Crackdown 2 review at Gaming Nexus

It's something of a miracle that Crackdown 2 even exists. After being pushed onto the market as a vessel for the Halo 3 online beta, Crackdown was never one of Microsoft's top priorities. Despite its modest scope and so-so sales, the first game managed to attract a large cult following that demanded a sequel. After three long years of waiting, Microsoft has finally decided to give this series one more chance. With all the support behind it and the full backing of Microsoft, what could possibly go wrong

[Dazel]

You really are one sad little mofo.

[DelbertGrady]

Seems like the regular trolls created new accounts just for Crackdown 2.

[DontShoot-Me-Bro]

What, whats C/A+, why not just make it simple

So basically it means 7/10?

[mastiffchild]

No, I'm thinking it would go A+,A,A-,B+,B,B-,C+,C and so on which means a c/A would be well below a 7/10, no?

Personally I've seen reviews all over the shop for this game and my key worries after playing the demo have been mentioned quite a lot. It doesn't seem a bad game but being set in the same city just in a worse state is a bit of a downer and the existing flaws are still there(like the erratic climbing)and as much seems unchanged I'm not sure I can justify a full price purchase myself.

While I'm not going to say I think Jim sterling's hatchet job at D'tod is ruight I'm also at a loss to see how anyone could be giving it more than 8/10 either on what I've played and what I've seen other people say about the game-mainly that it's more Crackdown 1.5 than a full blown sequel in some ways. I hate the score these days but maybe C2 actually is a bona fide 7/10 game, no? It doesn't seem to add enough that really works and repeats too much of what the first game did to really soar but it's undeniable that the blueprint they're copying, largely, was great fun to start with so it won't be a stinker either.

It's sad as I think making a whole new place to play in would elevate it no end and seems a strange mistake to make for a sandbox game where investigating your world is half the joy. I suspect those who never played the first might actually get a bot more time gaming out of this one. Whatever, I'd really expected a bigger bang than it seems we're getting but I'm still hopeful that a rental might uncover some more goodness than is apparent right now. Here's hoping.

[Independent_Charles]

i would like to see charts from n4g showing how many people have joined over the past 6 months.