Crysis 2

Overview

Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in March 2011 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and it is the second main game in the Crysis series after Crysis and its expansion Crysis Warhead. Richard Morgan wrote the story, and it was the first game to show off the CryEngine 3 engine and the first on that engine to reach consoles.

You play Alcatraz, a Force Recon Marine who ends up wearing the Nanosuit 2.0 after Prophet from the first game gives it up. The suit's old Strength and Speed modes were merged into one Power mode, and the cloak, now Stealth mode, allows silent melee kills. Instead of the jungle of the first game, the setting is a ruined and evacuated New York City, and the Ceph aliens were redesigned as armoured humanoid war machines.

It takes place in 2023, three years after the first game. A virus is liquefying people in Manhattan, the city is under martial law, and the private military contractor CELL hunts Alcatraz because it thinks he is Prophet. The campaign takes you from the submarine crash through Wall Street, Grand Central, Times Square and Roosevelt Island to a final fight over Central Park.

Crysis 2 was announced at E3 2009 and had been in development since 2007, with help from Crytek UK. A build from January 2011 leaked in February, before launch. A multiplayer demo went up on the PlayStation Network on March 15, 2011 and was pulled three days later because of server connection problems. EA sold a Limited Edition, and a Nano Edition with a statue, art book and Nanosuit backpack.

After launch came two multiplayer map packs: Retaliation on May 18, 2011 with four maps, and Decimation with five maps, which reached PS3 on June 28, 2011 in North America. The music was by Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu with Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe.

Reviews were positive, with Metacritic scores of 85 for PS3, 84 for Xbox 360 and 86 for PC. Critics praised the visuals and the Nanosuit and criticised the linear levels compared with the open first game. Over three million copies were sold across platforms by June 30, 2011. A remastered version came to PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Windows in October 2021.

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Game details

Genres

First-person shooter

Developer

Crytek

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

Crysis

Engine

CryEngine 3

Composers

Borislav Slavov, Tilman Sillescu, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe

