Spillverket.no: "Crackdown 2 has its problems, it is not as technically polished as I wished, and the game is pretty scraped for content. But despite its flaws, the game still manages to impress in a very large extent.
If the developers behind Crackdown 2 has managed one thing, it's to really make you feel like a real superhero. I caught myself repeatedly to grin shamefully while playing Crackdown 2, it is simply great fun to be a policeman in Pacfic City. And when the fun on your own eventually ends, the game has a very decent multiplayer to offer.
So if rain clouds shamelessly kill all attempts for traditional summer fun, you can console yourself that the rescue is here. Crackdown 2 is the salvation if you too are "enjoying" a green winter."
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.
Crackdown 1 and 2 were both given for free to Xbox One users to celebrate their launch on the Xbox Live Store and backward compatibility support for the Xbox One. In addition to giving the games for free, Microsoft is now also giving the DLC for Crackdown 2.