Crysis 2

Watts, Peter. Crysis: Legion, Random House, 2011.


This book is about a marine whose call-sign is 'Alcatraz' who ended up in New York City which is now occupied by aliens after a mission was blundered. Being wounded and all, he found a special suit which enhances his combat-effectiveness allowing him to retaliate.  Unknown to the fact that the suit had previously belonged to a man who was targetted for interfering with alien invaders and private army in which both had their own ideas.

The game Crysis appealed to me because I enjoy first-person shooters, especially when you are able to customise your weapons and accessories so that it would suit your play-style.

This is a novel about war and violence with a bit of a story behind it.

The game is very outstanding.  Having only played it a few times, my first impressions were positive.  I thoroughly enjoyed the campaign where you play as a soldier who goes on a mission to stop enemy alien forces from over-running the city.

Peter Watts is a science-fiction writer.  Being a very good writer in this genre, Crysis is able to benefit and be brought to life.  People who read the book are keen to understand more about the underlying story about the suit in which Alcatraz possesses and the way Watts tells the story makes it more authentic and makes the main character seem not your typical tough gun-wielding hero but rather gives him a real personality. This book will appeal to those who play Crysis 2.  Crysis 2 is developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts.

7.5/10