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Why Robin Makes Batman Better Next week’s Xbox 360 game Crackdown 2 is connected to current Facebook game Chuck’s Ducks 2. We knew that. Are you ready for what’s next?
The Crackdown 2 demo goes live today, giving players a jump on their retail version achievements and extra goodies for those who play the tie-in Facebook game.
Seems we’re getting a Crackdown 2 demo “later today”, which has accelerated levelling, 4-player co-op and demo achievements.
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Crackdown looks like a cartoon. I guess. With the cel-shading and everything. Not sure it needed an animated prequel series, though. What is this, 2008?
Players will be able to climb high and dive deep in this summer’s open-world big-city Xbox 360 exclusive Crackdown 2. The tallest building? Over 500 metres. But that’s barely the half of it.
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Apparently no one told Crackdown 2 senior designer Dean Smith that you aren’t supposed to make up your own cover blurbs, but then this video is titled “Nothing Is Sacred”, so at least he’s keeping in theme.
Good news, Crackdown fans: The signature voice of the 2007 Xbox 360 game is back for this year’s sequel. Better news: He’s not sick this time.
My morning Crackdown 2 appointment started awkwardly last week. Double-booked. Game not running properly due to a technical mix-up. And then, those things rectified, I cheerfully mentioned one my favourite Crackdown features: Oh, the sequel’s creators said. We cut that.
Ruffian Games’ sequel to Xbox 360 hit Crackdown will feature scores of mutants and highly customisable playable agents, but one thing it won’t feature is the option to play as a female.
