I wouldn't be lying if I said that Crackdown is my favorite Xbox 360 game. That, or at least top 3.

ELUNO

Here's hoping for a Crackdown 2. I'm probably one of the few people who bought Crackdown for Crackdown and not the Halo 3 beta (When I heard of the news, I was like "Oh that's cool, I'm getting the beta with a game I already wanted", and ironically, I got in the Friends and Family Beta.). It was just the pure essence of fun with Crackdown, which got even funner with Keys to the City.

Doshi

All Crackdown 2 needs is fully interactive buildings for climbing (how many times did you try to jump up and grab a window you couldn't grab?) and a little more variety in the missions.

Gizmo54

The only thing that could make Crackdown any cooler is if they made the sequel a spiritual successor to both Crackdown and River City Ransom. I want to buy special moves, eat some wonton noodle soup, check out the sauna, and brawl co-op style until the bad guys all BARF. Man, this idea is too awesome. Kotaku might explode.

wild homes isn't anything!

I bought it for the Beta which didn't work.

But Crackdown was a really good game so im glad I bought it anyway.

Refused

ZOMG, Crackdown was an awesome game (uber co-op too) that was full of epic win and then some. Please give meh t3h sequel.

Pbombas

I'd suggest they finish the old Crackdown first.

That game had half the content of Saint's Row, and then they wanted you to pay more for DLC?

Billkwando

Best news of the year, Crackdown is still a top 5 game for 360 and probably the biggest surprise of this generation (that or Portal).

Crackdown 2 needs to allow players to fight against each other, in addition to co-op. Whatever else they add, as long as they do that I'm sold.

XbhaskarX

Man I hope so. I was just playing crackdown the other day. That game is so awesome even though it has some shortcomings. However in a sequel they could easily fix all the problems and give us the game we've always wanted.

Please Crackdown 2. Please?

CCCombobreaker

How about more Crackdown DLC? That first batch was awesome and well worth the price. Why couldn't we get more?

DaveKap

So this would be at least, what, 2-3 years away? Bah. Make it a launch title for the Xbox 720 release holiday 2012.

DARTH_TIGRIS

STOP teasing us i loved crack down it was dope, teasing us like this is just MEAN.

slyzxx786

@DigitalHero: Crackdown had AMAZING co-op. What the hell are you on about?

InsidiousTuna

@wild homes isn't anything!:

I'm with you abso-freaking-lutely loved the game. Jumping off tall buildings? Throwing cars around? Wrecking havoc? Color me off the normal path, but I thought the story was fine, I'm glad there wasn't a million and one cutscenes reflecting back to how you lost your cousines, dogs, brothers, girlfriends, mothers bracelet and went on to become a superior engineered cop to avenge the death of you your childhood.

If they do a sequel hopefully it'll be more than 2 man multi-coop and more hell breaking loose.

Crackdown 2: Return of the Street Cleaner

SOLD

FunKrusher

Really hope they give Crackdown 2 a green light; I've not enjoyed a single Xbox game more than this. Brilliant fun; the level design was fantastic.

adgeman

@DigitalHero: They had a solid multiplayer co-op element in the game, and the DLC added a lot of new multiplayer game types. And I know a lot of people who played tens of hours after beating the game just to find all the hidden orbs and grab those achievements.

The one thing I do think they need to address is the driving-- mechanically it was weak, and levelling it up felt like a real grind, because unlike the other skills which were so useful you'd levl them up naturally, driving was always the least efficient way of getting around. I knew that my character could do awesome stuff in the car once he maxed out his skill, but the grind to get there was very dull. Give us tighter driving mechanics and more cool reasons to choose a vehicle over just leaping around like the Hulk, and I'll be pleased as punch.

wild homes isn't anything!

@Sparx: I highly doubt that.

Sure people bought this for the Halo beta but a lot of people on my list still play this game to this day. This disk is on some people's tray more than Halo 3 is.

Personally I traded my copy in but once I see it around here for 20$ new or used I'm buying it again.

