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Crysis
By: Nikhil Singh   |   Dec 07, 2007
  • 4.5
The most photo-realistic game on the planet
Immersive gameplay
Well paced singleplayer campaign
Open-ended is awesome
Multiplayer could be better
Resource hungry

It's one of the few AAA shooters out there that’s a PC exclusive (really hard to come by since the 360 and PS3 hit the market), so there’s been a lot of hype around Crysis. I doubt that Crytek really had a choice in this matter – even with the tremendous power of the Xbox 360 or PS3, there’s no way the game could be ported to them without having their visuals and physics toned down a good bit.

Hell, even the most powerful rigs out there can’t run Crysis smoothly with everything maxed out (yes this game has owned every graphic card out there) It’s not because the game isn’t very well coded though, it’s just 'cos the game’s visually (and physically) intense. We were invited by EA and NVIDIA for a ‘Crysis Pizza Party’, where we had a chance to play the game on one of their most powerful machine – the monster had a 2-way SLI 8800 Ultra, and it still couldn’t handle the game with maxed-out settings!

The rig I used to review the game had a Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB RAM and an 8800 GTS, and I still had to play the game in medium to get a stable framerate. Hey, I’m not complaining; the game looks spectacular even at medium or low settings! It’s just a shame that we cannot play the game at its full potential yet, since they released it a whole hardware generation too early.

Just like the visuals, the gameplay is ahead of its time. Open-ended first person shooters have never honed this type of gameplay: deep, immersive and simple at the same time. Crytek took a simple concept – a suit that allows its wearer to enhance a number of his abilities – and implemented it so beautifully that every encounter can be played out in any way you want.

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feel like telling the indian government "give me one nano suit and i wll give you all the terrorist I ment international terrorist.
RED DEMOLISHER @ Oct 15, 2008
i have completed the 1^st part of crysis it showed the better grafics in my pc.I have 7300 gt card.Now I want to play the new Crysis Part....................................................
Kathik.M.S @ Sep 25, 2008
all those worried about game working on your rigs...

it is a heavy game for best performance....

i earlier had amd 64 4200 x2, and a 8600gt 256mb and 2 gb ram ... i played previous edition very smoothly. Even scenarios where there were heavy explosions etc didnt show any lag.

