<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ruffian	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2010	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2007	O
video	O
game	O
Crackdown	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
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
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
modeled	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
open	O
world	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
orbs	O
have	O
been	O
carried	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Agent	O
's	O
powers	O
are	O
expanded	O
and	O
enhanced	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Agility	O
Skill	O
which	O
now	O
allows	O
the	O
Agent	O
to	O
jump	O
higher	O
than	O
in	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
glide	O
,	O
and	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
helicopter	O
landing	O
pad	O
at	O
the	O
Agency	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
for	O
online	O
co-operative	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Crackdown	B-Application
supported	O
System	O
Link	O
playing	O
for	O
co-op	O
,	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
both	O
the	O
Cell	O
,	O
a	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Freaks	O
,	O
"	O
strange	O
infected	O
mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
organizations	O
 '	O
members	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
with	O
melee	B-Application
attacks	O
,	O
explosions	O
,	O
and	O
bullets	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
special	O
UV	O
weapons	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Freaks	O
,	O
who	O
cannot	O
survive	O
in	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
co-op	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
obtain	O
special	O
orbs	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Online	O
Orbs	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Orbs	O
"	O
which	O
give	O
an	O
overall	O
bonus	O
to	O
all	O
your	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
alternate	O
story	O
matches	O
the	O
twist	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Agency	O
,	O
after	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
Pacific	O
City	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
invites	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Pacific	O
City	O
journalists	O
and	O
Agency	O
whistleblowers	O
to	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
,	O
blaming	O
it	O
on	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thorne	O
,	O
a	O
doctor	O
who	O
actually	O
wants	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
Pacific	O
City	O
populace	O
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
clinic	O
to	O
give	O
free	O
medical	O
care	O
to	O
the	O
homeless	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
freaks	O
"	O
left	O
over	O
from	O
a	O
Pacific	O
City	O
supergang	O
(	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
Agency	O
,	O
as	O
revealed	O
in	O
Crackdown	B-Application
)	O
invade	O
the	O
clinic	O
and	O
kill	O
almost	O
everyone	O
;	O
the	O
Agency	O
blames	O
this	O
on	O
wild	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Wilson	O
and	O
Billy	O
Thomson	O
,	O
respectively	O
Producer	O
and	O
Lead	O
Design	O
of	O
Crackdown	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
long-running	O
series	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
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
then-Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
corporate	O
vice	O
president	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
's	O
Studio	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>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
industry	O
rumors	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
start-up	O
company	O
,	O
Ruffian	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
Scottish	O
studio	O
formed	O
from	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
team	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Crackdown	B-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumors	O
of	O
Ruffian	O
's	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
were	O
initially	O
dismissed	O
by	O
McDonald	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
doubted	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
harm	O
an	O
otherwise	O
fruitful	O
existing	O
development	O
relationship	O
by	O
gambling	O
on	O
funding	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
a	O
startup	O
on	O
RTW	O
's	O
doorstep	O
,	O
for	O
obvious	O
reasons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ruffian	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
,	O
Peter	O
Connelly	O
,	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
situation	O
that	O
caused	O
Realtime	O
Worlds	O
to	O
move	O
onto	O
APB	B-Protocol
was	O
unfortunate	O
,	O
but	O
hold	O
no	O
animosity	O
towards	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruffian	O
's	O
Thomson	O
noted	O
that	O
about	O
half	O
of	O
their	O
team	O
formerly	O
worked	O
on	O
Crackdown	B-Application
across	O
all	O
areas	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
their	O
studio	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
sought	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
same	O
free-form	O
gaming	O
experience	O
from	O
Crackdown	B-Application
and	O
opted	O
to	O
avoid	O
any	O
significant	O
dialog-driven	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
while	O
improving	O
on	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
weaker	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
four	O
player	O
Co-op	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
states	O
:	O
"	O
But	O
everything	O
else	O
about	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
letdown	O
:	O
The	O
best	O
parts	O
are	O
those	O
lifted	O
straight	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
are	O
annoying	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
infuriating	O
at	O
worst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
ridiculously	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
owes	O
that	O
success	O
entirely	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
UK	O
praised	O
its	O
four-player	O
co-op	O
,	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
Pacific	O
City	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
lack	O
of	O
transforming	O
vehicle	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
author	O
,	O
Ben	O
Talbot	O
,	O
still	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
addictive	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
offers	O
the	O
best	O
sandbox	O
co-op	O
this	O
side	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Reeves	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Crackdown	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
unfinished	O
texture	O
work	O
,	O
unimpressive	O
score	O
,	O
mindless	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
low	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
almost	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Crackdown	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Dissing	O
Crackdown	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
narrative	O
is	O
too	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
feels	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
slightly	O
more	O
evolved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crackdown	B-Application
than	O
a	O
true	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
