Crackdown 2 is due to release in North America tomorrow, and reviews are beginning to trickle in. Earlier today, we posted our full review for the title, and it's a solid, fun game, but it may not offer the evolution people hope for. It has been said Crackdown 2 was in development for 8 months, but earlier today, a Ruffian dev gave a more precise answer for the production time for the title.
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.
Needed moar time it seemz. MayB 18months
1 year isnt enough seriously. look at the graphics. They coulda been better if they had used a better engine and more dev time.
It's good to see they took some time with this one. From the first reviews it seems like a pretty good game.
graphics whores will be the death of the industry.
Wow imagine if naughty dog would have done the same with uncharted 2 that already gives me a nightmare.