Massive '07 games we all forgot
The biggest titles that sank out of sight and mind
Crysis
It's soooo pretty! Look at the water! Look at the sand! Look at the trees and the lighting and the physics. OK, are you done? Us too. It's not that the gameplay is poor - despite a few AI glitches and a surprisingly linear experience it's still one of the most competent first-person shooters around. But there are so many other great shooters available at the moment. Put simply, it's just more fun tostick on CoD4 for a quick fix of ultra-slick blasting.
Above: It's incredible. But many PCs struggle with it and by the time tech catches up, better games will be out. Same thing happened to Doom 3
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.