This trick will only work in Keys To The City, which is available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Go into Keys To The City and put on all skills at full. Go to the highway, spawn the Agency supercar. Get in it and start driving. The top speed of the Agency Supercar at 4 stars is about 225 mph. Press Select to open up the "Keys To The City" menu while you are driving and scroll to "Change Driving Skill". Press Y to put it back down to 0 stars while you are still driving so the car will downgrade to its original form. The speed of the Agency Supercar will increase to over 375 mph, and possibly 400 mph if you do not hit anything. However, if you stop or increase your driving skill the speed will return to normal. The speed of the Agency Supercar at 0 stars is 156 mph, but, with this trick the top speed can be over 400 mph at 0 stars.
Achievements
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
Achievement
How to unlock
Agency Athlete ( 20 points )
Run and jump your way to a 4-star Agility rating.
Agency Brawler ( 20 points )
Punch, jab, kick, and throw your way to a 4-star Strength rating.
Agency Explosives Expert ( 20 points )
Bomb your way to a 4-star Explosives rating.
Agency Marksman ( 20 points )
Hit your target every time to achieve a 4-star Firearms rating.
Agency Wheelman ( 20 points )
Accelerate and slide your way to a 4-star Driving rating.
Airtime Assassin ( 10 points )
Shoot and kill 5 gang members in a single jump ( while airborne).
Bare-Knuckle Brawler ( 15 points )
Kill 150 gang members with your bare hands ( or thrown objects).
Base Jumper ( 10 points )
Jump from the top of the Agency Tower and land in the water below.
Body Armor ( 10 points )
Use the Harpoon gun to attach 5 gang member corpses to a single vehicle.
Body Juggler ( 20 points )
Use explosives to keep a body up in the air for 10 seconds.
Car Juggler ( 20 points )
Use explosives to keep a car up in the air for seven seconds.
Chain Banger ( 10 points )
Blow up 100 explosive objects in 60 seconds.
Confiscator ( 40 points )
Impound all flagged vehicles and store them in the Agency Garage.
Double Trouble ( 10 points )
Double your fun - complete your first mission in Co-op mode.
Driving High ( 10 points )
Achieve a height of 115 feet or more in a vehicle.
Firing Squad ( 15 points )
Fire away - shoot and kill 500 gang members using firearms.
First Blood ( 10 points )
Eliminate the first of 21 gang bosses.
Flippin' Crazy ( 20 points )
Execute 3 flips of any type in a single jump in any vehicle.
Free Runner ( 50 points )
Collect 500 Agility Orbs.
Front Flipper ( 20 points )
Execute two forward flips in a single jump in a moving vehicle.
Global Impact ( 15 points )
Kill 15 gang members using the Observatory Globe.
Hazardous Hangtime ( 10 points )
Execute a 6-second jump in a vehicle.
High Flyer ( 10 points )
Make your way to the top of the Agency Tower.
It's Good To Be Connected ( 30 points )
Unlock all Supply Points.
Los Muertos Cleanser ( 20 points )
Murder Los Muertos - Kill all Los Muertos gang members.
Los Muertos Intel Master ( 10 points )
Locate all Los Muertos dossier targets.
Mad Bomber ( 15 points )
Show your explosive personality - kill 500 gang members using explosives.
Master Agent ( 40 points )
Earn 4-star ratings in all five skill areas and then max out your Skills Status meters.
Orb Hunter ( 50 points )
Collect 300 Hidden Orbs.
Over Our Heads ( 30 points )
Successfully complete all 12 Rooftop Races.
Pack Rat ( 10 points )
Complete any Stockpile mini-game in Co-op mode in fewer than 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Psych Out ( 100 points )
Complete all Time Trial missions at the Psychotic difficulty level.
Rampage ( 20 points )
Wreak havoc in 60-second increments.
Repo Man ( 10 points )
Commandeer 100 gang-controlled vehicles.
Ring Leader ( 20 points )
Drive through all of the unique Stunt Markers.
Road Warrior ( 30 points )
Successfully complete all 14 Road Races.
Roadkill King ( 15 points )
Mow down and massacre 175 gang members while driving.
Shot-putter ( 10 points )
Throw any object ( other than a grenade) 205 feet or more.
Shai-Gen Intel Master ( 10 points )
Locate all Shai-Gen dossier targets.
Shai-Gen Cleanser ( 50 points )
Assassinate Shai-Gen - Kill all Shai-Gen gang members.
Street Racer ( 20 points )
Win every Street Race using any vehicle(s).
