Crack Down 1989

Released: 1989
Genre: Shooter
Platforms: Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Linux · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · PC · Mac · DOS · Amiga · Amstrad CPC
Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
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In a collection: Sega Genesis Classics

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Is it still worth playing?

Sega's 1989 arcade run and gun game, in which the agents Ben and Andy have to stop the mad scientist Mr. X from taking over the world. You play one of the two in timed levels where you plant bombs and destroy cyborg enemies, and a level ends when every bomb is planted and you escape before the timer runs out. You carry two guns, a machine gun and a cannon, which can be swapped, and a smart bomb destroys every enemy on screen. Two players can play together in the arcade version, and the Mega Drive and Genesis version followed in 1990 and 1991. You still get a countdown, bombs to plant and a way out to reach, and together they turn each level into a route you plan and shorten.