Cryisis was a success and many were expecting a sequel based on the first person shooter. But in June this year, Crytek and Electronic Arts announced a parallel game based on it. Now Crytek along with EA have sent word that Crysis Warhead will be out in September 2008.
Cevat Yerli, Chief Executive Officer and President of Crytek quoted, “We think Crysis Warhead is going to offer a tremendous experience to a wide range of gamers. Fans of Crysis are going to enjoy more of the open-ended gameplay, cutting-edge visuals and huge, epic battles from the first game, while also finally finding out what kind of havoc Psycho was wreaking on the other side of the island.”
He added, “At the same time, we designed Warhead to be more accessible for gamers new to the Crysis franchise. It is a game with a story that can stand on its own, it has been optimized to run better on a wider range of PCs, and we are introducing Crysis Wars, a tailor-made experience for multiplayer gamers within the Crysis universe – all at a great value.”
What’s more, Crytek also revealed Crysis Wars, which features three multiplayer modes. One is the TeamInstantAction that takes please in a team-based environment while other is the InstantAction mode. The third mode is PowerStruggle, which is hardcore team-based. It will have twenty-one maps, 6 new maps for TeamInstantAction and InstantAction, and just one for PowerStruggle.
Crysis Warhead will be out in Europe on September 12, 2008. The game releases in North America four days later, that is on September 16, 2008. Gamers who want a discount of $5 can pre-order it from the EA Store as they will get it for only $24.95 (approx. Rs. 1060), or they can also get $10 off when they buy both Crysis Warhead and Crysis.