<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
David	O
Jones	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
center	O
on	O
the	O
Agency	O
's	O
supersoldiers	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Agents	O
 '	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
fight	O
threats	O
ranging	O
from	O
various	O
criminal	O
syndicates	O
,	O
a	O
terrorist	B-Device
group	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Cell	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
zombie-like	O
monsters	O
called	O
'	O
Freaks	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
various	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
completed	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ruffian	O
Games	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
suggested	O
in	O
2004	O
that	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
waving	O
interest	O
in	O
player	O
testers	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
late	O
development	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
with	O
access	O
codes	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
multiplayer	O
beta	O
to	O
help	O
its	O
sales	O
during	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
create	O
a	O
series	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
delays	O
with	O
budgeting	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Realtime	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
developer	O
cancelling	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
however	O
still	O
owned	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
hired	O
fellow	O
Scottish	O
development	O
company	O
Ruffian	O
Games	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
for	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
E3	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
organized	O
crime	O
has	O
been	O
quelled	O
in	O
Pacific	O
City	O
,	O
a	O
terrorist	B-Device
group	O
calling	O
themselves	O
'	O
Cell	O
 '	O
started	O
a	O
revolt	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
Agency	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
forced	O
the	O
Agency	O
to	O
send	O
out	O
their	O
newest	O
and	O
better-equipped	O
Agent	O
to	O
combat	O
both	O
the	O
terrorists	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Freaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Gamescom	O
2015	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
the	O
series	O
back	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
of	O
fighting	O
criminal	O
syndicates	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
 '	O
creative	O
director	O
Ken	O
Lobb	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
but	O
represents	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
from	O
what	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
added	O
additional	O
traversal	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
abilities	O
were	O
also	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
wing	O
suit	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
received	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
unlike	O
in	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
reward	O
for	O
agility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
going	O
beyond	O
the	O
sandbox	O
gameplay	O
made	O
popular	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Realtime	O
Studios	O
spent	O
time	O
with	O
various	O
testers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
former	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
experimenting	O
and	O
refining	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
third-person	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
Agent	O
can	O
dispatch	O
enemies	O
by	O
shooting	O
them	O
with	O
firearms	B-Application
,	O
blowing	O
them	O
up	O
with	O
explosives	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
human	O
being	O
gives	O
the	O
Agent	O
various	O
skills	O
,	O
namely	O
"	O
Strength	O
"	O
(	O
punching	O
and	O
lifting	O
power	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Agility	O
"	O
(	O
jumping	O
and	O
movement	O
speed	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Driving	O
"	O
(	O
handling	O
vehicles	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Explosives	O
"	O
(	O
creating	O
explosions	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Firearms	B-Application
"	O
(	O
shooting	O
ability	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
improved	O
upon	O
this	O
gameplay	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
armor	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Ground	O
Pound	O
ability	O
that	O
causes	O
powerful	O
shockwaves	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Charge	O
ability	O
,	O
a	O
wingsuit	O
,	O
and	O
thrusters	O
that	O
gives	O
the	O
Agent	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
glide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
various	O
minigames	O
such	O
as	O
on-foot	O
and	O
vehicle	O
racing	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
street	O
and	O
aerial	O
stunts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
game	O
offered	O
players	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
Crackdown	B-Application
game	O
improved	O
the	O
coop	O
mode	O
to	O
accommodate	O
4	O
players	O
while	O
also	O
adding	O
new	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
Rocket	O
Tag	O
,	O
Vehicle	O
Tag	O
,	O
Capture	O
the	O
Orb	O
,	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
further	O
expanded	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
coop	O
by	O
allowing	O
over	O
8	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
fully	O
destructible	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
comic	O
books	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
game	O
and	O
they	O
used	O
highlighted	O
ink-like	O
outlines	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
comic	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
large	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
seldom	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
open-world	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
a	O
more	O
dilapidated	O
and	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
but	O
still	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruffian	O
further	O
tweaked	O
Crackdowns	B-Application
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
by	O
rendering	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
vista	O
of	O
Pacific	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdowns	B-Application
music	O
supervisor	O
Peter	O
Davenport	O
was	O
allowed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
select	O
music	O
from	O
any	O
source	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
music	O
from	O
Public	O
Enemy	O
,	O
Bob	O
Dylan	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Cash	O
,	O
R.E.M.	O
,	O
and	O
Whodini	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rebellious	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
webcomic	O
titled	O
the	O
"	O
Pacific	O
City	O
Archives	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Containing	O
over	O
5	O
episodes	O
,	O
the	O
webcomic	O
series	O
bridged	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
Crackdown	B-Application
games	O
by	O
expanding	O
character	O
backstory	O
and	O
game	O
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Agent	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
game	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
video	O
game	O
websites	O
considered	O
the	O
Crackdown	B-Application
series	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
open-world	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
8	O
Awesome	O
Open	O
World	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
have	O
improved	O
a	O
lot	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
but	O
Crackdown	B-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
stellar	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Journalist	O
Callum	O
from	O
Pixel	O
Bedlam	O
dubbed	O
Crackdown	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
underrated	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
adding	O
also	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clone	O
on	O
steroids.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Hunt	O
of	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
described	O
the	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
original	O
,	O
postmodern	O
superhero	O
creations	O
on	O
games	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
great	O
fun	O
to	O
boot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
formula	O
of	O
controlling	O
super-powered	O
beings	O
in	O
a	O
massive	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
their	O
abilities	O
to	O
cause	O
mayhem	O
and	O
destruction	O
have	O
influenced	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
Prototype	B-Application
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
creator	O
Brian	O
Fleming	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
climbing	O
and	O
parkour	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
in	O
designing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Infamous	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
mainstay	O
gameplay	O
of	O
collecting	O
orbs	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
to	O
increase	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
abilities	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
copied	O
by	O
another	O
similar	O
game	O
called	O
Prototype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keiichiro	O
Toyama	O
cited	O
Crackdown	B-Application
as	O
a	O
big	O
influence	O
in	O
developing	O
his	O
award-winning	O
game	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
really	O
liked	O
the	O
aspect	O
of	O
unlocking	O
skills	O
and	O
becoming	O
more	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
achieving	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
freedom	O
as	O
you	O
become	O
more	O
powerful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
