While I found no trace of Crysis on Electronic Arts' North-American website, their European pages already reveal the first game features and some of the screenshots already found in our gallery, as well as the scenario that will serve as the starting point for Crytek's future shooter. Now, this may not be a sample of what most of us would call "divine inspiration", but nonetheless it sounds a lot more promising than the usual macho crap we usually have to put up with in FPS games:

"Earth, 2019: A colossal asteroid crashes down to Earth.

The North Korean Government quickly seals off the island chain, claiming the mysteries of the asteroid for themselves. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation and report back to the Pentagon. Amid rising tensions between the US and North Koreans, the asteroid suddenly bursts open, revealing a massive, 2km high alien ship. The ship generates an immense force sphere, freezing a vast portion of the island and drastically altering the global weather system. The invasion of Earth has begun.

The two rival nations unite to stop the aliens and save mankind. The newly formed alliance fights epic battles against the marauding Aliens. With hope rapidly fading, the player must lead a crack squad through lush tropical jungle, harsh frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G encounter with the aliens.

Still, I can't help but wonder - what's really more "sci-fi" in all this story: a giant asteroid housing a 2 kilometers high alien spaceship that freezes an island and alters the entire planet's weather system before invading it?... Or an alliance between North Korea and the USA?!

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