it looks like what it is.. and what it was intended to be. Its a 5 year old level with new textures and an updated rendering engine. its the same as those quake mods you see with updated rendering techniques. maybe not beautiful, but kinda cool to see. and as mentioned it is a study in the difference and the longevity in a well made project. some people are still impressed with it 5 years later.

EDIT: although in all fairness, crysis came out in 2007 only one year later... and uh....wellllll:/