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  1. May 24, 2023
    7
    Nos encontramos ante un shooter militar que nos lleva a la ciudad de Nueva York tras una pandemia. Cómo en el primer juego, contamos con el traje que nos otorga variedad para afrontar las situaciones según como nos plazca.
    El gameplay es lo que se espera de un shooter moderno, existe variedad de armas, enemigos y cuenta con mapas semiabiertos donde todo se combina ofreciendo una gran
    Nos encontramos ante un shooter militar que nos lleva a la ciudad de Nueva York tras una pandemia. Cómo en el primer juego, contamos con el traje que nos otorga variedad para afrontar las situaciones según como nos plazca.
    El gameplay es lo que se espera de un shooter moderno, existe variedad de armas, enemigos y cuenta con mapas semiabiertos donde todo se combina ofreciendo una gran experiencia. A nivel de historia nos encontraríamos con una narrativa similar a películas de Michael Bay, que no es sorprendente pero puede gustarte. El punto más destacable son los gráficos y las físicas del juego. Una gran sorpresa ha sido la banda sonora, que a pesar de estar muy limitada al género del juego, ha sabido compenetrarse de manera excelente.
    A nivel personal, he disfrutado mucho recorriendo las calles de Manhattan, el juego cuenta con un hermoso diseño de arte. Lo malo es que al final es un shooter y está limitado a sus propias mecánicas, ir avanzando y despejando zonas mientras avanzamos en la trama.
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  2. Mar 19, 2018
    6
    Этот текст здесь для того что бы оценка отобразилась в моем профиле.
  3. Jan 6, 2014
    7
    Crysis 2 has everything going for it, that it falls far short of initial expectations, due to once again a poor execution and storying tell sequences. Crysis 2 is a Power House and the games price is worth the admission just to look at the stunning visuals. I will start by saying I hated the "abilities" given to the player especially the camouflage, A action, first person shooter dose notCrysis 2 has everything going for it, that it falls far short of initial expectations, due to once again a poor execution and storying tell sequences. Crysis 2 is a Power House and the games price is worth the admission just to look at the stunning visuals. I will start by saying I hated the "abilities" given to the player especially the camouflage, A action, first person shooter dose not require stealth. There were a few boring missions where this ability played a huge role making me extremely frustrated towards the end of the game. I will however give the game 2 points for exciting action scenes and excellent alien AI, which made for some interesting battles. Its a shame such a wonderful premise as failed to capture gamers in which could of been a game of the generation. Crysis 2 has turned into a play once never to see again game. I would only recommend a rent at best. Expand
  4. Nov 18, 2013
    6
    A shooter that excels in just about nothing, the story isn't the best and is rather short but it is still a solid shooter with some mediocre elements.
  5. Jun 26, 2013
    7
    The main reason to play Crysis 2 are the graphics. Yes, the argument "graphics don't make the game" is typically applied to a situation like this. However, this game is the exception to that argument. This game is just beautiful.
    In a way, the solid shooting mechanics and stealth gameplay are just an afterthought to the sweeping vistas and amazing scenery you will witness. The shooting
    The main reason to play Crysis 2 are the graphics. Yes, the argument "graphics don't make the game" is typically applied to a situation like this. However, this game is the exception to that argument. This game is just beautiful.
    In a way, the solid shooting mechanics and stealth gameplay are just an afterthought to the sweeping vistas and amazing scenery you will witness. The shooting mechanics are pretty fun, being able to utilize the nanosuit's stealth and armor modes.

