Crackdown

Platforms

Xbox 360

Initial release Feb. 20, 2007

Developers

Real Time Worlds
Realtime Worlds

Genres

Action Adventure
Fighting
RPG
Shooter

Publishers

Microsoft
Microsoft Studios

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Two climbers help each other up a rock face using ropes in Surmount.

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Vertical limit | Let's go climbing in some games

Surmount, Insurmountable, Unsurmountable...

May 4, 2024 Christian Donlan

Link and his boat on the ocean in Wind Waker

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Lost | The day of landing: why video games and islands belong together

Shore thing.

Oct. 22, 2023 Christian Donlan

Key artwork for Slay the Spire, showing two of the characters in the games facing the infamous spire itself, which pierces the clouds above it. There's an orange glow coming from the centre of the storm. Cards fly around in the rest of the image.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Towers

The non-faulty kind.

Oct. 11, 2023 Robert Purchese

A cute, plastic modelled replica of a yellow Mario question box with a red and white mushroom sat on top of it.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Sound effects

Ding dong.

June 21, 2023 Robert Purchese

The tail-end of a huge blue whale, as seen from the wreckage of a ship underwater. It's a VR demo.

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The game demos we remember most fondly of all

Disc dive.

Feb. 18, 2023 Robert Purchese

Podcast

The many wonderful stories of Zzap!64 and GTA legend Gary Penn

Podcast now available to all.

Aug. 8, 2022 Robert Purchese

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Creating Grand Theft Auto and Zzap!64: the life and stories of Gary Penn

"You have this feeling you can do anything."

July 27, 2022 Robert Purchese

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Five of the Best: Achievements or Trophies

Prize procession.

May 18, 2020 Robert Purchese

Feature

Five of the Best: Horizons

Zero yawn.

Nov. 22, 2019 Robert Purchese

News

A much longer look at Crackdown 3's destroy-everything multiplayer

It's… real.

Nov. 14, 2018 Robert Purchese

Feature

From GTA 5 to Zelda, I love a game with a day/night cycle

From dusk.

Sept. 15, 2018 Christian Donlan

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Crackdown on Xbox One X makes a classic game even better

Prettier and smoother - and the action is still immense fun.

March 7, 2018 Richard Leadbetter

Video

Watch: The Crackdown game you never knew existed

Lost Muertos.

June 25, 2017 Ian Higton

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Xbox 360 at 10: Conquering Crackdown's Pacific City

Free Agent.

Nov. 27, 2015 Jon Hicks

Interview

"I want to see another Crackdown as well. I really do."

Inside Ruffian's struggle to break free from its legacy.

Feb. 24, 2014 Wesley Yin-Poole

Feature

Crackdown retrospective

The man in the high castle.

Nov. 24, 2013 Christian Donlan

News

Spencer: "UK sensibility" important for Crackdown 3

"We want to get the right team."

Aug. 22, 2013 Wesley Yin-Poole

News

Microsoft's next free games for Xbox 360 Gold subscribers spotted

UPDATE: Crackdown and Dead Rising 2 confirmed, including Case Zero.

July 31, 2013 Tom Phillips

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Microsoft teases new Crackdown for Xbox One

"It wasn't accidental. Definitely."

June 26, 2013 Wesley Yin-Poole

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

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APB and Crackdown dev collapses

Realtime Worlds' games to be sold on.

Aug. 18, 2010 Johnny Minkley

News

Xbox 360 GOD delivers Crackdown

RTW's openworld riot for 15 quid.

Dec. 1, 2009 Robert Purchese

Blog

Dave Jones' Develop keynote

Realtime Worlds boss talks going online. Read our live coverage.

July 15, 2009 Ellie Gibson

Feature

Digital Foundry | Crackdown As You've Never Seen It Before

A technical retrospective with HD video.

May 30, 2009 Richard Leadbetter

News

Realtime talking Crackdown with Microsoft

Sequel unlikely to go elsewhere.

Dec. 22, 2008 Robert Purchese

News

There's still hope for Crackdown 2 - RTW

MacDonald doesn't think the door's closed.

Aug. 8, 2008 Robert Purchese

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