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Crysis is a science fiction
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 first-person shooter
First-person shooter

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 video game developed by German video game developer
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 Crytek Frankfurt
Crytek

Crytek is a video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkey brothers: Cevat Yerli, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany, with three other studios in Kiev, Ukraine, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary and Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgaria....
 and published by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts

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, and is the first game of a planned trilogy
Trilogy

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. It was released on November 2007. Well-received by critics, early NPD
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 figures for the US market were taken as a sign that the game had flopped; however, EA has recently reported being happy with sales, stating that the game has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.






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Crysis is a science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 first-person shooter
First-person shooter

File:Freedoom aaa.pngFirst-person shooter is a Video game genres, featuring a First person , with which the player views the action as if through the eyes of the protagonist and in which the primary element is combat based around shooting....
 video game developed by German video game developer
Video game developer

A video game developer is a Computer software Software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers....
 Crytek Frankfurt
Crytek

Crytek is a video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkey brothers: Cevat Yerli, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany, with three other studios in Kiev, Ukraine, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary and Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgaria....
 and published by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
, and is the first game of a planned trilogy
Trilogy

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 individual works....
. It was released on November 2007. Well-received by critics, early NPD
NPD Group

The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers....
 figures for the US market were taken as a sign that the game had flopped; however, EA has recently reported being happy with sales, stating that the game has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. A side-story sequel, Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by video game developer Crytek and published by Electronic Arts as an expansion to Crysis....
, was released in September 2008.

Overview


Crysis is based in a fictional future where an ancient alien
Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life which does not originate from Earth. It is the subject of astrobiology and its existence remains hypothetical, because there is no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life which has been generally accepted by the mainstream scientific community....
 spacecraft has been discovered beneath the Earth
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
 on an island near the coast of East Philippines. The single-player campaign has the player assume the role of United States Delta Force
Delta Force

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ? commonly known as Delta, Delta Force and as the Combat Applications Group by the United States Department of Defense ? is an elite United States Special Operations Forces and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command ....
 operator Jake Dunn, referred to in-game by his call sign, Nomad. Nomad is armed with various futuristic weapons and equipment, most notably a "Nano Muscle Suit
Powered exoskeleton

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 activation-energy for limb movement....
" which, according to Crytek senior game designer Bernd Diemer, was inspired by the United States' Future Force Warrior 2020 program
Future Force Warrior

Future Force Warrior is a United States military advanced technology demonstration project that is part of the Future Combat Systems project. The FFW project seeks to create a lightweight, fully integrated infantryman combat system....
 and other projects relating from the Natick Soldier Systems Center. In Crysis, the player fights both North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n and extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life which does not originate from Earth. It is the subject of astrobiology and its existence remains hypothetical, because there is no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life which has been generally accepted by the mainstream scientific community....
 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
Weightlessness

Weightlessness is a phenomenon experienced by people during free-fall. Although the term #Zero gravity is often used as a synonym, weightlessness in orbit is not the result of the force of gravity being eliminated or even significantly reduced ....
 area) and a United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 aircraft carrier. Crysis uses Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
's new API
Application programming interface

An application programming interface is a set of subroutine, data structures, class and/or Protocol provided by library and/or operating system Service s in order to support the building of applications....
, Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) for graphics rendering, and includes the same editor that was used by Crytek to create the game.

A standalone, but related, game titled Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by video game developer Crytek and published by Electronic Arts as an expansion to Crysis....
, was announced on June 5, 2008. It was released on Steam
Steam (content delivery)

Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute a wide range of games and related media entirely over the internet, stretching from one-man Independent video game development efforts to some of the world's most popular games....
 September 17, 2008.

Gameplay

As with Crytek's previous game Far Cry
Far Cry

Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004 for Microsoft Windows....
, Crysis is an open-ended game with many ways to meet objectives. An addition to the previous Far Cry formula is that most weapons may be modified with devices such as suppressor
Suppressor

A suppressor, sound suppressor, sound moderator, or silencer is a device either attached to or part of the Gun barrel of a firearm to reduce the amount of noise and muzzle flash generated by firing the weapon....
s, telescopic sight
Telescopic sight

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....
s, and targeting lasers
Laser applications

