After the Xbox 360 Crysis 2 multiplayer demo was released about a month ago on January 25, 2011, PC gamers can now try Crytek’s newest first-person shooter. Not only the gameplay but also the performance on your PC can now be seen directly in the multiplayer part of Crysis 2.

Nvidia has released Benchmarks with different video cards, starting with the 8800 GT, which is hitting over 40 frames per second at the lowest quality and 1680×1050 pixels. The GTX 580, Nvidia’s top video card, reaches over 140 FPS and even 70 FPS with ‘Core Settings’. For all the benchmarks, see Crysis-2-Benchmarks-by-Nvidia.

You can download this 1.6 GB demo from many sources, such as EA, Gamershell or Mycrysis, which includes two very different maps and two modes for up to 12 players. The first map, ‘Skyline’, features some rooftop and indoor fighting, and the second, called ‘Pier 17’, is also a mix of indoor and outdoor, but in a destroyed port. Both can be played as a team instant action map, which means classic Team Deathmatch, or as a Crash Site map where you have to capture alien pods, like control points, and defend them against the enemy team.

The full version of Crysis 2 will include six game modes and twelve maps set in New York City, so you can play 72 different versions of multiplayer. It is also compatible with DirectX 9, DX10 and DX11. Unfortunately, the demo only supports DX9, not DX10 or DX11, so the full potential of the graphics has yet to be realized.

So far there are some issues with the demo because the login server is overloaded at the moment. Login is required, so many players can’t play at the moment. Crytek is working on a solution at this time.

In the multiplayer part of Crysis 2 there will be 50 ranks to obtain, and if you buy the Limited Edition, in addition to other features, you will be promoted to Rank 5 immediately. The system is quite similar to the leveling system in Call of Duty. With each rank you get different upgrades for your weapons and nanosuit. You will gain experience by killing the enemy team and in the demo you can play up to rank 10. The PlayStation 3 demo release date is March 15, 2011.

Crysis 2 release is March 24, 2011 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.