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For a complete listing of Crackdown controls, see pages 6 & 7.

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YourObjective 2

Campaign/TimeTrials 3

AgencySupplyPoints 4

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HUDInformation/Skills 10–11

Weapons&Explosives 12–13

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Wewon’tmincewords—thesituationisdire.Youareourlasthope.

Pacific City, our nation’s capital, is currently controlled by three violent, merciless,andhighlyorganizedgangs—LosMuertos,theVolk,andtheShai-GenCorporation.

Inresponsetothiscrimewaveofepicproportions,TheAgencyisexploitingtheworkofdisgracedscientist(andShai-Gengeneral)Dr.BaltazarCzernenko, whose controversial human-modification program is being usedtocreateAgentslikeyourselfwhoarecapableofunparalleledevolutionandregeneration.

TheonlycomfortwecanofferistheassurancethatdeathhasnomeaningforAgents like you. When your physical form has sacrificed all it can, you can leave thehuskbehindandregeneratewithrenewedhealthandacompletelynewphysicalappearance.AsatoolofTheAgency,youareoneandyouaremany.

Yourprimaryobjective,andtheobjectiveofallAgents,istodismantlethesethreegangsbyeliminatingtheirleaders,therebyrestoringpeaceandprosperityto the people of Pacific City.

Yourjobwon’tbeeasy,Recruit,butyouhavethefullforceofTheAgencybehindyou.Goodluck.

WELCOME, rECruiT.

TheAgencyisgratefulthatyouhavevolunteeredtouseyourknowledgeandskillstoservethe people of Pacific City.

CaMpaign MODE InCampaignmode,youhavetwochoices:youcanbattlegangbossesbyyourself,oryoucandoubleyoureffectivenessbyenlistingthehelpofotherAgentsviasystemlinkorXboxLive®(aharddriveisrequiredforco-opplay).

YoursingularfocusinCampaignmodeisontrackingdownandeliminatingthe 21 gang bosses who control the streets of Pacific City. The higher they are inthegang’shierarchy,thebetter.Pleasenote,however,thatthegangitselfwon’tcollapsecompletelyuntilyoueliminateitskingpin,itsgenerals,andallofitsgangmembers.

TheAgencymaintainsdossiers—detailedrecordsontheknownassociates,activities, and frequented hangouts—for all 21 key gang figures. These dossiersareavailabletoyouatalltimesviatheAgency Infomenu.

Whenanyofthe21gangleadersareincloseproximity,theTrackeronyourHUDwillalsodirectyoutohis/herphysicallocation.

TiME TriaLsEachtimeyoulocateoneofthe21gangbosses,youunlockanewTime Trialsmissionthatchallengesyoutobeatyourbesttimeintakingdownthatparticulargangboss.

ATime Trialsmissionislikeasteel-cagedeathmatch—thegangboss’physicallocationistransformedintoanenclosedarena,andit’suptoyoutobattleyourwaythroughthearmedguardsandprotectorstoeliminatethegangbossanddoitevenfasterthanyoudidbefore.

WhenplayingaTime TrialsmissioninCo-opmode,aharddriveisnotrequiredforyouoryourpartner.

Difficulty­­­­­­levelsInbothCampaignmodeandTime Trials,youcancontrolhowchallengingyourassignmentwillbebychoosingone of three difficulty levels—Tough,Ruthless,andPsychotic. The difficulty levelyouchoosedeterminesthetoughnessofthegangmembersyou’regoingafter.

ItisstronglyadvisedthatrookieAgentsstickwiththeToughskillleveluntiltheyhavedevelopedanintimateknowledgeof Pacific City and its crime lords.

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agEnCy suppLy pOinTs Agency Supply Points are strategically positioned throughout Pacific City and provideacrucialandconvenientmeansofreplenishingyourammosuppliesandhealth.Youcanalsousethemasshortcutsaroundthecity.

Agency Supply Points are camouflaged to blend into their surroundings. Whenyougetinthevicinityofone,itspresenceisrevealedbyamarker,anorangebeamoflightthatisdisplayedonyourHUD.YoucanalsousetheMap,availableviatheAgency Infomenu,tolocateactiveSupplyPoints.

Yourgang-bustingassignmentbeginsintheheartofTheAgency’sstronghold,TheKeep,whichisbothanAgencySupplyPointandthehomeofTheAgencyGarage,whereyoucanpickuponeofthreeAgencyvehicles,allofwhicharecapableofdramatictransformation.

