We're pleased to announce that PCZone has gotten first opportunity to review Crytek's upcoming shooter, Crysis Warhead, and the results are in. Out of a possible 100 points, PCZone has given Crysis Warhead an outstanding score of 92 points.
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"The new installment to the Crysis universe fixes many of the major issues that were in the original", PCZone said in the review. "It's not the same disappointing game anymore. Crytek have taken their own level design to a whole new level, and ditched the cliche Far Cry look. The enemies, whether they be North Korean or alien in origin, are thrown at you in different unpredictable patterns, the aliens themselves are much improved, and the old bugs are simply not there anymore."
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Nanosuited enemies, revamped aliens, bog-standard Koreans and a whole bunch of the monolithic Hunter tentacle beasts all turn up in an unpredictable order says PCZ, making for some "awe-inspiring" battles.
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But are the aliens better? "A fairer question might be 'are the aliens as oddly unexciting as last time round?' - the answer to which is a straight no. They're a lot more dynamic now, they get into scrapes with the Korean army and they jump from rock to rock with AI routines that have a lot more in common with your be-nanosuited foes.
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"Warhead honestly is the finest burst of action gaming released so far this year, and if you're canny then you'll be able to pick it up for a mere £15 from online retailers. It's a five hour tour-de-force that's plugged the holes in Crysis with diamonds."
The full review can be read in PCZone Issue 199, which subscribers have already gotten their grubby hands on, but it will also hit store shelves tomorrow. You may also discuss the article in the forum link below.
quote:
"The new installment to the Crysis universe fixes many of the major issues that were in the original", PCZone said in the review. "It's not the same disappointing game anymore. Crytek have taken their own level design to a whole new level, and ditched the cliche Far Cry look. The enemies, whether they be North Korean or alien in origin, are thrown at you in different unpredictable patterns, the aliens themselves are much improved, and the old bugs are simply not there anymore."
quote:
Nanosuited enemies, revamped aliens, bog-standard Koreans and a whole bunch of the monolithic Hunter tentacle beasts all turn up in an unpredictable order says PCZ, making for some "awe-inspiring" battles.
quote:
But are the aliens better? "A fairer question might be 'are the aliens as oddly unexciting as last time round?' - the answer to which is a straight no. They're a lot more dynamic now, they get into scrapes with the Korean army and they jump from rock to rock with AI routines that have a lot more in common with your be-nanosuited foes.
quote:
"Warhead honestly is the finest burst of action gaming released so far this year, and if you're canny then you'll be able to pick it up for a mere £15 from online retailers. It's a five hour tour-de-force that's plugged the holes in Crysis with diamonds."
The full review can be read in PCZone Issue 199, which subscribers have already gotten their grubby hands on, but it will also hit store shelves tomorrow. You may also discuss the article in the forum link below.
I'm actually looking forward to seeing for myself how well they have optimized the engine, the crysis demo runs well on my system on high but not perfect so i'm curious to see how warhead runs on the same settings