Rask

DOO EEET Realtime!

kidko

With a few key improvements, a Crackdown sequel could be a lot of fun. I would like to see a little more agility or maneuverability, maybe throw some parkour stuff in there. Also, they need to change the force of the agent's throws. I hated how they just tossed everything in a wide arc.

yeah write

Crackdown was truly great! I've actually played that game more after I finished It than I did GTA4.
But Im way more excited about APB than a potential Crackdown sequal.

KEELr

@DigitalHero: Aside from the fact that you can, you know, terrorize the citizenry, blow up cars, scale buildings in many different ways and use a variety of weapons to kill the gang members that you can conveniently respawn.

But yes, the story and characters were the main selling point and what they should focus on the next time.

Burguois of Arabia

One of my favorites this generation. Would LOVE to see a sequel. Preferably on Microsoft's NEXT system, though. I can't have another game that I spend that much time on the 360, because I've nuked enough units.

PapaBear434

I see no reason not to, Crackdown's fun.

Wolfers

@Sparx: I don't know, friend, I think this game has more die-hard fans than you'd suspect. I know nearly all of my friends who picked it up did so for Crackdown, and not the beta. In fact, many of them bought it after the beta ended.

wild homes isn't anything!

yeah, going against other agents would be great for the sequel. that and more tall buildings, I loved finding my way up those fuckers.

kromekoran

Hopefully they make a sequal. i have the game and love it!!! I even bought it after the halo 3 beta.

Moopman133

The first Crackdown has nothing in the game to keep you playing after you have completed it. They need stronger story, characters and a multiplayer feature.

DigitalHero

@Leobebes:

Not when you spell "Infamous" wrong. You ruined what could have been a potentially good joke. Oh well.

I hope Crackdown 2 does happen tho.

kumuasata

As long as they continue the storyline-- and have you fighting hordes of agency officers and taking out a long list of both Agents and corrupt agency bureaucrats-- I'm very excited. I'd like to see you have to join up with an underground group trying to overturn the Agency and restore free will to the people-- hell, that sounds like The Matrix-- and maybe this new underground group could give you an experimental treatment to give you even greater powers unequaled by the other, evil Agents. You could have a support team of tech specialists in the movement to give you sweet new weapons and vehicles. A sequel has a lot of potential.

wild homes isn't anything!

Somehow I doubt there are a ton of fans for this game. I mean it was good for what it was but I still have the feeling that a pretty good chunk of the copies sold were to people who were indifferent to the title but got it anyway simply for the Halo beta

Sparx

The first time I tossed a guy off a building, jumped down after him then kicked him into a car when he landed I knew this was the game for me.

Burguois of Arabia

Apart from the most obvious plot twist of all time, Crackdown was pretty cool. The sheer fun of jumping about rooftops was worth the £5 I paid for it.

emcake

Saw this over at GAF. The game was, in my opinion, the pure embodiment of "wheeeeeee! hell yeah!" fun. I'm hoping APB brings in enough cash to fund the upkeep of both that, AND Crackdown 2. I'm betting Microsoft would subsidize the sequel too.

Jayge

I hope you're getting paid by Taco Bell for advertisement ala product placement.

*heads off to Taco Bell*

Syco Killer

It can only mean one thing, it'll come with a Halo 4 beta. Or shall I say the Halo 4 beta will come with Crackdown 2. ^.^

Firemane

Good news, the first one was pretty good, if they fix the problems the first 1 had and add more variety and maybe add 4 player co-op it will be a kick ass game.

tooji

I thought it was already coming out. It's called Ingfamous right?

Leobebes

Oh and BTW the guy who said combine Crackdown 2 and the River City Ransom sequel into one game is GENIUS.

chronicdog

Crackdown was OK, but I know many, many people who bought the game just for the Halo 3 beta, so no doubt the sales numbers were massively inflated.

chronicdog

I too bought Crackdown just for the Halo 3 beta. Then I got a "Friends and Family" invite from Bungie because of the clan I was playing in at the time, and got a whole week's head start on the public beta. That first week, before any Tom, Dick and Harry with a Crackdown disc could get in; was WONDERFUL! There was no teabagging, there were no 12 year olds experimenting with adult language, no team killers, and a many a "good game" was heard at the end of each match.

robinandtami

@DigitalHero: Four words.

