Here’s Crysis, Lookin’ Mighty Fine On Xbox 360

Today, Crytek’s landmark 2007 PC game Crysis was re-released as a downloadable game for both Xbox 360 and PS3. I’ve already had a chance to play the game and really liked it, in particular its improved controls, strong visuals, and directly-translated open gameplay. It’s a strong port of a good game.

Now I’ve got my own copy, I thought I’d put together a video of some highlights from the first half-hour to give a sense of what the game is all about.

The Crysis re-release is singleplayer only, but that’s OK — it has a chunky campaign that features a lot of variety both in terms of locations and enemies, and it does a great job of imparting the thrill of the hunt. Playing it again, I realised that as much as I enjoyed Crysis 2, I miss the larger, more open battlefields of the first game.

Crysis can be downloaded on either console for $US19.99, and if you’ve got the scratch to spare or are looking for a less expensive, more tropical counterpoint to the just-released Rage, I recommend giving it a go.