Welcome to Sequel Town. In Sequel Town you’ll find a list of games that I’d like to see sequels to. Sequel Town has an open door policy for any publisher and developer so feel free to walk right in and make your sequel of choice happen! This list surely doesn’t cover all of the titles I’d like to see sequels to but I sat down thinking of the games I’d like to revisit for various reasons and these are what I came up with.
Crackdown 2 - Realtime Worlds had an awesome showing with Crackdown. Screw the Halo 3 Beta hype that surrounded it because it was a damn good game. And I want a sequel dammit! Crackdown 2: City Arrested. Visually it was incredible and it really brought something new to the sandbox genre and it deserves another round.
Who doesn’t want to hunt down more of those whacky orbs? And if my 9.2 overall review score isn’t enough to convince you, then I don’t know what is. Bring in more gangs this time…make it five to handle. The Shyne. The Boik. The Gai Republic. The Ladyz (a collection of hard core women gangsters). And last but not least, The Agenzy. It would be the toughest of the gangs made up of agents who defected from the real Agency.
Bullet Witch 2 - Okay, I’m probably reaching on this one but the original had so much potential that I feel like Cavia and Atari owe me a do-over. If you’ve read my review, you’ll understand what I mean by potential. It had a sexy central character (Alicia Claus), it had a new, very interesting weapon and a story. And let’s face it, who doesn’t like a woman in skimpy clothing with a big gun kicking plenty of ass?
It felt short in a few ways but for its potential alone, I think Cavia and Atari should offer a sequel to truly represent what Bullet Witch should’ve been. Give me my Bullet Witch 2: Pandora Seize.
Those of you having troubles accessing the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta via Crackdown need not worry too long. Reports are filtering in from users scattered around that they’re slowly being able to download the beta.
Frankie at Bungie posted a message that they’re well aware of the Crackdown delays and that the proper people have been notified. So don’t worry, you’ll soon get your fix. People who were invited into the beta via Rule of Three, Family & Friends and other non-Crackdown ways are unaffected by this.
So keep trying as the problem appears to be slowly fixing itself.
[Update]
We’re happy to finally announce that the issues being faced with the Halo 3 beta and Crackdown will be resolved shortly. The Microsoft team has found a solution and it’s undergoing final testing now. Assuming the test pass goes according to plan, the fix will come in the form of a Crackdown title update within the next three to six hours.
We understand many of you were eagerly awaiting your chance to jump into the Halo 3 Beta and this technical issue has put a damper on your plans. Thankfully the fix is incoming and we’re sincerely sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Ultimately we hope this will all soon be a distant memory once you pick up the Spartan Laser, launch yourself from a Mancannon and enjoy online shenanigans with your friends.
As a reminder, people who already have the Halo 3 Beta are unaffected by this issue. (thx 1)
[Update 2] - Press Release
We are happy to inform you that the Halo 3 multiplayer beta is now accessible for everyone who purchased Crackdown. The Microsoft team has been working on a software update, which went live shortly after 7:00pm PDT tonight, and is accessible through Crackdown in the Downloads section.
We sincerely apologize for the delay. We know we have a lot of fans that have been waiting for the beta for months, and even took time off of work to start early today. We really appreciate their enthusiasm, and we hope the small delay won’t damper everyone?s enjoyment of the game. Given the circumstances, we will be extending the duration of the Halo 3 multiplayer beta from June 6 to June 10, 11:59 PM PDT.
It’s finally here…at least for the public it is. If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to get into the Friends & Family start of the Halo 3 Beta this past weekend, then your chance has come. That is, ofcourse, if you have a copy of Realtime Worlds’ Crackdown. Halo 3 fans who have a copy of Crackdown will be invited to play the Halo 3 Beta in a few short hours. What was once a few thousand players will increase a hundred fold I’m sure. This will make for some very good competition as well as give Bungie some much needed feedback on Halo 3.
I’ve included a small Q&A for some based on questions I’ve seen pop up recently. Are U Ready? It’s about to be Betalicious! I’ll have more on this in the next episode of Unscripted 360.
Do I have to have the game to play?
Yes. The Halo 3 Beta can only be accessed with the game inside your console not with a code. There is no redeem code for Crackdown.
How long can I play the beta?
You can play all night if you’d like or until the beta period ends. Go all out, all night.
Can I rent Crackdown and still play the beta?
Yes. If your local video store has a copy of Crackdown with the Halo 3 Beta marking, then you can play.
There’s a gang (no punt intended) of downloadable content available for Crackdown today. Free stuff, stuff you pay for, added Achievements, picture packs and a theme!
-a title update
-Free-for-all Pack (free)
-Getting Busy Bonus Pack (800 Microsoft Points)
-Crackdown Picture Packs
-Crackdown Theme
There’s an incredible amount of content included in all these things. So much so that I’m just going to let Major Nelson handle the details. He posted a complete list including videos of all the content details.
