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Ten years have passed and the Corporation has re-emerged,
stronger and more brutal than ever. Join Spanky and his cohorts
to ignite the flames of revolution against the oppressive
Corporation and create a full-blown State of Emergency...
Spanky
and his gang of revolutionaries are back, and this time they're
bigger and badder. Thrust into the middle of a chaotic prison
riot, you must survive long enough to plan your escape. A
deeper and more engaging Story Mode allows you to switch between
the principal characters and take advantage of each character's
unique abilities, such as MacNeil's sharp-shooting or Spanky's
gang control.
State
of Emergency 2 is not a good game. It looks, and feels,
very dated. And I'm sorry, but how can you take any game where
the main character is a violent thug called Spanky seriously?
This
game frustrates more than it entertains. There's a huge amount
of trial and error involved in the gameplay. Go charging into
a situation and you'll more likely than not get yourself blasted
to pieces. But, because the guards, traps and surprises, are
all situated in exactly the same position every time you replay
each level, it won't take you long to blast your way through
to the end.
There's
nothing more frustrating than walking into an unforeseen situation
that leaves you dead before you know what's hit you. Then
having to go back to the start of that level and fight your
way through the same enemies to get to where you left off.
While this might, you could argue, mean that you'd be better
advised to scout out the area before you go charging in, this
isn't always possible.
In
addition to the main Story Mode there is an Arcade Mode (where
you have a set number of tasks to complete) and a number of
multiplayer modes.
While
there are some nice touches - like the crowds of prisoners
running amok (although some variety would have been welcomed
- you seem to be in a prison full of clones that were created
from a handful of men) and tripping over if you run into them
- on the whole this is pretty uninspiring.
To
sum this game up... in a word, it's average.
Pete
Boomer
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