The latest screenshots for Crackdown 2 have been released, showing off some of what we can expect from the next instalment of this sandbox epic, pencilled in for release on, or around, the 25th June 2010.
The sequel is being developed as the debut title of a new Scottish game development studio Ruffian Games (and published by Microsoft) and is set 10 years after the first game. You will play as another genetically-modified agent sent out onto the streets of Pacific City, the once-bustling metropolis has been ravaged by infection and the ongoing struggle for power over the city’s inhabitants. The player returns to fight off hordes of Freaks following their accidental release into the populace and regain control of the City from the hands of The Cell - a powerful terrorist organisation fighting to overthrow the Agency.
As we would expect, Crackdown 2 should feature some big, over the top action sequences and free-form, sandbox, style game play allowing you to explore and progress through the game as you choose. The new protagonist comes with new abilities, combat moves, weapons and vehicles and game-play wise will feature 4 player co-op and 16 player only multiplayer.
With Crackdown 1 being released in February 2007 the sequel will come out nearly 3 and a half years after the original. Here's to hoping that Crackdown 1 and 2 will come to be symbolic of how much X Box gaming developed and improved over time. That's the best that could happen. The worst that could happen is that Crackdown 2 is too similar to the original and doesn't bring much to the party above or beyond the original.
Some of the screenshots look a little unpolished, but don't forget we're 6 months away from release and from all of the info currently available Crackdown 2 looks set to be a highlight of 2010. I think it's great to see a new UK based company pushing out a debut title like this and all the best to the team for a successful launch in 2010.
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