Crackdown (Xbox 360, 2007)

This game is like Grand Theft Auto with super powers. You are given targets to eliminte and as you kill ordinary gang members and find special orbs throughout the city your skills increase in driving, weapons, agility, explosives and strength.

The game is open ended so as you drive around town, the game's guide (voice) tells you there is a nearby mission.

You can also participate in races around the city by driving through markers like the the game midnight run. The city scenery is nice and there is no loading when moving from one part of the city to the other. You also don't have to wait for the city to be drawn like GTA.

As you kill gang members and take their weapons, you can take them to one of your supply depots located throughout the city and you will always have that weapon for the rest of the game.

There are many challenging achievements that will keep you busy and interested for weeks. Of the 1250 achievement points only 60 points (3 achievements) require co-op mode. Achievements range from doing stunts in vehicles, exploding objects in a certain time frame, killing a certain amount of gang members within a certain timeframe, locating targets, unlocking depots, car and rooftop racing, etc. Of the 1250 achievement points 250 come from downloadable content for 800 M$ points. Some of these extras achievement points require co-op mode.