Crysis (video game)

Crysis is a 2007 first-person shooter game developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows. It is the first game in the Crysis series. A standalone expansion, Crysis Warhead, was released in 2008, following similar events as Crysis but from a different narrative perspective. A remastered version of Crysis titled Crysis Remastered was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in 2020 and is also part of the Crysis Remastered Trilogy compilation.

Crysis is set in a future where a massive, ancient alien-built structure has been discovered buried inside a mountain in the fictional Lingshan Islands, near the coast of the east Philippines.^[2] The single-player campaign has the player assume the role of U.S. Army Delta Force soldier Jake Dunn, referred to in-game by his callsign, Nomad. Nomad is armed with various futuristic weapons and equipment, most notably a "Nanosuit" which was inspired by the real-life military concept of Future Force Warrior.^[3] The player fights both North Korean and extraterrestrial enemies in various environments on and around the island.

When Crysis released, it was praised for setting new milestones in video game graphics, commensurate with its notoriously high hardware requirements for the time. This has led to the phrase "Can it run Crysis?" becoming an Internet meme as the game continued to be used as a benchmark for the performance of gaming PCs years after its release. The game received critical acclaim, with praise for its graphics design, presentation, and physics, while some criticized its story and multiplayer mode. A sequel, Crysis 2, was released in 2011.

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