AsarookieAgent,youshouldfocusimmediatelyonlocatingandclaimingadditionalAgencySupplyPoints,so you can use them for their main benefit—instant travelbetweenSupplyPoints.

Also, when you confiscate weapons or explosives from gangmembers,youcanaddthoseitemstoyourpersonalarmorybytakingthembacktoanAgencySupply Point. After you’ve stored a confiscated weapon inoneSupplyPoint,youcanthenpickitupfromanyunlockedSupplyPoint.

vEhiCLEs AsarookieAgent,yourbasicdrivingskillsaresuchthatyouarecapableofaccessingandinstantlyfamiliarizingyourselfwithanyvehicleyouencounter,whetherit’sacivilian,gang,orAgencyvehicle.Justjumpin,andputthepedaltothemetal.

As your Driving skill rating improves, you’ll find your reaction times are faster andyou’renaturallymoreintunewithanyvehicleyoudrive.TheproofofyourdrivingskillsevolutionismostevidentwhenyouclimbbehindthewheelofAgencyvehicles,whichtransforminsynchwithyourdevelopingskills.

Withyourdrivingabilitiesattheirpeak,you’llbecapableofextractingthemaximumperformancefromanyvehicle,whetheryou’reontheroadorintheair,andyoureffectonAgencyvehicleswillbenothingshortofphenomenal.

FormoreinformationonincreasingyourDrivingskillrating,see“StuntMarkers/Rooftop&RoadRaces”onpage11.

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Throwgrenade/Detonate (press & hold) /Zoomin (sniper scope)

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Enter/ExitSupplyPointEnter/Exitvehicle

Kick/Pickup/Dropobject(press & hold)

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inCrEasing yOur sKiLLsAs a new Agent, you possess standard abilities in five core skills—Agility, Strength,Firearms,Explosives,andDriving.Withhardworkandpersistence,you can achieve the pinnacle—four-star ratings in all five of these core skillareas.

AsarookieAgent,you’llusethesecoreskillstoremovecriminalsfromthestreets.Themorecriminalsyouremove,themoreyoudeveloptherelevantskills.

Asyouuseyourcoreskills,theSkills Statusmeters,locatedontheleftsideofyourHUD(seepage8),displayyourprogresstowardreachingthenextskilllevelineachcorearea.Italsodisplaysyourcurrentstarratingforeachcoreskill.

KeepaneyeoutforhiddenOrbsasyouexplorethecity.Theycanhelpyouincreaseyourskillratings.

CLiMbing & agiLiTy OrbsThebestAgentsusetheenvironmenttotheiradvantagewhereverpossible.Forexample,youcanuseeventhesmallestledgeortinyoutcroppingtohelpyouscaleeventhetalleststructures.Whenhangingfromaledge,useyourpowerfulupper-bodystrength(bypressingAortherightstick)tolaunchyourselfupward.

Asyou’reexploringthecity’sheightsbyclimbingandscalingwalls,youcancollectAgencyAgilityMarkers(alsocalledAgilityOrbs),theglowinggreenmarkers(seepage9)locatedonrooftopsandhighledgesalloverthecity,toincreaseyourAgilityskillrating.ThetallertheAgilityOrb,themoreitincreasesyourAgilityskillrating.

sTunT MarKErs/rOOFTOp & rOaD raCEsThe circles of light that appear to be floating in the sky are stunt markers, projectedontoyourHUDforyourconvenience(seepage9).DrivingvehiclesthroughstuntmarkerswillincreaseyourDrivingskillrating.

ThegreenbeamsoflightprojectedontoyourHUDareRooftopRacemarkers(seepage8).BeatthegoaltimefortheseracesonfoottoincreaseyourAgilityskillrating.

ThepurplegatesoflightprojectedontoyourHUDareRoadRacemarkers(seepage8).BeatthegoaltimefortheseracesinamovingvehicletoincreaseyourDrivingskillrating.

prECisiOn TargETingTheAgency’spowerfulrecognitionandtargetingsystem,whichisbuiltintoyourHUD,allowsyoutoacquirealockonatargetandmaintainthatlockevenasyouaremovingaround.

Thetargetingsystemisdesignedtoautomaticallyhighlightvulnerablepointsonalockedtarget,whichmakesprecisiontargetingmoreconvenient.