    This game is an above average shooter with awesome visuals. If you can find it for a cheap price, be sure to pick it up.
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  6. Jun 5, 2013
    5
    This game is absolutely gorgeous, the physics of the gameplay start out feeling phenomenal. Then, pretty soon everything drops. The beautiful, outside, open feeling world leads you through dark tunnels and mundane buildings. You're stuck between about 4-5 weapons for most of the game that all feel underwhelming. The story is downright abysmal. But, it entertained me for a decent amount ofThis game is absolutely gorgeous, the physics of the gameplay start out feeling phenomenal. Then, pretty soon everything drops. The beautiful, outside, open feeling world leads you through dark tunnels and mundane buildings. You're stuck between about 4-5 weapons for most of the game that all feel underwhelming. The story is downright abysmal. But, it entertained me for a decent amount of time before finishing the campaign became a chore. Expand
  7. May 7, 2013
    5
    A good looking game, that's it. but everything else is just mediocre. with so much FPS game out there, i didnt find this game that appealing or good value.
  8. Feb 15, 2013
    7
    Es lo mejor graficamente para el Xbox 360... pero no responde como deberia con su control, tarda alrededor de 1 o 2 segundos en responder sus controles... No es malo... pero tampoco es bueno

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    It's the best graphically for the Xbox 360 but does not respond as it should with its control, it takes about 1 or 2 seconds to answer their controls Not bad but not good
  9. Jan 3, 2013
    6
    This is a technically proficient, and indeed incredibly beautiful game, which includes some amazing visual set pieces. However, the overall gaming experience seems to be lacking in any kind of "soul", and starts to feel a bit generic pretty much straight away. Crysis 2 emphasises stealth to succeed, but games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution did it better.
  10. Oct 11, 2012
    7
    The game was purchased entirely for its 3D support as I wanted to know what a first person shooter looked like in 3D. I can assure you that it was the least gimmicky most realistic feeling 3D that I have seen to date. Perhaps it was the perspective that made it feel so much more real, but the way that characters and parts of the map truly felt a distance away and that I was able to gaugeThe game was purchased entirely for its 3D support as I wanted to know what a first person shooter looked like in 3D. I can assure you that it was the least gimmicky most realistic feeling 3D that I have seen to date. Perhaps it was the perspective that made it feel so much more real, but the way that characters and parts of the map truly felt a distance away and that I was able to gauge my gameplay off my visuals in that added sense was a tremendous feeling. Without the 3D on I still thought the game looked beautiful, and in my opinion has some of the best graphics I've seen this gen. All of that aside the game faired okay. The first half felt slow and boring and took a while to get a handle on how to go into combat. After figuring out the mechanics, the sparsity of ammunition, and just general tactics the game pace picked up and became a lot more fun. The story felt about the same in pacing and while a lot of it seemed like a central idea with a bunch of loose connections. It felt like Crysis 2 wanted me to fill in the blanks on these tangents it brought in, but perhaps I was at a disadvantage for not having played the prequel. The music didn't do much for me either but it didn't feel out of place. Overall I felt the game to be fairly forgettable. It was fun once it got going but in retrospect is more of a novelty for its visual capabilities mixed with decent gameplay. I am pleased with the experience but at the same time I felt like I was left wanting more out of the experience. Expand
  11. May 28, 2012
    6
    Solid game. Awesome graphics, but combat was repetitive.
  12. May 4, 2012
    6
    This game is worth $10 max. That's it, don't pay a penny more. The story is predictable and cliche. The load times are incredibly long. I mean really long. It really is nothing new and the single person campaign is way too easy and short. Yes the some of the scenes look amazing, but the AI is so poor, the game is very easy to beat on any level. Far Cry was ground breaking. Crysis 1 was OKThis game is worth $10 max. That's it, don't pay a penny more. The story is predictable and cliche. The load times are incredibly long. I mean really long. It really is nothing new and the single person campaign is way too easy and short. Yes the some of the scenes look amazing, but the AI is so poor, the game is very easy to beat on any level. Far Cry was ground breaking. Crysis 1 was OK but crashed often and some of the game play was ridiculously tough. Crysis 2 look good, plays very easy, and gives you nothing new. I'm disappointed I payed more than $10. Expand
