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    Crackdown

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Feb 20, 2007

    Jump into the shoes of a genetically-enhanced operative of the Agency and fight off criminal organizations alone or with a friend in Crackdown, an open-world sandbox game for the Xbox 360.

    Are you sure this is a good game?

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    Out_On_Bail

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    #1  Edited By Out_On_Bail

    I just got crackdown for cheap, 10 bucks.  Yeah I know I'm a bit late to the game, but so far I'm not enjoying it.  The auto-aim seems buggy or something, I'm locking onto people that are miles away.  I have a hard time locking onto the person that I want it to, instead it will lock onto a car or something else instead.  What am I missing here?  A lot of you played it and enjoyed it, my best friend talks highly of it, why does it seem kind of messy to me?  


    Also, 20 minutes into playing and I fell under the map and now I'm swimming beneath the entire map. How could this game be so praised, or is this just bad luck on my part?
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    #2  Edited By T0mF5

    I never fell under the map but I always locked on to stuff I wasn't aiming at.

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    #3  Edited By Akeldama

    i never understood what people saw it that game. At least we all know why it was paired with the halo beta. 

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    #4  Edited By Hitchenson
    @Akeldama said:
    " i never understood what people saw it that game. At least we all know why it was paired with the halo beta.  "
    Well, I actually got Crackdown for Crackdown. And I (still) think the game's awesome. Each to their own, eh?

     I mean, co-op with a mate, playing Rocket Tag? That's just pure awesomeness.
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    #5  Edited By Lashe

    It has a few design flaws -- I don't like how completely open the game is, and the mechanics aren't as refined as they could be, but I still found it immensely fun in terms of the fun factor. Satisfying upgrades, great sense of humour and tone, as well as loads of secrets and orbs to keep me engrossed and obsessed for ages.

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    #6  Edited By Akeldama
    @Hitchenson: yea im all for that sentiment but seriously. It was just so broken and overall really jacked up. 
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    #7  Edited By ez123

    Auto-aim isn't the best but it's still a great game.  The part about glitching under the map is news to me, I never had any technical problems with it. Try finding someone to play Co-op with, that makes it more fun.

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    #8  Edited By Hitchenson
    @Akeldama said:
    " @Hitchenson: yea im all for that sentiment but seriously. It was just so broken and overall really jacked up.  "
    Huh? Just curious, what was wrong with it? I mean, I never experienced any problems that would make me say the game was 'broken'.
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    #9  Edited By crunchUK

    I think this game is epic win. You just have so much freedom and fun things to do... it's teh sex

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    #10  Edited By Out_On_Bail

    I'm not bashing anyone for loving it. I'm also not going to give up after 20 minutes, not at all.  I just wanted to know if this was a bad experience on my part, or if the overall game was worth getting over it's flaws. 

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    #11  Edited By EpicSteve

    The game's got issues, but my buddie and I played through that game together and had a fucking blast! It truly gets better as you go, and the achievements are fun.

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    #12  Edited By Akeldama
    @Hitchenson: Well i suppose "broken" was a little much. Like Out_On_Bail said, the auto aim is janky, i had issues with falling through the floor sometimes and the physics in general were sorta...off? 

    I dunno. My opinion based on my experiance. 
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    #13  Edited By Vitefish

    I'd say falling off the map was just your personal bad luck. I loved the game when I got it, and I too got the game for Crackdown, not the beta. It's like GTA in that the auto-aim is really bad, but the whole experience as a whole was awesome.

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    #14  Edited By papercut

    Its more of a good idea. A lot of rough edges. Most people I know that really like it got it for the Halo beta and were surprised they got a functional game.

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    #15  Edited By Vinchenzo

    One of my favorite games.

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    #16  Edited By Hitchenson
    @Akeldama said:
    " @Hitchenson: Well i suppose "broken" was a little much. Like Out_On_Bail said, the auto aim is janky, i had issues with falling through the floor sometimes and the physics in general were sorta...off? 

    I dunno. My opinion based on my experiance. 
    "
    Fair enough dude. I guess I've just had 'good experiance' with the game. Because I love it.

    Also: Impressive Accent Agent! 
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    #17  Edited By Illmatic

    I remember the locking on issue getting on my nerves. But then I realized I had grenades and missiles. I no longer cared if I was aiming at this thug over that thug, as long as when the smoke cleared and my controller stopped vibrating, I was the only mother fucking living thing in a ten mile radius for I Was The Ruler Of The City AND ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS WOULD BOW BEFORE MY GLORIOUS MIGHT!!!!!11119345854386NUMBER 9 NUMBER 9 NUMBER 9

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    #18  Edited By herreno

    Playing it with a buddy is what made that game for me, I never played it by myself.

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    #19  Edited By Akeldama
    @Hitchenson: i suppose i have hopes for CD2. But i may pass. Infamous fills that void for right now. 
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    #20  Edited By Diamond

    I really loved the game the first time through, but once I played through the game it had limited appeal to me.  Put the game back in a week or two ago thinking of collecting all the orbs, but it's too boring :/

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    #21  Edited By Daryl

    It grows on you really and I haven't had much of a broken experience yet. The aiming doesn't really bother me too much, I think it helps if you have your manual crosshair near the dude you wanna lock on for though.

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    It is an amazing game.  I'm very sure of this.

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    #23  Edited By Keyser_Soze

    Rank up.

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    #24  Edited By JJOR64

    +1 to Crackdown.

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    #25  Edited By gimmysumcowbel

    most ppl got it for the Halo beta but i really enjoyed it.  it had some problem but it was just alot of fun to play

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    #26  Edited By Pantalooney

    Get further in the game you wont need to shoot anymore, youll kick your way through everybody.

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    #27  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    It isn't a good game by any stretch of the imagination. It is flawed in so many ways. But it is still a tonne of fun.

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    #28  Edited By mordukai
    @Out_On_Bail: It took me about 2 minutes with the crackdown demo to realize that it wasn't for me. 
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    #29  Edited By Wolverine
    @Out_On_Bail: The game is pretty good. It is a lot of fun collecting the orbs and fighting bad guys but overall I felt there was a lack of direction in the game.
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    #30  Edited By ArchScabby

    hey man don't diss crackdown, do you know how many nights me and my friend wasted playing rocket tag, or our own version of king of the hill?

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