Crackdown 2

Hey, guess what

http://www.eurogamer.net/game/crackdown-2-xbox360

i havent played the first one but was reliably told it was awesome so will probably end up getting this one methinks

As far as chaotic sandbox fun goes, I'm not sure I've played a better game than Crackdown. I was soon sorry I traded it, and I've nearly re-bought it on several occasions (now, though, I'll wait for this sequel). It's mental, cartoon fun. If this is as good as the first, I'll be very pleased

Billy Goodgun wrote:As far as chaotic sandbox fun goes, I'm not sure I've played a better game than Crackdown. I was soon sorry I traded it, and I've nearly re-bought it on several occasions (now, though, I'll wait for this sequel). It's mental, cartoon fun. If this is as good as the first, I'll be very pleased

4 player co-op much? IT WILL BE FUN!

I think the mental cartoon fun bit that you just said Billy and the $ PLAYER CO-OP!!! will clinch it for me

Cannot wait for Crackdown 2, the first game is one of my all time favourites. There are not many other games out there that reward experimentation as much as Crackdown. One small bummer with the sequel is that they've got rid if the morphing cars

Welcome, Mash! Yeah, I loved the morphing cars. But still... that "machine gun lorry of death" from the developer diary looked like a pretty good trade

Now go sort out your avatar

Billy Goodgun wrote:But still... that "machine gun lorry of death" from the developer diary looked like a pretty good trade

WHAT, PRAY TELL IS THIS MR GOODGUN - WHATEVER IT IS SOUNDS LIKE I NEED IT

It's featured in the developers' diary thing (you can download the video from the marketplace). The gameplay footage shows an armoured truck with all the four players on board. One drives, while the others all have ridiculous weapons and are on the back. It looks AMAZING!

If you've ever seen the Death Race remake with Jason Statham, it looks like the juggernaut.

Now thats a truck - i love that movie the more people talk about this game the more i want it - does wanyone have a concrete release date?

July, I think?

Ignore that, i just saw the release date down as the 9th of July Saw the dev diary too - it looks great, ok the graphics aren't ground breaking but the game play looks wicked and it has 2 things that i need in a game - co-op and most importantly explosions, lots and lots of explosions

Fatboy Geezer wrote:it has 2 things that i need in a game - co-op and most importantly explosions, lots and lots of explosions

You'll probably like 'Brink' then

Sure, the graphics aren't ground-breaking, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when you see them on an HD telly. They're cel-shaded, in the same way as Borderlands, which I also think is glorious to look at (but also appeals to a very specific aesthetic).

Yes mate, looking forward to brink - very much so.

@ Billy - i love the graphics in borderlands - beautifully done in my opinion, if crack down 2 is like that then ill be a happy bunny

Well it won't look exactly like Borderlands, obviously (Borderlands is an FPS, for starters), but it's that style

your a picky sod bill - regardless - the more i hear about it the more excited i get - i just hope i can get far enough through transformers in the 2 weeks that ill have it before this comes out

Here's my plan: in May, I'm going to buy Skate 3 and maybe Lost Planet 2. Then I'm going to get Alan Wake to keep me busy in June. Then I'm going to get Crackdown 2 in July. Before you know it, we'll be in August, and starting the rush towards the pre-Crimbo madness! We'll be in 2011 before you know it, and then I'll be waiting anxiously for Gears 3...

Man, when you put it like that mate, thinking about the games that i plan to by - there is at least 1 a month for me starting in June for the rest of the year!!!

Fatboy Geezer wrote:Yes mate, looking forward to brink - very much so

No I meant... with the co-op... and the multiple explosions... never mind. I automatically assume everyone knows what's going on in every thread. It's called senility

Audiojoe wrote:
No I meant... with the co-op... and the multiple explosions... never mind. I automatically assume everyone knows what's going on in every thread. It's called senility

I understood your cross-thread, joke, mate. Have a patronising chuckle on Fatboy Geezer's behalf.

Damn your eyes!!! *shakes fist and looks grumpy*

Loved messing about on the first one with defmash, was great fun have a look (sorry mash, some of the credit sequence seems to be missing) so really looking forward to this one

I hope they make it more than 2 player co-op

Its 4 player co-op mate

YES - I SAW THAT AND REJOICED - THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE PLAYING WITH YOUR MATES