Crysis Maximum Edition

Reading the previous reviews, you get the impression the game is bad because of the DRM. Well, I just received my copy and it's the first time I've played it....and it's awesome. (On my brand new i7-965/GTX285/6gb/Asus p6T-OC.) Yes, I agree an alternative protection scheme should have been considered, but there are many circumventing utilities on the net, one only needs to search. The box is a regular DVD box with three disks stacked, and two manuals. I'm guessing the 'maximum' marketing aspect is just the inclusion of the three disk because aside from that there nothing especially interesting about the packaging. Artwork is nice...but who buys a game to stare at the box? The meat of this is of course the game, the storyline is very interesting so far..I'm on 'Recovery.' I can't wait to find out more about the floating alien and the kidnapped researchers. The graphics are simply astounding. The sound reinforces the atmosphere. I have not tried multiplayer yet, but will need more practice before I jump into it. The sandbox editor looks much more complicated than the first, but I haven't delved too deeply into yet. This is the one thing I really like about crytek's games....they include a game editor. I can't wait to see the mods to be developed for with this engine. Last I saw, there was a online movie in production with this engine and a Star Trek mod too...awesome. With my new system I received a free copy of Far Cry 2 and seen so many comparisons on the net I feel the need to add my 2 bits. I think graphically the two games are nearly identical. Storyline wise, I preferred Crysis, Far Cry2 is way too repetitive and the respawning is ridiculous. Sound quality is about the same on both. Far Cry2's AI is a lot tougher. Bottom-line, I think the two games are very enjoyable, and I'm glad to be back into PC gaming (I was trapped on consoles for a few years).

This is probably one of the best games ever made and I loved playing it. I did have problems with the original crysis game though. I have a fast computer and the game was jittery for me throughout the levels. There is a lot going on in this game, but the engine in this game is just really slow. There is also a memory dump problem at the end of the game. The game doesn't dump the memory it has used so new frames can use it. This makes the game crash after a couple of seconds as soon as your memory is full. This happens right around the time when you get to the last guy. The only way i could beat the game was to turn everything all the way down and run the game in windowed mode. For being such a great game this is a huge problem that almost ruined the game for me. About 4 or 5 of my friends with the pc version of this game have had the same exact problem and all had to find a different fix to finish the game. Plan on spending some time researching how to end the game if you buy this. The sequel and other games in the set all ran fine with no problems I can remember. All in all this is one of the best games with a great story that was almost ruined from its buggy programming.

