Welcome to the force. You are the result of an experimental genetic
modification program designed to improve human functionality.
Although the experiment was seemingly a success, its time to put
your skills to the test. Your primary objective is to exterminate
the gangs that have infested our city.
There are three districts, each under control by a different
gang, which are comprised of hundreds of members. It wont be easy,
but weve provided you with this "strategy guide" to walk you
through the process. Good luck.
In this guide you will discover:
Training:
Learn the basics of your capabilities and
responsibilities.
Walkthrough:
Discover the location of every Supply
Point, and best tactic for taking down every gang leader.
Secrets:
Discover the hundreds of orbs scattered
throughout the city
Hint - Crackdown Token Collecting
With my agility token count at 495 out of 500, I thought Id share a
couple of tips. This is one of the tougher achievements to get,
considering it will take a lot of dedication and exploration. But
if you get Crackdown, honestly, this is the only thing that will
keep you playing past hour 10.
Order of Density
... The agility orbs are not evenly
distributed among the three islands that make up Paradise City. Los
Muertos has the bulk, with at least 200 of the 500 orbs. The Volk
is second, with Shai-Gen well behind. Dont rush to the other two
islands, even after clearing Los Muertos. Stay, run across the
rooftops and in the streets (its often easier to spot orbs looking
up than from rooftops in Los Muertos territory). Keep searching.
When I got down to just 15 orbs, I was surprised to discover 10
more lying around on the first island.
Agility Orbs are easy to see
... Unlike the hidden
orbs, agility orbs are almost always in plain sight. Some are on
top of rocks near the water (which make them tougher to see), but
all 495 I have found so far are in the open. Often orbs are missed
because you arent looking up and down each side of every
building.
Complete all Rooftop Races
... The races take you past
a lot of orbs, so do all 14 races to help easy collecting.
When you see an orb, get it
... Quite a few times I
was in a rooftop race or fighting a boss and I saw an orb and said,
"gotta remember that one." Dont make this mistake. Its easier to
divert yourself and get every orb you see. Dont wait until later,
because the city is so big and there are so many orbs, you are
bound to forget where you saw one orb in the middle of doing
something else.
Be Methodical
... I recommend fully exploring the
rooftops while taking on the three gangs. By the time you finish
off the last boss, you should have around 400 orbs (and 4 stars in
your agility skill). Now comes the hard part... start with the
third island and break it into sections. Get to a decent height and
use the sniper rifle to scan each side of each building. Yes, its
slow going, but its way too easy to miss one or two orbs. Usually
you will find that when you discover one orb, there are two or
three more nearby, because you just never came to that specific
spot.
Commit or Quit Early
... There are no achievements for
getting half the agility orbs or 400 or even 499. Its all or
nothing. So before you start doing a hard search, decide if you
really want all 500. Because when it gets down to about 20 left, it
becomes very difficult and a bit tedious. If it doesnt matter that
much to you, dont bother. You have to be persistent to find the
final dozen.
Wall-Climbing SUV
First, obtain 4 stars in your Driving skill. In the Agency Garage,
select the Agency SUV and head out to any building or wall with a
flat surface. If its a building, make sure there are no ledges
obstructing your path up the wall.
Next, get the SUV perpendicular to the wall you are going to drive
up. Naturally, you must have your front bumper facing the
wall/building.
After that, punch the gas. Your SUVs front tires should start
creeping up the wall. Once they are firmly grasping the surface of
the wall and your rear tires are about to do the same press down
and hold the RED button to use your 4 star vehicles special
ability.
This ability pulls down your SUVs suspension, essentially hugging
the wall youre riding up. Do not let go of the RED button unless
you want to launch yourself off the wall.
Congratulations, if you have followed each step listed above youre
now a wall climbing beast.
Now, if you hold the RED button down long enough while driving the
4 star Agency SUV you will notice the sound it makes. You can only
hold the suspension down for so long before the effect times out
and returns the SUV to normal. Take note of the sound your SUV
makes as the suspension effect times out.
By taking advantage of this while driving up walls you will be
amazed with the heights you can reach in this vehicle. Practice
while youre driving on the ground so you can get the timing down.
If you are hopping your SUV you are pressing the RED button again
too soon.
This skill isnt ver practical but mastering it will let you can
roar your beastly SUV straight up Wang Tower ... bypassing his
elite guards.
Glitch - Mid-air Body Hop
This sometimes works, and only in certain conditions. Pick up any
random flat item -- although dead bodies sometimes work -- jump
into the air with the object in hand.
At the azimuth of the jump, toss the object downwards and sometimes
your character will stop as if he stood on the ground (but in the
middle of the air); if you jump again, your guy will start a jump
from that spot in the air. It might prove helpful for some higher
areas when your jump isnt high enough yet (due to lack of agility
orbs or leveling).
Hint - Fish In A Barrel
On Volk Island, theres a barge (the floating structure thats
closest to you as you look at the final boss house from the closest
Supply Point). Kill all the enemies that are hanging around on the
barge. As you walk from the front to the back of the barge, theres
a door to your left under the crossbar. Enemies will spawn inside
the room and emerege to fight you. Heres how it works:
As you pass the door (you have to walk all the way past it), the
first wave will come. Kill them. Stand there and face the door.
When the next wave of enemies emerges inside the room, your reticle
will go red and the red dots will pop up on the HUD. When the door
opens, shoot a hothead round or lob a grenade in there and they all
die. After a couple waves, the bodies pile up and prop the door
open, letting you throw grenades in as soon as you see them spawn
inside the room.
This will continue for about 10 or so waves of enemies, and then
theyll stop. Head back to the supply point and reload, then go back
and do it all over again and again. I was able to max out my
explosives and firearms abilities using this method in a relatively
short amount of time. Had I had the patience, I probably could have
done the same with the strength ability. This also can get you the
mad bomber achievment.
Weapons List
A list of weapons, if you want to collect them all (like Pokemon
but lethal):
Firearms
Agency Pistol (Colby Master)
Agency Assault Rifle (Colby EAR50)
Automatic Sniper (Bastion S600 Long Eye)
Heavy Calibre Sniper (Bastion SX900 Longshot)
Standard Pistol (Kokov Diktat)
Punisher Pistol (Smithers Punisher)
Standard SMG (Ingalls X80)
Short SMG (Harman MP-50)
M-60 (Ingalls MG-60)
Heavy Machine Gun (Harlington HMG-90)
Auto Shotgun (Dempsey 190 Equalizer)
Store Clerk Shotgun (Dempsey SO-6 Stub)
Grenadier (Watson HE79 Grenadier)
Firefly Rocket Launcher (Watson HE99-X Firefly)
Hothead Rocket Launcher (Watson HE99 Hothead)
Thrown Weapons
Remote Mines (Colby Limpet Charge)
Standard Grenade (Grenade)
Shrapnel Grenade (Shrapnel Grenade)
Cluster Grenade (Insta-death)
Hint: Fish In A Barrel (Follow-Up)
This hint is simply a follow-up to the previously mentioned
“Fish In A Barrel” hint on IGN Cheats. The trick
outlined there can essentially be done at any location where the
gangs spawn and respawn in a fixed location (such as a small room
or an elevator). By utilizing this trick throughout the game, you
can achieve maximum stats on firearms, explosives and strength
easily when you need to.
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