  13. Mar 19, 2012
    7
    Generally a really good and fun game. It took a while for the plot to develop and engage the player (me). the storytelling was cheesy and cringe worthy in places - its almost as if the gameplay peppered with expletives left and right tries hard to pull it towards the mature player. not a fan of the AI used in the game as the enemies just ran around in circles in many places and made theGenerally a really good and fun game. It took a while for the plot to develop and engage the player (me). the storytelling was cheesy and cringe worthy in places - its almost as if the gameplay peppered with expletives left and right tries hard to pull it towards the mature player. not a fan of the AI used in the game as the enemies just ran around in circles in many places and made the harder play through just a tad too easy in many places. despite all this, I found myself hooked around the middle and wanted to play through to the end. not re-play worthy Expand
  14. Mar 6, 2012
    7
    Many people thought consoles would ruin this game, but i believe that much as been improved. Graphics are better than ever in this game and the controls always keep you on top of the game. the campaign was a blast with "wow" moments around every corner and gameplay that kept you playing. the multiplayer, however was promised to be a highlight, although i found it a bit disappointing. theMany people thought consoles would ruin this game, but i believe that much as been improved. Graphics are better than ever in this game and the controls always keep you on top of the game. the campaign was a blast with "wow" moments around every corner and gameplay that kept you playing. the multiplayer, however was promised to be a highlight, although i found it a bit disappointing. the multiplayer was halo style but it wasn't as exciting. Besides that this a great game. Expand
  15. Jan 6, 2012
    5
    Even if the visuals are excellent, that isn't enough to overshadow the fact that crysis 2, a game I was looking very forward to, was a huge dissapointment. The campaign isn't all that bad, but it is relatively short and nothing `special. Yes, there are some great set-piece moments and the visuals are outstanding but the campaign and multi player become stale very quickly. The competitiveEven if the visuals are excellent, that isn't enough to overshadow the fact that crysis 2, a game I was looking very forward to, was a huge dissapointment. The campaign isn't all that bad, but it is relatively short and nothing `special. Yes, there are some great set-piece moments and the visuals are outstanding but the campaign and multi player become stale very quickly. The competitive online is very generic aside from the nano suit abilities, though there is quite a few things you can unlock. Expand
  16. Nov 9, 2011
    5
    I love how most of you people think "Good Graphics equals Excellent Gameplay". Well, IT'S NOT. Open your eyes; Behind that beautiful visuals the controls are laggy and difficult to control. The story is crappy and too long. Multiplayer servers are disorganized and are much like BO servers, thus gameplay is equivalent to BF2. Overall it's JUST a game with nothing special.
  17. Aug 16, 2011
    7
    Fun, Innovative, and Well-Written but not worth buying. A great rental on a boring night or day, but nothing to be super excited about. It is a "must-play" but its only a must-play if you dont have anything better to do. it gets a little repetitive and it just looks a little cartoony.
  18. Aug 14, 2011
    6
    Great game, Graphics were amazing, game play was almost perfect. I can across some bugs through the game. I think of this game is kind of a new and improved halo, the suit rocks. The only this i disliked was the story it has been done before. Could have been more creative.
  19. Jun 29, 2011
    7
    The good:
    Graphics are great, Music and sound effects are good, Long campaign
    The Bad: Terrible story. While the multiplayer is good it´s simply not addictive, i stopped playing it after 2 weeks. enemies are boring and generic, the suit feels underpowerd, dull characters. no replay value, theres no reason to go back to the game once you have finnished it. Graphics: 9
    The good:
    Graphics are great, Music and sound effects are good, Long campaign

    The Bad:
    Terrible story. While the multiplayer is good it´s simply not addictive, i stopped playing it after 2 weeks.
    enemies are boring and generic, the suit feels underpowerd, dull characters. no replay value, theres no reason to go back to the game once you have finnished it.

