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Crysis

Tuesday February 19, 2008
Written by David Kidd
Tags: Crysis
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$99
Price at time of review.
This is a game that pushes PC hardware to the limit, and puts so called ‘next-gen’ consoles to shame.
Crysis for Windows

Genre: Fighting, Publisher: HIP, Platform(s): Windows, Media: CD-ROM

Earth, 2019: On a remote island, an US science team makes a frightening discovery. The North Korean Government quickly seals off the island chain. Contact with the science team is lost. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation and report back to the Pentagon. Amid rising tensions between the US and North Koreans, a massive, 2km high alien ship is revealed in the middle of the island. The ship generates an immense force sphere, freezing a vast portion of the island and drastically altering the global weather system.

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Crysis Maximum Edition for Windows

Genre: Compilation, Publisher: Electronic Arts, Platform(s): Windows, ESRB Rating: M - (Mature), Media: DVD-ROM

Finally, gamers can get their hands on the entire Crysis world in Crysis: Maximum Edition. The 2007 PC Game of the is packaged along with the critically acclaimed parallel story, Crysis: Warhead, and the explosive multiplayer combat of Crysis Wars.

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Crysis Warhead for Windows

Genre: Shooter / FPS, Publisher: Electronic Arts, Platform(s): Windows, ESRB Rating: M - (Mature), Media: DVD-ROM

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This article appeared in the January, 2008 issue of PC Authority.
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hacker
Aug 22, 2008 2:48 PM
i think it is one of the best games crytek has ever made.it rocks and is still the top of the market.


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