Underplayed Gems

Crackdown (2007)

Crackdown cover
Developer
Realtime Worlds
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Platforms
Xbox 360
Genres
Fighting, Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating
3.5 of 5, 99 player ratings
Main story
about 14 hours
Completionist
about 30 hours
Where to get it
Xbox

How it feels

An open-world superhero power trip where a biologically enhanced Agent crushes crime lords and grows stronger with every takedown.

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About

Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360. Set in the fictional Pacific City, the player controls a biologically enhanced Agent, tasked with defeating three crime lords and their organized crime syndicates. The Agent's abilities improve by defeating both crime lords and their supporters, as well as by completing optional activities, such as street races and scavenger hunts. The gameplay is nonlinear: instead of following a rigid mission sequence, players are free to select the approach to completing their missions and activities. The game features a two-player cooperative play mode via Xbox Live. Crackdown, initially planned for release on the original Xbox console, was envisioned as a vast world in which players could experiment and explore freely. Microsoft Game Studios bundled specifically marked copies of Crackdown with an access code to the multiplayer test version of the much-anticipated Halo 3 Beta. The game sold 1.5 million copies in its first six months of release because everybody wanted to play Halo 3. It received positive reviews and has garnered several awards for its innovative gameplay. Crackdown was a free download (for Xbox Live Gold members only) from August 1st, 2013 to August 16th, 2013 as part of the Xbox 360 "Games With Gold" (Xbox Live) program.

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