The Bottom Line: Like I said, a new format. "Short", sweet, and to the point. Try not to spend much time on the computer anyways, hope you guys enjoy it.
Truth be told, I originally once owned the PS2 version of State of Emergency (SoE), but as with most owners, returned it almost immediately. However, when Rockstar “tweaked” SoE for the Xbox port, and sold it at the low, low price of 20 dollars, I decided to give it one more chance to impress me. However, in the end, it only failed to disappointment me again.
SoE’s gameplay consists of controlling a one out of a small handful of colorful characters through populated areas “mall, china town, the city, etc.) and performing given tasks. Some of these tasks ask that you play the role of a hit man, or play body guard. They start off easy, but soon get either complex or tedious. Reason being is because while you’re given a large amount of weapons to go on a killing rampage, but wait a minute, you can only kill a certain group of people and spare the “innocent” even though they are the ones running towards you (in crowds) while you wielding a rocket launcher. Pffft! Please.
SoE’s saving grace for the Xbox version is the multiplayer modes. Don’t expect any co-operative modes or what not, these are basically the kill or be killed modes where you and 3 of your friends can take part in. I particularly enjoyed being able to recruit ordinary, every day citizens for being part of my gang and it’s when you and 2-3 other gangs come to face off with 50 gang members behind each and every one of you go off, that the game shines. It’s as if it recreates the climax scene in Gangs of New York.
However, in the end, I won’t go on saying I would expect more with Rockstar’s time spent on this game considering it only costs 20 dollars for a new copy. I don’t even blame Rockstar for spending time on a game they know no one will particularly enjoy. So for beat-em-up fanatics, while this game easily falls into this genre, there are many more better games to experience then SoE, trust me.
Graphics:(4/10) (+) Frame rate keeps steady with all the riots, explosions, and violence taking place.
(-) Excluding your character, every other model looks like trash
Control:(3/10) (+) Hey, for those with memory problems, this is your kind of game.
(-) Punch, punch, kick, shoot, shoot, shoot…zZzZzZzZz
Sound:(4/10) (+) Bystanders beg for their lives which is nice and you can make your own soundtrack.
(-) Will you really want to kep your volume up to hear the effects loop every 3 seconds?
Replay Value:(410) (+) Story mode offers a variety of unlockables plus now with multiplayer modes!
(- ) All the (unlockable) characters are the same and multiplayer gets dry fast.
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(3) out of ten
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ESRB Rating: Mature (17 and older) Genre: Action/Adventure Mission: Defend your country with hand-to-hand combat& over-the-top weapons, Platforms: Xbo...More at Amazon Marketplace
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