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
Protagonist

A protagonist is the main Character of a drama or Narrative. The word "protagonist" derives from the Greek language p??ta????st?? , "one who plays the first part, chief actor." In the theatre of Ancient Greece, three actors played all of the main dramatic roles in a tragedy; the leading role was played by the protagonist, while the othe...
, callsign Nomad, is also capable of selecting various modes in his military prototype "Nano Suit
Powered exoskeleton

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 activation-energy for limb movement....
". The suit is capable of four modes: Armor (absorbing damage), strength
Physical strength

Physical Strength is the ability of a person or animal to exert force on physical objects using skeletal muscle. Increasing physical strength is the goal of strength training....
, speed
Speed

Speed is the rate of Motion , or equivalently the rate of change of distance.Speed is a Scalar quantity with dimensions length/time; the equivalent Vector quantity to speed is velocity....
, and cloak
Cloaking device

A cloaking device is an advanced stealth technology that causes an object, such as a Spacecraft or individual, to be partially or wholly Invisibility to parts of the electromagnetic spectrum....
. 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
Mouse gesture

In computing, a mouse gesture is a way of combining computer mouse movements and clicks which the software recognizes as a specific command. Mouse gestures can provide quick access to common functions of a program....
 system, which adds a strong tactical element to combat.

The suit's integral mask has its own HUD
HUD (computer gaming)

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. It takes its name from the head-up displays used in modern aircraft....
, displaying typical data like a tactical map and current energy levels. The view is electronic in nature, shown in-game through things such as a booting
Booting

In computing, booting is a Bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. A boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the computer performs when it is switched on....
 readout and visual distortion during abnormal operation. Onboard utilities include a two-way radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
, PDA
Personal digital assistant

A personal digital assistant is a handheld computer, also known as a palmtop computer. Newer PDAs also have both color screens and audio capabilities, enabling them to be used as mobile phones, , web browsers, or portable media players....
 and audio-visual
Audio-visual

The term audio-visual may refer to works with both a sound and a visual component, the production or use of such works, or the equipment involved in presenting such works....
 logging capability, with features like image zoom and night vision
Night vision

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 spectral range, and sufficient intensity range....
 provided by optional equipment (given by default in single-player).

The artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science which aims to create it. Major AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents,"...
 (AI) in Crysis also aims to be realistic and believable. Enemy soldiers 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. 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.

Weapons

The game features assault rifle
Assault rifle

An assault rifle is a rifle designed for combat, with selective fire . Assault rifles are the standard small arms in most modern Army, having largely superseded or supplemented battle rifles such as the World War II-era M1 Garand rifle and SVT-40....
s, sub-machine guns, pistols, LAWs, shotguns, miniguns, sniper rifles, gauss cannons, an Alien energy-based mini-gun like weapon (MOAC and MOAR attachment), and the TAC gun (a nuclear grenade launcher). 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
Flashlight

A flashlight is a portable electric searchlight which emits light from a small incandescent lightbulb, or from one or more light-emitting diodes ....
 to a rifle which is later discarded, the flashlight is not considered gone and will still be available in the future.

Attachment options are given a fair amount of leeway even if the end result may seem strange. For instance, a 4x/10x sniper
Sniper

A sniper is usually a highly trained marksman that shoots targets from Concealment positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel....
 scope can be attached to the buckshot
Lead shot

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....
-firing shotgun
Shotgun

A shotgun 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 of small spherical pellets called lead shot, or a solid projectile called a shotgun slug....
. Additionally, most weapons have multiple firing modes (single/rapidfire) and different ammo types. Crysis also incorporates some features that have appeared in other recent shooters, such as being able to throw hand grenade
Hand grenade

A hand grenade is an anti-personnel weapon that explodes a short time after release. The word "grenade" is derived from the French word for pomegranate, as shrapnel reminded soldiers of the seeds....
s without needing to formally equip them first, and accounting for already-chambered rounds when a reload occurs.

Plot

The game begins with the introduction of Raptor Team, a U.S. Army Special Forces unit. Playable character Nomad and his squad mates Psycho, Jester, Aztec, and Prophet perform a halo jump onto one of the Lingshan Islands. The tropical island (off the Eastern Philippines) and its surrounding water space comprise the setting. Raptor Team is ordered to respond to a distress signal sent by American archaeologists, who where excavating mysterious dig sites. The artifacts discovered pre-date man.

It is August 2020 and North Korea has become a major economic and nuclear power. North Korean military troops (KPA) occupy the island and hold several U.S. citizens in custody. Because of the U.S. Military's open combat against the KPA, it is presumed that the nations are in some state of war.

