"Renegade Orbs are the new pain for Orb Hunters as these orbs run away from you. The agility renegades dart across a pre-determined area endlessly until you manage to cut enough corners to nab them. They are a slippery sort unlike the driving renegade orbs which put up such little fight in comparison. A very welcome addition that is sadly in a small quantity with only double digits to grab."

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"The original Crackdown was a bit of a conundrum for me. It was very much a pure sandbox title (one of my favorite genres I might add) that featured solid free roaming, decent player progression, co-op, good mix of artillery at your disposal, morphing cars, side challenges and a lot of stuff that you could blow up. The cell shading was also a nice touch and made the title stand aside from the rest. However, its story was lacking to the point that it was virtually on life support, had inconsist..."

XboxEvolved via xboxevolved.e-mpire.com »

OXCGN reviewer Gav Ross gets all excited aboutthe latest iteration of the Crackdown franchise.

Seems the wait has been worth it, and from what I can see, fans should love it.

The games just been released from publishers embargo moments ago, so head over there now, take a read, it's a nice informative review, and well worth the read, and there's some nice pics of course.

XboxOZ360 via oxcgn.com »

Crackdown was a surprise hit, with many gamers snapping it up to play the Halo 3 Beta. The result of the original being such a cult hit was the announcement of a new developer tackling a sequel. Now here we are just over 3 years later, eagerly anticipating Crackdown 2's release. Well it's a good thing that All Age Gaming's John Elliott has been locked away for a little while now playing the game to death and now we are able to bring you his definitive review. Enjoy.

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"The release of the first Crackdown was a tough package to pass up. Not only were buyers receiving a copy of a fairly entertaining sandbox game, each consumer also received an invite to the Halo 3 beta. The first Crackdown lacked a lot in the way of presentation, but the gameplay, especially hunting for “orbs” kept Crackdown in a positive light. Cue sequel. Crackdown 2 releases tomorrow, but we have spent plenty of time with the anticipated sequel to tell you what’s improved and what…. hasn’t...."

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"It's been 10 years since the last game and Pacific City's crime rates are at an all time low. It doesn't take long before rumors start spreading that the "Agency" is corrupt, the very same that brought peace to Pacific City. And now with a new terrorist group called the "Cell", it's only a matter of time before Pacific City becomes hell on earth and the agency loses control."

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