More on Crysis multiplayer

By Ellie Gibson Published 20 August, 2007

Just two modes now.

Eurogamer.net has been given an exclusive look at the multiplayer options in forthcoming PC shooter Crysis - with Crytek boss Cevat Yerli confirming that there are now just two modes to choose from.

The first of these is Instant Action, otherwise recognisable as Deathmatch. But according to Yerli, "Unleashing the nano suit into the Deathmatch experience reimagines the experience. It becomes completely different."

The second mode is Power Struggle, which involves a lot more strategy. Your mission is to destroy the enemy HQ, capturing bunkers and alien crash sites along the way to earn "prestige points". These are used to purchase guns, ammo and other useful items.

But what happened to the Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes which, as Yerli told us last year, were also set to appear in the game?

Well, Yerli now explains, Crytek did start work on Team Deathmatch, or Team Action as it would have been known - but found the other modes were more popular with players.

"Team action mode was a bit more of a tactical mode... The closest game to it was Counter-Strike," he said.

"We had to drop it because we didn't feel that people were favouring Team Action. The fact it was similar to Counter-Strike was another reason not to have it, but not the number one reason - internal tests showed that people gravitated either to Instant Action or Power Struggle.

"For us it was a matter of focus and saying, 'Let's make sure power struggle is really big' and focusing on that. We balanced the hell out of it to make sure everything's tuned and tweaked, so we're sure we have something strong in multiplayer."

To find out more about Crysis's multiplayer modes and what we think of them, read our exclusive preview. There are also some brand new screenshots to check out, plus exclusive footage on Eurogamer TV. Not to mention yet more screens on Eurogamer Germany and Eurogamer France, and another video to watch.

And finally... A full interview with Yerli will be published on Eurogamer this Thursday.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (11) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Twincoil #1 5 years ago

    CTF is dull anyway.

  • skillian #2 5 years ago

    So no team play at all?

    Or is Power Struggle a team game?

  • Orange #3 5 years ago

    I really enjoyed the multiplayer in FarCry, even though it was pretty much just capture the flag. Power Struggle sounds a bit Battlefield-esque, which could be good considering how lovely the Crytek environments are.

  • Steroyd #4 5 years ago

    Someone needs to step up and change the CTF formula it's lame and tedious when both teams have the flag and both are camped in their own bases waiting for their teammates to kill the flag carrier particularly when you have no clue where the flag carrier is.

  • ccfb #5 5 years ago

    They'll be keeping stuff in reserve for the first expansion pack, then.

    "Back by popular demand!"

  • mkreku #6 5 years ago

    They should have skipped all the boring deathmatches and added co-op play instead. That would have rocked.

  • SniperWolf #7 5 years ago

    Sorry PC gamers but Halo 3 has this game whipped in multiplayer and length. Four player online co-op play in Halo 3 Vs plain old death match and king of the hill in Crysis

    looks like consoles have taken over from PC's as the only place for true next gen FPS's

  • Fitzmogwai #8 5 years ago

    You naughty troll, SniperWolf. Your console toys will never best the mighty PC.

  • mkreku #9 5 years ago

    I'm sure Halo 3 will be great, but I'm a sucker for free-roaming gameplay :)

  • bdc #10 5 years ago

    Egster, meet irony. Irony, meet Egster.

  • YourMessageHere #11 5 years ago

    SniperWolf may be totally misguided in his aims and basically wrong in his facts but he is right to criticise the lack of co-op. The MP modes are totally uninspired; the effort should have been spent on co-op. This is the perfect game for it; doesn't it start with, you know, a squad of these SpaceNinja-suited types? Then again, they missed that boat with Far Cry too, I shouldn't expect them to do it now.