Street Racer Elite ( 150 points )
Win every Street Race using all available vehicles.
Stunt Driver ( 20 points )
Successfully execute five car stunts - front & back flips, barrel rolls, a long jump.
Tag Teamer ( 40 points )
Partner up and complete every mission in Co-op mode.
Take Me To Your Supply Point ( 10 points )
Unlock your first Supply Point.
The Trifecta ( 50 points )
Wipe the city clean by taking out all members of all three gangs.
Timed Stunt Driver ( 20 points )
Execute six car stunts in 60 seconds.
Untouchable Agent ( 15 points )
Kill 200 gang members without dying yourself.
Volk Cleanser ( 40 points )
Eviscerate the Volk - Take out all Volk gang members.
Volk Intel Master ( 10 points )
Locate all Volk dossier targets.
Completion bonus
Eliminate the Los Muertos, Volk, and Shai-Gen to complete the game. An option will appear at the starting menu that gives you the ability to toggle the respawning enemies in their districts.
Defeating Alvarez
Alvarez can be found on the beach behind his sporting complex inside a rocky alcove. While you can certainly attempt to get there via the main entrance, the many guards will not make it easy. A much easier method is to enter the ocean from a nearby beach and swim around to the back of the sporting complex. When you reach the shoreline, run up the beach, take out the enemies ahead, and jump on the rocky structure where Alvarez waits on the other side. From this vantage point, Alvarez will not have anywhere to hide. Toss grenades to not only damage him, but also clear out his henchmen. When it is safe, drop down and finish Alvarez off with melee attacks.
Defeating Guerra
Once in the rear, you will find Guerra in one of two places: beneath the canopy on the balcony or on the bottom floor underneath the balcony. Keep an eye on your mini-map and look for the Boss's mugshot on your HUD to determine where he is. If he is under the canopy, throw a few grenades to get rid of his minions, then charge up and melee Guerra to death. If Guerra is on the bottom floor, it is in your best interest to take down as many of his thugs as you can before approaching. As such, descend the floors slowly, killing all of Jose's lackeys along the way. Use the staircases for cover, or run up to a higher floor if you need to recuperate. Once on the bottom floor, you will find Guerra near a stack of boxes. Since he will likely be surrounded by other gang members, throw a grenade or two to clear most of them out, then go in for the kill.
Defeating Martinez
Martinez is stationed near a radio tower on the rooftop of this blue building, near the Hillside Housing supply point. You can climb to the roof via a ground floor entrance on the east side of the building. There are a few gang members defending it, but it is nothing a few grenades cannot handle. Afterward, climb the staircase and turn left at the top. There are several enemies on the next level. Stand near the top of the staircase so you can retreat back down for cover if needed. The staircase on the right leads to Martinez. If you are lucky, he may walk down himself saving you the trouble. If Martinez does not pay you a visit, just climb that staircase to the top and take him down with whatever means necessary.
Defeating Violeta Sanchez
At the top of the apartment complex on the southern side of the south island awaits Sanchez. A quick way to reach her is to climb the windows of the blue, western building to reach the top. Thankfully, there are not too many armed guards at the top. She should not pose much of a threat. Due to the rooftop's close quarters, your melee attack can be quite useful. In addition, shoot explosive barrels if Sanchez is anywhere near them to damage her significantly.
Drive up walls
The Agency SUV can drive up walls when you hold B. Its wheels must be vertical against the wall.
Driving level bonuses
Note: The only cars that change are the Agency Supercar, Agency SUV, and Agency Truck Cab. Whenever you reach level 4 in your driving status and the car has evolved completely, major changes in performance occur.
The Agency Supercar's horn is replaced with a heavy machine gun. Press B to use it.
The Agency SUV's horn is replaced with a powerful hydraulic system allowing it to jump. Press B for a short time and release to jump effortlessly.
The Agency Truck Cab's horn is replaced with a powerful nitrous boost that can cause it to plow through anything. Hold B to plow through all who stand in your way.
Easy "Body Armor" achievement
Spawn at the Agency tower and take out the Harpoon Gun. Ride out to where the Peacekeepers and the Los Muertos are doing a shoot out. Kill all the Los Muertos members. Pick up their bodies one at a time and throw them on top of a car. Then, quickly shoot them with the Harpoon Gun. This may take some time because the bodies will slide off and some may just fall even if you harpooned them. Just throw them back up on the car. When you Harpoon five bodies on a single vehicle you will get the "Body Armor" achievement.