Nomad is ordered to disrupt local KPA forces through a variety of guerrilla maneuvers. Along the way Aztec and Jester are brutally killed along with several North Korean soldiers by an unknown entity. Major Strickland, a U.S. Marine Corps officer, provides Nomad with short-term combat objectives throughout the day. Nomad rescues an American CIA operative who posed as an archaeologist during her investigation of the KPA's dig site interest. The primary objective is completed when head archaeologist Dr. Rosenthal is found hostage - though forced to continue his research - in a KPA camp. Nomad witnesses him arguing into a video uplink with North Korean General Kyong and his daughter Helena, also a hostage at another excavation site. The unknown artifact next to Dr. Rosenthal activates itself, freezing the surroundings with a massive energy explosion. Rosenthal is killed, frozen in pose, as is anyone else in the vicinity. Nomad's prototype Nanosuit retains its internal temperature capable of insulating him from the blast.

He is ordered to move to an evac position and is transported by VTOL to a new combat zone - which incorporates tank warfare and encounters with North Korean soldiers outfitted in similar Nanosuits (though commented to be cheap knockoffs).

Nomad fights alongside the U.S. Marines toward General Kyong's position inside the island's central mountain. During the extensive approach battle, the mountain experiences massive tremors and beings to collapse, revealing a two kilometer-high alien structure inside. The U.S. Marines are halted by an earthquake on their line of approach and Nomad proceeds alone. After dismantling the KPA military outside a mine entrance, alien machines fly into the fray and begin to attack any and all humans. With the arrival of Stickland's support units, Nomad proceeds inside the mine shaft to find Kyong and Helena. He is taken captive by Kyong's bodyguards and forced to witness the General's activation of the mountain structure despite Helena's pleas. Kyong declares that his only interest is in the alien technology for an unmitigated power source and states that if not North Korea, the United States would be doing the same thing. A resulting energy pulse kills Kyong's guards, allowing Nomad to kill General Kyong himself. The mountain continues to collapse and Helena is rescued by VTOL which is forced to leave before Nomad can board. He decides to enter the alien structure in hope of a way out.

The interior of the structure becomes zero gravity and Nomad floats his way through the crystallized interiors. He encounters and fights with the sapient aliens in various cabins of their elaborate technology. Upon escaping the structure out the side of the mountain, Nomad finds that the aliens have flash-frozen the surrounding environment inside a -200° energy sphere. All life within the sphere is killed, including two platoons of U.S. Marines, and again Nomad survives due to his Nanosuit. He runs into Prophet, who fights off alien mechanized attackers with one of their own ice weapons. Much of the alien technology is cryo-oriented, alluding to the temperature of their natural habitat. Nomad and Prophet exit the sphere as an alien warship flies overhead. They meet up with a U.S. Marine officer, Lieutenant Keegan, along with his remaining platoon of Marines. The group begins to their way to the evacuation site. Helena is rescued from her crashed VTOL on the way, and first contact is made with a large alien machine. The machine cannot be stopped and attacks the retreating units. Major Strickland allows Nomad to escape on the last VTOL aircraft by creating a distraction, killing himself in the process. The prior engagements with the North Korean military seem petty in comparison to the immediate and indiscriminate threat the aliens pose.

The aircraft's pilot is killed and Nomad takes the controls for an evacuation mission. They successfully return to the USS Constitution carrier strike group and are debriefed by Richard Morrison, a U.S. Navy Admiral. Prophet begins to show symptoms of post-traumatic stress and maniacally returns on his own to the island, stealing a VTOL aircraft in the process. Despite this, Admiral Morrison follows the orders of the White House and Joint Chiefs of Staff, launching a nuclear missile at the sphere. Helena makes a futile argument against this, theorizing that the aliens would absorb the energy created by the nuclear explosion. Indeed, this is exactly what happens. The nuclear attack provokes the aliens to launch an all-out offensive against the carrier strike group. The USS Constitution is severely damaged, prompting Nomad to perform both combat and repair objectives. Admiral Morrison is killed after the crew abandons ship. Nomad secures a "TAC cannon," a hand-held tactical nuclear warhead launcher. The final battle pits him against the an alien boss, which dwarfs the aircraft carrier in size. Helena helps to deter the alien technology with an energy transmission resonated from Nomad's Nanosuit. After the walker is destroyed, the alien warship appears off the port side and must be destroyed with the TAC cannon. Nomad escapes the sinking ship in a VTOL piloted by Psycho, with Helena on board too. They fly off to rendezvous with a U.S. Navy fleet from Japan but reroute back to the island when Prophet is found to still be alive. The game ends on a cliffhanger as Nomad states that they now have the ability (the energy transmission) to stop the enemy.

