Textures with highest level of detail, complex shaders, surface tessellation, soft shadows with variable penumbra, super-complex antialiasing algorithms – all these things determine the visual appeal and commercial success of a contemporary 3D game. Therefore, we were very anxious to see Crysis 2 blockbuster from Electronic Arts to finally receive DirectX 11 support.
In late June the developers finally answered the demands and solicitations of Crysis fans and released the long-awaited DirectX 11 add-on for Crysis 2 . The add-on consists of three rather heavy parts:
Patch version 1.9 – 136 MB; DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade – 545 MB; High-definition textures – 1.65 GB.The information about it and links to download sources can be found on the EA website . The add-on is also available for download from the Nvidia website irrespective of what graphics card brand you use, but of course the Santa Clara based company, being the game developer’s key technical partner, is proud of this accomplishment and uses it to promote its own products in the first place. Well, let’s see what exactly is packed into the new patch and whether the game’s system requirements have changed with its release. We’ll try to find out if the improved Crysis 2 deserves a second walkthrough by those gamers who have already enjoyed the alien invasion in the DirectX 9 based PC version or on the game consoles Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360.

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