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The second DLC pack for Fallout: New Vegas is here! Lonely Hearts will cost 800 MSP ($10), and tells the story of the infamous Burned Man among other new details.

If you're still engaged in Crysis 2's multiplayer, you can check out the first map pack for the game with the Retaliation Pack, the first map pack for the game which include 4 new maps for 800 MSP ($10).

Check out more below:

"In Honest Hearts, an expedition into the unspoiled wilderness of Utah's Zion National Park goes horribly wrong when your caravan is ambushed by a tribal raiding band. As you try to find a way back to the Mojave you become embroiled in a war between tribes and a conflict between a New Canaanite missionary and the mysterious Burned Man. The decisions you make will determine the fate of Zion."

Link To Content- Honest Hearts (254 MB)














"In the Retaliation Pack the multiplayer battlefield is expanded with 4 brand new maps supporting all game modes - Park Avenue, Transit, Shipyard, and Compound. Adapt. Upgrade. Dominate. Be The Weapon."

Link To Content- Retaliation Pack (140 MB)

You can "Run" it, but will you want too?


Crysis 2 is a visually pleasing game. OK it is a REALLY visually appealing game, but as you know that is only a portion of what makes a game great. Crytek has utilized their CryENGINE 3 to create a game that looks, feels, and plays very differently from the slew of first person games out there. PC players can still max out the settings and enjoy the benefits of a mouse & keyboard, but now console players can experience the story of the nanosuited soldier Prophet and the battle to save humanity in the Big Apple.

I didn't play the original game, but I did know that players were able to move about a tropical Island and utilize the features of the nanosuit, an elite state-of-the-art weapon the grants the wearer a level of strength and speed that no regular soldier can match.




The suit returns with Crysis 2, and allows you to upgrade it's default abilities which you can swap out at any time to better suit a combat situation. Your main go-to abilities are mapped with the bumpers and allow you to cloak yourself to sneak through areas undetected or maximize your armor to withstand more bullets and get a quick escape. It was rare for me when in combat that I didn't use my abilities. Crytek has made a gameplay element that is pretty critical to their game.



Story-wise, the game is an epic battle to save humanity, while also covering an conspiracy that relates to the main characters you'll come across in the game. As Marine Alcatraz, you'll encounter Prophet, the man using the Nanosuit in the early part of the game. Believing you can accomplish what he couldn't, Prophet lets you use his suit to help complete his mission. While in the suit, Prophet's contacts mistake you for him and assume you're up to date on the mission. Only you meet up with a few of them, they'll eventually learn you're not the real guy, but come to understand why Prophet chooses you. It's a pretty engaging story that is surprisingly lengthy for a shooter. I'd say it took me about 10-12 to get through, but I had to stop many times due to frustration with the checkpoint placement and difficulty.

For the multiplayer side of Crysis 2, it's a familiar formula that Crytek follows. There is a persistent ranking system here that rewards players with new unlocks and the ability to tweak classes once a certain requirement has been met. The nanosuit adds some interesting gameplay to the multiplayer formula as well. Players can cloak and maximize armor as with the campaign, which can create some interesting combinations with weapons. You could cloak and find a place to snipe, or maximize your armor while wielding an light machine gun. Overall, multiplayer is a fine addition, but I enjoyed the campaign of Crysis 2 a bit more.



Crysis 2 is a great game. It's a visually impressive game on consoles, and comes packed with solid gameplay and multiplayer. The nanosuit mixes up combat a bit, and can change your tactics when dealing with the various enemies you'll face. In my own opinion, it's definitely worth picking up.









Developer- Crytek
Publisher- Electronic Arts

Crytek will be releasing a multiplayer demo for Crysis 2 on Jan. 25th. It's gonna be an awesome since that is also when Dead Space 2 releases, as well as the Bulletstorm demo from People Can Fly.

The Crysis 2 demo will feature some 6 on 6 multiplayer action and will include a map called Skyline, will feature two game modes: Team Instant Action and Crash Site, an deathmatch and objective variant with some Crysis flavor.

The demo is exclusive to Xbox 360, so hopefully it will only be a timed exclusive.



Source- Xbox360Achievements.org