To paraphrase a hotly debated quote in U.S. politics: "Never let a good Crysis go to waste."

That's also the adopted mantra of ModDB user Fudsine, apparently, because the Crysis 2 Co-Op Mod is well under way. Several screenshots and a recently posted video shows that it functions quite well in its basic form. The mod enables multiplayer AI in the campaign, then gives the player the power to replace that AI character with another player, and even a third.

We've been known to add quite a few non-cooperative games to our database once they've received a generally accepted co-op mod. It looks like the PC version of Crysis 2 may join that elite list. The above-mentioned video is embedded below for you.

You'll have to go this one alone

It is often said that when a new co-op game is born, a member of Co-Optimus Staff gets their wings; unfortunately, the reverse is also true. The fact that Crysis 2 will be without co-op (aka co-opless) means that my wings have been, some might say, cruelly ripped from my back.  You would think this hurt, but on the contrary, some positives can be gleaned from this news.