I am all up on the Crackdown bandwagon and too am hoping for a sequel!
I always thought the game was kinda meh, or a shoddy GTA knockoff (we have enough of those), but a couple weeks ago I downloaded the demo and was HOOKED.
I really like how they do the cell shading. Too many games just seem to tack on cell shading but the way it's handled in this game with the shading, lighting, explosions, etc. is beautiful.
The leveling system and orb hunting is fun, and while reptitive I didn't mind constantly blasting baddies and crazy explosions. I also like how the game mixes up the action with car races, rooftop races, and taking safe house back.
Jumping from roof to roof is pure bliss and the sense of height in the game is incredible. I actually felt like a super human, replicant killing machine.
I haven't played much with 2 players, but I can see that being pretty decent.
My only gripes with the game are ALL the cars except agency cars are shit. The Agency AI seems vastly dumb down in comparison to the bad guy AI, the infinite enemy respawning at times when fighting bosses (even after you deplete their recruitment ranks), and a lot of streets seem really narrow.
Small gripes but just my opinion. A lot of people don't know this (I sure as hell didn't) but the game was actually developed by the guy that came up with GTA3, so make of that what you will.
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