Bitmob: "Why this? Why that? After playing Crackdown 2 for about an hour, I walked away with all these questions about some of the design decisions that went into this July Xbox 360 release. Why did the developers do this? Why didn't they do that?
Good thing Ruffian Games Creative Director Billy Thomson was on hand to address my queries. I might not necessarily agree with everything he said (I still would've preferred a different setting altogether for this sequel vs. a 10-years-later, run-down version of Pacific City from the first Crackdown). But you can't deny that they've put a lot thought -- as well as some actual research -- into everything they're doing for Crackdown 2, including a pretty smart way of handling collectibles..."
Darren writes: "“XBOX NEEDS EXCLUSIVES!”. Sound familiar? It’s something that has been ringing in my ears since becoming an Xbox gamer nearly 20 years ago. It’s possibly the longest standing and harshest criticism levelled against Microsoft’s console family, and I can’t say I wholly disagree. However, there are some out there which can slip through the net every now and then. But bucking the trend was the original Crackdown, which was not one of them. It shifted a very healthy amount of units as well as drawing in universal praise from critics. A sequel then, would be a no-brainer."
It was basically crackdown 1 with zombies, was fun but corners were cut, solid game though.
Crackdown 1 was one of the underrated gems of last gen. I loved that game. Crackdown 2 was crackdown 1 with added zombies and gave the map a paint job. Disappointing, but still enjoyed it for what it was with the added wingsuit, toybox mode and 4 player co-op. Crackdown 3 was basically what Crackdown 2 should have been.
While it is unclear at this time whether its a glitch or intentional. Crackdown, and Crackdown 2 are now free for download on the Xbox store.
Crackdown 1 and 2 were both given for free to Xbox One users to celebrate their launch on the Xbox Live Store and backward compatibility support for the Xbox One. In addition to giving the games for free, Microsoft is now also giving the DLC for Crackdown 2.
Most under-appreciated title on the 360.
This is a game that Microsoft should advertise, but of course they won't because it won't make them above 5,000,000 in less than a month.
Either way, I think it'll do well. All they need to do is add more things to do after you beat the game. It was a tad boring afterwards
I am a little worried after reading the interview, but I still hope this game will be amazing. If the developers are so dedicated as to do research when making the game, hopefully it will be better than the original.
Why can't you play a chick in the game? They can't jump?