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Ben finally puts the crack.... down

by: Ben Berry -
More On: Ben's Blatherings
Much to my editors consternation, I have "gone black" for the past 5 days or so. Reviews are due (or overdue as the case may be), news needs posted, and I've been MIA.

Thankfully, after about 20 hours game time, 367 agility orbs, 97 hidden orbs, 400+ achievement points, and gangland killings by gun, grenade, rocket launcher, roundhouse kick, gunbarrel, automobile, and dumpster, I have finally finsihed playing Crackdown.

This wretchedly fun game reminds me why I like the GTA series, and what can be done to make it new and fresh. Always a fan of cell shading, I love the settings and animation of the game. I thought the Agents backstory would have been better developed, but whatever. It's all about the killing.

I still have some achievments to get, and I haven't even tried out the co-op yet, but It's time for the game to go back to the store. Not bad, finishing the main storyline and being able to get the game back to the video store on time.