    Graphics: 9
    Gameplay: 7
    Story: 4
    MP: 6
    Sound: 8
    Replay value: 5

    Recommendation: Rent it
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  20. Jun 14, 2011
    6
    What initially proves to be an engaging, beautiful game eventually falls into a repetitive, incomprehensible mess. Enemy variety is damn year zero: you will be killing the same four variations of the same model for the entire game, with three "big boss" exceptions (in which the "big boss" is the same model/enemy type). The plot gradually becomes so convoluted that you end up rolling yourWhat initially proves to be an engaging, beautiful game eventually falls into a repetitive, incomprehensible mess. Enemy variety is damn year zero: you will be killing the same four variations of the same model for the entire game, with three "big boss" exceptions (in which the "big boss" is the same model/enemy type). The plot gradually becomes so convoluted that you end up rolling your eyes at the "triumphant" conclusion in which you... well.. The grandiose music and epic cinematography lead me to believe that SOMETHING important happened. I'm just not sure what that is.

    Even on the harder difficulty levels, a combination of smart stealth kills and decent aim makes this game far too easy. Surprisingly, you can avoid combat almost entirely in some of the maps if you stealth to the correct locations, recharge, then proceed.

    With all that said, I enjoyed it for a few hours, then beat the same solely due to my completionist tendencies. But it's never a good sign when the ending comes as a relief...
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  21. Jun 14, 2011
    7
    great story great grapics but not so great mutiplayer this game can only be great if you have played cod and halo and have that experence. worth £30 wo buy when it came out.
  22. May 29, 2011
    6
    The A.I means that you are fighting an army of retards. It also looks like the Aliens are Retards as well. To finish the game go into stealth mode, snipe all the baddies from long range and move through the level picking off any remaining. The A.I does ruin the game. That said the graphics are excellent and the game is fun to play through. A good solid 6 out of 10
  23. May 16, 2011
    7
    Like going on a turkey shoot with the Predator's cloaking device.

    Crysis 2 isn't a bad game but it isn't a great game either. While it's storyline is engaging and it's graphics and sound in particular are strong in places, i couldn't help but feel that it didn't live up to it's potential. It's the story of a marine who finds himeslf in posession of a mysterious cryogenic battle suit which
    Like going on a turkey shoot with the Predator's cloaking device.

    Crysis 2 isn't a bad game but it isn't a great game either. While it's storyline is engaging and it's graphics and sound in particular are strong in places, i couldn't help but feel that it didn't live up to it's potential. It's the story of a marine who finds himeslf in posession of a mysterious cryogenic battle suit which gives him much amplified battle skills, strength, stamina, tactical awareness, and, for a short period at a time before it has to rechrge, invisibility and stealth capabilities (think predator, including the same sound effects and heat vision).The story revolves around defending many, (many) different areas in new york city from a hostile alien invasion. Crysis was the daddy of graphics heavy PC shooters when it was released a year or three back. It got lots of accolades in that area, and naturally when the sequel hit consoles, the first question was "how does it look?". Well, it looks (and sounds) great for the most part, but the problem is that quite a few things stop you from enjoying that. Little graphical niggles like texture pop-in here and there as well as occasionally dodgy frame rates and animations get in the way, and also, repetitive and re-used level layouts, textures, samey looking layouts, and a general "cut and paste" feel to about 75% of all the areas in the game means that by about halfway through the story, you've stopped looking because you've seen everything the cryengine 3 graphics engine has to offer many times over.

    By then though, the game's REAL problems will be starting to bug you just a little bit more than that......

    I can live with graphics issues, re-using levels and ojectives, and other generally cheap ways of stretching a game's budget or pushing timelines, but what i can't live with is things that constantly lift you out of the narrative experience and remind you you're playing a buggy, underpolished videogame that somebody should have given more playtesting time to. Cysis 2 has that in spades, from dumb, buggy A.I. to poor and occasionally confusing level design, to enemies that will just plain vanish into thin air just as you've got a bead on them, or worse still, spawn sudenly behind you and kick the sh1t out of you in a room you'd just checked and cleared for enemies 5 seconds ago. All of this is common. Once, i had just sniped a lone soldier from a vantage point, and cloaked to await more targets. An identical looking AI enemy came along a minute or so later, exclaimed "huh?" looked down and saw his buddy, cried out, "oh no, he's dead", ducked for cover for fear of being shot, then after about 5 or 10 seconds, stood up and discovered him again with the same "huh? " and proceeded to repeat the process over and over again until i put him out of his misery with a headshot.

