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In very welcome news for fans of the open world mayhem series, Microsoft has announced that Crackdown 2 has joined the first Crackdown on the Xbox One's back compatiblity service, and just as Crackdown 1 was last month, has released it for free.
The second game saw the reins of the series handed over to Dundee-based developers Ruffian Games, who also were one of the developers who at one point worked on Crackdown 3 during that game's widely reported protracted development. It didn't quite recieve the same reception as its predecessor, but upped the co-op quotient from two up to four players and competitive modes that allowed for up to sixteen players.
Crackdown 2 is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today and will be available for free https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLo pic.twitter.com/axJmb2Swa3
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) March 9, 2019
The news means that potentially, with Crackdown 3 being on Xbox Games Pass that the entire series can be played for less than a tenner. Colm reviewed Crackdown 3, so have a read of his words here to find out if it's worth your time.
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