Intriguing mechanics make this game one to remember
As the levels improve you ability to jump, handle cars, accurately shoot and range of explosives improves respectively. Agility is the skill that will allow you to explore the beautiful cities within Crackdown.
3 islands controlled by gang members. You, the police, have to bring peace to the land by removing the key figures amongst the gangs. Each gang works on a power hierarchy and as you find out information on each target you can begin to take them down.
The members within a gang focus on specific areas such as weaponry imports. After taking them out you'll notice a considerable drop the power and quantity of members using weapons in the gang. Some people argue this is not true but i for one notcied it. Similarly, if you take out the car import manger, you'll see more gang members walking around instead of driving.
The shooting mechanics allow you to select the part of the body you wish to shoot at from left legs to head shots. The longer you aim the more accurate you're shot will be and with a wide variety of weapons at your disposal, it's sure a treat to watch the random person die from a perfect shot.
Killing civilians will reduce your experience in whatever area you used whether it be driving over them, shooting them, sniping them from a high position (Agility is rewarded for using a Sniper at high altitude) or catching them in an explosion.
This is why you should only use your explosives when you are sure no civilians will be caught in the blast. When i played the game i discovered it is easier to let your explosive skill stay low until the 2nd and 3rd set of bosses where you'll get many oppourtunites to use them. Using Rocket Launchers counts as explosive skill, not shooting making pleasurable car havoc on the motorways beneficial for you in that wonderful entertainment and your character's levels.
Driving skill however is a let down. At later levels it works really well but in first few stages your handling of cars will be appauling. You'll find it much easier to run over people to get your experience than completing the races. This skill needed some more fine tuning.
As your levels improve your character ages. Everything has been thought about in this game.
Later bosses in the game will be guarded heavily, especially the final set. Once you've beaten the bosses replay the missions to perfect your skill and go online in Co-Op time trials.
Although many of the online players are very good there are some annoying people who find it more fun to kill you and make your job harder while you actually try to complete the mission. Fortunately this behaviour is condemned. However, this online play does hinder the score of the game.
Furthermore the story is actually incredibly short. Time Trials are all that's left for you once you have raised your skills to the max and eliminated all the bosses. This can make you turn away from this game quickly after completing it.
The stunning city really does say a lot about this game. Incredible effort was put into it and if you climb the towers of the central island you'll get an amazing view of the city - one that, i assure you, you will never forget.