Crackdown 2 (360) is the continuation to the surprisingly good game for "cheap bastards" (sold at $20 at release, and thank you G4) that took a somewhat new IP to the third-person shooter, being titled as a "3rd-person action vertical shooter". That game got awards and high praise, this game does not. Now being sold at the retail price of $60, you would expect the game to be 3 times better than the last since it is 3 times the price, right? Nope, you'd be better off getting the first game. If you can get past the point that the game has alot of repetition and maybe have more fun online or co-op playing, the game just may be for you. As for gameplay? Nothing has changed. More Here...

What happened to video games?  They used to be simplistic yet challenging, cheap yet replayable, and pixelated yet awe-inspiring. Now, it seems that there is too much focus on the new technologies (especially with the addition of gaming via internet) and not enough where it really counts. Take this for example, I bought an Xbox 360 three years ago, and since then I’ve been through four of them, and not a recurring problem, different ones each time. 

When the warranty ended, one year per box, there was nothing left for me in Microsoft products and moved to Sony. Since the recent switch there have been little to no issues. That being said, the Playstation 3 put such a gaping hole in my pocket that the bill for Obama’s health plan couldn’t fit into it, and that missing money still hurts today. Not only was the Playstation around $500, games can cost anywhere from $45-$85 (depending on popularity/edition), and accessories can vary in high prices, all of which are a continuous strain on a person with(out) a paycheck. More Here...