Vehicles

A large selection of vehicles are present, with most being available to players for personal use. Available ground vehicles range from pickup truck
Pickup truck

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 heavy loads....
s to tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
s, while naval vessels range from motorboat
Motorboat

A motorboat is a Boat propelled by an internal combustion engine or electric motor driving a pump jet or a propeller. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea defines a "power driven vessel" as any vessel propelled by machinery and even a sailboat while it has an engine running is technically a power driven ves...
s to light military hovercraft
Hovercraft

A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle , is a craft , designed to travel over any smooth surface supported by a cushion of slowly moving, high-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface below, and contained within a "skirt." Hovercraft are used throughout the world as a method of specialized transport where ever there is the nee...
. All vehicles (Humvees
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle is a military Four-wheel drive motor vehicle created by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles formerly served by the M151 1/4 ton MUTT, the Gama Goat, their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the CUCV, and other light trucks with the Military of the United States, as well as being...
, pickup trucks, and even tanks) have a turbo mode that can be activated via the sprint key. The aircraft selection is limited to one North Korean attack helicopter and a fictional American VTOL aircraft
VTOL

VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft that can hover and take off and land vertically, helicopters, and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as tiltrotors....
, each of which can transport eight passengers and two crew. Crytek also included an Amphibious APC vehicle, a version of the ICV that can travel on water and land. The vehicle was only available for those who pre-ordered the game, however.

Damage modeling is limited in wheeled vehicles, most noticeably the ability to burst their tire
Tire

Tires, or tyres , are ring-shaped parts, either pneumatic or solid , that fit around wheels to protect them and enhance their function....
s. 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
Jet aircraft

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 10,000 to 15,000 meters ....
, excavator
Excavator

An excavator is an engineering vehicle consisting of an articulated arm , bucket and cab mounted on a pivot atop an undercarriage with Caterpillar track or wheels....
, forklift and for reasons of scale, destroyers. 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
Deathmatch

Deathmatch may refer to:*Hardcore wrestling, a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules**Celebrity Deathmatch, a claymation parody television show that pitted celebrities against each other in the ring...
 type mode; and Power Struggle, which are played by two opposing teams, each trying to destroy the other's headquarters.

Power Struggle features the American Delta Force
Delta Force

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ? commonly known as Delta, Delta Force and as the Combat Applications Group by the United States Department of Defense ? is an elite United States Special Operations Forces and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command ....
 soldiers fighting the North Korean Army
Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army is the military of North Korea. Kim Jong-il is the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea....
; both sides, however, have nanosuits. All players begin armed with only a pistol and a basic nanosuit. 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 achieved using nuclear weapon
Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission or a combination of fission and nuclear fusion....
s in the form of a TAC Tank, a TAC launcher, or a Singularity Tank. To gain access to the nuclear weapons, you must first capture the facility which is used to make them, and then the alien crash sites which feed the facility the energy necessary to build them. It is arguable that the Singularity Tank is the best for taking out an enemy base, due to the fact that it has infinite ammo, with the same power as the TAC tank, able to take out the enemy HQ in two hits.

One must earn Prestige Points, attained by killing enemies and taking over Bunkers, Power Stations, and Factories, to create any of the aforementioned superweapons. Apart from the superweapons, other things able to be bought are machine guns, pistols, a shotgun, a precision rifle, ammo, a rocket launcher, and explosives. As well as weapons, one may buy add-ons such as laser sights, silencers and sniper scopes, or buy field equipment such as Night-Vision Goggles, Binoculars, and Parachutes. Vehicles that are able to be purchased at War Factory's are Humvees, AA vehicles, APC's, Tanks, and Gauss Tank's. To purchase patrol boats, amphibious vehicles and other watercraft, a Naval Factory is required. You can also purchase helicopters and VTOLs at Aircraft Factory's.

