Crackdown DLC screenshot

By Tom Bramwell Published 26 April, 2007

New vehicle, new gametype.

Realtime Worlds has been teasing us about Crackdown downloadable content for a couple of months now, but this week community liaison "Agent G" offered us a genuine glimpse of it - courtesy of a screen-capture posted on the official forums.

So that'd be what that is just over there, in case you're wondering.

As you can see, there are four buggies on-screen. Buggies we haven't seen before. And Agent G suggests that this new vehicle will be part of a new gametype, too.

The fact there are four buggies ties in quite neatly with what producer Phil Wilson told you a month ago in our Crackdown community Q&A: "One of the new (and in my humble opinion great fun) downloadable content game modes came from looking at a co-op video posted online, and credit will eventually be given to those folks that had the original idea." Could be, couldn't it?

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Crackdown DLC.

The other thing we might be able to expect from downloadable content is more gamerpoints, with 100 still to be accounted for.

Indeed, Microsoft's rules for gamerpoints insist that each boxed game offer 1000 without levying an additional charge, so there's the definite possibility of free content, whether or not this is actually it.

Wilson dropped other hints about downloadable content too, so why not read the full interview while you warm up your Xbox 360 and dust down your Agent?

Oh, and Agent G says we can expect it "soon".

For more on Crackdown, be sure to read our very loving 9/10 Crackdown Xbox 360 review. Skills equals kills, Agent.

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Comments (38) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Freelancepolice #1 5 years ago

    Motorbikes too please

  • Brogan #2 5 years ago

    The plural of forum is fora not forums

  • gizmo #3 5 years ago

    Those buggies have mounted machine guns, don't they?

    /GRINS LIKE A MONKEY

  • t8yman #4 5 years ago

    I dont want or need dune buggies, I want either a new island, or loads of new baddies to kill, or deathmatch mode, or 4 way co op. tell us when!!!!!

    /frustration

    oops sorry about that, actually, those guns do look a bit intriguing
    Edited by t8yman at 26/04/07 @ 08:41

  • Bulbatron #5 5 years ago

    Another island, proper deathmatch and 4-way co-op would all be good.

  • Scurrminator #6 5 years ago

    The buggies are part of AI races

  • t8yman #7 5 years ago

    or, taking advantage of the huge draw distances and obvious size of the map, a game where one player is a sniper, and the others have to hunt him down. each player takes a turn at being sniper, and the winner is the sniper with the best kills/time ratio. might exist elsewhere, but I havent heard of it.

  • gizmo #8 5 years ago

    That sounds ace, I wish game designers had the same amount of imagination of some of the gamers.

  • zuljin #9 5 years ago

    @Broga
    You can use either.
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    ]http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forum
    [/link]

    A sincere "hell yea" to the motorbikes idea tho!

  • FmCUK #10 5 years ago

    Helicopters FTW. (preferably restricted to those who've achieved Master Agent on Psychotic)

  • Brogan #11 5 years ago

    zuljin
    Just sounds wrong, you wouldn't say mediums when you meant media would you?

    anyway, buggies with big fucking guns on them? yes please. Is this going to be pay for content? how would that work couldn't have some with the buggies joining a game of someone without all they'd see would be an agent flying down the road raining death.
    Edited by Brogan at 26/04/07 @ 09:39

  • markypants #12 5 years ago

    Crackdown has the potential for setting the benchmark for useful DLC. It seems to be screaming out for modular DLC packs. Can't wait to see what they give us.

    For whatever reason though, there are too many gamers I talk to that haven't played this yet? What were the sales figures like for this game?

  • asphaltcowboy #13 5 years ago

    Great news! Bring it on!

  • bonker #14 5 years ago

    "Skills equals kills, Agent."

    It's "Skills for kills Agent. Skills, for kills".

    FFS!!

  • S.J.Rogers #15 5 years ago

    Fantastic.

    Hurry with the DLC as i have not played Crackdown for over a month now since i completed it...!

  • DanWhitehead #16 5 years ago

    couldn't have some with the buggies joining a game of someone without all they'd see would be an agent flying down the road raining death.

    The game won't let you play with someone who doesn't have the same DLC as you. This has been in place since the new agent skins were available. I tried playing with a friend who hadn't installed them and the lobby wouldn't let us join up.

  • bonker #17 5 years ago

    "Crackdown has the potential for setting the benchmark for useful DLC. It seems to be screaming out for modular DLC packs. Can't wait to see what they give us.

    For whatever reason though, there are too many gamers I talk to that haven't played this yet? What were the sales figures like for this game? "

    Yeah as a first party game they can afford to be really indulgent and do whatever the hell they/we want - First Party DLC FTW!

    Crackdown is a bit of a sleeper hit. Everyone who plays it seems to love it, though some (such as myself) are a bit disoriented at the start. I think it will become legend throughout the year and it's defo a good idea to keep banging in the DLC as this game could have very long legs ...

