Sumo Digital is heading up development and was in collaboration with Reagent Games, but earlier in 2018 it was confirmed that Reagent Games and series creator Dave Jones are no longer involved in Crackdown 3. The development process has been a bumpy road, evident in the series of delays that the game has faced and the ever-changing status of the certain studios on the project. Microsoft came out and said that Crackdown 3 was announced a little too early. It was then pushed to an unspecified date in Fall 2018, then finally solidified to release in February 2019. What's Up With All Those Delays?Īnnounced in 2014, Crackdown 3 was originally set to launch sometime in 2016, but was pushed back to November 2017. As a consequence, full-scale destruction is only available to multiplayer sessions since players would have to be connected online to utilize the cloud servers. So, those calculations are distributed to multiple cloud servers regardless of what platform you play on. Physics calculations are intense and impossible for local console hardware alone to support Crackdown 3's scope. What's The Deal With The Cloud?Ĭloud computing has been touted as the key to pulling off full-scale environmental destruction. Not much else has been said about the specifics of Wrecking Zone.Ī cooperative campaign will be part of the package as well you'll be able to team up with friends to take down well-defended crime bosses, though few details have been laid out about the actual structure of these missions. You'll also be able to customize your own Agent with cosmetics, but the extent of that hasn't been detailed. Two maps called Blackout Zone and Nova Station, and two game modes called Territories and Agent Station, were shown off during the reveal. What's Multiplayer Like?ĭuring the X018 Showcase event, Crackdown 3 was shown to have a multiplayer ecosystem called Wrecking Zone, which pits teams of five against each other in a fully destructible arenas specifically built to be torn down by players. A sci-fi aesthetic means bright neon lights litter the city skylines and high-tech equipment (like cars that transform into tanks) will be toys for wreaking havoc in either single-player or multiplayer scenarios. This style is returning in even higher fidelity, especially notable with the improvements made to environmental destruction model and the scope of its open world. The series has historically used a cel-shaded art style that made it look like a graphic novel in motion. A look at the neon-lit city skyline of New Providence. All that good stuff is returning in the new game as you're put in the shoes of new main character Commander Jaxon. An arsenal of assault rifles, rocket launchers, and more let you obliterate anything in sight-all in the name of justice. Traversing the open world was also made easy with the ability to jump high off the ground and leap great distances. In past games, you played as an agent possessing superhuman capabilities, like immense strength to pick up cars and toss them at enemies or throw incredibly powerful punches. What Is Crackdown 3?įor those unfamiliar, Crackdown 3 is an open-world third-person action game that focuses on large-scale environmental destruction. However, a dozen years after the first Crackdown offered that same experience but failed to provide you with enough interesting content surrounding that, it's truly disappointing to see this latest iteration suffer from the very same problems," said GameSpot Editor Chris Pereira. It certainly delivers on letting you blow things up and jump around the city. But it soon becomes apparent that the campaign has little new to offer. Just like in its predecessors, these two superpowers are the primary source of what entertainment there is to be had in Crackdown 3. Lifting large objects and chucking them at foes is likewise an entertaining alternative to typical gunfights. "Leaping high through the air across rooftops and collecting orbs-which still feature one of the all-time great sound effects-is fun and rewarding, because that pursuit has a direct correlation to further improving your jump height. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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