State of Emergency 2 (PlayStation 2)

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Description

State of Emergency 2, the sequel to the first game, paints a bleak vision of a future in which individual freedoms have been eliminated by the brutal regime known only as the "Corporation". In the face of these overwhelming odds, a small group of citizens have dedicated themselves to overthrowing the Corporation, forming a resistance group called "Freedom".

Freedom's fight against the Corporation forms the basis of a single-player campaign that allows the player to take control of each of the resistance group's members, including leader Spanky MacNeil. Each character has a range of special abilities that help them to take on the Corporation forces.

Viewing the action from a third-person perspective, the player can take on the enemy with a wide variety of weapons, including rifles, grenades and the all-powerful rocket launcher. Using vehicles found along the way, Freedom's operatives can cause major Corporation carnage.

A variety of challenge modes expand on the single-player game, giving players the opportunity to unlock hidden characters and other extras. There's also a range of split-screen multiplayer modes, including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Last Man Standing. Up to four would-be freedom fighters can join the action.

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Alternate Titles

• "State of Emergency Revenge" -- Japanese Title

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• State of Emergency series

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Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2006	6 out of 10	60
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Apr, 2006	5.7 out of 10	57
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 24, 2006	11 out of 20	55
GameSpot	Feb 23, 2006	5.2 out of 10	52
Defunct Games	Apr 28, 2006	50 out of 100	50
GameSpy	Feb 27, 2006		40
Video Game Talk	Sep 13, 2006		30
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Mar 30, 2006	2 out of 10	20

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Trivia

The game was originally in development at VIS entertainment ltd, the creator of the first game, from October 2003, but they were first acquired by bam! Entertainment, Inc. in February 2004 and then went bankrupt in April 2005. DC Studios, Inc. acquired the assets and completed the game. The game was not well received and the Edinburgh studio that worked on the game was closed in June 2006.