State of Emergency

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  • Summary: Join the resistance and liberate your people from the oppressive Corporation. State of Emergency plunges you into a rioting mob fighting for freedom. Use hand-to-hand combat, weapons, and anything you can find on the street to add to the chaos. The streets are littered with a variety ofJoin the resistance and liberate your people from the oppressive Corporation. State of Emergency plunges you into a rioting mob fighting for freedom. Use hand-to-hand combat, weapons, and anything you can find on the street to add to the chaos. The streets are littered with a variety of weapons--from park benches and soda cans to flamethrowers and rocket launchers. As you fight for the cause, don't be surprised if corporate executives, law enforcement officials, and looters fight back.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. GameZone
    80
    While it's not an entirely brilliant game, the multiplayer feature and the sharper graphics make this the essential version to own.
  2. GameSpot
    78
    While State of Emergency's arcadelike objectives and somewhat simplistic fighting system can make it feel a little shallow, the game's technical strengths, satisfying displays of comically overblown violence, and budget price make it worth a look.
  3. TotalGames.net
    70
    Though the Chaos mode great fun, there really isn't much to enjoy beyond this. The wealth of game modes, secrets and graphical wizardry we saw in "Kung-fu Chaos" is simply lacking in State of Emergency.
  4. Armchair Empire
    66
    It's too one dimensional – violence being the answer to all the Revolution missions without a stealth objection or changing environments to consider.
  5. Official Xbox Magazine
    65
    After 20 minutes of watching people run around crazily and aimlessly, you realize that they're mostly just window dressing for very basic, uninspired, beat-'em-up gameplay that we've all played before. [May 2003, p.74]
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  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    63
    There's not much of an actual game here. [May 2003, p.134]
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  7. GMR Magazine
    50
    It never really evolves beyond the point-to-point errand running through relatively small environments. [May 2003, p.69]
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Goster_21
    Apr 28, 2021
    9
    I have great memories about this game and the hours I invested in it and I would play it again to remember the past
  2. Matt
    Jul 6, 2003
    9
    People say this game gets repetitive, and I'll give them that. But I still think it's fun to run around shooting people.
  4. EricK.
    Apr 20, 2003
    7
    Once you use all the cheats for ammo and time etc.. I really dig the one man killing machine theme. There should have been more levels Once you use all the cheats for ammo and time etc.. I really dig the one man killing machine theme. There should have been more levels rampage thru over all I think it kicks ass.… Expand
  5. Will
    May 27, 2003
    7
    For the price, brand new, it's worth it. Its one of them games that you put in to veg out, get some stress out, and generally to just For the price, brand new, it's worth it. Its one of them games that you put in to veg out, get some stress out, and generally to just mess around. If you're critiqueing this game and saying it has "no point" and "no depth", remember, that's not always a bad thing. I ask a question, you've got ten minutes to kill, do you want to spend 2 min. on loading, 3 min. on setting up, then another 5 min. on movie + dialouge? -Captain Obvious strikes again- … Expand
  6. AndrewM.
    Jul 24, 2003
    5
    In a word...boring. In two words... relentlessly boring. Complete one mission in this game and you've completed them all...because In a word...boring. In two words... relentlessly boring. Complete one mission in this game and you've completed them all...because basically it doesn't change much! Ignoring the increadibly glitchy nature of gameplay (people walking through walls, game freezes) the graphics and gameplay don't really offer much. Too it's credit, the game does animate alot of characters on screen at anyone time, and the custom soundtrack feature is always a winner, but the game never really developes much beyond that. A disapointing perchase, but a good rental to have a crack at with a few mates on the multi-player, but other wise don't bother.… Expand
  7. ArmandilloD.
    Sep 7, 2005
    3
    This game is OK for the first couple of hours... after that, it really sucks. You have to do almost same thing, again,agian and again...