Crysis

I was very excited for Crysis, and even upgraded from my 7900 GT for it. The good reviews kept me hopeful. But once I dived into the game, what I found was a sneak preview on what we will see next gen. The graphics are through the roof. Detail is everywhere. Vista users get a little extra also (very high settings). I still don't think there's a computer on the market that can run Crysis perfectly. Battles with many people tend to chop of the FPS. But still, the graphics are wonderful, and certainly the best the world has ever seen. The story is very interesting at first. You're with a squad sent to find missing scientists on an island. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat the first level, unti you actually see the goofy aliens. Ripped straight out of a B-movie I swear. The story is very lacking from there on. The gunplay is OK. The game's main feature is your suit. It has several powers included extra strength, speed, and stealth. The only truly useful of these is stealth, which is basically invisibility for a limited time. I almost never used streangth the whole game. Speed is only used outside of combat. And if you're not a stealthy guy, you won't be using it much. The game brags that there's many ways to approch a situation. It's nothing we haven't seen before. Far Cry has done, and it's done it better (special abilities ruin it for me). The single palyer is short and forgettable, with an unintersting ending. Muliplayer is there. The community is pretty much dead though. I think mostly everyone gave up on the muliplayer after the beta. The sound is there, and it sounds really good. Voice acting is top notch. The music however, is forgettable. Overall Crysis is great to see glimpse of the future. It's great production values can't be fallowed up by the gameplay. For lower end computer users, don't feel like you're missing much. Get Far Cry. It has far less system requirements and offeres similar, but better, gameplay.