    I don't know about official sales figures but I would assume it's in 7 figures by now??

    Edit: It's done 600K in the USA so you can probably say it's done 1-1.2 million worldwide. That's good but as you suggest, probably not as good as it should have done given how great it is ...
    Edited by bonker at 26/04/07 @ 10:06

  • LOLLERS #18 5 years ago

    "I wish game designers had the same amount of imagination of some of the gamers. "

    They often do, unfortunately the people that actually make the decisions don't because they spend too long looking at market research and budget spreadsheets.

  • bonker #19 5 years ago

    ""I wish game designers had the same amount of imagination of some of the gamers. "

    They often do, unfortunately the people that actually make the decisions don't because they spend too long looking at market research and budget spreadsheets. "

    Exactly my point above re First Party indulgence - they can tell the marketing focus groups etc to take a hike as it's all Bill's money anyhow ....

  • miiiguel #20 5 years ago

    One of the greatest games of the year!

    /excited!/

  • geepersd #21 5 years ago

    I just want the fully upgraded SUV to be able to drive out out of / on water with it's huge balloon tires - well that and lots and lots of other stuff, but that's the only thing that bugs me as opposed to being additional new stuff

  • MrBiggles #22 5 years ago

    So worth a buy then?, mighht pick it up with God of war 2 tomorrow.

  • S.J.Rogers #23 5 years ago

    Do It..!

  • bonker #24 5 years ago

    "So worth a buy then?, mighht pick it up with God of war 2 tomorrow."

    No doubt.

  • bonker #25 5 years ago

    One other point, while I'm here, on the longevity of this game - I've noted quite a few comments in a few mags about how they are STILL playing Crackdown too cos it's just so much bloody simple fun :)

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #26 5 years ago

    There's stuff you can do with DLC content to do with free parts and paid for parts.

    Apparently the free cars you can download for Gotham 3 come in packs with other cars you have to pay for, so paying for them just downloads you an unlock-key. It works kind of like the XBLA demos, whereby you actually download the whole thing for the demo, and just unlock it if you buy it.

  • The-Bodybuilder #27 5 years ago

    4 player co-op?

    @ t8yman. That's a bloody fantastic idea. Rather than just simple 4-player co-op, we could have 3v1 co-op/counter-coop, or 2v2.
    I'm so glad I held on to my copy of crackown.


    >"Edit: It's done 600K in the USA so you can probably say it's done 1-1.2 million worldwide. That's good but as you suggest, probably not as good as it should have done given how great it is ... "

    Considering its cel-shaded graphics and its poor hype, selling platinum (mainly due to the demo availability) is bloody fantastic.
    No way would it have platinum on the original xbox.

  • OllyJ #28 5 years ago

    well I normally trade my games in when I've had enough of them, yet I just couldn't do that with Crackdown, I mean it's just how a goame should keep you hooked.

    I'll keep it as long as there is good content on the way!

  • gizmo #29 5 years ago

    I killed all the bosses weeks ago, am fully maxed on each attribute, have 500 agility orbs, about 52 hidden to find, still need to get round to completing rooftop and road races, however;

    The disk remains in my 360 and is played virtually every day with ambient crime switched on.

    You simply never run out of things to do, game of the year for me. As I've said before, this is the game that reminds you why you love games.

    And I've still only scratched the surface of monkeying around on co-op.

  • miiiguel #30 5 years ago

    gizmo: any tip on how to find those pesky agility orbs? I miss 4...

  • stoopidgreg #31 5 years ago

    saw the guys from RTW at a games conference in dundee and i'm pretty sure they said the new content will be both free and awesome

  • bonker #32 5 years ago

    "gizmo: any tip on how to find those pesky agility orbs? I miss 4... "

    You may care to read my notes on the subject a week or two ago in the monster 360/Crackdown thread?

    Or not :)

  • miiiguel #33 5 years ago

    bonker: how do I do that?

  • HarryB #34 5 years ago

    skills for kills is it not?

  • bonker #35 5 years ago

    Yeah I said that above but they're clearly not reading this thread or just sticking to their guns :)

  • bonker #36 5 years ago

    "bonker: how do I do that? "

    Clearly I'm not busy enough at work today: http://www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_po...

    HTH :)
    Edited by bonker at 26/04/07 @ 14:57

  • Ninja_Cop #37 5 years ago

    better get it out soon, forza is coming.

  • miiiguel #38 5 years ago

    bonker: thank you. I know a few things meself..., fell free to send a FR: GT: miiiguel.

    I only miss this achievement; the "hidden orbs" and "the stupid rings", however..., there's a way to do the rings rather easy: with a friend, one throw the other inside of a car through them. I could use a hand...
    Edited by miiiguel at 26/04/07 @ 17:45