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Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360. Set in the fictional Pacific City, the player controls a biologically enhanced Agent, tasked with defeating three crime lords and their organized crime syndicates. The Agent's … Source: IGDB

Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360. Set in the fictional Pacific City, the player controls a biologically enhanced Agent, tasked with defeating three crime lords and their organized crime syndicates. The Agent's abilities improve by defeating both crime lords and their supporters, as well as by completing optional activities, such as street races and scavenger hunts. The gameplay is nonlinear: instead of following a rigid mission sequence, players are free to select the approach to completing their missions and activities. The game features a two-player cooperative play mode via Xbox Live.
Crackdown, initially planned for release on the original Xbox console, was envisioned as a vast world in which players could experiment and explore freely. Microsoft Game Studios bundled specifically marked copies of Crackdown with an access code to the multiplayer test version of the much-anticipated Halo 3 Beta. The game sold 1.5 million copies in its first six months of release because everybody wanted to play Halo 3. It received positive reviews and has garnered several awards for its innovative gameplay. Crackdown was a free download (for Xbox Live Gold members only) from August 1st, 2013 to August 16th, 2013 as part of the Xbox 360 "Games With Gold" (Xbox Live) program. Source: IGDB

Platforms

Xbox 360

Release date 20 February 2007

Developers

Real Time Worlds
Realtime Worlds

Genres

Action Adventure
Fighting
RPG
Shooter

Publishers

Microsoft
Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Studios

Spotlight

Review | Crackdown

She has a Halo. We really do adore her.

136
Digital Foundry | Crackdown As You've Never Seen It Before

A technical retrospective with HD video.

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Feature | The game demos we remember most fondly of all

Disc dive.

227
Preview | Crackdown

Heroin' up.

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Crackdown Feed

Supporters | Five of the Best: Sound effects

Ding dong.

32
Feature | The game demos we remember most fondly of all

Disc dive.

227
Podcast | The many wonderful stories of Zzap!64 and GTA legend Gary Penn

Podcast now available to all.

4
Feature | Creating Grand Theft Auto and Zzap!64: the life and stories of Gary Penn

"You have this feeling you can do anything."

48
Feature | Five of the Best: Achievements or Trophies

Prize procession.

67
Feature | Five of the Best: Horizons

Zero yawn.

36
A much longer look at Crackdown 3's destroy-everything multiplayer

It's… real.

88
Feature | From GTA 5 to Zelda, I love a game with a day/night cycle

From dusk.

56
Feature | Crackdown on Xbox One X makes a classic game even better

Prettier and smoother - and the action is still immense fun.

79
Video | Watch: The Crackdown game you never knew existed

Lost Muertos.

23
Feature | Xbox 360 at 10: Conquering Crackdown's Pacific City

Free Agent.

40
Interview | "I want to see another Crackdown as well. I really do."

Inside Ruffian's struggle to break free from its legacy.

32
Feature | Crackdown retrospective

The man in the high castle.

78
Spencer: "UK sensibility" important for Crackdown 3

"We want to get the right team."

48
Microsoft's next free games for Xbox 360 Gold subscribers spotted

UPDATE: Crackdown and Dead Rising 2 confirmed, including Case Zero.

157
Microsoft teases new Crackdown for Xbox One

"It wasn't accidental. Definitely."

66
APB and Crackdown dev collapses

Realtime Worlds' games to be sold on.

60
Xbox 360 GOD delivers Crackdown

RTW's openworld riot for 15 quid.

51
Dave Jones' Develop keynote

Realtime Worlds boss talks going online. Read our live coverage.

8
Digital Foundry | Crackdown As You've Never Seen It Before

A technical retrospective with HD video.

58
Realtime talking Crackdown with Microsoft

Sequel unlikely to go elsewhere.

38
There's still hope for Crackdown 2 - RTW

MacDonald doesn't think the door's closed.

35
Realtime Worlds gets USD 50 million

Major funding for Crackdown, APB developer.

21
Marvel Universe MMO canned

Plus: Banjo 3 for Xmas?

25
Crackdown DLC problems

Saved games disappearing.

26

A much longer look at Crackdown 3's destroy-everything multiplayer

It's… real.

88
Spencer: "UK sensibility" important for Crackdown 3

"We want to get the right team."

48
Microsoft's next free games for Xbox 360 Gold subscribers spotted

UPDATE: Crackdown and Dead Rising 2 confirmed, including Case Zero.

157
Microsoft teases new Crackdown for Xbox One

"It wasn't accidental. Definitely."

66
APB and Crackdown dev collapses

Realtime Worlds' games to be sold on.

60
Xbox 360 GOD delivers Crackdown

RTW's openworld riot for 15 quid.

51
Realtime talking Crackdown with Microsoft

Sequel unlikely to go elsewhere.

38
There's still hope for Crackdown 2 - RTW

MacDonald doesn't think the door's closed.

35
Realtime Worlds gets USD 50 million

Major funding for Crackdown, APB developer.

21
Marvel Universe MMO canned

Plus: Banjo 3 for Xmas?

25
Crackdown DLC problems

Saved games disappearing.

26
Crackdown DLC live

Keys to the City await.

32
Crackdown DLC detailed

Heaps of new stuff.

58
Crackdown DLC screenshot

New vehicle, new gametype.

33
Crackdown on bugs in progress

With patch to prove it.

6
Crackdown producer talks DLC

Will include boss-reset fix, new MP modes. Flying stuff?

8
FFXII holds off Crackdown

PS2 exclusive claims top spot.

54
More agents for Crackdown

Well, kick us off a building.

15
Crackdown team wanted 200 achievements

All about rewarding the player.

25
MS offers Halo 3 reassurance

Says entire first shipment of Crackdown features invites.

15
It's Crackdownload time

Real Time Worlds' demo now up.

67
Crackdown demo delayed

Will appear before end of Jan.

14
More ways to get Halo 3 beta

Including one that's not US-only.

32
Crackdown in February

Demo in January.

21
Forza 2 and others by end of June 07 - Moore

Xbox boss opens up again.

26

Review | Crackdown

She has a Halo. We really do adore her.

136

Supporters | Five of the Best: Sound effects

Ding dong.

32
Feature | The game demos we remember most fondly of all

Disc dive.

227
Feature | Creating Grand Theft Auto and Zzap!64: the life and stories of Gary Penn

"You have this feeling you can do anything."

48
Feature | Five of the Best: Achievements or Trophies

Prize procession.

67
Feature | Five of the Best: Horizons

Zero yawn.

36
Feature | From GTA 5 to Zelda, I love a game with a day/night cycle

From dusk.

56
Feature | Crackdown on Xbox One X makes a classic game even better

Prettier and smoother - and the action is still immense fun.

79
Feature | Xbox 360 at 10: Conquering Crackdown's Pacific City

Free Agent.

40
Interview | "I want to see another Crackdown as well. I really do."

Inside Ruffian's struggle to break free from its legacy.

32
Feature | Crackdown retrospective

The man in the high castle.

78
Digital Foundry | Crackdown As You've Never Seen It Before

A technical retrospective with HD video.

58
Interview | Crackdown Community Q&A

Phil Wilson talks directly to our readers. Dunno why we bother.

39
Preview | Crackdown

Heroin' up.

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