Crackdown - superhero breakdown

Even with cars that rival the Batmobile in sheer ass-kickery, you'll need to hoof it once in a while to get the job done. And as you gain more agility points, your top running speed will increase too. There's no good way to clock the agents' progress, but we're still confident your hearty agent could outrun once-speedy Quicksilver, the son of Magneto. Back in the day, even though he was billed as a speedster, Quicksilver was always laughably slower than DC's resident cheetahman, the Flash.

Flash can hit light speed. Quicksilver is... well, his mother might say he's fast for his age. Pietro used to be able to keep pace with a reasonably fast car. Today, if we have kept up to date, he's lost his running powers and is going crazy or something. That said, Pietro's a more interesting character to read about than the Flash.

Above: In a twist, the cooler character has the weaker powers. With no powers, Pietro's just a bum. Flash remains untouchable. Boring

So, as you might have guessed, when it comes to running, no one beats the Flash. Not the Crackdown agents, not Quicksilver, no one. Sigh. Even Quicksilver's Ultimate counterpart can only hit the upper Mach speeds. It's conceivable that Quicksilver's newfound time-sprinting abilities would let him simulate fast movement, but he's probably too busy losing his mind to get his act together. Just look at him. He's slumming around in a bum coat. For shame.

Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.