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The Beauty of the Best Graphics Engines of 2011

February 8, 2012 by Ian Miles Cheong

Graphics engines—they get better every year. Last year was no exception. Last year saw the release of numerous sequels, and brand new titles, many of which raised the bar.

#6 Crysis 2

crysis 2

Image Credit: Deadendthrills

Crysis 2 may have taken a bit of heat from the press for toning down the size of its missions, especially in comparison to the first Crysis. Some amount of detail was also sacrificed for the sake of making the game console compatible.

That said, Crytek managed to make do with the limitations forced upon them by console specs and produced a game that looks stunning on both console and PC. Beyond that, the company even released a HD graphics patch for the PC to give the visuals the boost they needed to look even better than the first game.

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