Crysis - Game Information - Multiplayer

Up to 32 players will be able to go head-on in Crysis multiplayer. It will be consisted of 3 different modes:

• Tactical Deathmatch
• Tactical Team Deathmatch
• Power Struggle

Tactical Capture The Flag is no longer part of the game mode line up. Crytek employees have commented though that this multiplayer mode could be added in a patch or if not, it will no doubt be developed by the modding community.

Both Tactical Deathmatch and Tactical Team Deathmatch are self explanatory with Deathmatch being a free for all kill for score based game, and Team Deathmatch being deathmatch with teams. The 2 modes are familiar, yet include a twist. Tactical precedes the name due to the dynamics of customizing your suit, weapons, and ammunition. As an example in Tactical Team Deathmatch, you can either shoot down an enemy helicopter or put the pilot to sleep.

Power Struggle: All players start the game on one of two teams (the U.S. Delta Force or the North Korean Army) with nothing more than a pistol and a basic nano-suit. After the players have joined a team, they will fight to earn points. These points are more than cosmetic; Points are used to purchase weapons, vehicles and even entire manufacturing plants. How one earns points will depend on what type/rank of player they have killed. For example, if a beginner defeats a general, then they will receive more points than if the general had killed the beginner. Weapons may be taken from the corpses of dead opponents and team mates, and vehicles can be stolen from the opposing side with the use of lockpicks, giving underdog players a chance to compete with enemies who are able to buy more advanced equipment.

Each game in "Power Struggle" mode can last over 10 hours (5 simulated days) although the average game lasts for about 45 minutes. Players may crossbreed vehicles with alien technologies if they bring the technology back to their base from one of several alien crash sites randomly generated on the map. Thus, one can create an invisible tank or a jeep that has a mounted freeze gun rather than a standard machine gun. Players can buy weapons from where you spawn or at certain control points amongst the map. However, should the player die, they will lose their guns and any of their vehicles, assuming their vehicle had been destroyed or stolen when they perished.