upgraded system lets see how this installment of game i face now.
anant @ Sep 24, 2008
@cl4wh4mm3r = Read the review and while reading you'll encounter words in Bold they are the codes are just make a proper sentence frm them.
Oj @ Sep 23, 2008
The code was quite easy this time
OJ @ Sep 23, 2008
when are the results???
Nobrains @ Sep 23, 2008
where is the code?
what is the code?
is it in the text or picture?
how to unscramble it?
i cant find it.help me.please somebody give me a clue at carquest_1989@yahoo.com
cl4wh4mm3r @ Sep 20, 2008
I found the code too hard. Still wondering about it
Pranav @ Sep 19, 2008
it was very easy dude
Alok @ Sep 19, 2008
What is the code.. how to unscramble it i din get it..
raj @ Sep 19, 2008
this was easy.
Chandan @ Sep 18, 2008
Come on !!!!!!!announce the result....... u guys dont announce the result... i am desperate
Ravi @ Sep 18, 2008
i have finished CRYSIS and now i would definately buy this and i know it would be awesome...
Samtam @ Sep 16, 2008
holy mother of gamer PCz.....2 8800 ultraz on d review pc n still d game had 2 be run on medium settings....2 get proper frame rates!!!!!!!
wat kinda hardware is this thing gonna chew on???
iceman @ Sep 16, 2008
I have a Nvidia Winfast 7300GT 256Mb , Intel E6300 Core2 duo, 1 GB RAM. Currently playin Crysis at 800x600 n advanced settings at medium and am still amazed.Hopefully it wont crash ahead. A gr8 game is one which achieves a balance between graphics,story,gameplay,sound,charachter immersion,console hardware .Halflife series would have to be only which balances on this.Do you think HL dev. could not create a beautifull island or HDR(which started in HL2) checkout the Highway or Lost Coast chapter in HL2. I started playing COD4 and Crysis. Am still amzed by Crysis but blown away by COD4.
geo @ Jan 23, 2008
I need the cd key of crysis
ketan @ Dec 27, 2007
"Friends..reading the review of the game i m jus so eager to take a hand on this game..but i hav a PC thats not so good for highend gaming like this one...i have 1GB of RAM on P4..i want to upgrade my PC for playing this game...can neone suggest me wat should i do..BUDGET:10,000Rs max for upgradation!!
mahi @ Dec 26, 2007
can any1 tell me that this game would be able to run on my pc my pc config are:
intel core 2 duo 2.08Ghz
nvidia geforce 8600gt 512mb
1gb ram
160gb hard disk
windows xp
vidhu @ Dec 24, 2007
Well my 8800GT eats its way through crysis..... it's so butifull can't tell U tht the game looks so damn realistic...!!!!! I was stunned for abt 5mins only watching the gfs & 4got abt the game.
ks127 @ Dec 23, 2007
CRYSIS!!!
One of the games that gamers all over the world have been waiting for since the release of the official trailer. Now that everyone has the game its only shameful that we cant enjoy it to its fullest coz of the H/w required not being available.
This latest installment by Crytek has put all other games of this day to shame with its breathtaking sceneries and amazing gameplay. The game has potrayed spectacular graphics which are far ahead as opposed to the hardware available. If there is a game in the world that will make a person upgrade its this one, just like its predecessor (Farcry) which made a lot of people upgrade (including me). The AI is brilliant especially the way in which they react to grenades and use them. Totally awesome stuff.
I give it a Max Rating on any scale.
Divij Durve @ Dec 17, 2007
CRYSIS IS THE ULTIMATE FPS CHOICE FOR ANY GAMING FAN.ITS TOTALLY COOL. I HAD BEEN AFTER MY DAD ,DOING ANYTHING I COULD TO MAKE HIM UPGRADE MY PC SINCE OCT ONLY TO PLAY CRYSIS. AND I WOULD GIVE IT A100OUT OF 10.
PRASHANT @ Dec 16, 2007
well ive finished the game abt 5 times and it runs smooth on one 8800 Ultra everything very high
ketan @ Dec 15, 2007
gr8 gmame but the graphicsx sux...as my pc crashed with this game......!
lance athony @ Dec 14, 2007
hey i have 8600 gt from xfx brought at 6100\- from lamington road and crysis game is excellent and ai is awesome
bragadeesh @ Dec 14, 2007
I've got a Core 2 Duo E6600 at 2.4 Ghz,a 320 GB Seagate harddisc,a Intel 965 mobo,dvd-rw,XFX 8600 GT over clocked from 540 Mhz core/700 Mhz Memory to 685 Mhz core/900 Mhz Memory with stock cooling,2 GB 667 Mhz,Window Vista Ultimate,500W Zebronics SMPS.I play Crysis at medium settings and pro street at full setting.Crysis is looks great even at medium setting and works better on vista than xp sp2.
Abir @ Dec 13, 2007
i have p4 1.8gh prosser,630 mb ddr ram, 80 gb harddrive, gigabite 82845g motherboad, dvd-rw ,
but i dont have any graphic card.and my moherboad does not have any agp slot , please tell me which pci graphic card can i buy for my boad to run vista & and latest pc games like nfs pro street
saurabh manka @ Dec 10, 2007
AWSM game but there is 1 more Competitor THATS CALL OF DUTY 4
9thstandard @ Dec 10, 2007
CRYSIS is amazing......but the only problem is that u have to purchase RS 15k+ card to enjoy it at its fullest.....great reviews!!!!
Hrushikesh @ Dec 10, 2007
i was once a great fan of valve's half life 2 series but once when i got my hands on crysis i felt half life 2 is really an ordinary game
I play with 8600gt,2gigs ram and 4800+ processor in medium settings and the game looks stunning.
But Crysis is power hungry and it would laugh at any graphic card thrown at it
The game engine is really powerful and the forest is so realistic and sometimes better than thr real forest
This game is the greatest FPS ever made on earth and this eill be a benchmark for 2 more years
pavan @ Dec 10, 2007
wont da game support nvidia 7300gt 256mb card?coz t runs in 800*640 res......and gets stuckd in da middle and ive 2 restart da whole system......m sick of t......i cannot afford 15k+ for a graphic card......hw abt gettin a 512card for dis game like 7300gt again wil t work?
GuruRaj @ Dec 10, 2007
For the physics rendering, Crytek has included physics emulation software or "physics processing unit" on the cryengine and crysis itself, so you do not require PPU.(like AGeiA)
Dan @ Dec 10, 2007
You actually have to have this to run it maxed:
Intel QX9700 CPU
dual 8800 ultra at SLI
1GB XP 2.5GB Vista RAM
750W PSU with 35A on the 12V rail(PCIe connector)
Liq cooling system for extreme overclocking
motherboard with nforce 680i chipset.
rest like a nice WD raptop HD 10k RPM above,
lots of experience in PC building and BIOS.

