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Crysis Warhead®

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

Should you play it?

Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.

What works
  • Stunning graphics for its time
  • Flexible gameplay with stealth and action
  • Engaging nanosuit mechanics
  • Good weapon customization
  • Improved optimization over original
Things to keep in mind
  • Short campaign length
  • Weak story and cutscenes
  • Multiplayer community inactive
  • Some technical issues on modern systems
  • Limited innovation over original

What to play next

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Top picks

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  • Resident Evil 4 (2005)

  • Resident Evil Village

  • Dead Space (2008)

  • Resident Evil 2

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Death to Spies: Moment of Truth

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Crysis Warhead®: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

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