The advanced weapons available for purchase from the Prototype Factory (aside from nuclear weapons) require 50% energy . Weapons that you can buy are the handheld minigun, the MOAC which has infinite amno and fires ice shards, and you can also buy the MOAR which is an upgrade that can be attached to the MOAC causing it to fire a beam that will instantly freeze all enemies and some vehicles.

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. Even so, Jack Mamais, a Crytek employee, stated that Crytek hopes that this mode will be developed by the modding community. 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.

Factions


United States Military


United States Army
Raptor Team is the U.S. Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 Delta Force
Delta Force

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ? commonly known as Delta, Delta Force and as the Combat Applications Group by the United States Department of Defense ? is an elite United States Special Operations Forces and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command ....
 unit that the protagonist
Protagonist

A protagonist is the main Character of a drama or Narrative. The word "protagonist" derives from the Greek language p??ta????st?? , "one who plays the first part, chief actor." In the theatre of Ancient Greece, three actors played all of the main dramatic roles in a tragedy; the leading role was played by the protagonist, while the othe...
, Nomad, is a part of. At full strength, it consisted of five men, Aztec, Jester, Psycho, Nomad and the team leader, Prophet. The true names of the characters are revealed in the CryEngine 2 Sandbox 2
Sandbox (video game editor)

Sandbox is the level editor included with the game Far Cry that enables the construction of Level and modifications for the CryEngine 3D environment technology....
 editor that comes with the game. 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.

  • Nomad (First Lieutenant
    First Lieutenant

    First Lieutenant is a military rank.The rank of Lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations , but the majority of cases it is common for it to be sub-divided into a senior and junior rank....
     Jake Dunn): The player character. His face is unseen throughout the game, and he pursues mission goals with single-minded fervor. The player assumes this role throughout the game, and other than the end of the last cutscene, the entire game is viewed from Nomad's perspective.


  • Aztec (Harold Cortez): Part of the initial team, he is brutally killed by an alien at the start of the game along with a four-man KPA
    Korean People's Army

    The Korean People's Army is the military of North Korea. Kim Jong-il is the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea....
     patrol.


  • 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 (Sergeant
    Sergeant

    Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
     Michael Sykes): A former British
    British people

    The British are citizenship of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants....
     SAS
    Special Air Service

    The Special Air Service is a special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model for the special forces of other countries....
     Operative, who later joined Delta Force. He tends to use British English, 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. Psycho's solo adventures form the basis of the standalone expansion, Crysis Warhead
    Crysis Warhead

    Crysis Warhead is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by video game developer Crytek and published by Electronic Arts as an expansion to Crysis....
    , in which he assumes the role of protagonist.


  • Prophet (Major
    Major (United States)

    In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, major is a field officer United States Military Officer military rank just above the rank of Captain and just below the rank of Lieutenant colonel ....
     Laurence Barnes): The Raptor squad's leader, who after some time into the game is kidnapped by an alien machine and presumed killed; at that point, Major Strickland assumes mission command. He miraculously reappears at the point of the story where Nomad exits the alien ship, but exhibiting strange behavior. After this he seems to have a much deeper understanding of the aliens than anyone else, having jury-rigged a complex alien turret into a man-portable weapon not unlike a minigun
    Minigun

    The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling gun-style rotating barrels with an external power source....
    . At the end of the game, he heads back to the island directly against orders, announcing that he intends to destroy the aliens himself. He is again assumed to be killed when the U.S. Navy nukes
    Nuclear weapon

    A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission or a combination of fission and nuclear fusion....
     the island, but at the end of the game Nomad and Psycho receive a transmission from Prophet, still alive on the island, and head back to find him. When he is last seen in the armory, it is mentioned that he upgraded his thrusters, which were used by Nomad in the alien complex to balance himself in zero gravity.


