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Blood: GamerDad saw blood spatter everywhere as he blew away aliens. Strong Language: From the very start you hear many uses of 'S' and 'F' and many others. Violence: Brutal battles against overwhelming odds dominate the game. The first of the two biggest problems with Crytek's previous game Far Cry was that the end-game consisted of streams of mindless bullet-sponges lumbering at you with reckless abandon. The other was that the first 75% of the game set your expectations much higher with excellent enemy AI and requirements for the player to think and use tactics. The bad news with Crysis is that there are a fair amount of dumb, lumbering bullet-sponges you will encounter. The other bad news ... well, there really isn't anything else significantly bad about the game. And that is the good news - Crytek has turned out a remarkable shooter in what has turned out to be a landmark year for shooters. What makes Crysis so good isn't that it looks gorgeous - while that is true - provided you have the mega-PC required to pump out the pixels, but we all know that last year's beauty is this years eyesore, and that a gorgeous presentation will awe us for only a few minutes ... at which point the game needs to have some solid gameplay to keep us playing. Nor is the story so compelling that it will draw players in with a simple summary. The various cutscenes and plot-advancing moments wrap around the story and integrate into the game in a way typical for modern story-based FPS. It is interesting and engaging, but not anything that will have you on the edge of you seat or thinking 'they oughta make a movie out of this'! Nor is it the serviceable but unremarkable multiplayer. There are three things about this game that makes it one of the best shooters in recent memory: gameplay, gameplay, gameplay. At the core of the game you have the same base gameplay that fueled Far Cry, updated and modernized to feel completely fresh. Add to that level design that encompasses linear corridor elements alongside non-linear, open areas with many possible paths, optional vehicle usage just about everywhere with only a few spots where it is required, and you have a varied experience that will offer something for everyone. There are plenty of scripted set-piece battles as well, but only occasionally do you feel that you are being led by the nose through the designers' vision of how you should approach things. Also, the enemy AI does a great job of running the gamut from bullet-sponge aliens to quick thinking grunts to advanced soldiers with technology matching your own. You never know what you will face, but you can be sure it will be challenging. And it is this excellent and consistent gameplay that carries you from beginning to end of this excellent experience.  
Crysis is an extremely intense and violent game, full of intense and pitched battles that you are destined to lose and barely escape with your life. From the very first cutscene there is blood, gore, intense violence, strong language and chills aplenty. The game is already Rated M and easily deserves an Adult GamerDad Age Seal, but compared to the descriptors on many other shooters, reading Crysis box makes it seem downright tame! Blood and Violence don't describe watching one of your squad-mates get skewered by a massive alien and taken away screaming for his life. Make no mistake - Crysis is every bit as violent as any other shooter released in recent memory, and clearly intended for adults.
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