State of Emergency (video game)

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State of Emergency
File:State-of-emergency-cover.jpg
Developer(s) VIS Entertainment
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Distributor(s) Take-Two Interactive
Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
    Xbox
      Microsoft Windows
      EU 200308011 August 2003
      NA 200308055 August 2003
      Genre(s) Beat 'em up
      Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

      State of Emergency is a beat 'em up video game developed by VIS Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.

      Plot

      The American Trade Organization has declared a State of Emergency. The player must join an underground crew to put this organization out of business; they must play as one of a selection of five characters who each have their own unique backgrounds.

      Reception

      Reception
      Review scores
      Publication Score
      PC PS2 Xbox
      AllGame N/A 2.5/5 stars[1] 3/5 stars[2]
      Edge N/A 4/10[3] N/A
      EGM N/A 6.33/10[4] 6.33/10[5]
      Eurogamer N/A 4/10[6] N/A
      Game Informer N/A 8/10[7] 7/10[8]
      GamePro N/A 4/5 stars[9] 3.5/5 stars[10]
      Game Revolution N/A C−[11] N/A
      GameSpot 7.2/10[12] 8.5/10[13] 7.8/10[14]
      GameSpy N/A 70%[15] 2/5 stars[16]
      GameZone 6.8/10[17] 8.3/10[18] 8/10[19]
      IGN 6.6/10[20] 8.3/10[21] 6.6/10[22]
      OPM (US) N/A 3/5 stars[23] N/A
      OXM N/A N/A 6.5/10[24]
      PC Gamer (US) 43%[25] N/A N/A
      The Cincinnati Enquirer N/A 4/5 stars[26] N/A
      Entertainment Weekly N/A C[27] N/A
      Aggregate score
      Metacritic 65/100[28] 71/100[29] 67/100[30]

      State of Emergency received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[29][30][28] The game's strengths were considered to be the value for money as a budget title, the simplistic fun offered, the technical achievement of having hundreds of people running around on a modest system, and the satirical sense of humor. Weaknesses cited include gameplay that might be considered too simple, and a poor multiplayer mode on the PC.

      FHM gave the PS2 version a score of four stars out of five and called it "Manic, frenzied and violent gaming at its gripping best."[31] The Cincinnati Enquirer also gave the same version four stars out of five and stated that "This new 'bad boy' of the video game industry is extremely fun to play — for those old enough and mature enough to purchase it — as a campy stress releaser at the end of a bad day."[26] However, Maxim gave the same version a score of six out of ten and said, "Such virtual destruction may once have seemed innocent, but these days the whole thing hits a little close to home."[32] Entertainment Weekly gave said version a C, saying, "Four levels are too few to stay interesting for all 175-plus missions, which are too bloody repetitive."[27] The Village Voice gave the Xbox version a similar score of five out of ten and said, "In 'Revolution' mode—a series of nearly identical, frustrating mini-missions—the jackbooted thugs, now armed with pistols, make life much tougher. (Deeply flawed camera views don't help.) What's the point if you can't steal your family some diapers?"[33]

      Before its release, the game was denounced by Washington state politicians for its similarity to the real-life 1999 World Trade Organization riots and protests in Seattle which caused $3 million in damages. The game features the fictional "American Trade Organization" as the antagonistic establishment.[34]

      Sequel

      A sequel, State of Emergency 2, was released in 2006. This game was again developed by VIS Entertainment ltd although after they became insolvent and went into administration the game was completed by DC Studios and was released by SouthPeak Interactive.

      References

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