<s>
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	B-Application
expansion	I-Application
entitled	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
following	O
similar	O
events	O
as	O
Crysis	B-Application
but	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
narrative	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
years	O
thereafter	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
milestones	O
in	O
graphical	O
design	O
(	O
commensurate	O
with	O
high	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
soldier	O
Jake	O
Dunn	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
in-game	O
by	O
his	O
callsign	O
,	O
Nomad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
both	O
North	O
Korean	O
and	O
extraterrestrial	O
enemies	O
in	O
various	O
environments	O
on	O
and	O
around	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
and	O
also	O
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
Trilogy	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Crytek	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
many	O
ways	O
to	O
meet	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
view	O
is	O
electronic	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
shown	O
in-game	O
through	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
booting	B-Operating_System
readout	O
and	O
visual	O
distortion	O
during	O
abnormal	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
some	O
features	O
that	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
recent	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
accounting	O
for	O
already-chambered	O
rounds	O
when	O
a	O
reload	O
occurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
vehicles	O
,	O
including	O
Humvees	O
,	O
pickup	O
trucks	O
,	O
even	O
tanks	O
,	O
have	O
a	O
turbo	B-Application
mode	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
via	O
the	O
Shift	O
key	O
(	O
by	O
default	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
machines	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
commandeered	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
are	O
supported	O
in	O
each	O
multiplayer	O
match	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
Network	O
and	O
required	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
existing	O
user	O
ID	O
or	O
otherwise	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
's	O
Raptor	O
Team	O
is	O
dispatched	O
to	O
the	O
islands	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
mission	O
of	O
evacuating	O
them	O
and	O
securing	O
any	O
valuable	O
information	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partially	O
excavated	O
artifact	O
resembles	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
flying	O
machines	B-Algorithm
(	O
designated	O
"	O
exosuits	O
"	O
)	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
attacking	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
sees	O
a	O
possible	O
invasion	O
force	O
consisting	O
of	O
many	O
alien	O
machines	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
outside	O
,	O
Nomad	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
various	O
Alien	O
machines	B-Algorithm
before	O
finding	O
Prophet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nomad	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
reactor	O
room	O
,	O
Helena	O
sends	O
an	O
experimental	O
signal	O
through	O
Nomad	O
's	O
suit	O
that	O
causes	O
several	O
alien	O
machines	B-Algorithm
to	O
absorb	O
too	O
much	O
power	O
and	O
overload	O
,	O
destroying	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
uses	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Direct3D	B-Application
API	B-Application
for	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
same	O
editor	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Crytek	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
(	O
CryEngine	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Far	O
Crys	O
CryEngine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CryEngine	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
engines	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Direct3D	B-Application
10	O
(	O
DirectX	O
10	O
)	O
framework	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
designed	O
primarily	O
to	O
run	O
using	O
DirectX	O
9	O
,	O
both	O
on	O
Vista	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roy	O
Taylor	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Content	O
Relations	O
at	O
Nvidia	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
spoken	O
on	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
complexity	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
has	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
nearly	O
three	O
thousand	O
pages	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
texture	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
85,000	O
shaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
often	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
benchmark	O
in	O
computer	O
tests	O
,	O
as	O
Crysis	B-Application
at	O
the	O
highest	O
settings	O
and	O
resolutions	O
required	O
processing	O
power	O
from	O
computers	O
that	O
was	O
unfeasible	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
so	O
demanding	O
on	O
previous	O
computer	O
hardware	O
that	O
the	O
catchphrase	O
"	O
But	O
can	O
it	O
run	O
Crysis	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
frequently	O
used	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
new	O
or	O
powerful	O
computer	O
hardware	O
,	O
even	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
called	O
Sandbox	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Far	O
Crys	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
new	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
edited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
by	O
Crytek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
name	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
story	O
told	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
from	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
of	O
Sgt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
is	O
now	O
called	O
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
ESRB	O
and	O
the	O
equivalent	O
Korean	O
ratings	O
board	O
had	O
rated	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
with	O
real-time	O
in-game	O
footage	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Crytek	O
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crytek	O
CEO	O
Cevat	O
Yerli	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
extremely	O
proud	O
of	O
what	O
we	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
accomplish	O
with	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
lack	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
last	O
Campaign	O
mission	O
titled	O
"	O
Ascension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Crytek	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
graphical	O
assets	O
,	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
