Almost....
Basically you run around a big city, jumping and shooting and jumping and shooting until the dosierre thing says 'news from the peacekeepers agent' or somthing like that where a video of the gang boss shows you where they are and what they do. Then a probability meter comes up and tells you whats your chance of success is. Taking out a boss isn't really that tactical, you can just run and jumo your way past all the henchmen and the kick and shoot the boss until he dies. Thats not really that interesting. One time i just drove my car in and ran him over in under 15 secs. and that was done. With 3 gangs to work through, it does get tyring.
Now for the positive
Although the excitment of being able to jump from building to building and drive a massice SUV of a jump and do two 360's does wear off, being able to play online and be able to roam anywere (you could be at both sides of the city) and the keys to the city mode is more than a enough to keep me playing it for a while
If your looking for an adrenaline rush and a big open city to explore with collectable orbs to increase your skill, then Crackdown is the game for you