Keys. To. The. City.

Your comment makes me wonder if you've ever even played the game.

endlessoul

Forget Crackdown 2! When are we going to get Prey 2 is what I want to know!

robinandtami

Man, I hope so. Crackdown was able to make the player truly feel like a superhero, something many games try (and fail) to do. It's the only game where I absolutely believed in the power that my character had. Other games hint at their protagonists having all sorts of amazing abilities, usually through cutscenes, but neuter the character when you finally regain control (*cough* Devil May Cry *cough*). Crackdown, on the other hand, let me be the superpowered badass that I always wanted to be, and getting another crack at it (heh) would be a pleasant surprise.

kylenalepa

Sigh* I had the first crack at the comments too lol.

INFAMOUS DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That g slipped in there somehow without me knowing.

Leobebes

I loved Crackdown, it was one of the games that made me want a 360, so I'm crossing my fingers for a sequel.

notoriousEIC

I really hope so. :(

Crackdown is the most fun I've had this generation. Sure, it didn't have a deep story, but it had the gameplay, and a cool twist at the end. I loved the RPG and platforming elements in the game. It was very unique. More, more, more... please, Realtime Worlds?!

HaydenTenno

Well, they need to package the Halo 4 Beta with something....

ZeeBeeEss

I bought Crackdown on the basis of what's possibly the greatest demo of all time. Actually ruined the game experience for me when I got the full version since the demo had accelerated skill improvement and you could reach full power for one or two of the skills. It didn't leave much for the full game and the slowness of powering up was a drag. The demo was everything the full game was but faster.

Still, it's a lot of fun, and I don't regret getting the full game, it's just a slight let down after the rush of the demo. Collecting orbs is wildly addictive.

For the sequel, I'd like to see better enemy AI and variety, more interaction with the environment, some superpowered villains to fight, and new sets of powers - maybe to set the various agents apart.

wanion

I want a gears of war 2 beta with this!

yomondo77

Crackdown 2 it SHOULD happen.

All this article did is make me want to continue my recent run of the Crackdown game I stopped a few months back and strangely get some Taco Bell...

Absent Blue

Awesome, I loved the original. It was a bit barebones as far as campaigns go, but the game experience was just brilliant. I'm much more excited about Crackdown 2 than APB, to be honest. With some solid design tweaking and a more fleshed out campaign/story, the sequel could be a truly amazing game. Could you imagine what it would be like if they integrated Assassin's Creed type climbing around, for example? More depth to the leveling up mechanics? There's just a ridiculous amount of potential for the game.

Toasticus

I had not heard of crackdown when I bought my xbox but my roommate borrowed it from his brother and I was instantly hooked. I just loved jumping around throwing crap at people. I'd agree that the story wasn't the greatest but the gameplay certainly compensated for that. Very excited for a sequel.

Grahamunculus

Nice to see all the Crackdown love come out now that there's been enough time to reflect on it, and the hype and scorn from Halo 3 has died. Seeeeeee, it WAS a good game!

Netizen

YES. Do want now! This is the most underrated game on the 360...

"Skills for kills, Agent. SKILLS FOR KILLS."

Raidei

@robinandtami: So do I but give me Crackdown 2 as well. Add boats and planes... WOW I can see why they have to finish APB 1st :)

Gunloc

Please, please, please. Let it be so!

Pixelantes Anonymous

It's only $15 used at Gamestop for anyone who hasn't picked up the original!

GUILTIE

Crackdown had probably the most fun Achievement ever... Base Jumping. If you don't have it yet, level up your agent's Agility and give it a shot; the climb is a great little puzzle all by itself, the view from the top is amazing, and the jump is a rush! The entire game is remarkably visceral... you really could convince yourself that you felt what was happening on-screen.

I'd buy Crackdown 2 at launch. Maybe even pre-order.

