<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
founder	O
,	O
David	O
Jones	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
play	O
mode	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
,	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
vast	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
experiment	O
and	O
explore	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
bundled	O
specifically	O
marked	O
copies	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
with	O
an	O
access	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
test	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
much-anticipated	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
Beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
by	O
Ruffian	O
Games	O
without	O
Jones	O
 '	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
initially	O
to	O
be	O
again	O
directed	O
by	O
Jones	O
before	O
he	O
left	O
to	O
join	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Pacific	O
City	O
,	O
whose	O
three	O
districts	O
are	O
divided	O
among	O
eight	O
total	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
sought	O
additional	O
help	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
Agency	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
outfitting	O
and	O
supporting	O
Peacekeepers	O
,	O
has	O
used	O
advanced	O
surgical	O
and	O
cybernetic	B-Application
technology	O
to	O
create	O
supersoldiers	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Agents	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
Mercenaries	B-Language
:	I-Language
Playground	I-Language
of	I-Language
Destruction	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
features	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
character-based	O
skills	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
increase	O
specific	O
traits	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
driving	O
,	O
or	O
on-foot	O
agility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdowns	B-Application
skills	O
make	O
few	O
concessions	O
to	O
realism	O
:	O
character	O
abilities	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
comic	O
book	O
superheroes	O
or	O
cartoon	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
features	O
an	O
online	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
play	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
drop-in	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
was	O
envisioned	O
to	O
exceed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
toys	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
in-game	O
moments	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
verbally	O
shared	O
with	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crackdown	B-Application
logo	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
agency	O
tower	O
,	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
had	O
hired	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
former	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
developers	O
who	O
experimented	O
with	O
refining	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sandbox	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
200	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Achievements	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
towards	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
exceeded	O
the	O
then-current	O
cap	O
of	O
50	O
set	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
pressured	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
lift	O
the	O
cap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Marketplace	O
allowed	O
for	O
accelerated	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
stated	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2002	O
with	O
a	O
target	O
release	O
in	O
2005	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2004	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
brought	O
the	O
team	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
and	O
suggested	O
moving	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
that	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
admitted	O
that	O
when	O
Crackdown	B-Application
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
early	O
to	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
also	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
tie-in	O
with	O
the	O
Halo	O
3	O
trial	O
;	O
"	O
We	O
kind	O
of	O
knew	O
Crackdown	B-Application
would	O
need	O
as	O
much	O
help	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
get	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
players	O
 '	O
hands	O
...	O
Like	O
we	O
've	O
always	O
said	O
:	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
game	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
[	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
beta ]	O
was	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
tool	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
seams	O
"	O
between	O
city	O
blocks	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
screenshot	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
any	O
problem	O
,	O
which	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
the	O
debugging	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
this	O
tool	O
was	O
further	O
used	O
with	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Crackdown	B-Application
demo	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
23	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demo	O
includes	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
co-op	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
jump-in	O
co-op	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crackdown	B-Application
demo	O
quickly	O
broke	O
download	O
records	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
by	O
becoming	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
demo	O
over	O
a	O
24-hour	O
period	O
and	O
a	O
seven-day	O
(	O
week-long	O
)	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Crackdown	B-Application
demo	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
played	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
game	O
after	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
pre-ordered	O
and	O
specially	O
marked	O
copy	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
included	O
an	O
invitation	O
to	O
the	O
beta	O
test	O
of	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crackdown	B-Application
game	O
disc	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
launch	O
the	O
Halo	O
3	O
beta	O
through	O
the	O
in-game	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
Bungie	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
beta	O
would	O
become	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
for	O
those	O
that	O
own	O
this	O
copy	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
on	O
16	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Gettin	O
 '	O
Busy	O
"	O
pack	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
around	O
200,000	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
May	O
2007	O
title	O
update	O
and	O
downloadable	O
content	O
were	O
linked	O
to	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
which	O
reset	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
 '	O
saved	O
games	O
when	O
they	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
co-operative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
apologized	O
for	O
the	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
and	O
offered	O
a	O
temporary	O
workaround	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
saved	O
games	O
already	O
lost	O
to	O
the	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
were	O
not	O
recoverable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
features	O
over	O
100	O
tracks	O
of	O
electronica	O
and	O
sample-based	O
music	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mostly	O
obscure	O
independent	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
musicians	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
notable	O
artists	O
including	O
Amon	O
Tobin	O
,	O
Atlas	O
Plug	O
,	O
Celldweller	O
,	O
Hybrid	O
,	O
Molotov	O
,	O
Control	O
Machete	O
,	O
Kinky	O
,	O
and	O
TobyMac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
by	O
game	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
open-world	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
commented	O
highly	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
its	O
detailed	O
city	O
and	O
large	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
cel-like	O
shading	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
;	O
1UP	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
better	O
to	O
let	O
a	O
game	O
approach	O
reality	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
aesthetic	O
terms	O
than	O
to	O
go	O
hyperrealistic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
co-op	O
play	O
feature	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
;	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Being	O
able	O
to	O
pick	O
and	O
leap	O
into	O
any	O
of	O
your	O
friends	O
 '	O
or	O
even	O
complete	O
strangers	O
 '	O
cities	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
keep	O
that	O
buzz	O
going	O
though	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
1UP	O
agreed	O
,	O
remarking	O
"	O
That	O
it	O
represents	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
sandbox	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
is	O
just	O
gravy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
did	O
critique	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
appreciable	O
story	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
short	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
itself	O
may	O
be	O
;	O
IGN	O
argued	O
"	O
Crackdown	B-Application
wo	O
n't	O
last	O
that	O
long	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
uneven	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
are	O
weak	O
sauce	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
was	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
anticipated	O
Halo	O
3	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
completely	O
irrelevant	O
when	O
looking	O
at	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
that	O
delivers	O
exactly	O
what	O
it	O
promises	O
:	O
a	O
giant	O
sandbox	O
to	O
blow	O
the	O
crap	O
out	O
of	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
premiered	O
to	O
very	O
strong	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
of	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
Billy	O
Thomson	O
had	O
previously	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Crackdown	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
long-running	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
very	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
Crackdown	B-Application
performed	O
well	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Industry	O
All	O
Stars	O
event	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
Wilson	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
was	O
not	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
a	O
little	O
late	O
in	O
stepping	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
plate	O
to	O
ask	O
for	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
then	O
we	O
had	O
already	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
bigger	O
,	O
better	O
things	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
then-corporate	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
Shane	O
Kim	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
still	O
holds	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
for	O
Crackdown	B-Application
and	O
that	O
a	O
Crackdown	B-Application
sequel	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
possibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realtime	O
Studios	O
manager	O
Colin	O
MacDonald	O
clarified	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
resources	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
APB	B-Protocol
,	O
they	O
could	O
approach	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
discuss	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
conference	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
of	O
time	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
Scottish	O
develop	O
Ruffian	O
Games	O
,	O
formed	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
July	O
2010	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Canada	O
and	O
on	O
9	O
July	O
throughout	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
changed	O
to	O
7	O
November	O
2017	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
but	O
another	O
delay	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
release	O
back	O
to	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
