Crysis Warhead Hardware Performance Review

Conclusion

And thus ends our hardware performance review for Crysis Warhead, the latest saga in what many hope is the beginning of an incredible lineup. Crytek has made world headlines with the games, receiving prestigious awards and becoming a standard in hardware enthusiasts and benchmarker's arsenals. The original criticisms on performance have been addressed and Warhead yet again shows that it has what it takes to rule the roost.

With their commitment to ensuring that gamers of all "system levels" can enjoy Warhead, EA and Crytek took it a step further and setup the perfect Crysis System. This innovative idea is not only a great selling feature, but gives gamers a standardized configuration against which to pit their system and base potential purchases. They stayed true to the performance claims and did not pad the numbers. A serious commitment to satisfaction was promised and delivered. Our benchmarks reveal areas which have received improvement, and some that that could still use a bit of fine tuning. DirectX9 has magically been brought back from the dead to compete with the visual quality of DirectX10 - unfortunate, given the strong push for gamers to adopt the new API. The game still struggles to take full advantage of multi-core processors, but we see that in the realm of video cards, manufacturers are dueling it out on an even battlefield, much unlike the rumours of "cheating" with the original.

Overall, Warhead appeases all. It plays great on a variety of hardware and has extra tidbits for the hardcore enthusiast in all of us. While the game is not all graphics; it includes engaging gameplay and a well-rounded storyline as a part of the package, one can't help but be mesmerized by the stunning world.