I agree. U2 > K3 > GoW3 > C2.

I can't really judge too much on youtube videos but I would say Crysis 2 looks like it will be one of the better looking titles on the consoles...not as good as the heavy hitters but its definitely not a slouch.

Gameplay looks pretty fun too.

Its Mortal Kombat...with a K. You think Mortal Kombat is boring? You must just not like that franchise since the new MK has finally went back to its roots with some small tweaks.

I agree with Crysis 2 though....6v6 MP, small maps, bad hit detection, its a terrible MP experience. I'm not buying it. I think I'll download the PS3 demo and compare it to the 360 demo. I will say one thing though. Black Ops does not look as good as the 360 demo so the PS3 demo must be way inferior.

il get it and il help you :). but im also getting black and white at the same time so im going to have time constraints

Huge fail here. The PC demo itself used DX10. LOL.

It's bad when sites lie for early press.

...PC it is then.

Just to point out what the media thought of Crysis 2 5 months after Uncharted 2 released. When the media was shown Crysis 2 campaign for the first time on 360 and PS3. This was the reaction. Remember, they already rated and knew of Uncharted 2 at this time.

Why Crysis 2 is the best-looking game on 360 (and PS3)

Crysis 2 is the best looking game on console. Boom.

There's your takeaway statement. There's your excuse to scurry for the comments section foaming at the mouth, dismiss this article as the ranting of as a clueless moron who doesn't know what he's talking about or read on in interest. Perhaps even all three.

But however you react, Crysis 2 is what it is. It's the best looking game on console. Or rather, the best looking game on 360.

"What about PlayStation 3?" you cry, waving a DualShock3 in disgust. Blame Crytek for that one.

When we attend the Crysis 2 world premiere in New York earlier this week, it's obvious from the Crytek turnout that they know that you know Crytek can make great looking PC games (see Crysis 1).

The only question mark hangs over the studio's ability to take advantage of CryEngine 3 on console. That means choosing between showing gameplay on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. They opt for 360.

There is no real reason for choosing Microsoft's console to showcase its baby, Crytek explains to flustered journalists at the reveal. They just had to pick a side and figured they'd run with Xbox 360.

They shrug off the decision with a casual indifference that suggests they aren't quite aware how hot the frontlines are in the console war, having come from the solidarity world of PC.

It's worth nothing that Crytek's reps take time out of their Crysis 2 presentation to focus on CryEngine3 and all the fancy new stuff it can do. It's during this demonstration that we catch the briefest of glimpses of Crysis 2 on 360 and PlayStation 3 running side by side. Deep breath. Ready? Both versions look exactly the same. And relax.

Crytek shows off the interior of a building and how the shading changes during the day/night cycle - and there's nothing to pick between the two versions. It's the only side-by-side comparison during the event and the only time Crytek drops its guard to show the PlayStation 3 version.

CryEngine3 demo over, we're then shown a pre-rendered trailer, met with polite and curious applause from the room full of journalists rather than whooping or hollering.

Anyone could put together a pre-rendered trailer, after all, and that's not the reason journalists travelled across the globe to see what Crytek could do. The real test comes when the gameplay footage was shown, which is next on the list. When it lands, you can hear jaws hit the floor in sync with the big moments of the demonstration.

Crytek decides to run through a hefty chunk of gameplay in real-time to prove that what we are witnessing isn't an elaborate smoke and mirrors act.

As with most real-time demonstrations, it lends a clumsy but authentic feel to the demonstration; indeed, it's easy to picture that what Crytek shows off is the exact same experience gamers at home will have (especially given whichever Crytek employee was at the controls had almost no aim whatsoever with their shotgun).

So how does it look? Well... awesome. Crysis 2 is the kind of game that makes it all too easy to stray into list territory when describing the visuals. So we will anyway: Glass shatters and falls under gunfire; bullets ping off concrete blocks while throwing up thick clouds of dust; cars warp and crumple under heavy alien feet; buildings shake off suffocating layers of settled dirt thanks to nearby rumbles and shockwaves, often caused by aliens bursting through the concrete.

Yet picking and listing the ingredients does a disservice to the overall cocktail of visual splendour. It's the way everything hangs together that made us want to check round the back of the screen to see if the leads were running to a 360 or a nuclear-powered PC.

Crytek spend a great deal of time talking about the gameplay changes to the Nanosuit, and the hiring of sci-fi scribe Richard Morgan to write the story - both genuine efforts to address complaints thrown at its predecessor.

But the real takeaway here is the sentence we opened up with. If you remember only one thing from this, make it so: Crysis 2 is the best looking game on console. Boom.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/242181/features/why-crysis-2-is-the-best-looking-game-on-360-and-ps3/

I think many will be shocked at some of the comments in media for the CryEngine 3. It certainly appears to be the first engine for consoles with no smoke and mirrors to the engine. Everything appears to be in realtime.

@selnor

That a one year old article write before any playable build for consoles.

It was a playable build of a section of single player. Running straight off an xbox 360. Did you read the article?

My point was, many people have been playing down Crysis 2 for at least 12 months. Many people I predict will hate many different media publications for their thoughts on Crysis 2 game engine.

The very first review on Metacritic already says Cryis 2 fights at the top for graphics king on both PS3 and 360 where consoles are concerned. Using descriptions similar to those CVG used a year ago. Coincidence?

I for one expected nothing less from a developer who has had the best graphics award for over 10 years in Far Cry first followed by Crysis 1. The move to consoles will make no difference to their talents.

That argument has hapened and debunked already. And the PC demo doesn't use DX10 it uses DirectX 9, Directx 11 will get patched in the game later on after release.