:::Sigh::: Outstanding until the credits roll.
Sound: At the top. Between the voice acting, the musical score, and the lifelike sound effects, you won't be able to tell the difference between game and movie.
Gameplay: A lot like Far Cry. For those who loved Far Cry, this game will seem very very very familiar. Although the addition of the nanosuit in this enviornment really amps up the gameplay. It's a model for all other FPS's. I'm looking forward to Far Cry 2 - Crysis was just so much fun I can't wait to see what's next from Crytek.
Story: When you look at it from the outside is doesn't look too original. Alien invasion, waring humans, ensuing fights between aliens and humans... but Crytek really twisted these things together with semi-sci-fi technology. It's balanced really well and a refreshing breath of fresh air into the alien invasion genre. I've gotta say though, when Far Cry hit 5th gear it found more horsepower and ran it up to 6th. Crysis runs out and the ending seems a bit premature. Almost as if they weren't done with the game but the release date didn't get pushed to the right so they were forced to release the game without the desired ending.
Tilt: I've gotta say I've been looking forward to this title for awhile. I even spent a fortune upgrading my system (it was time anyways) to ensure that I could run the game properly. I've found throughout the years that when you expect something next level there's a good chance that you will be disappointed as things get cut from production after they've been presented as an option during development. Crytek promised it all and that delivered it all. I was a little suprised that the technology to properly run the game on very high doesn't even exist yet. But I've seen that before so it doesn't shock me.
Finale: Not enough multiplayer support yet - that is to say, only 2 servers up and I can't seem to connect to them right now so I won't review multiplayer yet. As far as single player Crysis delivers on 9 out of 10 levels. It just needs to finish the story. Will there be a Crysis 2? I sure hope so. It would be nice to actually finish the story.