Easy "Body Juggler" and "Car Juggler" achievements
Make sure you have a rocket launcher. Take the body or car up the elevator in the Central Point building in Shai-Gen. Once out of the elevator, go up the ramp to where it goes outside. Take out the rocket launcher and throw the body or car up in the air and slightly away from the building. Then, just fire rockets at it to keep it in the air for a few seconds. Once it hits the ground, the achievement will be unlocked.
Use the following trick for an easy Car Juggler achievement. First, make sure that you have a full load of cluster grenades ready. Then, get the Agency Supercar from the garage. Next, go out door 1 into the Los Muerte district. Drive the car into the water, but not too far away. Get far enough where it is floating and you can throw a grenade under it. Once the car is floating in the water, throw as many cluster grenades under it as possible. When they explode, the car will soar high to a point where you can just barely see it in the sky. If done correctly it should stay up there for about fifteen to twenty seconds. This will not only get you the achievement easily, but will also give some enjoyment as it is the easiest, best, and most fun way to launch a car into the air. Note: This trick does not work with bodies.
Easy "Chain Banger" achievement
On the Island of Los Muertos in the south is a pier that extends into the water (west of the Ferris wheel pier). On that pier there is a circle of explosive barrels that curls around a building on the pier. Shoot it, then run north and as the pier allows you to, go east or west. Look to the west where the apartments are located. There is another set of barrels in a row. Shoot them. Complete this process a few times to get the Chain Banger achievement.
Note: This trick requires the downloadable content that includes the new vehicles. Go to the Agency and get the armored car that shoots the missiles. Drive through door two into Volk Drive until you are just outside of the tunnel. Hold B or LB to shoot the rockets. The rockets will keep firing and you should get the achievement.
Easy "Double Frontflip"achievement
After you exit door 1 in the Agency, proceed on the street until you get to an intersection. There is a ramp truck on your left, down the street. Take the truck to the intersection you were just at. Keep going down the street past that intersection. You should see a ramp going to the highway. Place the truck at the top of the turn. Go down the street with the Agency SUV and launch off the ramp. You can easily get a double frontflip. This also helps with getting driving experience.
Defeat Cowell in the Central Point building on Shai-Gen. Make sure you have leveled up your driving skills to do flips in your SUV. Drive in the building, get on the elevator to the whatever floor it is, and drive up the ramps until you get to the opening where you see Wang's building across from you. You do not have to drive very fast, but must have just enough speed to clear the railing, while getting the most out of B. It is possible to do three flips by doing this.
Easy "Driving High" achievement
Pick up any car and get it on top of a high building or set of rocks. You can do this by jumping with it or throwing it for higher ledges. When the desired height is reached, just get into the car and the achievement is yours.
Go to the Central Point building in Shai-Gen where Cowell is located. Jump into any car and find your way up the staircase to the front door of the building. Kill all Shai-gen in the bottom floor of the building if you have not defeated Cowell. drive across the room to the elevator. Jump out and open the lift's doors. Drive into the elevator and turn on the lift. Hop into your car. About halfway up the lift you will gain the achievement. This will work for any vehicle; you do not have to defeat Cowell.
Make your way to the supply point on the map called "Garcia Point". It is the second north-most supply point in the Los Muertos section of Pacific City. Exit that supply point (or make your way there if you have not already secured that supply point). Jump up onto the plateau just above the shack. Once there you should see a jeep. Get into the jeep and drive forward about a car length and drive your front wheels up on a rock.
To find the observatory globe for the Global Impact achievement, you must be in the Volk area. Look at your map. At the top of the Volk area you will see two bridges. Stand between these bridges but do not cross them. When you get to the bridges, look at your map again. Behind you, you will see a large mound of rocks. Jump over them and you will be at the City Memorial Observatory. In the middle of the car park is a globe with metal bars around it. Get rid of the bars and pick up the globe. You can now get your achievement by going up to a gang member and throwing it at him. Note: Make sure the globe does not go in water as it sinks and you will have to get it again.
Just north of the Volk Boss "Gryzunova" is a building with a large world globe. Use this globe to kill fifteen gang members to score the achievement.
Easy "Ring Leader" achievement
Play with someone in Co-op mode. The player who needs the achievement should be in the car and the other person should be able to pick up the car and throw you into the ring. This gets them faster then finding a ramp to jump to get them. this works best when the person picking up the car has a four star strength.
Easy "Timed Stunt Driver" achievement
Become a level 4 skill driver and you will be able to jump and stick yourself to buildings. Find a tall building clear of street lamps and other things. Make sure you are away from the building slightly. Go slow, jump towards the building, and raise the nose of the car in the air. Press B again and stick yourself to the building. Drive up the wall. When it releases, you will fly backward slightly. At this moment hold Analog-stick Back for an easy backwards flip. Repeat this five more times for the achievement.