Acar’sgascapandtiresarehighlighted,forexample,whenyoulockontoavehicletarget,andtheheads,arms,andlegsofhumantargetsarehighlightedwhenyou’retargetinggangmembers.Asyouwilldiscover,differentprecision-targetingpointshavedifferenteffectsonthetargetasawhole.Youcanshootanarmedtarget’sarm,forexample,toremoveanyweaponinhand(andthenpickitupandaddittoyourpersonalarsenal).

WhentheaimingreticuleinyourHUDturnsred,youcanacquirealockonatarget.Usetherightsticktoaimandselectatarget,andthenpullthelefttriggertolockontothetarget.Thelongeryoumaintainthetargetlock,thegreatertheaccuracyandeffectivenessofyourshotwhentaken.Youcanalsousetargetlocktoincreaseyouraccuracywhenthrowinggrenades,deadbodies,disabledvehicles,orotherobjects.

CrOuChing & juMpingCrouching has several benefits: it can help you find cover behind smaller objects,anditcanalsohelpsteadyyouraim.Toswitchbetweencrouchingandstanding,clicktheleftstick.

TheAgencyalsohighlyrecommendsthatyoutakethetimetoperfectyourjumpingskills.Awell-timedleapcanbeaneffectivemeansofavoidingharm.Itcanalsohelpyoubridgethegapsbetweenbuildingrooftopsmoreeasily.Tojump,pressandholdAorclicktherightstick.

hiT squaDsWhenyouractionsasanAgentstartunderminingtheeffectivenessofgangoperations,thegangkingpinswilldeployHitSquadstoaggressivelytrackyoudownandtakeyouout.

If,ontheotherhand,anAgentmalfunctionsandstartskillinginnocentcivilians and Agency Peacekeepers, the Agent will be flagged as rogue and hunteddownbyallavailableAgencyEnforcersinthearea.

GangHitSquadandEnforcerwarningsaredisplayedonyourHUDtowarnyouwhenHitSquadsfromeithersideareincoming.ThelocationsofHitSquadsandEnforcersarealsodisplayedonyourTracker.

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gang WEapOns & ExpLOsivEsAlthoughTheAgencysuppliesallAgentswithexcellentstandardequipment,your best source of firearms, explosives, and ammunition is dead criminals. All threegangshaveextensivearsenalsattheirdisposal.Whenagangmemberdropshispiecebecausehe’sdroppeddead,don’tbeafraidtoclaimthespoilsofyourvictory.

LOs MuErTOs WEapOnsTheLosMuertosgang’sarsenalincludesbasicbutreliableweapons,suchassawed-off shotguns, sniper rifles, heavy machineguns,andsubmachineguns(theIngallsX80SMG,picturedhere).Shrapnelgrenades, which inflict significantly more damagethanconventionalgrenades,aretheexplosiveofchoicefor“TheDead.”

vOLK WEapOnsAswithLosMuertos,theVolkfavorheavy machine guns and sniper rifles, buttheyarealsobigfansofgrenadeandrocketlaunchers,whichdelivertheirexplosivechargemoreaccurately,morequickly,andatagreaterdistancethanhand-throwngrenades.

shai-gEn WEapOnsShai-Gen’sweaponscachealsoincludesheavymachinegunsandshotguns,buttheyalsopossesslong-rangetacticalequipmentthat can inflict majordamagefromadistance,

including a long-range super-sniper rifle and a homing rocketlauncher( justaimitinthegeneraldirectionofyourtargetandthehomingrocketwilltakecareoftherest).Fireandforgetindeed.

agEnCy WEapOns & ExpLOsivEsEachtimeyouexitanAgencySupplyPointtoenterthecity,youcanchoosetwoweapons and a hand-held explosive to take with you into the field.

Explosivesareapotentweaponforremovingscumfromthestreets.And,themore efficiently you use explosives, the more their effects increase.

AvailableAgencyweaponsandexplosivesinclude:

COLby MasTEr pisTOLTheColbyMasteristhestandard-issuepistol for all Agents. It fires five rounds persecondandtakestwosecondstoreload.

COLby Ear50 assauLT riFLEThe Colby EAR50 assault rifle is the standard-issue rifle for all Agents. Itisasemi-automaticweaponthat fires 12 rounds per second (among the fastest fire rates of any weapon available in Pacific City).

COLby LiMpET ChargETheColbyLimpetChargeisasatchelchargeexplosivedevice—whenthrown,itstickstoitstarget,andyoucandetonateitremotely.Limpetchargesarecommonlyusedtodestroystationaryobjects,suchasdoorsandparkedvehicles.

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