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Rating: 10

Earth, 2019. A team of US scientists makes a frightening discovery on an island in the South China Sea. All contact with the team is lost when the North Korean Government quickly seals off the area. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation. As tension rises between the two nations, a massive alien ship reveals itself in the middle of the island. The ship generates an immense force sphere that freezes a vast portion of the island and drastically alters the global weather system. Now the US and North Korea must join forces to battle the alien menace. With hope rapidly fading, you must fight epic battles through tropical jungle, frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G showdown.

bit-tech Review

"Is Crysis revolutionary? Kind of. Is it a game of the year contender for me? Unfortunately not. Any other year, definitely yes, but this year there has some stiff competition and games like BioShock and Episode Two have to take precedence in my eyes.

The most telling thing I think is that I’m actually getting tired of talking about the game, although I still have things to say. That’s something which doesn’t happen with other games, such as (yes, I’ll point to it again) BioShock or Episode Two.

Let down by a poorly told story and gameplay which isn’t as fantastic as the graphics and hype would leave you to believe, Crysis is a classic example of something which has a lot of trouser but not enough...um, nevermind. Because of that it just gets pipped at the post and misses the final hurdle.

Doubtlessly you’ll pick yourself up a copy as soon as you can run it, as well you should because despite my negativity this isn’t a bad review. When you do play it you’ll probably disagree with me, but the more you play I think the closer you’ll get to my point of view. If not then, well, that’s what the forums are for." - 16th November 2007

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