One of Microsoft's biggest third-party exclusives was Crackdown, which led to very good relations with Realtime Worlds. However, if the latest rumor is true, Microsoft's good relations with the developer could turn very bad.
We're talking PS3-exclusive bad.
Darren writes: "Despite much moaning and groaning, Xbox has had some smashing console exclusive games during its four generation lifespan. Crackdown was one such game, released in the early years of the Xbox 360"
Still one of my all time favorite games. It hurt to see what happened to Crackdown 3 😔
Darren writes: "“XBOX NEEDS EXCLUSIVES!”. Sound familiar? It’s something that has been ringing in my ears since becoming an Xbox gamer nearly 20 years ago. It’s possibly the longest standing and harshest criticism levelled against Microsoft’s console family, and I can’t say I wholly disagree. However, there are some out there which can slip through the net every now and then. But bucking the trend was the original Crackdown, which was not one of them. It shifted a very healthy amount of units as well as drawing in universal praise from critics. A sequel then, would be a no-brainer."
It was basically crackdown 1 with zombies, was fun but corners were cut, solid game though.
Crackdown 1 was one of the underrated gems of last gen. I loved that game. Crackdown 2 was crackdown 1 with added zombies and gave the map a paint job. Disappointing, but still enjoyed it for what it was with the added wingsuit, toybox mode and 4 player co-op. Crackdown 3 was basically what Crackdown 2 should have been.
While it is unclear at this time whether its a glitch or intentional. Crackdown, and Crackdown 2 are now free for download on the Xbox store.
Nonsense. Ruffian has said the codename for the project is Crackdown 1.5 and I would say that is not a sequel. They could be doing some add-on or expansion for the original game. RTW has said they are negotiating with MS on a Crackdown sequel.
Why can't we wait for the actual truthful facts to come out before going on on some lame tangent that ends in the PS3 getting an exclusive?
Nowhere has it been stated that Microsoft rejected anything from RTW.
Doh! I heard good things about Crackdown. Why would MS do this? It makes no sense.
Rumor = BullSh*t = secondstorygamer.com.
crackdown was a sorry...game
APB, or I'm I missing something?.