Crysis is a game with a reputation; sadly, though, it's a reputation with very little to do with the game itself. The game reviewed well and was praised for its stunning visuals and physics but famed for needing a serious beast of a PC to play it.

Here we are. Crysis 2 has arrived at last. It's a seminal moment – not due to some monolithic expectation of gameplay, but rather a tes...

Absolutely unbelievably good looking; Nanosuit powers are endlessly entertaining; Multiplayer rewards creative thinking

Yet another mute; personality-free protagonist; Frequently buggy enemy AI; Irritating automatic taunts in multiplayer

is certainly a daunting task. The first-person shooter received almost universal critical acclaim after its release on PC in 2007, and the game is also often held up as the benchmark of PC hardware performance due its system-sapping requirements.

Looks aren't everything, but don't tell that to Crytek Studios, whose 2007 first-person shooter Crysis remains famous for requiring state-of-the-art PC horsepower to run at full graphical-glory speed, and whose follow-up-which, unlike its predecessors, is also available on consoles-arrives with...

I have to give credit to Crytek. They managed to give me my biggest personal surprise of the year thus far. I'll freely admit, I wasn't looking forward to Crysis 2. Not that I thought it was going to be an ugly or painful experience, mind you.

Crysis 2 is definitely one of the best FPS games of 2011. Crysis 2 single player campaign and online multiplayer give players plenty of hours to play through. It has stunning graphics and breathtaking visuals.

Furthermore, the twelve maps are graphically just as impressive as the single player campaign, with a variety of iconic locations such as the financial district of Wall Street, or the Statue of Liberty, providing a plethora of tactical options.

When Crytek first announced that Crysis 2 was to be released on consoles as well as PC, there were naturally a few concerned gamers. The original Crysis was universally regarded as a ravenous system hog unlike anything that had come before it, so the news that the sequel would be able to run on...

Brilliantly executed urban landscapes; Intense action - both online and single-player; Streamlined Nanosuit powers add depth to play experience

Occasional visual and audio glitches; Campaign takes a while to gain momentum

Crysis may forever be remembered as the last stand of PC gaming's high end. A rallying point for PC elitists, it was designed to showcase the raw power of high-end PC hardware, unencumbered by the compromises that come with multi-platform development.

A spectacular sequel that does the original proud.

Lengthy campaign with outstanding level design; the nanosuit's abilities are fun and varied; refreshing multiplayer; gorgeous visuals; incredible soundtrack

Enemy AI is pretty terrible; the story is forgettable; far too many hackers online