State of Emergency

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

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• PlayStation 2 greatest hits releases
• State of Emergency series

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User Reviews

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

The Press Says

GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Feb 15, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	PlayStation 2	Nov 14, 2003	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN	PlayStation 2	Feb 15, 2002	8.3 out of 10	83
Fragland.net	PlayStation 2	Sep 13, 2002	72 out of 100	72
GameSpot	Windows	Aug 15, 2003	7.2 out of 10	72
GameZone	Windows	Oct 15, 2003	6.8 out of 10	68
IGN	Windows	Sep 08, 2003	6.6 out of 10	66
PC Zone	Windows	Jan 02, 2004	6.2 out of 10	62
PC Gamer	Windows	Dec, 2003	43 out of 100	43
Extreme Gamer	Xbox	Apr 28, 2003	4 out of 10	40

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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 :)