+ blowing shit up is decently fun
- difficulty spikes between every other boss and the shai-gen bosses on psychotic are complete bullshit
- crosshairs will lock on dead bodies instead of the enemy right in front of you, frequent enough to be an extreme annoyance
- racing time trials feel like they were playtested without any pedestrians or other cars in the way, getting the whole of a gang or the agency on your ass without you wanting to
- voice lines are unbearably annoying, i don't want to do the fucking nearby rooftop race nearby, shut up cunt
-- did the dialogue writer(s) for the comms guy have a humiliation kink or some shit
- movement feels like total shit, on foot or in a car
- psychotic difficulty turns shai-gen goons into saitama

Crackdown is the godfather of the open world subgenre of "endless havoc." The goal is simple, to topple the rampant gang violence Pacific City with your super-powered super agent. No plot, just non-stop carnage through the city. If you think that would get boring, Crackdown supplies the player with a vast arsenal and challenges at every corner of the map that reward you with more superpowers. The game never feels too easy, enemies will still rip you to shreds, more health bars just means one more second of life in a firefight as opposed to ten more. Super jumping isn't going to save you from a well placed headshot. It is how you handle the balance of power fantasy and careful tactics that make the gameplay loop so unique and fresh. Combined with a solid soundtrack and impressive art style, Crackdown still proves to be timeless. Lucky for you it is completely free on any Xbox that isn't a 2001 original