Compared to part 1, does some shooting in the series: The offshoot for PS3 and Xbox 360, leave their mark on the former flagship PC. The bringing of any changes.
Welcome to the city that never sleeps! As a Marine with the code name "Alcatraz" They arrive in New York - under water. However, enemy attacks rub your whole unit. When you wake up, plug in an alien suit that has seem to have almost magical abilities. Before you stands a muscular guy who introduces himself as a prophet, wishes you all the best for the job and then blows his head before your eyes. The prelude to "Crysis 2 is successful. The use of the successful sci-fi author Richard Morgan as a writer of the story was worth it. But what about the rest? What does a playful? A lot! The overview.
More speed
Remember the "Crysis" fire fights? As you switched constantly between the Nanosuit modes? Stronger armor for frontal attacks, more bounce to reach platforms, invisibility for slow action, more speed for an edge change - all are activated via a radial menu in the current battle. That brought you more options, but also took the pace of the game. The developers recognized the flaws and purify in "Crysis 2 " the operation of the suit. High jumps as you turn now, by holding the jump button pressed. Or change a button between increased armor and invisibility.
"We have found that many players play either stealth or in defense mode. That is why we make these modes more readily accessible, "said Sten Huebler, lead designer at Crytek. The measures increase the pace and make sure that you use the different options more often and play with it more varied.
Choose!
And play varied directed. The title you prescribed really multi-faceted approach: Often suit your reports with the announcement "tactical options available" if you enter a combat zone. Now open to the compared to "Crysis" revised binoculars, you will see several yellow squares the possibilities. Follow such a narrow path at the right edge of a zone, you will find a prominent place at the end of a sniper rifle - virtually. Or cheat with camouflage activated via the left flank behind enemy lines and carry out first the alien leader with C4 explosives.
Crysis genes
You are free to use the options. The conventional methods of Ballerns who likes playing "Crysis 2" with a crowbar. Then, the game feels almost like its predecessor. But only almost. Even in terms of gameplay to beat the console versions. The extremely large areas of its predecessor obsolete. Everything is compressed, without falling into the tube principle of "Call of Duty." The developers choose a healthy balance. Often leads to the top and bottom. Rarely will you stay with your fighters on a plane. Often there is a bridge, a ledge, where you can enjoy a tactical advantage over the enemy. The advantage of the situation but also the level. The result is a cat-and-mouse game. Lengthy grave struggles are not the thing of "Crysis 2".
3D pioneer
Was the series in recent years in terms of computer graphics pioneer, Crytek is also trying with the branch, its leadership needs to be. The 3D technology will fix it. How serious the studio with the new form of presentation, clarified Chief Avni Yerli: "We want, Crysis 2 'reach into the gaming scene, what Avatar resulted in the cinema." The result is impressive. The 3D version of the title looks extremely clean. The normally frequent ghosting effects, which tarnish the image Doppler impression that it is rare. Small details are the ones making sure that the depth effect is present. Thus, the cross is not a static element, but an object that responds to obstacles: Move the cross while playing such a case, it serves you. The 3D controls the suit to underline again the optical depth. Puzzled over two and half years, the developers of the 3D technology. "We are very far forward in the industry," says producer Peter Holzapfel.
Multiplayer combat in a suit
Compared to the previous Crytek put much effort into the multiplayer. It starts with the genre typical ranking system that lets you give your fighter new weapons and bonuses, and ends with the atypical genre Nanosuit factor - even in the multiplayer games are you of the possibility of arms available. This leads, among other things, that you sneak in search of the next victims often in stealth mode on the cards - you bungle from unsuspecting players by stealth kill. Or do you optimize your suit with unlockable updates on the tank mode - then you automatically go before attacking, avoiding no firefight.
In most cases, choose the middle ground between camouflage and armor - especially in game modes where you travel a lot. One of these modes is "attack". In it, two groups are compared - one using Nanosuits and light weapons, the other to dispense with the super suit, used by powerful guns. The imbalance is forcing the suits, the ability to make full use of arms because taking Nanosuit Group has points that keep the ordinary soldiers. An exciting story. The remaining modes are based on the competition: Death Match, Capture the Flag, Conquest missions - that is action fans familiar. Small drawback: The eight maps in multiplayer mode for online battles get a little too big and twisty. This applies especially to be limited to twelve players console games. On the PC, connect a maximum of 16 players against each other.
Conclusion: Crysis 2
Not outstanding, but pretty good, so can be described, the second trip to the Crysis universe. There is still room for improvement - for example, the intelligence of the AI opponents, in the act (although a lot has happened since) and the graphics. Especially in terms of appearance it is developed by Crytek more usual. Especially since the game well only runs on powerful computers. On older PCs deliver "Crysis 2 " a faint image, therefore, must live with significant devaluations. The game scores with a top production, cinematic music and a fair degree of difficulty. The professional should not stop with "normal", but immediately enter a higher opportunity for the soldiers, the whole is to create but good. The makers announced "Crysis" as a trilogy. Therefore, the open end is not surprising - a little disappointing nevertheless. Nevertheless: "Crysis 2" belongs to the beginning of 2011's hottest games and fights with competitors such as "Kill Zone 3" and "Home Front" to the action crown. Winners are now the players.
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