On January 25th the Crysis 2 Demo will go live for the Xbox 360. Â Award winning developer Crytek has announced what will be included in the demo which will run from January 25th through February 4th. Â This demo is exclusive to the Xbox 360 gold members and no announcements have been made for demos on other consoles or PC at this time. Â The multiplayer will put you in a war torn Manhattan where two teams will fight to the death, by utilizing the powers of the Nanosuit technology. Â The game is said to use multi-tiered maps with “vertical gameplay” allowing attacks from above and below.
While Crysis 2 takes place in New York City, the map that Crytek will showcase in the demo gameplay is “Skyline”. Â Here is a tactical overview of Skyline.
Two game modes will be available for play.
Team Instant Action: This mode will put two teams against each other in Team Deathmatch inspired gameplay. Â Here players will compete to kill as many of their opponents as possible to earn points and higher ranks. Â The full multiplayer suite in Crysis 2 will feature 50 multiplayer ranks and a variety of unlockable content like weapons and Nanosuit enhancements. Â It was not specified how much would be open to unlock in the demo, and whether this data would carry over to the retail version of the game.
Crash Site:
In Crash Site players will battle for control of Alien Drop Pods, earning points for guarding their pods and keeping enemies at bay. Â Keeping the same rules much like a King of the Hill type mode. Â The crash sites are not predetermined at the onset of the match. Â Players will see an alien vehicle fly overhead that will crash and begin the match. Â It is rumored that gunplay begins before the actual crash site is established.
This demo will go live for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers on Tuesday January 25th.