History VideoGame / Crackdown

It's taken years of meticulous planning and patience to reach this stage, but it was worth it. [[WhamLine Who do you think supplied Los Muertos? Who do you think turned a blind eye to the Volk's activities? Who do you think was Shai-Gen's biggest supporter? Who do you think ran organized law-enforcement, and ran it into the ground]]?\\

* TheEndingChangesEverything: [[spoiler: The Agency Director's speech begins as an upbeat thank you to the Agent for giving Pacific City it's hope back... [[TheReveal then he laughs and monologues about how it was AllAccordingToPlan]].

The city, therefore sought additional help from "the Agency," an organization that, in addition to outfitting and supporting Peacekeepers, has used advanced surgical and cybernetic technology to create SuperSoldiers known as "Agents." The Agency is based out of a former hotel in the very center of the city. The player takes on the role of one of their Agents, and is tasked with systematically bringing down all three organized gangs, while keeping both the populace and Peacekeepers safe. The Agent's actions are continuously monitored by the Agency, and its Director (voiced by Creator/MichaelMcConnohie) provides continuous reports to him of his progress.

''Crackdown 3'' is in development for UsefulNotes/XboxOne. It was announced at the end of Microsoft's E3 2014 conference, and is set for release in 2019.

* [[spoiler: EvilLaugh: The Director gets off a good one at the end of the game.]]

** Averted in the first game -- the player starts off with an assault rifle with an adjustable scope, access to the best vehicles in the game, the ability to jump ten feet straight up while standing still, and the strength to rip a car door off its hinges... and ''everything goes up from there''. Of course, given that you eventually become TheIncredibleHulk with a [[StuffBlowingUp missile launcher]] and a Franchise/{{Batm|an}}obile, it's hard not to feel underpowered when you replay the game from the beginning.

** Some of the pedestrians [[Series/{{Clerks}} aren't even supposed to be here today.]]

''Crackdown 3'' is in development for UsefulNotes/XboxOne. It was announced at the end of Microsoft's E3 2014 conference, and is set for release in Spring 2018.

** [[spoiler: Collecting all the audio logs turns the plot right on its head. Catalina did ''not'' release the Freak Virus, ''The Agency'' did accidentally during the battle against Balthazar in the first game. She tried to warn them that the Virus shouldn't be messed with, but the Agency ignored her, fired her, and conducted experiments with the Virus, leading directly to the outbreak. Oh, and they actually ''do'' have a cure, but refuse to release it in favor of Project Sunburst, which is actually a WMD designed to destroy anyone the Agency doesn't like.]]

* BigBad: The Gang leaders in the first game and Catllina Thorne in the sequel. [[spoiler: It's actually [[EvilAllAlong The Director]] in both.]]

* DeathOrGloryAttack: The ground pound can often be this - it's devastatingly powerful when used at full power and will instantly kill anyone you land on directly regardless. However, from a height to use the move at it's full power, you will take fall damage, you have a short stun before you can move again and you have to plant yourself directly in the center of your foes.

* SequelHook: ''Crackdown 2'' ends with one. See TheStinger, below. Of course, since ''3'' puts the game into CanonDiscontinuity, it's [[AbortedArc won't be followed up on]].

** [[spoiler: Collecting all the audio logs turns the plot right on its head. Catalina did ''not'' release the Freak Virus, ''The Agency'' did accidently during the battle against Balthazar in the first game. She tried to warn them that the Virus shouldn't be messed with, but the Agency ignored her, fired her, and conducted experiments with the Virus, leading directly to the outbreak. Oh, and they actually ''do'' have a cure, but refuse to release it in favor of Project Sunburst, which is actually a WMD designed to destroy anyone the Agency doesn't like.]]

''Crackdown 3'' is in development for UsefulNotes/XboxOne. It was announced at the end of Microsoft's E3 2014 conference, and is set for release in 2017.

* WeaponsThatSuck: ''3'' as a singularity gun... [[UpToEleven that shoots]] ''[[UpToEleven multiple]]'' [[UpToEleven black holes]].

* AffablyEvil: The Director has an action-movie announcer's voice. By Crackdown 3's E3 trailer? He's Mothafuckin' Cole Train.
--> '''The Director''': Motha[bleep]a. They killed the power around the ''world''. We're gonna light it back up, 'cause this is ''far'' from over. In fact, [[ItHasOnlyJustBegun it's only just begun]]. That's why we brought in YOU, you got the talent... now you need the '''tech'''-

--> Tomorrow, you'll be throwing ''cars''!

--> '''OH! THAT'S MY CUE! IT'S GO TIME! YEAH BUD!'''
--> OH YEAH! '''Welcome to the Agency'''!

[[caption-width-right:352:[-Like ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', but [[GoodCounterpart you're a cop]] and [[{{Dissimile}} you have super powers]].-] ]]

--> [[SuddenlyScreaming TAKE!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis THINGS!]] [[NoKillLikeOverkill TOO!]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential FAR!]]

--> OH YEAH! ''Welcome to the Agency'''!

Not to be confused with the end-of-the-80s arcade game by Creator/{{Sega}}.

An open world, third-person shooter video game for the {{Xbox 360}}, ''{{Crackdown}}'' was for a time, famous for being the game [[PreviewPiggybacking you had to buy in order]] to get into the ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'' beta.

''Crackdown 3'' is in development for UsefulNotes/XboxOne. It was announced at the end of Microsoft's E3 2014 conference, and is set for release in summer 2016.

* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]: [[spoiler: The Agency is [[TheReveal revealed]] to have been supplying the gangs of Pacific City with weapons and resources in order to create the very problem that the Agency would be brought in to stop. This supposedly helps the Agency generate [[VillainWithGoodPublicity good publicity]] for themselves and high public demand for their services after the player eliminates the gangs.]]

It's taken years of meticulous planning and patience to reach this stage, but it was worth it. Who do you think supplied Los Muertos? Who do you think turned a blind eye to the Volk's activities? Who do you think was Shai-Gen's biggest supporter? Who do you think ran organized law-enforcement, and ran it into the ground?\\

* MissionControl: The Director serves as this in both games.

* SequelHook: ''Crackdown 2'' ends with one. See TheStinger, below.

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Collecting all the audio logs turns the plot right on its head. Catalina did ''not'' release the Freak Virus, ''The Agency'' did accidently during the battle against Balthazar in the first game. She tried to warn them that the Virus shouldn't be messed with, but the Agency ignored her, fired her, and conducted experiments with the Virus, leading directly to the outbreak. Oh, and they actually ''do'' have a cure, but refuse to release it in favor of Project Sunburst, which is actually a WMD designed to destroy anyone the Agency doesn't like.]]