Crackdown "The Big Bang"

Crackdown is one of the best Xbox360 games to date. Actually, one of the best games I've played in a long long time. Essentially a GTA-like game (I mean GTA3 and beyond), and created by one of the minds behind the first GTA games, Crackdown drops you in the middle of a HUGE city made of 3 islands, and from there it's all up to you.

You play as a special genetically-modified agent that has the job of "Cleaning The City", each island has a gang composed of 6 members and a king-pin. Your agent has 5 core abilities (agility, arms, explosives, driving, and strength). By killing people with your gun, or blowing them up, or round-house kicking them across a building you increase your abilities. This is where the game really shines. The more you progress the more fantastic things you can do, especially the agility attribute. The more agile you get the faster you run and the higher you jump, until you can literally jump over buildings. Couple that with good explosive damage and strength, and you will see yourself targeting a baddie, jumping over a building while blowing them up with your rocket launcher. All in real-time, real-physics, havoc-engine, render-ware force.

The game also lets you play co-op, coupling you and a friend to do whatever you want. Tackle some missions, do some car or foot races (there's loads around), or go hunting for the 800 (yes, true number) agility/secret orbs scattered all over the city. Enormous fun.

So, today, I was playing co-op with a friend and after doing a mission we decided to do something a lot of people have done, create a Big Bang. We piled up loads of cars, sprinkled them with sticky grenades and a few explosive barrels, climbed up the nearest building, and launched some rockets towards the whole thing. The KABOOOOOM was huge, and luckily the macbook was close so I caught the action with the iSight. After a bit of editing (again, apple iMovie HD), below is the video :)

I honestly believe that the Xbox 360 is THE console to own this generation. Excellent games, even better online services, and just all out fun. Enjoy "The Big Bang"