I was playing co-op with a friend, he ended the game, and I jumped into a solo game. I did not choose the "ressurect gangs" option. To my horror, my game was completely reset... brand new as if I just bought it today. I backed out to the dashboard, hoping it didn't save and then rebooted the game. It's still a brand new game... all that leveling, all 499 orbs gone, all 350-something hidden orbs gone. I backed out again to the dashboard (instead of choosing the "save and quit" option), but still no dice. It's ALL gone! If I choose to ressurect gangs, it says something about "all mission progress will be lost", and you can choose 'yes' or 'no'. Obviously I chose 'no'.
This sucks... a LOT. Is there any way I can restore my game?!
EDIT: I joined his campaign, ended up grabbing a couple Hidden orbs I didn't have. Then he ended that game and started up a 'Keys' game. I joined that game as well. I didn't try playing at all in between. After his 'Keys' game was finished, that's when I jumped into a solo campaign and everything was completely reset. I am extremely upset about this... all that time and hard work is now for nothing. Unless we can find a way to restore my game, I feel like I don't want to see Crackdown again for a very long time, and this is coming from a fan from way back.