Crysis 2 review: More than just a suit


by Randy Nelson, joystiq.com

Crysis 2 running well and looking fantastic, even on the half-decade-old Xbox 360, is now a reality. Gone is the question of "Will it run?", replaced by the really big one: "Is it any good?"

Make no mistake, Crysis 2 answers the "Will it run?" question definitively. Though about the millionth FPS built around a plot of an alien invasion, give or take a few, it's also the most beautiful. Its depiction of a disaster-ravaged New York City is the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters, with layer upon layer of impressive visual effects, animations and large-scale destruction.

I already had a pretty good idea of what I'd find under the eye candy coating. I'd played the original (on Medium Detail, for what it's worth) and thought it was a pretty good sci-fi FPS delivery system for some really fantastic graphics. Read Full Story

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