-- Steve

Anton P. Nym

Crackdown 2 should have a 4 player co-op mode with a random mission generator. That would keep me ad my friends busy for a long while.
@yomondo77: I think your going to have to settle for this.

+ Watch video

Gunloc

Please everyone, post something a little more interesting than "Great! I loved the first one". It's really unnecessary.

This is fine - Tiber:

But avoid this type of post at all cost - @Pbombas: @

floppylobster

I consider Crackdown to be the prototype of an excellent game. It needed more variety, but was otherwise excellent. It pretty much put Marvel and DC to shame.

I'd like to see some enemies that are actually challenging (imagine being hunted by super-agents), new ways to get around (wall-jumping, a glider, etc.) and fight (human shields, better melee, etc.), and just more stuff in general.

Tiber

@Sparx: Ah, you would be dead wrong.

ez054098

/*sarcasm

I don't own an Xbox360 so I have only played this game a few times, but every time it comes up all I can think of is the really great voice acting. Like when you accidentally shoot your fellow police officers and they turn on you saying something like "I've been waiting for this.", or when the different gangs say "Time to die!".

Good times.*/

Seriously though, it was a fun game. It is worth owning alongside GTAIV.

Reikson

@floppylobster:

So you're contributing to the overall topic how???

"NEXT WEEK ON 'When Elitists Attack!'....."

As an aside, did anyone else feel that the city in CD was the perfect size? The game could have used many more missions, etc., but the actual size of the city seemed just right to me....

Raidei

I really hope they make a sequel to Crackdown. APB looks cool, but I kinda doubt I'll be able to jump over buildings, and throw cars at people.

Gouki4u's avatar has a severe case of Jekyll and Hyde

I'm pretty sure this is going to happen post APB.

No reason not to.

EditorinChief

Crackdown is the only game I've completed 100% on my 360, all 1250 points. The street racer achievements were bastards, but I love the game anyway.

Yes please for a sequel, it's definitely in my top 5 games of all time :)

Zaii

@floppylobster: What, people aren't allowed to just express their excitement? C'mon now.

Toasticus

@Raidei: I've just been getting annoyed lately with the amount of posts that fill up with fairly meaningless stuff like Pbombas' -

"ZOMG, Crackdown was an awesome game (uber co-op too) that was full of epic win and then some. Please give meh t3h sequel."

I guess we all come here for different things. Some come to yahoo, others to seek discussion. I was just trying to ask for a little more substance in posting. I don't mind people expressing their excitement (as Tiber did), but in a community like this I would have thought it would be nice courtesy to also add something a little more insightful than - 'full of epic win'. Something at least like Tiber's "I'd like to see...etc".

It can get tiresome reading through a page of "Ye-Ha!" before you find something interesting. If we're taking the time to read it, it would be nice to think some thought went into writing it.

Not to worry. I guess it's not to be. I'm in the minority. I get it, I'm in the wrong the place. Apologies to all, carry on hooting and shooting. I won't let the door hit me on the way out.

floppylobster

Really? I'm rather surprised Macdonald said that they regret not immediately working on a sequel. I could've sworn that Realtime Worlds said that they wanted to move on to different things and that they were eager to make APB and the like. Perhaps that changed? Or maybe I'm misinformed!

Either way, a Crackdown sequel would be very much welcomed by me. I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed the original, even without any true...presentation or even plot. It was more or less any of the Hitman games turned to 'guns blazing' mode. But it was still fun. I think, if anything, I'd like a bit more polish or presentation similar to the GTA games next time around, but I am glad how distinguished it was from all the other free roam games that can saturate the market. Its over the top superheroness was a fun little addition.

SilentSeraphin

Crackdown remains one of my favourite games of all time. Yes, it was mindless and repeatedly stupid stuff, but it was what games are neglecting now: Fun.

I wasted many hours of my life playing Crackdown, and probably many more (if) Crackdown 2 happens.

Get making them calls, Microsoft!