Go to the Easy Riders Garage in the Los Muertos territory by the lighthouse after you have secured it from enemy hands. Note: This was done with a skill level 4 Agency SUV. You will have a regular jump ramp an two barrel roll ramps. Start by using the regular jump ramp at speeds between 110 mph to 120 mph. Anything faster will result in you hitting the rafters; anything slower will result with the back bumper of your SUV landing and you will not get a full flip. Land it and continue around to the barrel roll ramps. Hit them at 80 mph to 90mph and land it. Repeat the process three times to earn the achievement.
Go to the beach in the Los Muertos area using the SUV on level 4. On the west side of the beach are two of the houses with ramps on both sides. You do not have to be very far or go over 60 mph to hit a back flip in combo with B.
Set up a co-op game with a partner. You must have the ability to pick up and throw cars. Take the Agency SUV (as you have greater aerial control) to an open area. Try the beach area north of the fairgrounds. Have one player stay in the SUV. Have the other player pick up the car and throw it (avoiding any rocks or structures). The car naturally tends to perform a right barrel roll. The player in the car need only ensure that the SUV lands on its wheels to earn the 1x Barrel Roll. Repeat this until you have done it six times in sixty seconds.
Easy car stunt achievements
You can get most of the stunt achievements if you are a level 2 or higher. However if possible, try leveling up by doing all the races so that you can be a level 5 (four stars and +99) driver. Once ready, go to the Agency supply point. Access the Agency SUV. Exit door 1 to Los Muertos. Drive north towards the Ferris wheel. once you get there, land on the beach. On the beach are a few lifeguard huts. Most of them have two ramps (one on each side). Use this area to get all the stunt achievements. If you are a level 5 or higher and have the SUV you can use a special "car jump feature". Use this to your advantage. The only stunts that need to be done elsewhere are those that require you to jump a height of 115 ft or more and to execute two front flips. You can get the two front flips by finding an elevated area that will allow you to use the SUV to gain speed. Then, press B to jump off it.
Use the following trick for easy Car Juggler, Hazardous Hang Time, Driving High, and Front Flipper achievements. You must be playing in co-op mode and use a Supercar. Using it with a level 4 driving skill is recommended, although it will work with a level 3 driving skill. Have pne of the players drive the Supercar and the other find a small car that is just roaming around. Use the bridge directly outside the Agency in Los Muertos to the right. Get on opposite sides of the bridge and meet head on in the center lane at full speed. The Supercar will send the other vehicle flying for a long time. It is possible to get all four achievements at once. However, the Car Juggler achievement may be slightly more difficult to earn. You do not have to actually shoot the car in the air with a rocket launcher for seven seconds. The same strategy described earlier applies, except make sure that the regular car is smoking very badly it is sent skyward with the Supercar. If you get a good enough jump up, the last bit of damage that the Supercar inflicts on the already smoking vehicle will cause it to explode up in the air and you will gain the Car Juggler achievement. Note: You must stay in the car for the explosion to count towards the achievement. Although this results in a death you will earn the achievement.
Easy drive skill
Take the truck and drive out Gate 1. Follow the road until you reach an intersection. Turn left. You will see the on and off ramp for the major highway. Take it then drive the truck along the highway at maximum speed and ram gang controlled cars. Try to avoid innocent and polices cars or you may be attacked. If done enough times, you will run out of cars on the highway. Just die and more cars will reappear, or quit and come back. You will soon have star level driving.
Easy first place in Street Racing
At the beginning of the race, get out of your car and go to the nearest corner that has cement blocks. Grab the cement blocks and create a sort of barrier in the middle of the road (stack them if possible). This makes it almost impossible for your opponent racers to go past that point. Shortly afterwards, they will all crash and pile up. Once all of them are piled up, shoot the gas tank of one of the cars. A chain reaction will occur and all the racers will be dead. You are now the only one remaining in the race.
Easy tire popping achievement
Use the following trick to easily get the achievement for popping twenty tires on gang controlled vehicles in sixty seconds. Go to the stadium on the north island where you find General Daz. There are two or three gang controlled vehicles outside, and perhaps two gang cars inside by the ramp. There is also a space in the back of the stadium with four gang cars in a row. Find one gang controlled car and bring it to the back of the stadium where the four cars are located. Just pop all four tires on each car and to earn the achievement. This of course must be done after defeating Daz.
