Shacknews has also gone hands-on with Crysis Warhead. Their verdict on the stand-alone expansion? Er well, just read on to see what they thought.
Warhead takes place during the events of the first game, so continuity-wise, the similar setting and enemies also fit. But excusing that, the mission itself offered little in terms of new gameplay elements. Driving down a road, I had to shoot up a number of other vehicles and soldiers while following another APC. They exploded, and I infiltrated a compound, placing a charge inside a green trailer. Nothing I haven't done in Crysis a dozen times already.They continue on to say that the game is looking like a lot more of the same. Depending on how much of a Crysis fan you were, that may be a good thing.
I did get my hands on a few of the new weapons. Dual submachineguns were mildly amusing to play around with, and the grenade launcher made for a decent demo of those particle effects. Neither are anything we haven't seen in a hundred other games, though.