Preface: I wish I could write a review about a game that utilizes DRM software or online registration without being flamed when I give it a positive review...I'm personally against DRM, I hate it, and I agree with everyone that wrote reviews pointing out that DRM only punishes people who buy legit and does virtually nothing to prevent piracy. Like many people I have found myself considering simply downloading a pirated copy of game rather than have my computer invaded by software I paid good money for...Regardless, I saw this on sale here at Amazon for under $10 bucks! and I had to jump at the chance. This is why I would like to leave the DRM issue aside - this has been covered thoroughly in the majority of the reviews for this game - and just address the content of the game that I actually bought...so, onwards: If you prefer to get your games legally and are willing to deal with the DRM or consider yourself savvy enough to scrub securom7 from your system then Crysis is definitely worth the money. The highly anticipated title from German developer Crytek is the spiritual, but not thematic, successor to the company's ground breaking FarCry, a title that received acclaim for its lush, detailed environments and its non-linear levels. Oddly enough, Crysis, Crysis:Warhead and Crisis Wars have more in common with the original FarCry than the "official" sequel: FarCry2, a title that, while a good game in its own right, opted for an African setting and markedly non-mutated enemies. Sure, there have been other attempts to extend the franchise (predator, instincts) but as far as I'm concerned, Crysis marks the first real return to the core concepts of the original. That doesn't mean it picks up, or even alludes to, the characters and story from FC, far from it: Crysis puts you in the shoes of Nomad, a member of a special-forces unit in the not too distant future. Armed to the teeth and outfitted with cutting-edge technology, these guys are a one man army - which, considering you'll be on your own and facing an army of North Koreans, is a good thing. With Crysis, it appears that the developers have matured out of the comic book machismo and silly innuendo of FarCry and into something more, well...adult. The story has received significantly more attention, offering a more cohesive story arc and a narrative that integrates much more seamlessly with the action. The mad scientist angle has been replaced with a somewhat grander theme involving...ok, so it's those meddling scientists again. However, the scope is larger, with a vague geo-political clash brewing between the world's major powers as the Americans and North Koreans square off on the island. In the style of the modern warfare series, you'll be assisted by state of the art technology, including a range of customizable weapons, a set of 'tagging' binoculars, all the intelligence a 4.2 billion defense budget can buy, and....a frigging nano-suit that could turn Gomer Pyle into a Ramboesque killing machine - if Rambo could cloak and leap over buildings. The nano suit is your ace in the hole - you can choose between 4 settings: speed, strength, defense and cloak, which will augment your abilities accordingly. The nano-suit is a bunch of fun and opens up a great many new approaches to completing objectives. Combine its powers with the open-level design and you've literally got dozens of different ways to go about playing the game. Not having any luck with your first approach? Look for a wall you can leap over in strength mode, or run back a bit and climb up that mountain path to that overlook; now you've got a clear line of sight and pick off enemies with your sniper rifle. You can use cloak mode and silencers to sneak around completely undetected, leaving a 0 body count if you wish, or you can mix and match - swoop in with speed mode, grab a guard before he knows what hit him, hit the cloak again and disappear into the jungle with your victim. The flexibility of the game is really astonishing, and the mechanics have been polished quite nicely so that everything works the way you expect it to. Very little is off-limits here, aside from the occasional inaccessible perch, and although the maps (by necessity) are not endless (terminating at sheer cliffs or instant death) you are almost always given enough room to walk around enemy positions at a safe distance. Much has been made of the game's incredibly detailed environments and the high-end hardware needed to render them properly. Both of these are valid points - The game is truly gorgeous: from water effects to shadows, everything has been tweaked to look realistic, and more importantly, react realistically to your interactions. Trees and bushes sway in the breeze, recoil from bullets and the shock waves of explosions, and feature self-shadowing effects. The foliage is actually an integral part of the game, providing darkness and cover for your stealthy exploits. A variety of animals will scamper about as you scare them from their hiding spots (often they can be grabbed if you're quick enough. Ever thrown a Kiwi bird at a North Korean soldier?) and butter-flies make their erratic flight around flowers growing in patches of sunshine. Aside from just being pretty, the environment is also highly destructible and dynamic. Objects obey the laws of physics, meaning they will roll, float, fall, etc based on their weight, shape and other characteristics. Many objects and trees will break apart as they absorb damage, turning what once a seemingly safe hiding spot into a terribly exposed death trap. Even buildings will collapse around you if struck by grenades or a heavy enough object. You can use this to you advantage by placing explosives at the base of a watch tower to bring it, and the soldiers inside, crashing down to the ground. As in any good stealth game, you can throw objects to distract enemies, but using strength mode you can throw much more than rocks. I beaned a Korean guard with a can of crushed pineapples, and before he had time to shake it off, I had crushed him with a dumpster I grabbed using augmented strength! Obviously I could go on and on, but half of the game is playing around with the environment and trying different approaches. Obviously, all of these little effects and object properties are a lot for the PC to juggle, and yes, this hogs resources. The very-high settings (which requires DX10 capable hardware and OS edit:there is a hack for XP) will render graphics that are practically photorealistic, but you better have a good cpu, video card and plenty of RAM to run it and still maintain a playable frame-rate. However, even on High and Medium the game looks pretty good, but you will be missing out on some of the showcase effects, so take this into account if you have an older set-up. As far as complaints go, I have very few: the main one being that the game is almost too easy. Even on the highest difficulty setting you can often wipe out a well defended position by marching in the front gate, guns-a-blazin'. With the nano-suit you can simply employ the tactic of blasting one enemy, switching to cloak so the others lose track of you, and then blasting the next poor sap. Rinse and repeat. If anything, the challenge is to play the game stealthily, but since you're not really punished for setting off alarms (other than with a few reinforcements or a helicopter) it's really not that difficult either. The only real frustration I experienced was the occasional glitch when carrying objects. My character would simply die mid-stride, even if there were no enemies on the map. My guess is that something went wrong in code and the game decided I had been hit by the object I was carrying and the damage was enough to kill me. Kind of a bummer when it happens, but it wasn't very frequent. Long review short: Crysis come highly recommended. I hope EA opts for no, or less invasive DRM, for Crysis2, but I really doubt it.

this game has beautiful graphics. i'm not a big first person shooter fan but this game is good enough to keep me playing. it comes on a PC-DVD Rom so make sure your reader/writer supports this format or you'll be looking around for an old DVD-ROM you tossed out years ago. it got here fairly quick and in outstanding condition. i mainly purchased this game as a form of benchmark test for my pc i just put together and it passed with flying colors. i was able to max out all the settings and the game didn't have any issues. the games getting a tad old but will still test alot of the systems out there presently. ty amazon!!!

A great game and a ton of fun. Even thought it is a little older it still feels really up to date (one advantage is that even lower hardware today brings the game to shine in very high settings). I have had Crysis 2 up until now and find the original just a little more fun. It might not be as polished as far as the graphics are concerned, but playing it is just a little better. Most likely due to the story line. Being the maximum edition, I am still looking forward to playing Warhead but I am certain it will just as much joy to play. Another side point, cheats do work in this game so one does not have to worry about trainers and that adds to the pleasure a little bit when one just want to go and blow away some bad guys with that really cool weapon that fires small nuclear bombs, it just brings a smile to your face seeing that mushroom cloud go up into the sky. Very original. So getting the UK version was a great buy, cheaper and the delivery time was not that long. All in all a great buy Recommended Marty :)

面白いです、ゲート好きはやった方がいいかも。気に入っています。

tutto ok

El juego está muy bien. Gráficamente es una pasada y a nivel de jugabilidad también. Usar las diferentes habilidades y armas le aporta bastante variedad.

I use the above term because this is what the game is about, Find and rescue the objective, avoid enemies as much as possible.. This is difficult, as the route one chooses is fraught with enemies.. The only difficulty I face is with the key board, in some instances, one needs extra long fingers to press and hold some of the command keys while working with the mouse.. I have discovered some glitchs in the game, that cause my character to fall into un-escapable holes.. The only way around these is to reload a previous save and continue on an altered route.. Save, Save, Save, the game every time one moves a great distance without enemy contact and during enemy contract if one has a breather space to do so..