software-based	O
ray	O
tracing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
days	O
previous	O
to	O
the	O
trailer	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
trailer	O
itself	O
and	O
several	O
screenshots	B-Application
were	O
leaked	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
poorly	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
provide	O
any	O
marked	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
come	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
Crytek	O
announced	O
that	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
postponing	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
"	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
"	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
visual	O
quality	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
users	O
 '	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
tech	O
analysis	O
published	O
by	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
Remastered	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
but	O
off	O
the	O
port	O
(	O
PlayStation	O
3/Xbox	O
360	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
remaster	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
/	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
remaster	O
lacked	O
the	O
level	O
"	O
Ascension	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
similarly	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
or	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
called	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three-disc	O
Crysis	B-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
contains	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Bonus	O
Content	O
DVD	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
rated	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
91/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
81/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
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
ever	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
.	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>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
the	O
epitome	O
of	O
style	O
over	O
substance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
simExchange	O
,	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reported	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
moved	O
86,633	O
retail	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
it	O
beat	O
their	O
expectations	O
,	O
the	O
sales	O
were	O
considered	O
disappointing	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
earnings	O
conference	O
of	O
the	O
quarter	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
the	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
mark	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
exceeded	O
their	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Cevat	O
Yerli	O
stated	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
PC	O
Play	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
game	O
leading	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
piracy	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
his	O
studio	O
would	O
not	O
produce	O
any	O
more	O
PC	O
exclusives	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
believed	O
a	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Crysis	B-Application
would	O
sell	O
four	O
to	O
five	O
times	O
more	O
copies	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piracy	O
figures	O
released	O
by	O
TorrentFreak	O
indicate	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
indeed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-pirated	O
PC	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
standalone	B-Application
expansion	I-Application
about	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
)	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PC	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
Crysis	B-Application
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2007	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
this	O
open-ended	O
,	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
–	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
let	O
us	O
tackle	O
our	O
challenges	O
in	O
whatever	O
way	O
we	O
wished.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
Crysis	B-Application
its	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
"	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
"	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Crysis	B-Application
has	O
pushed	O
PC	O
gaming	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
plateau	O
,	O
marrying	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
engine	O
ever	O
created	O
with	O
phenomenal	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
cinematic	O
opening	O
to	O
credits	O
to	O
its	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
is	O
mesmerizing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamereactor	O
gave	O
Crysis	B-Application
a	O
perfect	O
ten	O
,	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
2007	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
action	O
genre	O
is	O
forever	O
changed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Crysis	B-Application
its	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Halo	O
2-type	O
ending	O
...	O
was	O
n't	O
enough	O
to	O
deter	O
me	O
from	O
heartily	O
recommending	O
action	O
fans	O
pick	O
this	O
one	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
demanding	O
games	O
available	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Can	O
it	O
run	O
Crysis	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phrase	O
was	O
applied	O
jokingly	O
to	O
non-gaming	O
computers	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
NASA	O
mainframes	O
)	O
or	O
historical	O
computing	O
hardware	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
ENIAC	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
Crysis	B-Application
games	O
which	O
,	O
being	O
available	O
on	O
consoles	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
ensure	O
performance	O
on	O
these	O
platforms	O
,	O
dropped	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
demanding	O
rendering	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
the	O
"	O
Can	O
it	O
run	O
Crysis	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Honoring	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
detail	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
Can	O
it	O
Run	O
Crysis	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Crytek	O
announced	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
continued	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
seeking	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
Crytek	O
sought	O
to	O
trademark	O
the	O
names	O
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
,	O
World	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
EA	O
and	O
Crytek	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
