Hey,
I got the xbox 360 version of the game. I have installed it into my hard drive and playing it on veteran. So far i haven't experience any bad issues like you mentioned in your OP. There are pop ups but when i play it wasn't very often and at itimes i had no pop up. Also i yet to experience noticeable like DF said " unplayable lag". In terms of Ai , i wouldn't say that they are dumb because on veteran they actually try to flank you , and if they spot you then they scan the perimeter and if they spot their own team mates body , they alert their other team mates and they all start to scan the perimeter. But those instances of smart Ai is not consistent as i experienced bad Ai as well. I would say the Ai not dumb but inconsistent. In my opinionn what i have experienced with Ai is similar to that of killzone 3. There are glitches but that can be fixed with a patch. I only had the game freeze on me once , never had that stage where your weapon disappears. I am guessing the performance of the game is based on luck because my brother experienced quite bit of slowdown compared to me. For those planning to play the game on 360 , do install it into the hard drive as that really improves the performance of the game. I have tried it without installing it into the hard drive.
Forgot to add that i to me , crysis 2 is better looking then killzone 3 . I got both games and clocked both . The only stage in killzone 3 that shows aot of things happening is the ice stage and yes its beautiful. Both games are beautiful but to me crysis 2 has the upper hand this time. The reason why is because oof the little things that happened in th back ground while you play crysis 2. For example in the city you have papers flying around , buildings exploding , smoke coming out and some stages you even have buildings collapsing in , plus the lighting on objects or the water and even the reflection of the water which reflects the image of the city. The explosion is pretty wicked and looks better than any game so far especially killzone 3.
