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by Brian Leahy, Jun 23, 2010 5:00pm PDT

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Man, Dave-A was totally right. I fired up the Crackdown 2 demo and it instantly felt better as soon as I started running & gunning. I'm trying to think what the difference is that's turning a bunch of people off, or at least slightly bothering them.

One thing I think was a mistake was the location of the demo, or at least it's starting point. When I think back on Crackdown I think of the big blue platform-y buildings, not the huge, dull colored cargo crates in a shipping yard.

I realize you get out into the city but I'm talking in terms of first impressions. Anyway, love that it's starting to feel right again. :)

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  It started feeling better for me once I found out how to glitch the timer. Crackdown really isn't a game ... : -JLN-
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    You're right, the time limit runs completely against the Crackdown paradigm. I'm curious if anyone knows... : warcrow
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      I think it was the weapon skill I leveled, but I had a helmet materialize on my guy when I skilled up. I... : Derringer
      
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    DO tell about this glitch please! : Thud
    - ahh, found it! http://kotaku.com/5571356/how-to-play-the-crackdown-2-demo-forever : Thud
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  I recently got around to the first Crackdown and have been playing it a bit. I'm not overly excited about... : SilverSnake
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    You really need to give agility high priority all through the game. Jumping across the rooftops and blowi... : master_disaster_17
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- The first demo had a great intro to the game. You started in the agency garage, grabbed a car and drov... : Beady
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  I played Crackdown 1 yesterday for 5 hours and then fired up Crackdown 2. The sequel is refined visually, the close combat is improved, the audio is better, so many little things I noticed. Dave-A mentioned that the narrator was more chatty in the new demo - he isn't, he talks at the same intervals as the original. Even so, it's a demo so you'd expect him to talk to the player more to give them a sense of what's going on.
  Also, the targetting system is actually fine after giving it more time. To be honest, precise targetting has never been a key thing in the Crackdown games, it's more about BLOW SHIT UP and let the chain reactions take care of the enemies.
  
  It's impossible to test more things in the new demo of course, due to the time limit. However, after my detailed comparison research.. I'm buying Crackdown 2!
  
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  I played Crackdown 1 yesterday for 5 hours and then fired up Crackdown 2. The sequel is refined visually,... : niceguynick
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  I was upset that the lock-on targeting was still figitty and would target low-priority objects. I don't ... : Fish_Bulb
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  I still don't get this game. I hate it :( : freakynipples69
  - this game depends on time invested in it, as you get more skills you get to explore whole new areas. The ... : niceguynick
- Just tried the Demo. It's just like Crackdown 1. Great! : master_disaster_17