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GAMER’S MANIFESTO VIDEO GAME NEWS AND REVIEWS

‘Crysis 3’: so great to look at, so frustrating to play

COURTESY OF GAMES PRESS While technologically superior in several aspects, Crysis 3 breaks down when you play with customized controls and it’s not that challenging once you get a compound predator bow.

By William Wood Jr. VIDEO GAME REVIEW disappointed. NEW RELEASES Special to the Manifesto You see, once the game gives you ‘Crysis 3’ Crysis 3 started out two ways for me. Zeus’ Lightning Bolts, otherwise known The following games are among those First, there was awe and amazement About: The third main installment in the as the compound predator bow, you scheduled for release next week, according to Gamestop.com. at the graphics, audio engineering, first-person shooter series. might as well stop playing because detail and other technological marvels Players: Single, multiplayer that’s the end of the fun. March 18: Lego City: Undercover the Crytek development team always Pros: The graphics are insanely good. The bow is so powerful there’s (Wii U, rated E10+) delivers. Cons: The title suffers from some major no point in equipping a single other March 19: Gears of War: Judgment (Xbox But then came the ultimate confusion gameplay bugs, and the bow makes it too weapon for the rest of the game. 360, rated M), The Walking Dead: Survival and frustration. How confusing and easy. How does unlimited ammo sound? Instinct (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC, rated M), The Croods: Prehistoric Party frustrating? I stopped playing within 15 Availability and price: $59.99 on Xbox Done. minutes. Electric mode, thermite mode, frag (Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS, rated E), Monster 360, PS3 and PC Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U and 3DS, rated And here’s the simple reason: Crysis mode? No problem. ESRB rating: M T), Need for Speed: Most Wanted U 3 ships with one of the biggest and All of this in complete and total Manifesto’s rating: 3/10 (PC) (Wii U, rated E10+), Dead of Alive 5 Plus most glaring gameplay bugs I’ve ever stealth? You betcha. (PS Vita, rated M). encountered. It’s so bad that it renders Metacritic rating: 7.7/10 (PC) But wait, that’s not all! March 21: Hyperdimension Neptunia the game unplayable, literally. To top it off, here’s how to play Victory (PS3, rated T) You see, if you made the dire mistake ing teams. The fact that remapping and beat the entire game: Equip bow, of customizing your controls like I do controls completely break the game is go stealth, shoot enemy in head and and remapping some of the buttons, inexcusable. recover arrow. suffers from these two glaring flaws that you’ll soon find it impossible to open But I don’t want to dwell on the bug. Wait for another enemy to discover make it tough to enjoy. doors. That makes it kind of difficult to After figuring out how to overcome it, body and walk straight to him, equip If you’re interested in seeing the get through said doors. I progressed through the single-player bow, go stealth, shoot enemy in head, stunning graphics, watch some videos of Such a simple issue never should story line. And while I continued to recover arrow. Crysis 3 on YouTube. But if you want a have gotten past the initial developers, be amazed by the level of visual and Got it? Good. solid game, buy Far Cry 3. question-and-answer teams or test- audio detail, I ultimately came away While the game is gorgeous, it Trust me. You’ll have more fun.