Crysis PC Games - Weapons (Updated)

Here is an update to our previuos post about weapons used in Crysis:

Despite the futuristic setting, most weapons in Crysis are standard military hardware similar to what can be found in most other shooters. From the run-of-the-mill pistol to the de rigeur missile launcher, there aren't many surprises here.

Fists

If you tap your 1 key a couple of times, you'll switch from your pistol to your fists. You'll almost never use your fists during the game, but a single punch while you have Strength activated will kill a normal North Korean soldier. It can be a fun way to silently kill an enemy that can't see you. You can also use stealth to sneak up to an enemy, then quickly flip over to strength and pound them before they can react.

Pistol

Part of your default weapon load-out, this .45 lookalike is only noteworthy because you can duel-wield it, John Woo-style, after picking up a second one from a convenient North Korean corpse. Your pistols won't be used much, but they can be handy to detonate explosive barrels and the like if you don't want to use your main weapon's ammo.

SCAR Rifle

Another default weapon is the SCAR, a stock shooter submachine-gun that can be useful in close battles purely due to its rapid fire rate. Its bullets don't do a lot of damage, however, and their impact barely seem to slow down either aliens or North Koreans. Unfortunately ammo for the SCAR is pretty rare; the bullets for the FY71 aren't compatible with the SCAR. You may wish to simply use up the SCAR ammo early on, then drop it to go with a combination of the FY71 and another weapon.

FY71

This generic automatic rifle is a jack-of-all-trades through most of Crysis, as it seems to be the main weapon of the North Korean army. It can be switched over to single fire mode, scoped for use as a sniper rifle, quieted with a silencer, and tricked out with a flashlight. Its only drawback is fairly wimpy shot power. You need to fire quite a few rounds with the FY71 to take out the average KPA soldier, unless you skip right to the good stuff and shoot him in the head.

Shotgun

Perhaps the best weapon in the game due to its heavy damage and stopping power. Reload times are also impressive, making it the perfect weapon for close-quarters combat with North Koreans and aliens, but the spread will, of course, make it useless at long range. It can also be modified with a flashlight and a laser sight (after you pick up the North Korean SMG, of course).

North Korean SMG

Not much different than the SCAR, except for the laser sight that you can take from it and then adapt to your other weapons. This laser is more of a cosmetic upgrade (due to the way it glows eerily in nighttime battles) than a truly useful battle aid, however.

Precision Rifle

The precision rifle is Crysis's name for the sniper rifle; you'll find this weapon in many of the guard towers inside KPA outposts. It packs a wicked punch and is almost perfectly accurate at any range. You should be able to pull off one-hit kills on almost any KPA soldier that you hit with this.

Gauss Rifle

The Gauss Rifle is an experimental railgun-esque weapon that you'll find late in the game, after the US military gets involved with the fighting on the island. It's capable of one-shotting almost anything you hit, and has the same rock-solid accuracy of the precision rifle. Attach a scope to it for long-range fire, but you can also fire from the hip to hit aliens later in the game; most of them will fall after just two rounds.

Missile Launcher

The weapon of choice when you need to take out a KPA helicopter or gunship. It also comes in handy towards the end of the game when assaulting enemy fortifications, or when you need to take down flying aliens quickly. Deeply satisfying to fire. You can aim the missile after firing by holding down the fire button and moving the mouse around; if you've played either Half-Life game, this should be familiar to you.

Minigun

Surprisingly not as useful as you might expect. It takes a long time to spin up, and it doesn't do as much damage as it should, especially against choppers and aliens. The minigun is still needed in scraps when you need to pile a lot of hurt on opponents, although it is tough to use when battling at close range with numerous enemies. It also weighs you down when running, which makes it a pain to deal with when fighting speedy alien fliers later in the game. If you don't need armor, you can activate your strength ability to steady your aim while firing the minigun. You can expect to chew through your ammo pretty quickly regardless of your firing method, however.

Alien MOAC

For a supposed alien super-weapon, the MOAC is kind of gutless. The gun has nifty rapid-fire action and unlimited ammo, but its icy projectiles don't carry much weight and plink off the armor of alien enemies. Overheating is another problem. At any rate, you only get to use it in levels eight and nine before Prophet takes it away, so at least you don't have much time to get annoyed with its poor performance.

TAC Cannon

Not really a weapon so much as the deus ex machina that lets you take on the boss at the end of the game, as it can't be used in any other battles. Very powerful, with only a single drawback in that it takes an eternity to lock onto a target.

Frag Grenades

Commonly found in the hands of the KPA throughout the game, frag grenades are really only useful when you're attacking a fixed enemy location or when you want to scatter an enemy patrol. KPA soldiers are almost always smart enough to scramble away from thrown grenades before they explode, and all of the aliens in the game are far too speedy for grenades to have any appreciable effect.

Smoke Grenades

You only encounter these a few times in the game. They can be useful when assaulting a tough KPA position, but they're pretty much a waste of time when you can turn invisible with the click of a button.

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