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February 21 Crackalacka.....some heads are going to roll in Crackdown!Today was the release date for the highly anticpated title for Xbox 360 called Crackdown. I received my copy a week ago, so I have had a chance to put the full game through its paces early. My initial impression is that this is a highly addictive game of blowing stuff up and destruction that was exhibited first at this level in Mercenaries (for the original Xbox). The following is a very brief description of Crackdown's storyline: Crime is 'the new black." The world teeters on the verge of anarchy. Law enforcement recruitment has plummeted—no one wants to be in the firing line. All forms of policing across the globe have united to form the Agency. But still it's not enough. The Peacekeepers are barely able to keep what little peace there is. Desperate times, desperate measures... The Agency is exploiting the work of disgraced scientist Doctor Baltazar Czernenko (rumored to now be in the employ of Shai-Gen). His underground eugenics program uses a near lethal cocktail of cutting edge technology and military grade pharmaceuticals to propel the human race to a whole new level. Now, that same program is being used to create agents of justice: superior to conventional law enforcers in every way, and capable of rapid physiological evolution. Rival factions—the gangs—are taking over increasing amounts of territory. The Agency is making a last stand in the heart of Pacific City in a high-security compound known as the Keep. Access is restricted and guarded by Peacekeepers. Around the world, hundreds of thousands of new law enforcement agents will be coming online, each one capable of replacing an entire police force. These potent prototypes are ready, willing, and able to use unreasonable force to wipe all crime from the face of the Earth. With your help, this will be the ultimate crackdown. Words not good enough? Then check out the following screenshots: Figure: "Destruction by car"
Figure: "Car juggling"
Figure: "Assault Rifle Symphony" Of course, you can find a plethora of screenshots on the Crackdown website, along with some video and a few audio clips too. So, now that you know the premise and have seen some visuals of the game, how does it really stack up? I inserted the game and after a few seconds I was presented with some background videos, while in the foreground I chose from Campaign, Xbox Live and other choices. You can play single player or CO-OP campaign or single player/Co-op Time Trials. Next, you choose a player to do the destruction with. Note: Xbox Live Gold Members can download four new characters for free right now. Login to Xbox Live on your console and go to Xbox Live Marketplace. Alternatively, you can choose to do this from the in-game Download Content option.
February 16 Achievement Rewards - one week in ...Okay, so it's been about a week, since the Old Spice Challenge (aka, Xbox Live Rewards for Achievements) started and I wanted to updated what previously was a rumor. Some folks had problems getting registered on February 12th and even those who did register had their profiles disappear at the beginning or after getting some achievements. I fell into the first category and gave up trying to register after 14 hours of on-and-off attempts. I finally got registered and in the challenge a few days back. Since I have a gamerscore of 11,000+ I fall into Level 3, which is the biggie. What's interesting is that due to time constraints I looked back at early Xbox 360 games to assist in my necessary 1,500 gamerscore boost. I found some sports games (ie FIFA Germany, College Hoops 2K6), as well as games like Condemned that are early games for the console and therefore had less achievements, but higher score for each. I have about 350 points to go to meet my objective, but time has been sparse this week. I'm sure I fall into the group that Microsoft is targeting, since I love to game, but just don't have alot of time to do it. What are some games to increase your score quickly? As few on my list are:
Of course, as your gamerscore goes up using these games you will eventually hit the threshold where games have 40-50 achievements worth 10, 20 or more points. So enjoy some easy achievements for now, but get to it with the future ones. Despite some of the issues that occured with registering for the site and more, this is a great opportunity to get into the game and perhaps win some prizes. To get started you go to Xbox Live Rewards website and register. You'll need a Windows Live account, which is free, then sign-in and click on "Old Spice Challenge" to register. Once you do that the site registers your current gamerscore and notifies you have until the second week of April to increase the gamerscore by 1,500 points. Note: Once you've increased you score then return to the webpage and click "I'm finished" and the site will verify the increase and then you'll receive a congratulations notification. Now, sit and wait and see if you're one of the prize winners. See you online and in the game!!!!! |
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