as stated by most "Very high setting" users on incrysis.com
Dan @ Dec 10, 2007
This is one of the most realistic game I have ever seen. This game is the best of the best. The people who have made this game have really slogged it out to make this mind blowing game. Seeing the trailer of the game I got surprised of the game. Although it requires high system requirements it is still worth playing the game.
Samson Dsouza @ Dec 10, 2007
crysis is 1 of the best i have played in recent times though cod4 and bioshock also are good games but it is this game which steals the show i have a core 2 duo processor a 4 gigs ram and an 8800 gtx card but still there r some problems running the game in full configuration especially in the last stage when ......

(Post edited by Nikhil Singh to remove spoiler)
priyansh @ Dec 10, 2007
guys ive a prob here.......my system configuration is
1gb ram,intel dual core 2 processor of 2.8ghz,nvidia 7300gt 256mb graphic card,160gb hdd......inspite of al dis my game gets stuck and ive 2 restart da whole system again and wil get stuck again in da same spot.....can any1 temme wats da exact reason for stuckin and suggest me da remedial measures 2 overcome dis issue.......pls pls do reply
my email is
appealingguy@gmail.com
GuruRaj @ Dec 10, 2007
I am eagerly waiting to watch this one performing on my console. i 've been a harcore fan of crisis look alike FPS games. hope the gameplay lives upto the expectations....and the hype too!!
Gaurav @ Dec 10, 2007
I hate CRISIS because unfortunately the game have been completed by me so there's nothing left to play........
Honestly this is the best single shooter game i have ever played...so guys go for it.........!!!!!
abhishek gupat @ Dec 10, 2007
I have played the game,I have never such a best game ever in my lifetime hats off for crytek and the original disc is also not costly .I love this game.............ooooohaaa
Samrat mazumdar @ Dec 08, 2007
Great game. Great review!!
Samrat Patil @ Dec 08, 2007
the game deserves 5.5 *s.
It's the reviewers problem if the game is resource hungry; IT'S SOME-WHAT AN AlienWare ONLY GAME.
And as far as the limitation in the aspect multiplayer is concerned, the single player mode is so good that you might forget your name -dump the friends (multiplayer buddies).
anyways, it's the best game till date.!.
So, may I request the reviewer to give the game a 5star rating?
A. Mitra AKA 935mitra @ Dec 08, 2007
amazing!!!!
Muhammed Shaheen @ Dec 07, 2007
EXCELLENT GAME TO BE ENJOYED THOUROUGHLY.
KEEP IT UP
K VITTAL SHETTY @ Dec 07, 2007
This is the GAME OF THE YEAR.. Gr8 review guys
Hahaman @ Dec 07, 2007
Nice review guys !!

Love the way you brought out certain nuances in the visual effects of the game
markettantrik @ Dec 07, 2007
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