Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead is a video game that consists of 3 releases
Reviewed on Sept. 30, 2008
Crysis Warhead trades the length of the original for a bit more intensity and a lot more focus.
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The stand alone expansion to Crysis. The game is a parallel story that follows Sergeant Michael 'Psycho' Sykes, a character from the first game, as he faces his own trials and challenges on the other side of the island during the time period of the first game.
Crysis Warhead is by no means a sequel to the story of the original Crysis. It is the same story from a different point of view. While the main character in the original game experiences his story on one side of the island, Warhead takes place in the different side of the island.One of the first things that the Crytek team stated about Warhead is the optimization. Crytek stated that the original game was not opened enough for the general PC audience resulting in parts of the audience not playing the game. They have also stated that the graphics have improved slightly, but have not drastically changed. Also they have stated that loading times will be slightly shorter then the ones in the first game.
The Crytek team has announced that a patch and SDK will be released later in 2009 for Cryis Warhead.
Crysis-branded PCs
Electronic Arts has announced plans to market PCs branded with the Crysis name, in order to coincide with the release of Crysis: Warhead. The purpose of the PCs will be to get people who don't usually use their PCs to game to buy the PCs simply so they can run the game. The PCs will be priced between $600-$800, depending on how well you want the game to run. UltraPC are the company that manufacture the Crysis PC.The Specs of the PC are as follows:
- Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case Black
- NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 512MB PCIe Video Card
- G31 mATX Motherboard
- Inter Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66GHz 3M Processor
- 2GB DDR2 800Mhz PC6400 Memory (1GB x 2)
- 250GB 7200RPM 3G SATA II Hard Drive
- 500 Watt Power Supply
- 16X DVD-ROM Drive
- Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Adapter
- Integrated Realtek High-Def Audio
- Keyboard & Mouse Incuded
- 1 Year Parts & Labor Warranty
Improvements to CryEngine 2
Crysis has specifically stated that the core CryEngine 2 is undergoing many changes most of which will enable Crysis Warhead to perform better on all systems and to have lower minimum system requirements as well as being optimized to all PC hardware. One of the notable changes is that Warhead will have more number of enemies on screen for a lesser frame-rate hit than the original.The developers have also added three predetermined graphics levels -- Mainstream, Gamer, and Enthusiast -- which will help gamers to run the game on a variety of systems right off the bat without optmizing or changing specific settings. Though the developers have also specifically stated that Enthusiast may not provide the highest level of visual detail possible in the game.
Enemy AI has also been greatly improved to suit the playing style of Psycho as well as to provide a better experience overall in general. The developers have stated in many interviews that, whereas in Crysis sometimes enemies might pause for a moment once the player appears in view, the AI in Warhead will be more tighter with enemies flanking and taking out the player quickly and effectively.
System Requirements
- CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800 (3200 for Vista) or better
- RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista)
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or better
- VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory
- Storage: 15GB
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
- ODD: DVD-ROM
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Vista
- DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10
Crysis Wars (Multiplayer)
Crysis Warhead ships on two discs. The first one being Crysis Warhead, and the second disc being Crysis Wars. Crysis Wars still has the two multiplayer modes from the original Crysis, Instant Action and Power Struggle, and introduces a new mode called Team Instant Action. Team Instant Action is essentially the same thing as Instant Action, but played with teams (similar to Team Deathmatch). Crytek has also rebalanced the nanosuit, so players can still rely on the suit if their out of ammo. The game ships with 21 multiplayer maps and supports up to 32 players online.
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Sept. 17, 2008
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ESRB: M
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PEGI: 16+
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