Underplayed Gems

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2006)

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure cover
Developer
General Arcade, The Collective
Publisher
Devolver Digital, Atari, Inc.
Platforms
Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Genres
Racing, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Rating
3.5 of 5, 38 player ratings
Main story
about 12 hours
Completionist
about 16 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A scrappy street-level power fantasy where you fight through corrupt city authority and rival gangs to leave your mark on a graffiti-covered urban world.

grittyurbanrebelliousstylishaction-forwardstreet-edgedmoderate difficultynarrative-driven

About

Play as Trane, a "toy" graffiti artist with the street smarts, athletic prowess and vision to become an "All City King" - the most reputable of all graffiti artists. Along your quest, uncover the mayor's deep, dark secret and use your fighting talents and high-wire graffiti to expose the city's leader as a corrupt tyrant. As you struggle to save a neighborhood from an oppressive government, one question stands out: What if graffiti could change the world? Risk your life battling city authorities and rival graf gangs - mere obstacles in your attempt to get your tag up. And in this city, not just any tag will do. You have to "Get IN, Get UP and Get OUT". Combat: master a unique fighting technique and use improvised weapons Graffiti: create tags in pressure situations, using multiple skills and styles Intuition: follow your sixth sense to find the best spots to tag Sneak mode: infiltrate areas and avoid capture as you creep silently through the city Navigation: utilize a unique guidance system to "get up" and tag

Screenshots

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