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Crack Down

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Also known as
Crackdown クラック ダウン

This top-down run and gun game challenges you to defuse bombs across fast-paced, combat-heavy stages.

Crack Down is a 1989 Sega arcade game; the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive port was released in 1990.

About Crack Down

Crack Down is an action game where players face a time limit to complete objectives. The setting involves a near future scenario where a scientist named Mr. K has seized control of Atlantis with an army of artificial soldiers, prompting a United Nations response.

Players control one of two Special Forces operatives, Ben or Andy, who are tasked with infiltrating the city. Their mission is to destroy the enemy base by planting a specific time bomb called Sigma on designated X marks found within each level. The gameplay is challenging due to the constant time pressure and heavily defended environments.

Available weaponry to assist in this task includes a cannon, a machine gun, and superbombs. The experience can be undertaken solo or cooperatively with a second player.

Crack Down Screenshots

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The story
Title
Demo gameplay
Intro
Starting
Using the powerful bomb
Those little red things are bombs you have to activate
Bomb is set
Enemies spot you
Cleared the area