Crackdown.Realtime Worlds and Microsoft Game Studios weren't joking when they said they had a lot of extra content coming up for Crackdown. Yesterday, they released a Title Update along with two new additions to the Marketplace, the Free-For-All Pack (free) and the Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack (800 Microsoft Points) which both add expansion-like content to the game.

The Title Update adds these features and fixes to the game:

  • You can now reset gangs/bosses.
  • Orbs Audio is now louder as you progress.
  • Perform a Ground Strike with 4 star strength rating.
  • Firing/targeting has been improved.
  • Fire hydrants easier to smash.
  • Stunt Rings are now easier to spot.
  • Explosions can be seen from afar even if the day is dull.
  • Ramp truck issues fixed.
  • Camera enhancements.
  • Player to player precision shots.

Free-For-All Pack which can be downloaded for free from the Xbox Live Marketplace contains:

  • Cheats that can be enabled in the Keys to the City mode.
  • Vehicle impounding in the Agency Garage.
  • Co-operative trophies.
  • 2 new achievements.

Crackdown premium content.Lastly, the Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack, costing a whopping 800 Microsoft Points also available from the Xbox Live Marketplace contains:

  • 3 new Agency vehicles.
  • 5 new weapons.
  • 5 new game types.

With all of this, 7 new achievements are now available:

  • Confiscator (Free-For-All Pack): 40 Gamerscore
  • Psych Out (Free-For-All Pack): 100 Gamerscore
  • Stockpile Supreme (Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack Trial): 10 Gamerscore
  • Flippin' Crazy (Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack Trial): 20 Gamerscore
  • Body Armor (Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack Trial): 10 Gamerscore
  • Street Racer (Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack): 20 Gamerscore
  • Street Racer Elite (Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack): 150 Gamerscore

The Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack can be trialled, all you have to do is join a co-operative game with someone who has the Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack you can then try before you buy all of the new features to this pack and receive 3 of the 7 achievements. The other 2 Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack achievements can only be unlocked if your console has the bonus pack.

Personally I think that 800 Microsoft Points, costing about £6.80 – which can only be bought in bulk of 1000 for £8.50 – is a little steep considering you have to buy the £30 game in the first place. There seem to be a few bugs in the Free-For-All Pack as well, which makes me wonder about the Gettin' Busy Bonus Pack.

It is a nice set of updates, but I think that they should make the bonus pack free, or just make a whole new game out of it.