GrathiusXR/OXCGN: This was the general consensus from the crowd that attended the IGN Black Beta the other night for Crackdown 2. Whether they were fans of the original, PS3 fanatics or casual gamers everyone in the crowd came to the same conclusion that Crackdown 2 is a sequel that for them doesn’t do anything.
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.
Here we go again.
@SupaGamer - Not really, if you never played the first Crackdown you wont be disappointed at all, that is if Crackdown looks like your type of game.
I think any reasonable xbox owner will admit this game is a disappointment. I own an xbox but didn't get this game because I have friends who bought it and are disappointed.
no one cares play it or yoou dont same things were said when the first 1 came out
Have to judge myself; rental soon.
I watched a walkthrough vid of the game. The graphics look clean, but unimpressive most of the time. However, I do like the style a bit. The mission I saw involved preventing "freaks" from getting to some kind of generator or bomb.
The combat and gunplay was controlled and I thought it was boring. The explosions look really bad to me. After playing GTA IV and seeing the explosions from that game, I am disappointed that a game 2 years later looks worse.
I'm sure the game is very fun with friends, and that is the strong point of Crackdown 2 and most other 360 multiplayer games.