<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Hungarian	O
studio	O
Crytek	O
Budapest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
game	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
updates	O
and	O
refines	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
through	O
a	O
side-plot	O
parallel	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Sergeant	O
Michael	O
"	O
Psycho	O
"	O
Sykes	O
,	O
an	O
ally	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
protagonist	O
Nomad	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
faces	O
his	O
own	O
trials	O
and	O
challenges	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
showcases	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
enhanced	O
and	O
optimized	O
version	O
of	O
CryEngine	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
's	O
Budapest	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psycho	O
's	O
arsenal	O
of	O
futuristic	O
weapons	O
builds	O
on	O
those	O
showcased	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Mini-SMGs	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
dual-wielded	O
,	O
a	O
six-shot	O
grenade	O
launcher	O
equipped	O
with	O
EMP	O
grenades	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
destructive	O
,	O
short	O
ranged	O
Plasma	O
Accumulator	O
Cannon	O
(	O
PAX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Crytek	O
has	O
also	O
emphasized	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
titled	O
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Instant	O
Action	O
and	O
Power	O
Struggle	O
modes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
also	O
features	O
Team	O
Instant	O
Action	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
21	O
playable	O
maps	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
disc	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
separate	O
installer	O
and	O
logo	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
by	O
Crytek	O
;	O
regardless	O
,	O
it	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
Warhead	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
10	O
–	O
12	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Crytek	O
held	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
weekend	O
during	O
which	O
people	O
could	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
so	O
,	O
this	O
episode	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
Lockhart	O
's	O
grief	O
for	O
the	O
nanosuits	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
5	O
June	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
retails	O
at	O
less	O
than	O
normal	O
games	O
 '	O
recommended	O
retail	O
price	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
feature	O
set	O
is	O
close	O
to	O
those	O
featured	O
in	O
full-priced	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
claimed	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
optimizations	O
of	O
CryEngine2	B-Application
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
performs	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
Warhead	O
uses	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Direct3D	I-Application
for	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
looks	O
better	O
graphically	O
and	O
runs	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
are	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
HDD	O
capacity	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
15GB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Gamer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Enthusiast	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
High	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Very	O
High	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
)	O
configurations	O
require	O
less	O
powerful	O
machines	O
than	O
before	O
(	O
as	O
IGN	O
confirmed	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
"	O
Enthusiast	O
"	O
settings	O
in	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
mode	O
(	O
and	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
software	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
as	O
copy	B-Application
prevention	I-Application
,	O
which	O
requires	O
authentication	O
on	O
installation	O
and	O
when	O
online	O
access	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
has	O
released	O
an	O
installation	O
revoke	O
tool	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
de-authorize	O
their	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
fairly	O
amusing	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
mechanism	O
that	O
turns	O
all	O
live	O
ammunition	O
in	O
a	O
pirated	O
copy	O
,	O
whether	O
fired	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
enemies	O
,	O
into	O
chickens	O
that	O
inflict	O
no	O
damage	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
knockback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
both	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
released	O
DRM-free	O
on	O
digital	O
storefront	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
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
criticised	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>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
among	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
's	O
line-up	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
