State of Emergency | 
 enlarge | From: Rockstar Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  289 reviews
Sales Rank: 4930
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 17 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 27060
Model: 710425270604
UPC: 492071201583
EAN: 0710425270604
ASIN: B00005UNWB
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Review
The publishers of Grand Theft Auto III are back with another game geared towards a mature audience. But fans of GTA III should note that while State of Emergency contains adult themes and extremely violent gameplay, that's pretty much where the similarities end. Whereas GTA III was about creating a deep experience unlike any other video game, SOE is a throwback to arcade beat-'em-ups like Smash TV and Double Dragon. However, the game takes the genre to a new level with mind-blowing graphics. In State of Emergency, you play as one of five selectable characters that's going up against the Corporation--a tyrannical group that has the city in an iron grip. The city is in a state of disarray and the citizens are rebelling. Amazingly, up to 250 characters can riot onscreen at once. It's shocking that the developers were able to render so many moving characters while keeping a smooth frame rate. Basic gameplay consists of picking up numerous weapons and objects to cause as much damage as humanly possible. Providing context to the mindless violence are the revolution and chaos modes. The former is the game's story mode and features more than 175 missions, while the latter is a single-session mode with a few variations. For the most part, the game is an enjoyable cacophony of senseless violence, but there are some flaws. Although the revolution mode boasts an impressive number of missions, they do get repetitive. The game screams for a multiplayer mode, but it's strictly one player. In spite of these flaws, the game remains addictive and fun. It bears repeating that gamers looking for another GTA III will not find it here: this game provides an arcadelike experience that's excellent, but in a very different way. Parents should note that this game carries a Mature rating for its blood, violence, and gore. --Raymond M. Padilla Pros: - Amazing number of characters onscreen simultaneously
- Simple beat-'em-up gameplay
- A vast arsenal with which to inflict damage
Cons: - Missions get repetitive
- No multiplayer mode
- Bland soundtrack
Product Description
A shadowy corporation has seized control of your country. The people have taken to the streets in protest. A state of emergency has been declared… now it's time for you to fight for your freedom. Try to topple the corporation or simply cause complete mayhem. Prepare for chaos as hundreds of people fill the screen—each citizen reacts differently to events. Deep selection of hand-to-hand fighting moves and tons of weapons are at your disposal. Even pick up items off the street and use them to fight your oppressors.
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 Classic rock star game! April 29, 2008
I really liked this game fun and awesome interaction with tons of people at once! it take a lot of balls to realease a game like this. but i really like it. no it's not gta but it's as original as it gets!
Deffiently worth buying
 Not fun August 20, 2006
Mindless repetitive missions and lackluster gameplay. Just isn't fun, even for the couple bucks I paid for it.
Only fun if you like repitition September 19, 2005
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Here are two reasons why you shouldn't buy this game:
1. Mercenaries
2. Any Grand Theft Auto Game after GTA2
repeative but ok July 8, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Title basically said it all. This game was ok at first but it got old quick. Every level acts and looks the same. I found it more fun just running around shooting people, not going with any story line but that got old quick. This game is worth renting, playing two or three times but that's about it.
Extremely Repetitive May 9, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
State of Emergency was released the spring after Grand Theft Auto III became a national obsession. Published by the same company (Rockstar - but developed by now out-of-business developer VIS) the game successfully cashed-in on Grand Theft Auto's success. Featuring similar ultra-violent, mission based gameplay, State of Emergency actually plays nothing like GTA.
The game takes place during massive riots, (the game's claim to fame being the more than one hundred characters on screen at once), and you play as one of a number of characters rebelling against The Corporation. There are three levels each featuring about fifty missions to complete amidst the chaos. Trouble is, the missions are all mindless and repetitive, and are virtually all just a slight variation on a basic formula: you'll either be sent to kill a target, sent to protect a target and/or escort him or her somewhere else, or you'll be sent to destroy a building, car, or area. The missions are fun for a short while, but once you realize you're just performing the same task over and over again, it quickly grows tired.
Some of the minigames are fun, however, and rather than being mission based, they are generally based on time and points - you'll kill people or destroy property while collecting extra time from downed enemies while racing against the clock, and you'll keep coming back for more trying to beat your best score.
The gameplay, however, is still simple and boring; just a 3-D beat-em-up, with a few attack buttons and a handful of weapons to wield (though the ability to pick up some smaller objects floating around each level, like benches, is a welcome feature). And yes, it is an ultraviolent game, despite the cartoonish visuals. Blood sprays realistically as you fire in to crowds, taking down innocent civilians; pink blobs (guts) pop out when people are shot, limbs and heads come off (you can wield them as weapons, in fact)... it's all mindless and gimmicky.
Sure, it's really cheap these days, and if you're really interetsed I'd say go for it, but it really isn't even worth a rental.
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