About the game
Description
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.
Original IGDB description.
- Genre
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Release
- February 12, 2002
- Developer
- VIS Entertainment
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Series
- State of Emergency
- Game modes
- Single player, Split screen
- Length (HowLongToBeat)
- Main story: 5.5 h · Main + extras: 8 h
Screenshots
Critic and user scores
- 61/100 on IGDB · 21 ratings
- 88/100 on Metacritic
Scores published by IGDB and Metacritic (via RAWG). They are not Games Library ratings.
Game data: IGDB.
What it's worth
Market value
€4.66
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