I never played the original Crysis because I did not play PC games much at the time it came out and my PC probably would not have been able to handle it. Since Crysis 2 came out for the Xbox 360 I figured I’d give it a try.  I played the multiplayer demo for Crysis 2 when it his Xbox Live and while it was pretty fun I was more interested in the single player. I have played some more of the multiplayer and it is well done.  It just happens to be a little to fast paced for my taste.  I’m old, I can’t help it.  The multiplayer game modes are fun the party system is one of the best since Halo.  I also like the really deep customization options.  There is a slant for players who hare higher ranked to dominate since they can have better weapons but I was still able to hold my own ok most of the time.  If the pace of the game was just a little slower I’d definitely be playing regularly.

After the disaster that was Homefront I was wanting a solid, fun campaign that I could not complete in one sitting. The Crysis 2 campaign delivered that an more. First off, it is gorgeous. Even my wife walking through the room stopped to watch and commented on how great it looks.  The campaign took me around 12 hours to complete and I was not really looking for collectibles as I was going. I had a blast with the game play. Then guns feel good and the levels are pretty large.  What I really liked is that because of the armor abilities you can approach each mission however you want.  You can go stealth or guns blazing or some combinations of the two.  There were levels where I did not kill a single enemy and instead sneak through the level Sam Fisher style.  Other times I’d rip a heavy machine gun off a turret and go into an area with my extra armor on and taking on all the enemies at once.  I had so much fun doing this that I even went back and played some of the missions a second time just to try different tactics.  My favorite was probably going back to the level which was designed for stealth and instead climbed a tower and sniped every single enemy on the level. Other developers should take note of this because the way levels were created to allow for any play style was really fun.

I would highly recommend at least renting Crysis 2 and playing through the campaign.  The story takes a while to start making sense but the game play is so fun that I just did not care.   If you enjoy a fast paced multiplayer shooter then be sure to check out that part of the of the game too because it is really well made as well.