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the agents and the weakness of the Agency. While the people were weaker and more desperate than ever, Catalina rallied their support, claiming the Agency has a cure for the virus but is keeping it secret. Desperate for hope, they formed the "Cell", a terrorist group devoted to destroying the Agency and making them give up the cure.
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Ruffian continues to improve on the rendering engine to allow the display of the
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Ordered to stop her, the Agent, though damaged and bruised, leaps from the tower, firing at the helicopter as he falls. Catalina turns the helicopter when it is fired upon, causing the agent to hit the rotor blades rather than the cockpit. He is torn apart, sacrificing himself, succeeds in stopping
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gave it six out of ten and said it was "Rushed, repetitive and a huge waste of potential. More expansion pack than sequel - and not even a good one." However, 411Mania gave it a score of five out of ten and said it was "quite a fun game, and for gamers who love collecting things this is the way to
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game type allows you to party up with up to four friends. In co-op, you can obtain special orbs known as "Online Orbs" or "Xbox Live Orbs" which give an overall bonus to all your skills. Co-op mode is similar to single player except the campaign missions will only advance for the player that hosts
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praised its four-player co-op, combat system, but criticized the layout of Pacific City for being too similar to its predecessor, as well as lack of transforming vehicle, but the author, Ben Talbot, still described the game "an addictive experience, and one that offers the best sandbox co-op this
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does not feature the same option. Microsoft Producer Peter Connelly stated: "It would've taken a half-day of work, for something that only a tiny percentage of gamers will ever use." In
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the orbs have been carried on from the first game, and the Agent's powers are expanded and enhanced such as the Agility Skill which now allows the Agent to jump higher than in
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2516:Crackdown 2
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1968:CraveOnline
1760:Destructoid
1581:. UBM plc.
1476:19 December
1161:Perez Start
1008:Crackdown 2
929:Destructoid
899:Crackdown 2
578:Destructoid
556:Publication
494:David Jones
490:Crackdown 2
462:and that a
458:rights for
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437:Development
383:Crackdown 2
362:Multiplayer
343:Crackdown 2
339:Crackdown 2
310:Crackdown 2
290:Crackdown 3
262:Crackdown 2
253:multiplayer
225:9 July 2010
216:8 July 2010
207:6 July 2010
184:Platform(s)
165:Kevin Riepl
160:Composer(s)
154:Rich Bryant
141:Ryan Astley
103:Ed Campbell
93:Designer(s)
74:Producer(s)
64:Director(s)
25:Crackdown 2
2539:Categories
2152:23 October
2107:Giant Bomb
2041:Defy Media
2012:23 October
1908:23 October
1833:23 October
1771:23 October
1735:23 October
1724:Metacritic
1656:Future plc
1503:Ziff Davis
1403:Condé Nast
1039:References
974:ライオットアクト 2
967:Riot Act 2
924:Giant Bomb
907:Metacritic
722:Giant Bomb
540:Metacritic
531:Aggregator
374:the game.
318:open world
265:is a 2010
138:Paul Simms
119:Mike Enoch
106:Dean Smith
84:James Cope
2560:Crackdown
2509:Crackdown
2495:Crackdown
2458:MobyGames
2392:DMG Media
2355:The Onion
2184:Oath Inc.
1823:Eurogamer
1579:Gamasutra
1461:Gamasutra
1429:Shacknews
1260:Shacknews
1228:Microsoft
1129:Eurogamer
1019:Crackdown
962:Crackdown
958:Crackdown
602:Eurogamer
522:Reception
517:Reception
510:Crackdown
502:Crackdown
481:Crackdown
464:Crackdown
460:Crackdown
447:Crackdown
443:Crackdown
427:Crackdown
423:Crackdown
416:Crackdown
387:Crackdown
335:Crackdown
327:Crackdown
323:Crackdown
314:Crackdown
284:Crackdown
176:Crackdown
150:Writer(s)
125:Artist(s)
2423:411Mania
2396:Archived
2387:Metro UK
2359:Archived
2259:Archived
2187:Archived
2174:Engadget
2146:Archived
2112:Archived
2076:Archived
2072:GameZone
2006:Archived
2002:GameSpot
1972:Archived
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1333:TeamXbox
1308:28 March
1265:Archived
1232:Archived
1224:Xbox.com
1198:Archived
1165:Archived
1134:Archived
1098:Archived
1089:GameSpot
1024:Metro UK
944:side of
916:GameSpot
905:website
711:GameZone
688:GameSpot
305:Gameplay
295:Xbox One
279:Xbox 360
234:Genre(s)
189:Xbox 360
2178:Joystiq
1930:GamePro
1620:25 June
1589:19 July
1466:UBM plc
1238:19 July
1140:19 July
1067:19 July
988:Famitsu
911:1Up.com
772:Joystiq
638:GamePro
631:7.25/10
614:Famitsu
566:1Up.com
347:mutants
245:Mode(s)
195:Release
2498:series
2433:22 May
2402:1 June
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1376:22 May
1298:Viacom
1271:9 June
1204:22 May
1171:22 May
1104:22 May
765:7.5/10
715:6.5/10
705:7.9/10
583:4.5/10
544:70/100
418:game.
171:Series
2289:Wired
1398:Wired
1057:PALGN
1031:Wired
835:Wired
619:30/40
559:Score
534:Score
371:co-op
351:melee
2435:2018
2404:2018
2367:2018
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