Crysis - Maximum Edition (PC DVD)

These are great looking games as you probably know, and worth buying just to show off your graphics. The games run ok out of the box, but I'd recommend downloading the 1.1 patch so you can enable vsync (otherwise there's a lot of tearing), and getting hold of a custom settings file: google "crysis custom settings" and check out the inCrysis forums. These make the game look a lot better and improve the performace massively. It's puzzling that the update patches aren't included on the DVD, however.I had some problems for a couple of days running these on my new computer, where it crashed a lot when loading a level, but it turned out to be an incompatibility with the Asus GamerOSD FPS display that came with my graphics card. Turned that off and it was fine.As well as the graphics and sound being amazing, the physics and destrucability of the environments are great too. There's one scene with a rope bridge, which swings and bounces like a real rope bridge would. Shoot out a few of the ropes, and the bits of wood hang down just like they would in reality. I thought it was pretty cool. There are other bits where you might throw a grenade at some soldiers in a hut, and it blows part of the roof off and half-collapses the building.The graphics in Warhead were supposedly optimised, but as a default they looked a lot worse to me, due to unforgiveable amounts of "pop-in". Huge bushes and plants would suddenly appear very noticeably out of nowhere a few metres away, one after the other as I moved along. Thankfully downloading some custom settings improved matters a lot.The games themselves, once you've got over the graphics, are nothing special in my opinion. They try to incorporate elements of stealth games (your radar is very reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid), but the enemy seems to spot you way too easily at great distances, and the "stealth mode" of your suit where you can go invisible for long periods makes this a bit of a joke at close quarters. It's been done much better in the Splinter Cell games, for example. And as a pure shooter, it's not nearly as rewarding as something like the Halo series on the Xbox, or COD4. Battles are far between, and you (and your enemies) seem to be able to take far too many bullets. The aliens in the second half of the game aren't really much fun to shoot at all, and it's more of a chore than exciting, frightening, or exhilarating.The games are also way too short. I was shocked when the credits rolled in Warhead, since I thought I was only halfway through at most, and I'd only started the game the previous day. There's a timer on your saves, and Warhead shows I completed it in 40 minutes (not including sections repeated when I died). I can see that it must take a lot of effort to produce the dialogue, cut-scenes, scenery etc, but I feel if they concentrated more on making the gameplay mechanic more fun, they could re-use the scenery for multiple missions, and come up with interesting situations for you to puzzle out, rather than the actual "missions" which consist of going to a waypoint, then going to the next one, etc. They should have concentrated less on the cut-scenes and dialogue and made it a much longer game, and rather less like an interactive film. Since there's no scoring system on the missions, I don't feel much incentive at all to re-play the games. I've been trying a bit on the "hard" difficulty but really it seems exactly the same as "normal".Another negative for me was the amount of bad language! I find it unpleasant when my computer starts swearing at me when I'm playing a game, especially when you have to play a section multiple times and it starts yelling the f-word at you with the same repeated dialogue each time. It's just offensive and unnecessary.Overall it's worth getting just to marvel at the graphics and play around with the physics, but as a game it's too short and there are other shooters / stealth games that are a lot more fun to play.

First, the graphics are good, very good, and as long as you're not blundering about in the dark trying to work out who or what is killing you, that's fine.Sadly, that's what the game is: blundering about in the dark trying to find a way round a solid terrain obstacle while being shot to bits by a helicopter using a blinding searchlight. Or being shot to bits by ground troops you can just make out in the distance but who seem to have no difficulty hitting you even when you are cloaked and lying prone in undergrowth.The only decent weapons, (when you find them) have only a couple of shots in them then you are defenceless again. The standard issue weapons are hopelessly inaccurate even at close range. The laser sight is a joke.The only way to deal with the relentless hostile fire is to run flat out and keep going. If you stop, enemies spawn around you and there's no solid cover anywhere.The actual game-play consists of a simple series of target locations you somehow have to reach, past ambush points and terrain mazes. Having got to one alive, you get a little pat on the back and the next pops up. The dialogue from friends and foe alike is equally monotonous. "Reloading, cover me" and a few taunts seem to be it.And that's about it, same scenario repeated ad-nauseam. Throw in the occasional freeze-up, shut down and restart for good measure.Maybe I'll take a look at it again in a month or two, but for now I think I'll go get a life.

This game is Brilliant and a bargain at the current price. Crysis Warhead is also awesome bonus.(nice to have a UK FPS hero. Don't get me wrong, I like the Yank characters but the Psycho character was refreshing. He sounds like one of my mates in the pub.) I have had a Excellent Combat adventure experience.Very important: you need a Decent spec PC to really enjoy it. This game is the bench mark in Technology that all other games are only now catching up too. This Games make you realise why PC games are and will always be better that the Console siblings.When I first Played the game I spent ages just interacting with world touching, garbing, throwing, shooting and blowing stuff up. That was foreplay lol, Very Cool. And when you start fighting the bad guys, wow the experience is intense.You have to be methodical in your combat approach, if you leave a space for the enemy, they will hurt you and put a cap in your @$$. I like that in a game as it keeps you on edge and immerses you into the game. The use of profanity in the games just adds to the intensity and realism of the game play and is used sparingly when the moments calls for it. Then the action gets intense, so does the language.I did prefer combat in the Jungle more so that in the ICE, and I love it when you use you powers to smash the enemy, the shock and horror on some of the enemy faces was brilliant.I hope for more games like this where you feel like you are part of a Movie. (Much better that TV! I hardly watch the thing any more.) I could Write a Book about this game. Just get it and have fun, you will not regret it.

Good game, excellent price.

After playing 2 and 3 ...I thought of playing 1 ....could not play in win 10.....but plays on win 7....not great if u have played 2 & 3

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.

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 buyRecommendedMarty :)

Il venditore non dà informazioni di tracciabilità, infatti pensavo che il gioco fosse stato perso. Poi però mi è arrivato e funziona benissimo. Grafica buona, comandi personalizzabili e si può giocare anche con il controller dell'xbox. ATTENZIONE: CRYSIS E' SOLO IN INGLESE, MENTRE GLI ALTRI DUE ANCHE IN ITALIANO. Per il resto è un ottimo gioco. oltre ai 3 cd, danno in dotazione un altro cd con i manuali in tutte le lingue, quindi anche il italiano. consiglio di comprarlo ai fan di crysis, anche perchè senza questo le altre storie non hanno senso :D