The cool thing about the premium content is that you can get a taste of it without paying for it if one of your friends has purchased it. You can hop into a game and check things out alongside the friend who has already purchased it. And I’m sure some will enjoy the added Achievements.
Developer: Realtime Worlds
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Screenshots: Available here
Rating Guide: How I Review Games
Review:
“I wonder if I can make it. I’m pretty high up here and if I don’t time it just right I’ll die or even worse I won’t get the Achievement! F*** it! My agility is 4 stars and I’m jumping baby!”
That describes one of the many ridiculously fun scenarios that I faced when playing Realtime Worlds’ Crackdown. I was sitting high on top of the Agency Tower staring down and truly itching to jump off regardless of the height. It was an adrenaline rush for me. The majority of the people who play this game will have felt the same things I did when you level up and start jumping from building to building. Welcome to my Crackdown review. My name is Deacon and I’m an orb junky.
Ok. I was able to ‘crack down’ on the entries for the Crackdown - Crack the Caption contest today. I want to first thank all of you who took the time to enter. There were 224 entries and all of them were pretty good. But there could be only one…well five to be exact but only one winner of the actual game. You guys were ‘cracking’ the whip on me for sure even though it hasn’t even been two weeks since the end of February. I’m not a corporate sponsored giveaway machine so I expected a little breathing room but I didn’t even get the usual 4-6 weeks. So I reached into my agility orbs and leveled up my reading ability just for you.
The winner has been stamped on the screenshot above. And here is a listing of the 4 runner-ups…
“Damn you people who just bought me for the Halo 3 beta! Get the *** out of Pacific City!”
“Since white men can’t jump, lets see if you can fly”
“I’m the Juggernaut Bitch”
“Tell me the location of the last agility orb, or we’re going to find out if you can fly, ice-cream boy”
If you recognize your caption, congratulations! I don’t have an email address for the winner or top 2 runner-ups as they were comment entries so email me. I’d hate to have to forfeit the prize. (I’ve had Episode #29 done for a while but I haven’t been able to upload it so stay tuned for the next show finally)
Just when you think a caption is the only way to score a copy of Crackdown, in comes Warner Bros. and Microsoft with another way! Microsoft is teaming up with Warner Bros. to bring gamers a sneak peek at the new movie 300, releasing March 9th nationwide. There are five (5) videos from the movie out for download in the Xbox Live Video Marketplace that contain five (5) codes that you must enter for a chance to win Crackdown. How many will win? You guessed it…300 lucky gamers will each win a copy of the game!
Download the videos, watch the clips, get the codes and enter them at www.300-crackdown.com. Just fill out the contest registration form with the codes and you’re done. Once registered, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of 300 copies of Crackdown. The contest begins now, and goes through Mar 19.
I’m extremely pumped for this movie! For those of you who haven’t seen the trailer, head over to the official 300 movie site now. The movie is directed by Zach Snyder and based on a comic by Frank Miller of Sin City fame. It looks incredible. Visually, it’s just stunning. I’m happy to see Microsoft partner up with this movie! There’s an HBO first look airing on it as well.
Enough mumbo jumbo…head out to the Video Marketplace and get those 5 codes! (thx for the director update Jane)
I know it seems like this must be Crackdown Day but hey that’s how it goes sometimes. Realtime Worlds isn’t waiting on any official release date to deliver the goodies for Crackdown. Those who pick up a copy of the game, can head out to the Xbox Live Marketplace and download this hot content! It’s already waiting for ya.
The Four Play Pack includes four new Agent skins for you to choose from. The download comes in at 8.71MB. This is how you start a game release off baby…fresh content. And the best thing about it is that the download is free! Here is a look at the new Agents. (thx for the image Herman Gatevold)
This is for all of you Crackdown - Crack the Caption freaks out there. This is what the winner will be receiving. No not this one…this is my copy but I wanted to show what DHL delivered to me today and pump you guys/gals up a bit.
It’s a good thing that the packaging only stated do not sell before tomorrow instead of saying do not play. I fired it up immediately and let me just say that the intro alone had my heart racing for some Crackdown. The game includes the Halo 3 beta slip and a cool double-sided map of Pacific City and the Crackdown Achievements in the game. I took a few pics of it for the image fans out there.
Pacific City here I come! (thx Steve, Tony, Tom & Chris)
The captions for the Crackdown - Crack the Caption contest have been hilarious! Remember that I hinted at something being given out? Well, there is indeed something in store for the best caption. The caption that stands above them all will receive a copy of the game! That’s right. If you submit the caption to beat all captions, I’ll supply you with a copy of Crackdown. (to be used ofcourse on future Unscripted Nights!) No, you don’t have to use it for that. I just wanted to put it out there that Crackdown would indeed be Unscripted Nights enabled.
So, for those of you who haven’t submitted your captions for the Crack the Caption contest…be sure that you do before the end of February. I’ll be picking and posting the winner along with 4 runner ups during the first week of March. What do the runner ups get? I’m working on it. Until I announce it, get your captions in, have some fun and watch for your name. See the original article for more details about the contest.
