades and spikes.

Development

Game engine

Main article: CryEngine 2

Official system requirements^[24]

	Minimum	Recommended
Microsoft Windows
Operating System	Windows XP or Windows Vista
CPU	2. CryEngine2 is a Game engine. It is an extended version of the CryEngine, the game engine behind Far Cry. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops 8 GHz or faster for XP, 3. 2 GHz or faster for Vista	Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2. The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel 's consumer 64-bit dual-core and 2x2 MCM quad-core CPUs with the X86-64 instruction set 2GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Memory	1 GB RAM for XP, 1. The Athlon 64 X2 is the first dual-core desktop CPU manufactured by AMD. 5 GB RAM for Vista	2 GB RAM
Hard Drive Space	12 GB of free space
Graphics Hardware	256 MB video memory, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB or ATI 2900XT 512MB
Sound Hardware	DirectX 9. The multinational NVIDIA Corporation ( (ɪnˈvɪdiə specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for Workstations 0c compliant card

Crysis uses a new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine2 is a Game engine. It is an extended version of the CryEngine, the game engine behind Far Cry. Far Cry is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft CryEngine (usually styled as CryENGINE) is a Game engine used for the First-person shooter Computer game Far Cry. 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 and Windows XP. Direct3D is part of Microsoft 's DirectX API. Direct3D is only available for Microsoft's various Windows Operating systems ( Windows Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and ^[25]

Roy Taylor, Vice President of Content Relations at NVIDIA, has spoken on the subject of the engine's complexity, stating that Crysis has over a million lines of code, 1GB of texture data, and 85,000 shaders. The multinational NVIDIA Corporation ( (ɪnˈvɪdiə specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for Workstations In Computer science, source code (commonly just source or code) is any sequence of statements or declarations written in some Human-readable Texture mapping is a method for adding detail surface texture or colour to a computer-generated graphic or 3D model. A shader in the field of Computer graphics is a set of software instructions which is used by the graphic resources primarily to perform rendering effects ^[4]

Demo

On August 27, 2007, Crytek announced a single-player demo would be released on September 25, however, the date was pushed back to October 26. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Crytek is a German Video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkish-German brothers Cevat Avni and Faruk Yerli ^[26] The demo featured the entire first level, Contact, as well as the sand box editor. ^[27][28] On October 26, Crytek announced that the demo would be postponed for at least one more day and was released to the public on October 27. Crytek is a German Video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkish-German brothers Cevat Avni and Faruk Yerli ^[29] However, on many sites it was provided a day early, and an oversight allowed people to grab the file directly off an EA server earlier than intended.

Shortly after the demo's release some enthusiasts found that, by manipulating the configuration files, most of the “very high” graphics settings (normally reserved for DX10) could be activated under DX9. The "very high" DX9 graphics mode looks almost identical to the DX10 mode, with certain graphical features not being able to be reproduced correctly under DX9, such as Object Motion Blur. Motion blur is the apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or Animation. ^[30]

Sandbox editor

Main article: Sandbox (video game editor)

Crysis contains a level editor called Sandbox, much like Far Cry's, in which new levels can be created and edited. Sandbox is the Level editor included with the game Far Cry that enables the construction of maps and modifications (" mods A level editor (also known as a map, campaign or scenario editor is a software application used to design levels maps or campaigns Sandbox is the Level editor included with the game Far Cry that enables the construction of maps and modifications (" mods Far Cry is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft Such levels will have full support in all multiplayer modes. This will allow the player to easily build their own levels, seeing everything in real time within the editor. The player can also jump into the map they are working on at any time to test it. The editor is the same one that was used by Crytek to create the game. ^[31]

As stated in the readme file accompanying Sandbox, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows Vista x64 are the only officially supported OS's for running the editor. Windows XP has been released in several editions since its original release in 2001 Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops According to Crytek, using a 32-bit OS can lead to instabilities with production size levels due to the low amount of virtual memory available and is therefore not supported.

Soundtrack

Main article: Crysis Special Edition Soundtrack

Special Edition

The three-disc Special Edition of Crysis contains the following:^[32]

• Steelbook casing (Not available in American Version)
• Crysis game DVD
• Crysis Bonus Content DVD including:
  • "Making of Crysis" & "Meet the Developers" featurette
  • Initial Crysis concept video
  • Additional "key trailers"
  • Showreel of original concept and production artwork
  • High-resolution screenshots
  • Storyboards
• A 28-page game manual
• A 16-page concept art booklet
• An exclusive in-game multiplayer "Amphibious APC" vehicle
• Official soundtrack CD by composer Inon Zur

