Crysis 2 Single Player Campaign Review: Gameplay & Graphics – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & PC
The nano-suit gives players various abilities. Firstly, there is a visor mode that allows players to assess the level ahead of them, spot and mark target and Points of Interest, as well as identify objectives and form a plan of attack.
It is a useful feature one that gives the player the ability to plan his assault without simply running in all guns blazing.
The suit also has three modes, two of which can be activated and deactivated at will by the player. The modes are ‘Power Mode’, which allows the player to lift heavy objects (Heavy Machine Guns), throw objects at enemies with enough power to kill them and
also to Power Kick heavy objects like cars to create cover.
The second mode is ‘Armour Mode’ and allows the player to take heavy amounts of damage without affecting his health. Basically it turns the player into a walking tank of destruction!
The third mode a player can use is ‘Stealth Mode’, in which players can turn invisible. While it may sound cool and it most certainly is, it is almost overpowered as more often than not players can simply walk past enemies and finish the stage without firing
a single shot. While this may seem exciting for some it must be noted that it is nothing like Metal Gear Solid but rather a crutch that players will find themselves using more and more.
The three modes allow players to tackle each unique level in two different ways. Players can either choose the stealthy approach or the gung-ho approach as the level designers did an admirable job at making a stage custom built for both.
When it comes to enemy types in the game, there sadly is not much variety. There are the standard CELL troopers with the weapons they hold the only variation and after a while they become fairly boring to kill.
The game does try to spice things up with different types of aliens, but one does not notice the subtle differences in them either as the only Alien enemy that stood out was the ‘Heavy’ which is memorable more for being a pain to kill than anything else.
There is the odd boss fight, but then again they are simple set pieces that do not add too much to the game as the only thing keeping Crysis fresh halfway through the game are the unlockable nano-suit abilities.
Graphics & Environment
It is here that Crysis 2 raises the bar in the world of gaming. One will often find players who have played Crysis 2 describing the game as ‘beautiful’, which in fact is the perfect description of the game’s visuals.
Using the Cry Engine 2, the game boasts some of the most impressive visuals in the videogames to date. New York seems almost picture perfect, in a post apocalyptic sense, and the variation in levels is truly engaging.
Players will find themselves on the streets of New York, scrambling across collapsing bridges, inside laboratories and most impressively, inside Central Park while it is floating above the New York skyline in what is truly a sight to behold.
The environment, sound and Music along with the final verdict on the game are explained in detail in the next part of the article titled
Crysis 2 Single Player Campaign Review: Environments, Sound & Music, The Verdict – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & PC
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