demos can be misleading

Heh, I'm so weak.
I was in Walmart with the family and this time passing by the games case I couldn't resist getting Crackdown. Perhaps it was the recent released screenshot that reminded me that I wanted to play this game.. or it could be I have serious problem avoiding buying video games. Either way I bought the game and am really enjoying it. I am REALLY surprised how much more difficult the game is compared to the demo. The first gang you tackle (the same one in the demo) is pretty straightforward but man the 2nd and 3rd faction are HARD...REALLY hard. If you go in guns blazing you will die.
It's funny because I didn't pick up the game initially because I figured that my friends wouldn't buy the game and the fact that it was supposedly short (which I believe due to the demo being rather easy). I was pretty wrong about the game being short and easy. Completing all the missions, maxing out all your skills and doing all the races is going to take some time.

I'm a little worried about C&C3, most previews I've read are favorable (and the demo was awesome) but a lot of people are suggesting that the final missions in the game will be insanely hard to complete with the 360s control scheme because of all the micro management needing to be done. Not sure if this is true but it does have me worried. I may wait for a few reviews before biting.
I may consider trading in Viva Pinata, Oblivion, FNR3 and Outfit soon too since I am either done them or just don't care enough about them to complete them.