The Suit Makes the Man

Have you ever loved a pair of jeans so much you wore them every day for a whole week? Of course you have. Now, if those same jeans gave you superhuman abilities and the "badassity" to save the world from destruction, how long would you wait to put your trousers in the hamper? You might have to change your clothes eventually, but from what we’ve seen from Crysis 2, once you try the game on for size, you might forget about all the others in your closet.

The original Crysis wowed us with stunning visuals and addictive FPS gameplay. It’s been three years and developer Crytek has been grooming the sequel to not only keep up with mega FPS franchises like Call of Duty and Halo, but to make those games look like yesterday‘s news. Set in 2023, New York City has become the focal point of an unstoppable alien invasion. Ruined skyscrapers litter the ground and aliens walk the streets freely. The Statue of Liberty has fallen, and somehow half of her lays on Manhattan--as if Lady Liberty herself tried to swim for safety to no avail. But thanks to some serious next-gen technology, you can put a stop to the invasion before it’s too late.



- The Nanosuit 2 will make short work of the alien threat -

At the forefront of Crysis 2 is the Nanosuit 2, which builds upon the concept of the first game’s Nanosuit. We’ve seen armor protect soldiers, but the Nanosuit perfects the warrior. There’s a ton of scientific data explaining the technology of the Nanosuit 2, but in laymen’s terms the suit is a one-stop-shop for ultimate warfare. The best part about this equipment is that it’s customizable. Using modules, you can enhance strength, agility, combat skills, and employ tactics like enemy marking and invisibility, as well as much more. With the right upgrades, we’ve seen players kick cars at enemies, move like Faith from Mirror’s Edge, and go invisible like a Predator on the prowl. Let’s see Master Chief do that!

Thanks to the Nanosuit 2’s flexibility, Crysis 2's missions aren’t restricted to singular solutions. In one demonstration, we saw a player destroy a boss with a head-on assault, but in another the player handled the enemy with tact, moving quietly through passages and rubble to get the drop.



- Say hello to my little friend! -

But, FPS games can’t compete for the crown without solid multiplayer. Crysis 2 will have at least a 12-player team-based deathmatch mode made up of two teams of six. Playing as either Marines or Cell soldiers, you can use modules to enhance your soldier much like Crysis 2’s campaign. There are five soldier classes so far, including Assault, Sniper, Scout, Demolitions, and Defense. Other game modes have not been revealed yet, but with vertical maps that integrate ground and rooftop dynamic gameplay, we might need much more to satisfy our online sweet tooth.

Crysis 2 was originally slated for a 2010 release, but with the extra development time, we’re glad it’s going to be fashionably late. Crysis fans have been waiting patiently for years for a full sequel, and with a March 22 release date (March 25 in Europe), it looks like Crysis 2 is dressed to the nines for your gaming pleasure.

? COMMENTS Posted on 01/14/2011 |

John Arkontaky

John loves gaming and loves writing about games. He wants to become a known voice in the gaming community and a game designer one day.

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