This is by far the best looking game I've played. Even today, with games like Bulletstorm and even Crysis 2 (yeah the first one still looks better), nothing seems to surpass the level of detail that went into this game. That being said, you need a nuclear reactor-powered super computer to handle it a max settings. Kidding. My quad core overclocked hd 5870 beast handled it fine. The story is set on an island (Crytek is so creative *sarcasm*) taken over by Koreans and your job is to infiltrate, evacuate hostages, and uncover the truth. Throughout the journey you find lots of Koreans, trees, and even aliens. The lighting effects, physics of breaking palm trees and punching walls in, and explosions will leave your jaw on the floor and it will stay there. The story is whatevs. Multiplayer is fun and fast paced. Overall the game is good. Just not great. Only the graphics are great.