Crysis 2 moves the saga to city, New York invaded by the Ceph. The Nanosuit offers enormous tactical possibilities, breathtaking visuals for the time. Less open than the first but superbly executed.
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First-Person Shooter4 players18+
Description
Electronic Arts first-person shooter with the nanosuit at the heart of a New York invaded by Ceph aliens. Published by Electronic Arts, released in Europe, Australia and Turkey in March 2011. Nanosuit with stealth and armour modes, Ceph aliens to counter, iconic New York settings and online multiplayer. European, Australian and Turkish versions.
Crysis 2 review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Lush jungles, devastated megacities and photorealistic light: the game pushed technical limits with stunning vegetation and effects. The density of the settings and the rendering of the light compose a cutting-edge realism. This visual ambition, polished and spectacular, long stood as a graphic showcase.
The real sound of the game comes out of the suit. The nanosuit has a synthetic voice announcing modes, a mechanical breath in armor, a hushed hiss when you activate the cloak, a dull rumble when energy recharges. To wear this gear is to hear yourself become a machine, and the sound design makes each toggle of power a sonic event. The devastated city recedes behind the breathing of the armor.
The story puts a soldier in a dead man's skin. Wounded and dying, the protagonist inherits the suit and the identity of another, whose voice keeps resonating in his helmet, and he crosses a Manhattan under quarantine, ravaged by a plague and an alien invasion. The question that rises is not only to survive, but to know who you are when you carry the name, the armor and the mission of a man you are not.
A shooter from Crytek, Crysis 2 transposes the war against an alien invasion to a devastated New York, where the Nanosuit lets you switch on the fly between strength, armour and invisibility to adapt your approach to each situation. The tactical freedom, the remarkable technical quality for the PS3 and the spectacular pace make it a generation FPS reference. The decline of multiplayer and increased linearity over the first game weigh on it. An excellent FPS for fans of tactical shooting and science fiction action.
