X-Isle is a ripoff of Jurrasic Park, and Engalus is a sci-fi time-spiralling thriller.

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Crytek® Studios, a new developer of computer and video game software today announced the development of two new titles--Engalus and X-Isle for PC CD-ROM and Next-Generation Consoles. Both titles will be powered by their CryENGINE 3D-Technology. The new titles will features exciting blazingly fast 3D worlds set in both vast outdoor and detailed indoor areas.

Engalus is a dark sci-fi epic set in a Techno-Gothic future of madmen, rebels and assassins. You play the later [sic] as Jordain an operative of the Provisional Government of Earth. Engalus will take you through 10 years of Jordain's life as an assassin, a rebel, a mercenary, and a reluctant hero within a tale of love, betrayal, adventure, and corruption. Engalus goes beyond a game to become and experience for the player employing techniques from literature, film, and action and role-playing games in an exploration of the true nature of power. Engalus will be built upon a powerful next generation engine designed specifically for our needs to display a rich and immersive world of dark sci-fi action and intrugue. Engalus will grab a hold of players and never let them go with its amazing visuals, inspired story, and intriguing world.

"Engalus represents a new frontier in gaming where we move beyond reactionary games and into true experiences. By providing a rich world of detail both on a superficial level and in the realms of story and meaning, we can truly give people experiences like none they could find in life and provide them with a new form of entertainment and enlightnement." says Brian J. Audette, Lead Designer/Director of Engalus.

X-Isle: Aliens are discovered on Earth--and they’ve been here for hundreds of years. They are of the same evolutionary tree as our predecessors the dinosaurs, and have re-created their Earth cousins in an attempt to claim our world as their own.
Fight and think in a consistent, realistic outdoor world--a group of dinosaur infested pacific islands. X-Isle brings a strategy element to first person shoot em ups. In a departure from traditional, linear mission/static goal gameplay, the game alters according to the player’s success and failure, and your actions impact upon the campaign in a big way. How well you perform affects the success of the overall mission.

X-Isle is a fast paced tactical FPS squad-shooter that features exciting new elements and 3D worlds set in a detailed world. You will experience an Elite-Soldiers life combating against an alienrace within dozends of different detailed environments and vegetations, feeling the breath of fear on your shoulders.
You will be able to play a Single-Player Episode coupled with a dynamic campaign to get introduced in the wonderfull world, before you experience the fast paced team-based Multi-Player Modes.

"In X-Isle you are confronted by dual threats from Earth’s future and past--the formidable technological might of an alien invader, coupled with the feral savagery the planets previous masters--the dinosaurs. Mankind’s first attempt to repel the invaders has failed: it is now up to you to think, as well as fight in a last desperate fight for mankind’s survival." says Tony Davis, Lead Designer of X-Isle.

"We are new, we are fresh and we are inspired. We are a powerful developer with many visions, ideas and innovations orientating ourself on highest ideals. I am convinced that our customers will experience a lot of fun with our titles as we have while developing them. We create our titles for gamers and for us." says Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek® Studios

"We had the pleasure of seeing Crytek's advanced 3D Engine "CryENGINE" at E3 earlier this year and were blown away by the performance and feature support. Crytek's optimized implementation of hardware transform and lighting, realtime cube-mapping effects and Dot-3 Bump-Mapping makes their engine look impressively detailed and beautiful. This clearly demonstrates the value of NVIDIA advanced 3D Technology". says Sanford Russel, NVIDIA Senior Director of Partner Management, "To convince you of the incredible power of Crytek's advanced 3D Engine we are going to release a rolling demo after ECTS via our NVIDIA website and our affiliates'. We will be maintaining a close relationship between NVIDIA and Crytek in the future to ensure Crytek´s CryENGINE takes advantage of all NVIDIA's next generation features and technologies "

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