Designers

Sten Huebler

Writers

Richard K. Morgan

Producers

Tony Davis, Peter Horzapfel, Erik Staub

Directors

Cevat Yerli

Modes

Single player

Yes

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

10

Bronze

38

Total

51

Points

1350

• Platinum Earn all available trophies for Crysis®2 Platinum 1.5% of players
• Can it run Crysis? Complete In at the Deep End Bronze 94.5% of players
• Foreign Contaminant Escape the Battery Park evacuation center Bronze 86.63% of players
• More than Human Assimilate alien tissue at the crash site Bronze 73.39% of players
• False Prophet Find Nathan Gould Bronze 60.89% of players
• Internal Affairs Infiltrate the CELL facility at Wall Street Bronze 56.36% of players
• Into the Abyss Infiltrate the alien hive Bronze 50.79% of players
• Once a Marine, Always a Marine Assist the Marines in Madison Square Bronze 48.01% of players
• Hung Out to Dry Reach the Hargreave-Rasch building Bronze 47.07% of players
• Fire Walker Assist the evacuation at Bryant Park Bronze 45.68% of players
• Dark Night of the Soul Defend Central Station Bronze 44.01% of players
• Crossroads of the World Complete the evacuation at Times Square Bronze 42.9% of players
• Theseus at Last Locate Jacob Hargreave Bronze 41.99% of players
• Home Stretch Reach Central Park Silver 40.55% of players
• Start Spreading the News Finish the single player campaign on any difficulty Silver 39.4% of players
• City That Never Sleeps Complete 6 levels on Veteran difficulty Silver 15.48% of players
• Evolution Complete 12 levels on Veteran difficulty Silver 13.01% of players
• Heart of Darkness Complete 6 levels on Supersoldier difficulty Silver 10.6% of players
• Medal of Honor Complete 12 levels on Supersoldier difficulty Silver 9.33% of players
• Men of Destiny Complete the single player campaign on Veteran difficulty Silver 11.58% of players
• Supersoldier Complete the single player campaign on Supersoldier Gold 8.6% of players
• Close Encounters Single Player: Stealth kill 25 enemies Bronze 35.39% of players
• The Tourist Find all New York Souvenirs Bronze 5.65% of players
• Fastball Kill 10 enemies by throwing an object at them Bronze 7.1% of players
• Death Grip Kill 10 enemies with grab and throw Bronze 32.99% of players
• Popcorn Single Player: Kill 20 enemies with the Microwave cannon Bronze 20.8% of players
• Two Heads Are Better Than One Single Player: Kill two enemies with a single bullet Bronze 30.77% of players
• Blast Radius Single Player: Kill at least 3 enemies with a single grenade Bronze 40.13% of players
• Headhunter Single Player: Kill 4 enemies in a row with headshots Bronze 77.67% of players
• Death Slide Single Player: Kill 5 enemies while sliding Bronze 11.58% of players
• Food for thought Kill a CELL operator with a giant donut in Lower Manhattan Bronze 14.17% of players
• Hole in One Throw an alien down the sinkhole in Dark Heart Bronze 8.7% of players
• Band of Brothers Keep all marines alive during the rescue in Semper Fi or Die Bronze 13.92% of players
• Literary Agent Scan all of Richard Morgan's books in the NY public library Bronze 10.91% of players
• Stealth Assassin Re-route the power in Eye of the Storm without being detected Bronze 9% of players
• Speeding Ticket Break the speed limit in front of 10 speed cameras Bronze 4.32% of players
• Crysis, What Crysis? Multiplayer: Reach Rank 50 Gold Needs online 2.47% of players
• League of Your Own Multiplayer: Finish top of the Scoreboard Silver Needs online 21.6% of players
• Dressed to Kill Multiplayer: Fully level the Nanosuit Silver Needs online 3.12% of players
• Tooled Up Multiplayer: Unlock all the weapons Silver Needs online 2.32% of players
• The Cleaner Get 1 of each Skill Kill Bronze 2.2% of players
• Cry Spy Multiplayer: Get 30 Spot Assists Bronze Needs online 3.33% of players
• Jack of all Trades Multiplayer: Win a match of every game mode Bronze Needs online 2.96% of players
• Dedication Play online 6 months after your first time Bronze Needs online 10.99% of players
• Modern Art Unlock 150 Dog Tag displays Bronze 6.03% of players
• Try Me Complete 3 PlayStation®Network matches Bronze Needs online 36.32% of players
• The Collector Collect 20 Dogtags Bronze 30.21% of players
• Maximum Module Multiplayer: Fully level a Suit Module Bronze Needs online 6.02% of players
• Team Player Be in a squad of at least 3 people and play a full game Bronze 7.61% of players
• Nomad Multiplayer: Play a full game on every map Bronze Needs online 12.96% of players
• I Am Not A Number! Create your first custom class Bronze 32.46% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 6.2 GB

Update patch01.04

These are the patches Sony still hosts for this disc ID. The game's real history can be longer.

DLC

Two multiplayer map packs followed the game.

Items

Name	Date	Adds
Retaliation	2011-05-18	4 multiplayer maps: Park Avenue, Transit, Shipyard and Compound
Decimation	2011-06-28	5 multiplayer maps (5th Avenue, Chasm, Plaza, Prism, Apartments), the FY71 assault rifle and the smoke grenade. PS3 release date in North America; Europe followed on 2011-06-29.

Playable today

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	85	100
Metacritic	Xbox 360	84	100
Metacritic	PC	86	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale	Platform
IGN	9	10
Game Informer	9	10
GameSpot	8.5	10
Eurogamer	8	10
Official PlayStation Magazine	8	10	PS3

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Cevat Yerli
Writer	Richard K. Morgan
Designer	Sten Huebler
Programmer	Markus Mohr
Producer	Tony Davis
Producer	Peter Horzapfel
Producer	Erik Staub
Composer	Borislav Slavov
Composer	Tilman Sillescu

Notes for collectors

• A build from January 2011 leaked online in February 2011, about six weeks before release.
• The PSN multiplayer demo went up on March 15, 2011 and was pulled on March 18 because of server connection problems.
• The Nano Edition was pre-order only at $149.95 and sold out before March 2011. Shipments were delayed, and EA gave affected customers a 75 percent off coupon and later a free digital copy of the Limited Edition.
• Decimation reached PS3 about two weeks after Xbox 360 and PC, on June 28 in North America and June 29 in Europe.
• The game did not use EA's online pass.
• Peter Watts wrote a novel adaptation of the game.
• About 1.5 percent of players hold the Platinum, and several of the gold and silver trophies are tied to multiplayer ranks and unlocks.

Credits

Region

US

Time to beat

about 11.5 hours