Crackdown

Introduction

This guide is currently a work in progress, and will cover every completeable aspect of Crackdown including story missions, time trials, street races and achievements that pertain to 100% completion. If you just want to beat the main story, then consult the Campaign tabs.

Credit: The Crackdown guide on Giant Bomb was started by MelodicVirus, this is my first published guide for any game - so improvements are (probably) necessary!

Campaign

Once you begin the game, select the "Campaign" option and then select an Agent skin of your choice and whichever difficulty you prefer. You can also choose to play alone or with a friend.

Your main objective in Crackdown is to track down and eliminate each of the 21 gang bosses located around the city. There are three main gangs in the city which makes 7 gang bosses in total for each gang.

After a brief cutscene you will begin the game at the base of the Agency Tower - this is the central island on the map where you can store and deploy vehicles from the Agency Garage. Head for the purple marker, press Y to access the garage and select any vehicle available to you. Once you are in your selected vehicle, you are ready to head out through the door in front of you labelled "1" - you cannot travel through the other labelled doors yet, and it is strongly advised that you keep away from these areas for the time being.

As you drive through door 1 and enter a tunnel leading to the surface, you will be introduced to Los Muertos - a Hispanic street gang that rule over the western islands of Pacific City which they refer to as "La Mugre". Once you reach the surface, you will witness a skirmish between Agency peacekeepers and Los Muertos gang members. You can choose to get involved or leave the area.

Once you head further into the city, you will be instructed to head to the flashing marker on your map to reclaim a Supply Point. Once you reach the area, you will encounter another fight between peacekeepers and Los Muertos gang members. Dispatch of all the gang members near the Supply Point and press Y to capture it. You are now free to make progress on eliminating all gang members in the city.

Los Muertos

The Volk

NA

The Shai-Gen Corporation

NA

Collectibles

Supply Points

The easiest collectibles to keep track of are the Supply Points scattered across the city. These are orange beacons which can be used for storing weapons and also act as fast travel points. Unclaimed Supply Points will appear as flashing orange markers on the map. Below is a map for each Supply Point in the game:

Agility Orbs

It is likely that you've come across these green Orbs across the city, these are Agility Orbs and they are extremely beneficial in increasing your Agility skill. In total, there are 500 Agility Orbs which can be found throughout the city. It is advisable that you keep track of which ones you have collected.

Hidden Orbs

You may have also noticed these blue Orbs in out of reach areas, these are Hidden Orbs. In total, there are 300 of them to be collected in the world.

Stunt Rings

When you are in a vehicle, you will have come across these purple rings floating in the sky - these are Stunt Rings and there are 39 of them in total.

It is helpful to use the Agency SUV when your driving ability is at max level, you will have access to the SUV's bunny hop action. If you are having difficulty with reaching some of the stunt rings, you can also use ramp trucks some of which are conveniently placed near the stunt rings. You can also find ramp trucks driving around the city. Below is a map for each stunt ring located in-game:

Time Trials

NA

Street Racing

NA

Achievements

Crackdown has a total of 50 achievements which are worth 1250G in total.

Campaign

If you have played through the campaign already, then you will have already obtained some achievements as a result of normal play. Achievements solely tied to the campaign include:

• Take Me To Your Supply Point - Unlock your first Supply Point
• First Blood - Eliminate the first of 21 gang bosses
• Los Muertos Intel - Locate all Los Muertos dossier targets
• Los Muertos Cleanser - Kill all Los Muertos gang members
• Volk Intel - Locate all Volk dossier targets
• Volk Cleanser - Take out all Volk gang members
• Shai-Gen Intel - Locate all Shai-Gen dossier targets
• Shai-Gen Cleanser - Kill all Shai-Gen gang members
• The Trifecta - Wipe the city clean by taking out all members of all three gangs

Campaign co-op

If you chose to beat the campaign in co-op mode, or played each mission in co-op Time Trials, then both you and your partner will get the following achievements:

• Double Trouble - Complete your first mission in Co-op mode
• Tag Teamer - Partner up and complete every mission in Co-op mode

Stockpile mini-games appear as white markers on the HUD, the objective of Stockpile is to collect 100 white Orbs in an area. These Orbs are located on a linear path, but this path will split in two.

If you manage to complete a Stockpile minigame in under 2 minutes and 30 seconds, you and your partner will get:

• Pack Rat - Complete any Stockpile mini-game in Co-op mode in fewer than 2 minutes and 30 seconds

Ability Progression

NA

Time Trials

The only achievement tied to Time Trials mode requires you to defeat each of the 21 gang bosses on "Psychotic" difficulty level.

If your Agent is at max level with all skills, then this should not pose too much of a problem. The best course of action is to slowly take your time with each boss - there's no need to rush in guns blazing. Once you kill a gang boss on Psychotic difficulty, then the progress bar on the Time Trials menu will increase.

Killing the last gang boss on the highest difficulty will reward you with:

• Psych Out - Complete all Time Trial missions at the Psychotic difficulty level

Miscellaneous

The rest of the unlockable achievements can be obtained in any game mode other than "Keys to the City".

Guide Credits

This guide was created by MelodicVirus.