It's some time 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 dictatorial rule.

In State of Emergency, the player 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. The player must complete a variety of missions, ranging from Rescue missions to "Kill This Person" missions to "Blow Up This ..." missions.

The player has many different weapons at his or her disposal, including shotguns, machine guns, pistols, knives, rocket launchers, tear gas launchers, flame-throwers, gatling guns, pepper spray, molotov cocktails and more. It is even possible to use street props, such as boxes, construction cones, benches, signposts, trashcans, and more. Breaking and entering stores allows the player to use the items there as a weapon, such as a DVD player or a television. There are many different enemies such as gang members, skinheads, and The Corporation forces.

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Alternate Titles

"紧急状态" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"SoE" -- Common name

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	State of Emergency	Xbox	$1.45
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User Reviews

Great idea, POOR execution	PlayStation 2	Lothian (13)
Console port to Windows...BAD	Windows	Twilightseer (252)

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The Press Says

GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Feb 15, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Apr, 2002	8 out of 10	80
Game Informer Magazine	Xbox	May, 2003	7.75 out of 10	78
PGNx Media	Xbox	Apr 18, 2003	7.5 out of 10	75
Netjak	Xbox	Apr 30, 2003	7.5 out of 10	75
PSX Extreme	PlayStation 2	Mar 14, 2002	7 out of 10	70
GameSpy	PlayStation 2	Mar 05, 2002	70 out of 100	70
Gamesmania	PlayStation 2	Mar 12, 2002	68 out of 100	68
XBox Evolved	Xbox	Apr 10, 2004	6.7 out of 10	67
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation 2	Feb 27, 2002	13 out of 20	65

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Trivia

On September 28, 2002, State of Emergency (PS2) was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. The Xbox version followed June 30, 2005.

For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.

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