Note that the Amphibious APC is currently unavailable to most pre-orders and Special Edition owners. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A screenshot, screen capture, or screen dump is an Image taken by the Computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of Concept art is a form of Illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design idea and/or mood for use in Movies, Video games An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian) is a Vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport viable on land as well as on water - just like an Armoured personnel carriers (APCs are Armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport Infantry on the Battlefield They usually have only a Machine The Crysis Soundtrack is composed by Inon Zur. The soundtrack is currently available for the Crysis Special Edition and is also A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Inon Zur (born July 4, 1965) is an award-winning Music composer for movies television and video games Electronic Arts is still working out a solution. ^[33] Also note that the PAL version for Australia includes a small ad for Logitech products. PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour -encoding system used in Broadcast television systems in large parts of the world For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Logitech International SA ( SWX: LOGN,) headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland, is the Holding company for Logitech

Reception

Reviews
Publication	Score
ActionTrip	9. ActionTripcom, founded in 1999 by Uros "2lions" Jojic is an independent computer and Video game related Website dedicated to providing the latest news 1/10[34]
Eurogamer	9/10[35]
Game Informer	9/10[36]
GamePro	4. Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American -based monthly magazine featuring articles news strategy and reviews of GamePro is an American Video game magazine published monthly The magazine was first established in Redwood City California in 1989 by Pat Ferrell 75/5[37]
GameSpot	9. GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information 5/10[38]
GameSpy	4. GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game websites and provides online video game-related 5/5
GameTrailers	8. GameTrailers ( GT) is a media website that specializes in video game related content 8/10[39]
IGN	9. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video 4/10[40]
PC Gamer UK	92%
PC Gamer US	98%[41]
PC Zone	92%[42]
X-Play	3/5[43]
Compilations of multiple reviews
Compiler	Score
Metacritic	91% (56 reviews)[44]
MobyRank	90/100[45]

Reviews

Crysis was awarded a 98% in the PC Gamer U. PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. PC Zone was the first Magazine dedicated to games for IBM-compatible personal computers to be published in the United Kingdom. X-Play (previously GameSpot TV and Extended Play) is a TV program about Video games known for its reviews and Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. MobyGames is a Website devoted to cataloging computer and video games, both past and present PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. 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. Half-Life 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter computer game and the sequel to the highly acclaimed Half-Life ^[41] 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. GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information 5 out of 10, describing it as "easily one of the greatest shooters ever made. "^[38] GameSpy gave it a 4. GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game websites and provides online video game-related 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. 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. X-Play (previously GameSpot TV and Extended Play) is a TV program about Video games known for its reviews and ^[43] GamePro honored Crysis with a score of 4. GamePro is an American Video game magazine published monthly The magazine was first established in Redwood City California in 1989 by Pat Ferrell 75 out of 5, saying it was "a great step forward for PC gaming," but criticized the steep hardware requirements. ^[37] IGN awarded it a 9. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video 4 out of 10, hailing it as "one of the more entertaining ballistic showdowns in quite some time. "^[40]

Awards

GameSpot awarded Crysis Best Shooter in its Best of 2007 awards, saying that "It was this open-ended, emergent gameplay--the ability to let us tackle our challenges in whatever way we wished. GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information " They also awarded it with Best Graphics: Technical and Best PC Game stating that "The firefights in the game are beautiful to look at, but extremely intense affairs that force you to think quickly--and reward you for doing so. It's a dynamic game, one that you can play several times to discover new things and to experiment with different approaches. "^[46]

PC Gamer awarded Crysis Game Of The Year and Action Game Of The Year in its March 2008, Games of the Year Awards issue. PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. PC Gamer also remarked that "Crysis has pushed PC gaming to a new plateau, marrying the most advanced graphics engine ever created with phenomenal gameplay. From the cinematic opening to credits to its cliffhanger ending, Crysis is mesmerizing. "

Gamereactor — who gave Crysis a perfect ten — awarded Crysis Best Action Game of 2007, saying that "the action genre is forever changed. "

IGN editor Dan Adams awarded Crysis its Editor's Choice Award, musing that "the Halo 2 type ending. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video . . wasn’t enough to deter me from heartily recommending action fans pick this one up. "

Sales

As of February 1, 2008, Crysis has beaten EA's expectations and sold over a million copies worldwide, according to a conference call. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[6]

Sequels

Crysis was announced to be the first game in a trilogy by Crytek. A trilogy is a set of three works of art usually Literature, Film, or Video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three ^[4] It is expected that the sequel will continue where the first game ended. In addition to seeking a United States trademark on the name Crysis,^[47] Crytek is seeking to trademark the names Crysis Wars,^[48] Crysis Annihilation,^[48] World in Crysis,^[49] and Crysis Warhead. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual Crytek is a German Video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkish-German brothers Cevat Avni and Faruk Yerli While it is possible that a sequel is in development, GameSpot commented that the trademarks also "could be nothing. GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information "^[50]

On June 4, 2008, a teaser image of Crysis Warhead was on the main Crysis website. Crysis Warhead is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Video game developer Crytek Budapest ^[51] On June 5, EA and Crytek released more information about the game through a press release. Crysis Warhead will be released on fall 2008 for PC.

See also

• List of Games for Windows titles
• List of games with DirectX 10 support

References

External links

• Crysis: EA Games official Crysis website
• Crysis: EA UK website

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