United States Marine Corps
Locally led by Major
Major (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, major is a field officer United States Military Officer military rank just above the rank of Captain and just below the rank of Lieutenant colonel ....
 Strickland, the USMC
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
 contributes most of the ground military hardware in the game along with the Marines themselves. They operate from the USS Constitution carrier strike group
Carrier Strike Group

A Carrier Strike Group is the term that replaces Carrier Battle Group in modern US Navy carrier air operations. The CSG is centered on an aircraft carrier and its Carrier air wing....
, deploying via a sizable number of United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 VTOL Aircraft
VTOL

VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft that can hover and take off and land vertically, helicopters, and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as tiltrotors....
. 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
Represented in-game by the USS Constitution carrier strike group
Carrier Strike Group

A Carrier Strike Group is the term that replaces Carrier Battle Group in modern US Navy carrier air operations. The CSG is centered on an aircraft carrier and its Carrier air wing....
, they are led by Admiral
Admiral (United States)

In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral is a 4 star rank flag officer rank, with the U.S....
 Richard Morrison, USN
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
. All of the American aircraft seen throughout the game belong to the U.S. Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
. The U.S. Navy also seem to be in possession of considerable ordnance, as seen when they deploy an F-35C fighter jet armed with a nuclear missile. The carrier strike group
Carrier Strike Group

A Carrier Strike Group is the term that replaces Carrier Battle Group in modern US Navy carrier air operations. The CSG is centered on an aircraft carrier and its Carrier air wing....
 meets its ultimate demise at the hands of relentless waves of alien machines and also a massive alien "War Ship". At the conclusion of the game Helena informs Nomad that there is another fleet of U.S. Navy ships en route from Yokosuka, Japan
United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka

U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, or Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka is a United States Navy base, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Its mission is to maintain and operate base facilities for the logistic, recreational, administrative support and service of the U.S....
 that will arrive within the hour.

Rosenthal's Team

Doctor Rosenthal's archeology team is on the island to search for remnants of the alien race he discovered clues of elsewhere in the world at the behest of North Korea. He brings with him his daughter Helena (also a scientist), another scientist named Badowski, an unnamed scientist and unknowingly, a CIA agent sent to secretly monitor him. The CIA agent is rescued by Raptor Team during the hidden alien spaceship's first ominous rumblings early in the game and is not seen again. The scientist Badowski is the first to be killed, found by Nomad in the jungle with numerous ice shards lodged in his back. Dr. Rosenthal is killed when he is flash-frozen by a flying alien craft that he excavated and it intermittently activates. Helena's unnamed colleague is shot in the head by General Kyong after Kyong doesn't have any use for him anymore. Helena survives and will likely feature in any sequels.

North Korean People's Army

In the game, it is mentioned that North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il
Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il is the de facto leader of the North Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea ....
 was superseded by his son, Kim Jong-chul
Kim Jong-chul (political figure)

Kim Jong-chul is the middle son of Kim Jong-il, who is the leader of North Korea , and the grandson of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-suk. He is the older brother of Kim Jong-un and younger brother of Kim Jong-nam....
 sometime in 2008. Chul revolutionizes the North Korean economy making it one of the most wealthy countries in the world in terms of technodollars. Using this new wealth the KPA buys the newest military hardware from China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, making it a formidable power. In the game, it is also mentioned that North Korea has a fully developed nuclear program.

The North Koreans in the game are led by Colonel General
Colonel General

Colonel General is a senior military rank which is used in some of the world?s militaries. North Korea and Russia are two nations which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories....
 Ri-Chan Kyong, an infamous North Korean military officer. Their intent to hang onto the islands is clear, shown by the significant allocation of forces ranging from infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 to tanks and aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
. According to Kyong, the North 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 reports as "look like cheap knockoffs". Their nanosuits are limited solely to Kyong himself and his elite personal guard. Kyong is encountered midway during the game as a boss character
Boss (video games)

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....
, complete with nanosuit.

Aliens

Operating out of their massive ship embedded in the rock, the aliens
Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life which does not originate from Earth. It is the subject of astrobiology and its existence remains hypothetical, because there is no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life which has been generally accepted by the mainstream scientific community....
 themselves have streamlined bodies with which they "swim
Swim

Swim can refer to several things:*Swimming , an album by the band French Kicks*swimming*Swim , an EP by the band Feeder, and its 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 machines and massive war 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 "cooldown
Cooldown

In numerous video games, a cooldown is the minimum length of time that the player needs to wait after using an ability before they can use it again....
" 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. Some unarmored aliens, which Nomad encounters in the alien ship, also use smaller, weaker versions of the larger aliens' MOACs that have a traditional blaster
Blaster

Blaster may refer to:* Blaster, a generic term for a raygun in science fiction.* Blaster , a specific weapon type used in the fictional Star Wars universe....
-like design. These aliens also use melee attacks.

