If Crytek's own games weren't reason enough to include the CryENGINE on this list, then the fact that the developer is doing all it can to push CryENGINE 3 as a middleware solution for other developers is great news for gamers, and a big threat to Epic Games and Unreal Engine 3.
For its next outing, Crysis 2, Crytek is bringing the middleware to consoles with the new CryENGINE 3.Ĭlick here to see the CryENGINE 3 GDC demo.According to Crytek, "CryENGINE 3 is the first Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO, DX9 and DX10 all-in-one game development solution that is next-gen ready – with scalable computation and graphics technologies." Unlike many of its competitors, this engine does not need additional support from niche third-party middleware and can handle its own physics, sound and animations, as well as produce the outstanding visuals for which Crytek's games are famed. Three years later it did it again, when Crysis – running on CryENGINE 2 – set a new standard for gaming visuals. to usher in a new generation of PC gaming, Crytek beat them all to the punch with a stunning, tropical set FPS game powered by its own brilliant CryENGINE. While the world had waited expectedly for Half-life 2, Doom 3 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The developer's 2004 debut game, Far Cry, was nothing short of a revelation. and improved draw distance are just some of the improvements we'll see in RAGE over the coming months.ĬryENGINE As Seen In: Far Cry, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Crysis 2, Aion: Tower of Eternity It didn't take long for the German developer Crytek to make a name for itself. And it is still so young: accurate physics, ecosystem A.I. Euphoria from NaturalMotion, a dynamic animation engine, bonded with RAGE like they'd been split at birth (a feat LucasArts were unable to achieve with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed), as did the Bullet physics engine from Erwin Coumans. It's also incredibly welcoming of partner middleware.
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arrangements, weather effects, fast network code and a multitude of gameplay styles will be obvious to anyone who has played GTA IV. Its ability to handle large streaming worlds, complex A.I. And according to our conversations with the developer, the three games already released this generation using RAGE were all warming-up to this epic 2010 release.Ĭlick here to see just how stunning Red Dead Redemption looks.RAGE's strengths are many. With dreams of a grand sequel that no available engine could facilitate, Rockstar San Diego began work on RAGE (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine) in 2004 with a view to Red Dead Redemption. Yet it was the less commercial Red Dead Revolver that made up the publisher's mind to pursue its own middleware solution for the next generation. Noire (rumoured) GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas and Bully, for all their awesomeness, did not run off publisher Rockstar's own tech, but were instead facilitated by Criterion's Renderware engine. RAGE Engine As Seen In: Rockstar Presents Table Tennis, GTA IV + Episodes, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Red Dead Redemption, L.A.
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