Storm Score 52 out of 100
Reviews 5 published
Outlets 3 publications
Top Outlet TechRadar highest score
% Positive 20% acclaim+

Critics' Consensus

“Critics praise Crackdown 3’s impressive environmental destruction but fault its multiplayer and campaign for being bland, over‑repetitive, and lacking depth.”

Certified
Mixed
Reception
52 / 100
Tier Distribution 5 reviews total
0%
20%
80%
Universal Acclaim (90–100): 0 reviews
Critically Acclaimed (70–89): 1 reviews
Mixed Reception (<70): 4 reviews

Critical Assessment

What Critics Praise

  • Massive environmental destruction
  • Creative tactical moments
  • High-quality graphics
  • Large open world
  • Rehashed lock-on shooting
  • Few decent boss encounters

Points of Contention

  • Barebones gameplay
  • Limited multiplayer content
  • Thin storyline
  • Lack of progression
  • Repetitive single-player story

Professional Reviews

5 reviews from 3 critics
70
Dom Reseigh‑Lincoln
TechRadar

“The cloud‑powered destruction of its multiplayer mode is impressive, but with uninspired modes and map designs it fails to live up to its own hype.”

Acclaimed 3.5/5
50
Brandin Tyrrel 3 reviews · avg
IGN

“Crackdown 3's mediocre campaign fills a big open world with paint-by-numbers gameplay that barely evolves after the opening hours.”

Mixed 40–50 across 3

All 3 Brandin Tyrrel reviews, aggregated above

50
Crackdown 3 Campaign

“Crackdown 3's mediocre campaign fills a big open world with paint-by-numbers gameplay that barely evolves after the opening hours.”

Mixed Reception 5/10
50
Crackdown 3

“Crackdown 3's mediocre, collectible‑heavy campaign and poor Wrecking Zone multiplayer are rarely satisfying busywork.”

Mixed Reception 5/10
40
Crackdown 3 Multiplayer

“Crackdown 3's Wrecking Zone is a barebones and uninteresting multiplayer mode that makes poor use of its impressive environmental destruction.”

Mixed Reception 4/10
50
Hayden Dingman
PCWorld

“Crackdown 3 feels like a game unstuck from time, a piece of 2007-era design that sneaked through into 2019, with middling results.”

Mixed 2.5/5

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