Development


Game engine

Crysis uses a new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry
Far Cry

Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004 for Microsoft Windows....
s CryEngine
CryENGINE

CryEngine is a game engine used for the first-person shooter computer game Far Cry. It was originally developed by Crytek as a technology demo for Nvidia and, when the company saw its potential, it was turned into a game....
. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) framework of Windows Vista
Windows Vista

Windows Vista is one member in a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business Desktop computer, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs....
, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista and Windows XP
Windows XP

Windows XP is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptop, and media centers....
.

Roy Taylor, Vice President of Content Relations at NVIDIA
NVIDIA

Nvidia is a multinational corporation specializing in the manufacture of graphics processing unit technologies for workstations, desktop computers, and mobile devices....
, has spoken on the subject of the engine's complexity, stating that Crysis has over a million lines of code
Source code

In computer science, source code is any collection of statements or declarations written in some human-readable computer programming language....
, 1 GB of texture data
Texture mapping

Texture mapping is a method for adding detail, surface texture, or colour to a computer-generated imagery or 3D model. Its application to 3D graphics was pioneered by Dr Edwin Catmull in his Ph.D....
, and 85,000 shader
Shader

A shader in the field of computer graphics is a set of software instructions, which is used primarily to calculate Rendering effects on graphics hardware with a high degree of flexibility....
s.

Demo

On August 27, 2007, Crytek
Crytek

Crytek is a video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkey brothers: Cevat Yerli, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany, with three other studios in Kiev, Ukraine, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary and Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgaria....
 announced a single-player demo would be released on September 25; however, the date was pushed back to October 26. The demo featured the entire first level, Contact, as well as the sand box editor. On October 26, Crytek
Crytek

Crytek is a video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkey brothers: Cevat Yerli, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany, with three other studios in Kiev, Ukraine, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary and Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgaria....
 announced that the demo would be postponed for at least one more day and was released to the public on October 27. 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

Motion blur is the apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a Photography or a sequence of images such as a film or animation....
.

Sandbox editor

Crysis contains a level editor
Level editor

A level editor is a Computer software application used to design Level for a Video game. In some cases the creator of a video game releases an official level editor for a game, but other times the community of fans steps in to fill the void....
 called Sandbox
Sandbox (video game editor)

Sandbox is the level editor included with the game Far Cry that enables the construction of Level and modifications for the CryEngine 3D environment technology....
, much like
Far Cry
Far Cry

Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004 for Microsoft Windows....
s, in which new levels can be created and edited. 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.

As stated in the readme file accompanying Sandbox, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows Vista
Windows Vista

Windows Vista is one member in a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business Desktop computer, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs....
 x64 are the only officially supported operating systems for running the editor. 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

The Crysis Special Edition Soundtrack was composed by Inon Zur
Inon Zur

Inon Zur is an award-winning music composer for movies, television, and video games....
, and released on November 27, 2007.

Track listing

Crysis Special Edition Soundtrack

Special Edition


The three-disc Special Edition of Crysis contains the following:

  • Steelbook casing (Not available in American Version)
  • Crysis game DVD
    DVD

    DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
  • 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 screenshot
      Screenshot

      A screenshot, screen capture, or screen dump is an taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the Computer display or another visual output device....
      s
    • Storyboard
      Storyboard

      Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of illustrations or s displayed in sequence for the purpose of previsualizing a motion graphic or interactive media sequence, including website interactivity....
      s
  • A 28-page game manual
  • A 16-page concept art
    Concept art

    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, animation, or comic books before it is put into the final product....
     booklet
    Booklet

    *A booklet is a small book or group of pages.*Postage stamp booklet, a small groups where any postage stamps may be purchased if needed....
  • An exclusive in-game multiplayer "Amphibious
    Amphibious vehicle

    An amphibious vehicle , is a vehicle or craft , that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water - just like an amphibian.This definition applies equally to any land and water transport, small or large, powered or unpowered, ranging from amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars, buses, trucks, RVs, and military vehicles, all the way...
     APC" vehicle*
  • Official soundtrack CD
    Compact Disc

    A Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store Data , originally developed for storing digital audio. The CD, available on the market since October 1982, remains the standard physical medium for sale of commercial Sound recording and reproduction to the present day....
     by composer Inon Zur
    Inon Zur

    Inon Zur is an award-winning music composer for movies, television, and video games....


