<s>
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Crytek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
4	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Crytek	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
use	O
nanosuits	O
,	O
advanced	O
powered	O
exoskeletons	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
that	O
grants	O
them	O
special	O
abilities	O
through	O
dedicated	O
"	O
modes	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
,	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
2020	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
Lingshan	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
off	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
both	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
fictitious	O
"	O
Raptor	O
Team	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
unit	O
that	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
investigate	O
aggressive	O
behavior	O
by	O
North	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2023	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
set	O
3	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
in	O
2023	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
infected	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
Alcatraz	O
has	O
to	O
face	O
Crynet	B-Application
's	O
CELL	O
agents	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
force	O
who	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
to	O
police	O
the	O
chaotic	O
Manhattan	O
,	O
still	O
thinking	O
that	O
Alcatraz	O
is	O
Prophet	O
who	O
is	O
infected	O
by	O
the	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
again	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
being	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
Crytek	O
teased	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
radical	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yerli	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
called	O
Crysis	B-Application
4	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
considered	O
such	O
a	O
title	O
"	O
misleading	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Crytek	O
would	O
focus	O
only	O
on	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
self-published	O
by	O
Crytek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
were	O
initially	O
supposed	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
delayed	O
to	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
Crytek	O
announced	O
that	O
,	O
following	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
both	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
similarly	O
updated	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundle	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Watts	O
authored	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
:	O
Legion	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tie-in	O
novel	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
:	O
Escalation	O
,	O
by	O
Gavin	O
G	O
.	O
Smith	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
mythos	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Analogue	O
Edition	O
,	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Frame6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
6-issue	O
series	O
intended	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
storylines	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
98%	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
U.S.	O
Holiday	O
2007	O
issue	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
games	O
in	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
tying	O
with	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
Crysis	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
shooters	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
honored	O
Crysis	B-Application
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4.75	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
step	O
forward	O
for	O
PC	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
steep	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
asked	O
of	O
nearly	O
any	O
electronic	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
even	O
those	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
in	O
any	O
conceivable	O
way	O
run	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
But	O
can	O
it	O
run	O
Crysis	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phrase	O
has	O
continued	O
in	O
modern	O
usage	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
snowclone	O
,	O
with	O
any	O
other	O
high-end	O
(	O
or	O
ironically	O
low-end	O
)	O
game	O
title	O
replacing	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
Budapest	O
,	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
in	O
areas	O
like	O
AI	O
and	O
gameplay	O
pacing	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
criticism	O
that	O
battles	O
were	O
few	O
and	O
far	O
between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revamped	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
adding	O
a	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
which	O
most	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
any	O
significant	O
performance	O
improvement	O
with	O
Warhead	O
compared	O
with	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
only	O
high-end	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
could	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
comfortably	O
at	O
decent	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