    When dealing with the game's human AI targets, this ease of stealth combined with buggy programming lead to a lot of "cloak, pump a clip into somebody, run away, hide, repeat" gameplay, which, combined with the game's samey environments, grows old long before the lengthy storyline is done. The game's alien enemies however are not so simple. Where some of the human AI will have you frustrated with their ease, some of the alien ones will have you chewing your controller with their general cheapness and overly hard-to-kill programming on higher difficulties. In many instances late in the game for example, the cloak is pretty much the only way you can progress through an area full of enemies, as standing your ground results in extermination from all angles by swathes of enemies. Regardless which way you come at it from, too much of this game revolves around stealth killing. That has it's place in most modern shooters, but in Crysis 2 it's so wall-to-wall that you tire of it quickly. In fact, owards the end of the game's lengthy and convoluted plotline, i found myself just stealthing past absolutely everybody as much as i could, purely to move the plot along in hope of reaching the end.

    That, coming from someone who's from the "you absolutely positively have to kill every last motherf*ker in the room" school of thinking when it comes to FPS games, is definitely not a compliment..

    Other things, like the overly complicated waepon and customisation control options add to the "meh" feel of this game. It's a shame, because Crysis 2 had a lot of promise. It's not terrible, it has, very good graphics and sound, and a lot going for it otherwise, but it was let down by lack of polish in too many areas for me.