Note that the Australian release includes a small ad for Logitech
Logitech

Logitech International S.A. , headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland, is the holding company for Logitech Group, a Swiss peripheral-device maker....
 products.

  • The Amphibious APC is currently unavailable to most pre-orders and Special Edition owners. Electronic Arts is still working out a solution.


Reception


Reviews

Crysis was awarded a 98% in the PC Gamer
PC Gamer

PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC game and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries....
 U.S. Holiday 2007 issue, making it one of the highest rated games ever in PC Gamer, tying with Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is a science fiction first-person shooter Video game and the sequel to the highly acclaimed Half-Life . It was developed by Valve Corporation and was released on November 16, 2004, following a protracted five-year, $40 million development cycle during which the game?s source code was leaked to the Internet....
 and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a 4X game turn-based game strategy game Personal computer game created by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier under the auspices of Firaxis Games in 1999....
. The UK edition of the magazine awarded the game 92%, describing the game as "A spectacular and beautiful sci-fi epic." GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 awarded Crysis a score of 9.5 out of 10, describing it as "easily one of the greatest shooters ever made." GameSpy
GameSpy

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 services and software....
 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.. X-Play
X-Play

X-Play is a television program about video games, known for its reviews and comedy skits. The program airs on G4 in the United States, G4techTV Canada in Canada, FUEL TV in Australia, EGO Channel in Israel, GXT in Italy, and Maxxx in the Philippines....
 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. GamePro
GamePro

GamePro is an United States video game magazine published monthly. The magazine was first established in Redwood City, California in 1989 by Pat Ferrell, his sister-in-law Leeanne McDermott, and the husband-wife design team of Michael and Lynne Kavish....
 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. IGN
IGN

IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. Its corporate parent is IGN Entertainment, which owns and controls separate sites such as GameSpy, GameStats, Rotten Tomatoes and AskMen....
 awarded it a 9.4 out of 10, hailing it as "one of the more entertaining ballistic showdowns in quite some time."

Awards

GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 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." 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."

PC Gamer
PC Gamer

PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC game and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries....
 awarded Crysis Game Of The Year and Action Game Of The Year in its March 2008, Games of the Year Awards issue. 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
Gamereactor

Gamereactor is one of Scandinavia's biggest game magazines that covers pretty much everything about both computer and video games. It started in Denmark in 1999, then Norway and soon after Sweden....
 — who gave Crysis a perfect ten — awarded Crysis Best Action Game of 2007, saying that "the action genre is forever changed."

IGN
IGN

IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. Its corporate parent is IGN Entertainment, which owns and controls separate sites such as GameSpy, GameStats, Rotten Tomatoes and AskMen....
 awarded Crysis its Editor's Choice Award, saying that "the Halo 2
Halo 2

Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second video game title in the Halo and the sequel to 2001's critically-acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved....
 type ending... wasn’t enough to deter me from heartily recommending action fans pick this one up."

Sales

As of June 27, 2008, Crysis has beaten EA's expectations and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide, according to EA.

Sequels

Crysis was announced to be the first game in a trilogy
Trilogy

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 individual works....
 by Crytek. It is expected that the sequel will continue where the first game ended. In addition to seeking a United States trademark
TradeMark

TradeMark is a tall, primarily residential, skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2007 and has 28 floors. There are 200 hundred residential units....
 on the name Crysis, Crytek
Crytek

Crytek is a video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkey brothers: Cevat Yerli, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany, with three other studios in Kiev, Ukraine, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary and Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgaria....
 is seeking to trademark the names Crysis Wars, World in Crysis, and Crysis Warhead. While it is possible that a sequel is in development, GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 commented that the trademarks also "could be nothing." However, Crysis Warhead turned out to be the title of the next Crysis game, and Crysis Wars the name for the multiplayer mode in Warhead. Also, in a recent interview with GameSpot developers at Crytek said that "Crysis Wars" was a standalone multiplayer game with many new enhancements to the original multiplayer of Crysis (with inclusion of team deathmatch as a major feature apart from many others of similar scope).

On June 4, 2008, a teaser image of Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by video game developer Crytek and published by Electronic Arts as an expansion to Crysis....
 was on the main Crysis website. On June 5, EA and Crytek released more information about the game through a press release. Crysis Warhead was released for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
 on September 16, 2008 in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 and September 19, 2008 in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. The multiplayer element of Crysis Warhead is now called Crysis Wars.

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