Mature
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
73
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
1.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

It's sometime in the far future, where "The Corporation" controls everything. People are generally happy, except for a resistance group called "Freedom", who do not like The Corporation's dictator rule.

In SoE, you can choose from one of five different characters; Spanky, an ex-gang member; McNeil, a disgruntled ex-cop; Bull, a criminal in prison; Libra, a lawyer; and Phreak, an orphan.

You must complete a variety of missions, ranging from Rescue missions to "Kill This Person" missions to "Blow Up This" missions.

You have many different weapons at your disposal, including shotguns, machine guns, pistols, knives, rocket launchers, tear gas launchers, flame-throwers, gatling guns, pepper spray, molotov cocktails and more. You can even use street furniture, such as boxes, construction cones, benches, signposts, trashcans, and more. Or, you could break the glass of a store, and use the items there as a weapon, such as a DVD player or a television.

You will fight many different enemies. Gang members, skinheads, and The Corporation forces.

Alternate Titles

  • "紧急状态" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "SoE" -- Common name.

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User Reviews

Great idea, POOR execution Lothian Bronze Star Contributing Member (13) 2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars

The Press Says

GameSpot Feb 15, 2002 8.5 out of 10 85
Game Over Online Apr 23, 2002 84 out of 100 84
Gaming Target Feb 22, 2002 8.4 out of 10 84
IGN Feb 15, 2002 8.3 out of 10 83
GamePro Mar 01, 2002 4 out of 5 80
Game Informer Magazine Apr, 2002 8 out of 10 80
Fragland.net Sep 13, 2002 72 out of 100 72
PSX Extreme Mar 14, 2002 7 out of 10 70
All Game Guide 2003 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Game Revolution Mar, 2002 C- 42

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Trivia

During the intro movie, a character is attacked by a ATO officer outside of a TV shop. The character is wearing a blue and white horizontally stripped shirt. Originally the shirt was green and white, it therefore had a striking similarity to the football strip of Celtic Football club based in Glasgow, Scotland.

The team that produced the game were based in Dunfermline, Scotland, and I believe that the intro movie was created by Axis Animation (Part of the VIS Group) who are based in Glasgow. Something tells me that there was some Football rivalry going on :)


This entry was contributed by Dapy (26), JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9132) and The Ring Hawk (667)
 

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