Microsoft currently seems to be on a mission to make every single game Xbox backwards compatible. Which is great news for us, really, as creatures of nostalgia.
The latest games to be made backwards compatible are those in the Crysis series – including the original, and sequels Crysis 2 and 3. The science fiction shooters by Crytek were first released on Xbox 360 in 2007, 2011 and 2013 respectively, and focus on military personnel in nanosuits (exoskeletons) who are sent to undertake missions for the United States army.
Crysis, Crysis 2, and Crysis 3 are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLo pic.twitter.com/Xe0hcBJQEN
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) October 16, 2018
The original Crysis was recognised for its high-end graphics, which were impressive at the time and still hold up surprisingly well today. The games also received critical acclaim for the inventiveness of their nanosuit game mechanics in an era of Call of Duty clones. Eurogamer’s own Christian Donlan, however, called the series a “shameless Rambo simulator of almost self-parodying intensity”. Oh well, nothing’s perfect.
Not too shabby for an 11 year old game.
The only game in the series that’s not yet backwards compatible is Crysis Warhead: a standalone expansion released one year after the original. We’ll have to keep an eye on the ever-expanding list to see if this pops up – it’s always nice to have the full set, don’t you agree?
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