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Crysis: Special Edition

This Special Edition includes: Crysis, a bonus DVD with the "Making of Crysis", trailers and concept art, an art booklet, the official soundtrack by Inon Zur and an exclusive in-game-vehicle for multiplayer…

13 November 2007

Crysis: Special Edition is a shooter developed by Crytek Frankfurt, released 13 November 2007 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Crysis: Special Edition is

Crysis: Special Edition is a shooter game developed by Crytek Frankfurt and released in 2007. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Cryengine 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Earth, 2019. A team of US scientists makes a frightening discovery on an island in the South China Sea. All contact with the team is lost when the North Korean Government quickly seals off the area. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation. As tension rises between the two nations, a massive alien ship reveals itself in the middle of the island. The ship generates an immense force sphere that freezes a vast portion of the island and drastically alters the global weather system. Now the US and North Korea must join forces to battle the alien menace. With hope rapidly fading, you must fight epic battles through tropical jungle…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Crysis series

Crysis: Special Edition is the second of 9 entries we hold in the Crysis series. The next entry was Crysis Warhead in 2008.

See all 9 Crysis games in release order →

What it launched against

Crysis: Special Edition launched on 13 November 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

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When did Crysis: Special Edition come out?
Crysis: Special Edition was released on 13 November 2007 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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