Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

by Atari

Product Features

• Play as a graffiti artist striving to be the best in this action game
• Use fighting talents and high-wire graf to expose city's leader as corrupt
• 11 distinct city environments, with 20 gameplay levels
• Digital "black book" to store unlocked tags and graf images
• Authentic tags from 50+ real-life graffiti artists; for 1 player

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B8P8RQ
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,158 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

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 graf 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’ll have to "Get In, Get Up, and Get Out".

Features:

• A revolutionary storyline written by Marc Ecko
• World-renowned hip-hop artist Talib Kweli as the voice of Trane
• Fighting mechanics that combine kicking, grappling, and punching, along with improvised weaponry
• A groundbreaking graffiti gameplay system designed to sharpen your skills as you tag with aerosol, rollers, markers, wheat paste, stickers, and stencils
• 11 distinct city environments, with 20 gameplay levels
• Unique "Intuition" system, allowing you to find ideal places to tag
• Authentic tags from more than 50 real-life graffiti artists, 6 of whom appear in-game as mentors
• A digital "black book" to store unlocked tags and graf images

The Evolution of Graffiti:
As Trane grows from "toy" to "All City King," his style and the state of graffiti evolve. Begin in the 1980s’ train culture scene, where subways were prime targets for gaining fame; continue to a version of the silver-train era, a time of extreme anti-graffiti tactics when the government’s battle cry was "Take Back the City!"

Trane’s Abilities

• 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

Product Description

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 graf 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".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great soul, but mired mechanics (pc specific), April 24, 2006

By 

IRate - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (CD-ROM)

This game has alot going for it. Unique atmosphere, style, and gameplay, a hip urban mentality that pretty much exceeds any other dumbed down version to come before it, and some great production values. The conversion to pc however is facing strong control issues when it comes to using a mouse and keyboard, which is much better for writing graffiti, but much worse for the horrible camera bugs that will occur frequently throughout the game.

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Graffiti Game Ever!!!, July 27, 2011

By 

A. Long - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (CD-ROM)

No doubt about it, "Getting Up" is not only the best graffiti game ever made, it is also one of the best games ever made overall as well. The plot is amazing, and the gameplay is awesome. I had this game for the xbox when it first came out, and the most disappointing thing Microsoft ever did, was NOT make this available for the xbox 360. Still, very much worth it, on any platform you can get it on.

4.0 out of 5 stars Looked at Graffiti in a New Light!, July 17, 2009

By 

DJ Exquiz (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (CD-ROM)

First up let me say that I had this game for a long while (probably about three years) but after first playing it I left it alone because on my very first PC of my own (a Pentium 3 Dell w an upgraded PCI graphics card) the load times were slow, the controls were frustrating, and the camera angles would sometimes get stuck or be confusing.

When I upgraded to my last PC setup:
an Intel Pentium D 3.0Ghz 4Gig Ram,
Nvidia 7600 256MB Video ram
Windows XP, Direct X 9.0C

The load times dramatically improved (almost no load time at all), the controls were still frustrating, and the camera angles were still bad but less noticeable, HOWEVER, with a little patience I did come to appreciate this game for the WORK of ART that it is.

If you are someone who grew loving New York (East Coast) Hip Hop with groups like Mobb Deep The Infamous (songs featured in the game ) or like the music of people like RJD2 Since We Last Spoke, or Cypress Hill, etc (all featured), then that is one reason alone to purchase this game.

Another reason I believe is this game does do a good job of capturing the whole graffiti culture of New York (and other cities) during the 1980s (even though the game is set in current times), and it features cameos by some well known graph and guerilla artists, Sheppard Fairey OBEY: Supply & Demand - The Art of Shepard Fairey - 20th Anniversary Edition from the now famous Barack Obama change poster, among them.

This game also has an engaging if not fully complete story line, and you do actually care about what happens to the character(s)which says alot about a game I thought only involved tagging buildings. If you grew up in a urban area, especially in the New York area, you probably can relate to a kid like Trane (the main character), who is also well voiced by none other than Talib Kweli Quality,Black Star.

Overall, this game did give me a new respect for graffiti art, and artists, without condoning all aspects of it. I was never into it myself, but grew up knowing guys (or knowing of them) who had "tag" names, and were probably caught up in alot of the negative sides of the culture also shown in the game (fights, in trouble with the law, etc). Is it fair for some people to say this game glorifies vandalism? Maybe, but it is just a work of fiction like the Grand Theft Auto series, and anyone who thinks they can try the things done in the game without serious risk to their own life and limb needs a head check...

Also just to note, the game still runs fine (no load times, or any problems) on my newest PC setup I just completed:

Intel Core 2 Quad w 4 gigs of ram,
Nvidia 9600 card (768MB ram),
running Windows XP,
running Direct X 9.0C.

Yes, the graphics are a little dated compared to newer games (this was released 2005-06), but its still a fun a game to play. A more recent game that I also recommended, if you can ignore all the SecureRom complaints (haven't had any problems) on the PC, or definitely for PS3/XBOx is Mirror's Edge.....have fun!