    One to rent or to buy discounted only. There are too many better FPS games out there to justify paying full price for this one
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  24. May 16, 2011
    7
    Nice single player, but storyline is not very good... crysis 1 was better. Graphic is impressive. Multiplayer is no skill based. I think that this game should be improved more...
  25. Apr 28, 2011
    6
    is nice looking game but i believe it is the kool aid that too many have sipped. opinions seem so positive for a title that does not warrant. i play on my xbox but it feels very PC. some may like this, i do not. i do not care about the squid heads or even my own, graphics alone cannot draw me in.
  26. Apr 23, 2011
    7
    oh crysis 2 you know i want to give you a ten and i know you want me to give you a ten but underneath your sexy good looks and loving winks across the table your just a average shooter with good multiplayer your my guilty pleasure but i cant be with you my love for you have very little unlockables to find and your multiplayer is tiring after the 1000 kill but know i love you when i takeoh crysis 2 you know i want to give you a ten and i know you want me to give you a ten but underneath your sexy good looks and loving winks across the table your just a average shooter with good multiplayer your my guilty pleasure but i cant be with you my love for you have very little unlockables to find and your multiplayer is tiring after the 1000 kill but know i love you when i take you back to the game store and know i want their to be a sequel cos your fertile ground for improvement my friend. Expand
  27. MJR
    Apr 22, 2011
    7
    It really is a beautiful looking game and the armor controls were definitely made for console. It handles well but it just doesn't have any soul. The first Crysis was very good and I would give it a 9 but the sequel feels shallow. I've got to be honest I hate playing most games where you character has no voice. There is no connection. Why would I care what happens? Nomad in the first oneIt really is a beautiful looking game and the armor controls were definitely made for console. It handles well but it just doesn't have any soul. The first Crysis was very good and I would give it a 9 but the sequel feels shallow. I've got to be honest I hate playing most games where you character has no voice. There is no connection. Why would I care what happens? Nomad in the first one didn't talk much but at least he said something. There is also no connection with the supporting cast. It just didn't feel as good the first and the multiplayer wasn't that great. A solid 7 for Crysis 2. Expand
  28. Apr 20, 2011
    6
    Sure, it has amazing graphics but it's just so boring to play. You spend most of your time going from point A to point B only to find that point B was the wrong place so then you go to point C, get raped by pissed off soldiers, escape to pissed off soldiers only to be kidnapped by the pissed off soldiers only to escape again only to have to whole cycle start all over again but with aliensSure, it has amazing graphics but it's just so boring to play. You spend most of your time going from point A to point B only to find that point B was the wrong place so then you go to point C, get raped by pissed off soldiers, escape to pissed off soldiers only to be kidnapped by the pissed off soldiers only to escape again only to have to whole cycle start all over again but with aliens instead. The story is useless and the setting is just plain overused. Why must every single disaster be in New York, there are other cities in the world. After about five hours of this I just gave up. I couldn't bring myself to play anymore. You get from level to level through boring cutscenes where someone tells you what to do and where to do it with q slightly altered version of the main theme playing in the backround. Once again, Hans Zimmer does not disappoint with his music. The gameplay is downright frustrating. Frequent glitches will freeze you in place until you have to reset the game (sometimes even the console when it completely freezes up), have enemies walking in mid-air and sometimes not even die. At one stage I had no weapons, they just vanished in front of me. I thought it was part of the mission but after getting killed by about twenty soldiers at once i respawned with them. The controles work fine but can get very clunky and often get you killed. This review is only based on the story mode as I never went near multiplayer. From what I've heard it's pretty good. Then again from what I've heard the campaign is amazing. Overall, campaign is boring, graphics and soundtrack are great, gameplay is glitchy as hell and multiplayer is apparently pretty good. I was extremely disappointed with this game Expand
  29. Apr 19, 2011
    7
    Crysis 2 was not what I expected. I was expecting an amazing shooter with top-notch graphics. Sadly it's just a decent shooter. I will however say that this game looks amazing! Lighting, shadows, everything looks spectacular. The single player story sucks tho. Nothing interesting. I do like the freedom to take enemies tho. It gives you more of a sense of freedom then just runningCrysis 2 was not what I expected. I was expecting an amazing shooter with top-notch graphics. Sadly it's just a decent shooter. I will however say that this game looks amazing! Lighting, shadows, everything looks spectacular. The single player story sucks tho. Nothing interesting. I do like the freedom to take enemies tho. It gives you more of a sense of freedom then just running straight through shooting all your enemies. You can sneak, snipe them from afar or run straight through with armour on. I don't like the multiplayer tho. It's unbalanced and nothing exciting. But it is still good fun. Just nothing revolutionary. I can't really recommend this game. It's not terrible but so disappointing. I'd say check out other shooters. Expand
  30. Apr 10, 2011
    6
    Crytek surely know how to make good graphic, but it seems they can't make good games. Did they forgot to program the A.I.? The enemies are the dumbest I've ever seen in a game. What a disappointment... -_-
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 72
  2. Negative: 0 out of 72
  1. Oct 3, 2011
    91
    Taking control of the ultimate soldier has never been more entertaining. The gameplay and controls of Crysis 2 are outstanding and rate among the best in the genre. Graphics and sound are incredible, the post-apocalyptic atmosphere hasn't been this good since Fallout 3. The unique Crysis 2 is much more than a typical shooter.
  2. May 30, 2011
    83
    Crysis 2 is more than a cranked out first person shooter. It takes the time to enhance an already interesting Sci-fi game while tightening and tuning the elements that set it apart from the pack. Oh, and did I mention it's gorgeous to look at?
  3. Edge Magazine
    May 8, 2011
    80
    Swapping a picture-perfect landscape for New York's urban sprawl could have been disastrous, but Crytek has found variety in the setting, guiding the player through blue-grey skyscrapers, leafy green parks, rooftops at sunset and industrial harbours. [May 2011, p.90]