ZonalFear

I want crackdown for PC :<

zaagis

As for what I'd like to see IN a sequel to Crackdown: dive into the futuristic vibe more so. Crackdown came out looking surprisingly excellent in the end, graphically, but I still never felt they quite had an A+ aesthetic conceptually. It was supposed to be in the future, but aside from the superpowers, nothing really seemed future-ish at all. The city was impressive and well-designed, but it was too urban. Next time around I'd like to see them add a little more neon-lights-at-night, retro-future art design to it all. Throw in some fresh-feeling lazers, some hovercrafts. Give the city some kind of VERY high-up L-train public transportation sky-ride system (wherein you can, naturally, climb up onto or leap out of the car/capsules in question.) Shroud the city in more of a night-time aesthetic. Lots of great possibilities for tweaks to the art direction in Crackdown.

burko

Agreed: Crackdown was awesome. It's one of those games that -- due to a lack of story and dialogue -- received somewhat hesistant praise, but as others have mentioned, it was FUN. Like, really fun. It was very well-designed. The play control, draw distances, visual aesthetic, and combat mechanics were all extremely tight. And there's something about hurling a tanker by hand into a group of foes or climbing huge skyscrapers and then bounding about the rooftops of the city before firing a rocket launcher into a train of gangster vehicles below, etc. -- that just satisfies and reminds you what open world games are supposed to be about.

I honestly enjoy Crackdown more than GTA IV, although I like the latter as well. But I really don't need a cinematic story to be happy with a game -- I can just use my imagination. I'd rather have the superheroic power-ups of Crackdown. If I want a good cinematic story, I'll watch a movie. Too often it feels like I'm doing that anyway, when I play games of this generation. Watching a movie that asks me to hit buttons now and then.

Not Crackdown!

Crackdown blew through all the BS and got right to the good stuff: giving you a LARGE, solidly built virtual world full of bad guys, a limited arsenal, scattering hundreds of power-ups around said world for you to find, and then just letting you go do as you see fit from there.

Great game. Would love a sequel.

burko

Michael, on behalf of people who can't stand to listen to broken records, we present you this No Skips trophy for declining to mention anything about a Halo beta.

Edge of Blade

Some of the achievements were crap but I loved orb hunting.

Doll

yay crackdown 2, bring it on!!!

TotaleeAwesome

Crackdown deserves a great deal more credit than it got. It did get more attention than it deserved as well. We all know this is because of the Halo 3 beta included. Nevertheless, the game was extremely good and some would say great. So thank the H3 beta which helped it to sell enough copies to put it at least into consideration for a sequel. Thank RTW for making a kick ass game that makes us clamor for a sequel. -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com

RoccoBachoo

@Leobebes: Yeah, except in Infamous, your powers are all lightning based, and it has nothing to do with a police force, and your powers progress in a more linear way.
And it's Sony exclusive, instead of 360 exclusive.

Though I want Crackdown for the Ps3.

Ad-hominem

@floppylobster: I can see where you're coming from. Kotaku keeps getting bigger, and it gets to a point where you can't read through everything. However, try asking instead of stating. Tone is important, and it's easy to misinterpret online.

@SilentSeraphin: Is it impossible to want to do both? I have a lot of things I'd like to do, yet I don't have the time to do them all. Imagine what it's like for a whole team of people!

@burko: I think you're overdoing the futurism, but at its core that's not a bad idea. The thing is, the only ones that really had advanced tech were the cops. They could make that an important part of the sequel, especially if in the sequel the cops are the bad guys.

Tiber

It could happen and it should happen because Crackdown's super-criminal action hero game was kickass.

bmac320

Crackdown is my favorite 360 game.

archibaldleech

Crackdown was AWESOME.

amarney

@floppylobster: Yes, don't.

And when you find the utopian gaming community you're looking for, come back and tell us about it.

Billkwando

@Raidei: I'm sorry? You're calling me elitist on a website that bans people?

@Billkwando: Thanks, I would but I'd rather keep it pure.

@Tiber: You're right. I was having a bad day and let it out in some angry posts.

floppylobster