Fly with buggy
This glitch requires the Keys To The City expansion, and can easily be done in Co-op mode. Go onto the pier that extends out into the ocean and spawn two ramp trucks back to back, with enough room to spawn a buggy in-between. Have a friend get into a ramp truck. Park the buggy on the ramp truck that your friend is not in. Then, have your friend back up into the other ramp truck (the one you are on). You should all go flying up into the air, with the possible exception of the ramp truck that the buggy was on. Note: While on the ramp truck, its recommended that you hold the hand brake (A) to keep from sliding off.
Getting "Keys To The City" downloadable content
Some of the information for this game requires the "Keys To The City" downloadable content. It can be obtained by using the following steps.
Play on Xbox Live with someone who has "Keys to the City" and ask to play it. When he quits, go to the main menu within five minutes, then select "Keys to the City".
Log into the Xbox Live Marketplace. Do a search for "Crackdown". Find the "Free For All" download and the "Keys To The City" will be in there, for free.
Immobilize Agency garage door
Note: This trick required the Colby HRX Harpoon Gun. Go to the Agency garage and make sure you have two bodies laying around. Use your harpoon gun and get two bodies harpooned to the Agency garage door. Choose a car and when the Agency garage door goes down, it will stay stuck like that until the two harpooned bodies disappear.
Over the Speed Limit
This must be done on Keys. Get the super car, 4 stars with empty streets, and on the highway keep driving until you get to 190 mph or more. Then put your driving skill back to 0 stars, then you slow down for a second and then you speed up past 200 mph. Be careful, your car may fly over the over the railing into the water.
Precision target civilians
Normally you cannot precision target civilians. However, if you kill enough of them in a short amount of time without using precision targeting (using rockets or heavy machine guns in well populated areas recommended), you can auto-target them and they will become blips on your radar. However, the Agency Peacekeepers will be angry with you by then.
Ramp truck super jump
This trick requires the Keys To The City expansion. Enable the "Empty Streets" code, then get onto a reasonably long straightaway. Face your character (and look) directly down the road in one direction. Spawn a ramp truck. Then, face and look in the other direction and spawn another ramp truck. Get into one of the ramp trucks and reverse into the other one (so that your ramp hits its ramp). Both trucks will instantly rocket into the air.
Reach any elevation
In Keys To The City it is possible to get to any elevation by jumping, spawning a ramp truck at the correct moment, then landing on it and jumping. Repeat those steps to get higher.
Rubber ducks
In Shei-gen, there is a hotel on the west side of the Island called The Daisy Chain. If you enter Shei-gen from the Los Muertos side, it is between the two highways. At the top of this hotel is a pool. In the pool is a rubber duck toy. You can throw the toy at people and it will make a squeaky sound like a real rubber duck toy.
There is a duck in the hot tub in La Mugre, which is the first island with Los Muertos. You can find it at the apartment complex where you kill Violeta "Santa Maria" Sanchez.
Running over gang members
If you find you are having trouble running over gang members with any sort of car, try to drive very slowly at them. They are much less likely to try ti dodge your car than when you are driving at a high speed.
Shoot yourself into the middle of the city or through the map
Go into Keys Of The City by yourself or in Co-op mode on Xbox Live. Put four stars on all your skills. Go on the highway. Have a friend drive the Agency Supercar or do so yourself. While you are in the car use the cheat window to spawn a ramp truck. When you are at full speed hit the spawn ramp truck button about three times. You will fly or go through the map. If you spawn a ramp truck on Wang Tower on the cement wall sides then jump off it with an Agency Supercar, you can go through the Wang building as well. If you get stuck you may have to extract.
Truck cab super jump
This trick will only work in Keys To The City, which is available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. During game play, press Back. Set all of your skills to have four stars. When you get in the truck cab it will morph to the biggest possible. Enable "God mode" so you will not die when attempting the jump. Also choose "Empty streets" so you do not hit cars in the process. Go onto a straight and long freeway. Gold B to speed it up then press Back. Select "Spawn ramp truck". When you are going about 190 mph hit it, then change the camera angle to the side of the truck. Then press Y to spawn the ramp truck and the glitch will begin. You will fly for a very long time.
Twin Towers reference
Go on Shai gen's island and just south of "the block" Agency supply point. There are two mini skyscraper buildings that have the words Tower 1 and Tower 2 on them, one for each building.
Viewing ranks
In the Volk go to "The LCOVE" across from "THE Y". Look for a billboard with a Dodge Nitro on it. Watch it to see the #1 ranks on each map.
