EA: Crysis 2 will be a 90-rated game

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 20 August, 2010

"Wasn't going to be ready" for Christmas.

EA has confidently predicted that upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 will be a 90-rated game.

The US behemoth also denied the game was delayed from Autumn 2010 to March next year in order to avoid the Christmas rush.

"It didn't slip into March, but we both had aspirations of trying to release it sooner than that," EA Partners boss David DeMartini told Eurogamer.

"It wasn't going to be ready for that. With the guys at Crytek, it's quality, quality, quality.

"A game like Crysis and a team like Crytek's never going to be intimidated by being in any window. But they will always be very careful of not releasing a game until it reaches its full potential.

"As we collaboratively evaluated when's the right time for it to be ready, 22nd March was the perfect window for the game to hit its maximum potential.

"I would say we jointly agreed that was the ideal window for the game to ship in. With a game like Crysis you don't worry so much about who's shipping when. You pick your ideal window and you lock down and everybody else can move if they have to move."

Crysis 2, from German developer Crytek, starred during publisher EA's gamescom press conference earlier this week.

The multiplayer portion of the game was demonstrated to press – a feature DeMartini was keen to eulogise.

"It's going to be another 90 rated game from Crytek," DeMartini promised.

"It's multiplatform for the first time. They just showed a glimpse of the multiplayer. There's a lot of information that will be forthcoming with regards to the depth, the number of multiplayer modes and the maps.

"I can say there's an entire team [Crytek UK] that's working on multiplayer alone for that game in England, so you can imagine how strong it will be."

Christian Donlan went hands-on for Eurogamer.

EA put out a multiplayer gameplay video this week, which you can see below. Crysis 2 will be released on 25th March in Europe.

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  • StarchildHypocrethes #1 2 years ago

    So do I have to get my great-great grandmother to buy this for me?

  • Spence1115 #2 2 years ago

    Well I can't complain too much about the multiplayer being done by those behind TimeSplitters.

  • Centrifugal #3 2 years ago

    I can imagine the pun filled headlines if it doesn't reach that promise...

    "Crysis in ratings Crisis!"

    Urgh...

  • PearOfAnguish #4 2 years ago

    "gameplay was underwhelming"

    So you never actually played it, then?

    These comments saying it was all about the graphics are getting really boring.

    Would love to hear how you think Crysis 2 is fixing these imaginary gameplay problems when it appears to be the same sort of thing, but set in a city.

    "wouldn't do well on console (the competition is just to good)"

    Because the PC has a shortage of FPS titles. Well done.

  • geeza2020 #5 2 years ago

    I can't seem to get the video to work :(

  • ChthonicEcho #6 2 years ago

    Developers predicting Metacritic scores of their upcoming games reminds me of the time when I was obsessed with estimating power levels of Dragon Ball Z characters. Completely useless.

  • Yossarian #7 2 years ago

    Yeah, the obsession with metacritic scores need to go, especially considering how awful games journalism is.

  • DB2k #8 2 years ago

    but.. but I'm only 33!!!

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #9 2 years ago

    90/10? Fuck, that's way better than halo.

  • thomaspower0 #10 2 years ago

    Crysis 1 was great so I guess this game will be awesome too.

  • sfp_noodle #11 2 years ago

    To be fair, I think only EA have a real obsession with metacritic ratings. Peter Moore was determined to get a rating of 90+ for Fifa 10 and he got that. Although whether that was deserved or journalists feared him is another question ;) /is kidding

    I was reading a games magazine not so long ago and there was an interview with some Japanese developer. He was asked if he cared much about review scores and the like and he said no. He said that he'd rather he pleased the fans of the genre. He'd prefer to make a game that is enjoyable to every audience than make something that only appeals to a select crowd.

    Actually, I remember now. If was the guy who made Noby Noby boy and We Love Katamari! He also said that he was becoming dillusioned with what corps regard as 'cutting edge' tech. 3D and motion control are not something that allow you to experience games in different ways. It's the heart and soul you put into a game that shows, not what you do outside of it. Perhaps the saddest thing he said was that he's considering retiring as a games developer. As one of the few games creators out there that is quirky and different, it'd be a shame to see him go.

    But anyway, yeah, metacritic should just implode and die. Also agree that games journalism is a bit poo these days. I'm doing a Journalism degree so hopefully one day I could contribute positively to the industry :)

  • Boomerang #12 2 years ago

    There's a place in the world for Metacritic, just use it as a barometer - don't hang your hopes and dreams on it.

  • Peter_LIAR_Molyneux #13 2 years ago

    "You pick your ideal window and you lock down and everybody else can move if they have to move."

    No, that is what Halo: Reach and COD: Black Ops do and Crysis along with half of Ubisoft's upcoming lineup blinked and ran for the hills. Don't try to pretend that the Crysis franchise is this unassailable cornerstone of gaming that the industry revolves around. It just makes Crytek sound even more arrogant than they already did (if that was possible).

  • Caimbeul #14 2 years ago

    Not that i am too fussed about the delay but why give dates if it is not expected to hit it?

  • Skurmedel #15 2 years ago

    Colour me interested. I like the sound effects a lot. It looked like a joypad wasn't the most optimal input device though, but thankfully there is a PC version.

  • Fellblade #16 2 years ago

    When do we get a multiplayer hands-on from GamesCom then? ;)

  • Vyggo #17 2 years ago

    Either that video was staged, or he was a god among people that have never played a multiplayer shooter before.

  • Gromit #18 2 years ago

    "Well I can't complain too much about the multiplayer being done by those behind TimeSplitters. "

    You could look at it that way, or:

    "Well I can't do anything but complain too much about the multiplayer being done by those behind HAZE "

  • menage #19 2 years ago

    Does look promising I admit.

  • Seehuusen #20 2 years ago

    hehe looks like they didnt finish the auto-aim in time for the video, these guys couldn't aim at all with those controllers :D

    Still, in my world, killzone 2 is the game to beat, it's simply the best multiplayer FPS out there on a console.

  • ecureuil #21 2 years ago

    So do I have to get my great-great grandmother to buy this for me?

    Superb. :)

  • Softie2k #22 2 years ago

    Crytek UK is old Rare right? Same guys that did GoldenEye.

  • Nephirion #23 2 years ago

    Looks dull compared with the lushness of the original PC Crysis.

  • Trikk #24 1 year ago

    Adults playing FPS with game pads made me lol.

  • hiddenranbir #25 1 year ago

    If only it didn't have bloody aliens, that just drags the whole cool aspects of Crysis down to a typically generic alien shooter.

    Still, I liked Crysis and still enjoy its majestic beauty and the freedom I had within it.

  • elmerfudd #26 1 year ago

    no- its not the 007 team.

    graham norgate is doing the audio for multiplayer
    Karl hilton is the business manager and doesnt develop anymore..


    Dave Doak and Steve Ellis are doing some facebook app thing..

  • priesty_lfc #27 1 year ago

    Same time as KZ3 then?

  • DAN.E.B #28 1 year ago

    @ seehuusan

    "Still, in my world, killzone 2 is the game to beat, it's simply the best multiplayer FPS out there on a console."

    In your world yes in the real world its the best exclusive fps on the PS3.

  • Judas_Priest #29 1 year ago

    @notmyrealname

    It was footage from the 360 version of the game.

  • higganos #30 1 year ago

    Seehuusen's world is obviously populated with elves, unicorns and fairies. Oh....and trolls.

    Rocket of a boy.

  • DarknRahl #31 1 year ago

    Never finished the first due to boredom and never played the multiplayer. This demo appears to offer nothing original. I'll be waiting for some reviews of the full game.