Be Strong

EA and developer Crytek have released a new trailer titled "Be Strong" for the upcoming game Crysis 2. The scene is a New York City ravaged by aliens in the year 2023. The setting is in stark contrast to that of the first Crysis, which took place in the North Korean jungle. Based on what has been released, it seems Crytek's rendition of the Big Apple is coming together nicely.

"Be Strong" focuses on showcasing the various abilities made available to players via the new Nanosuit 2. This futuristic suit of armor has the ability to amplify the players speed and strength, as well create a stealth field to render the player virtually invisible. These abilities are familiar to those who have played the first Crysis, and unfortunately the trailer does not feature some of the new powers that have been speculated about.

The brief combat footage looks amazing. In two minutes, the trailer shows a variety of ways players can approach the enemy, whether it be through superior agility, stealth, using the environment or thorough brute force. In addition to fighting aliens, in certain parts of the trailer the player also seems to be fighting against what appear to be other nanosuit-clad soldiers.

Crytek has also officially revealed the minimum PC specifications required to play Crysis 2. PC gamers will no doubt remember the original Crysis as a game that, at time of its launch, defeated almost every processor and graphics card that was on the market. That being said, the minimum requirements are not too steep* and should be accessible for decent multimedia PCs that have been purchased within the last year. Crytek is yet to release the recommended specifications.

Crysis 2 is scheduled to be released on March 22 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, and so far, looks like a promising game.

*In terms of processing, an Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 x2 with a speed of 2 GHz is needed. Crytek has also specified 2GB of RAM and 9GB of free hard drive space and NVidia 8800 GT or ATI Radeon 3850 HD video cards.