migo said:
I'm interested in getting Crackdown - it's currently quite a bit cheaper than Crackdown 2, and a lot of reviews suggest it's better and more interesting. There's only a Crackdown 2 demo available to download, so I tried that out, and gameplay is fairly fun (within the 30 minute time limit), so I'm wondering if that's representative of Crackdown's gameplay as well.
Thanks!
Gameplay-wise they are not too different. Crackdown 2 boasts a slightly more fine-tuned agility system, though the differences are minute.
Melee combat in the first Crackdown consisted only of kicking people and throwing things at them (as well as the jump attack). Crackdown 2 added the slightly more advanced melee system. Though here, differences are mostly aesthetic. You can punch and kick and do all your macho moves in Crackdown 2 with more style than before but they hardly differ in power and usefulness.
Other than that...I would say vehicles in Crackdown 2 are a little dumbed down and less fun to use (IMO). Only the addition of the helicopter was truly different.
In all though, I would say get Crackdown 1. It was definitely the better game of the two. I played the hell out of it for a long time after I first got it. The Keys to the City mode is worth more than the rest of the game itself.
