Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Also known as: Marc Eckos Getting Up Contents Under Pressure [UK]
This probably won't do for graffiti what the Tony Hawk games did for skateboarding, but it does make it look like a lot of fun.

Genre: Action
Release date: Feb 14, 2006
Published by: Atari
Developed by: The Collective
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
1 player SOLO
2 player VS
Designer: Marc Ecko
Features: In-game Dolby Digital, HDTV 480p
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Feb 15, 2006
By all rights, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure should be terrible. The latest in a long line of mostly dismal "urban" games, it's packed full of brand logos, but still aims for a guerilla image. It's been delayed for years. And if that weren't enough, it's the brainchild of a fashion designer. So it's a shocker that Getting Up not only does its "street" atmosphere up right, but actually puts together a competent beat-'em-up/graffiti experience. Playing like an inner-city Prince ...
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Is he leaving, or just off to make a cup of tea?
Feb 15, 2006
Marc Ecko's never made a videogame before, but he's confident enough about this one that he's willing to put his name to it. Hey, it's a game about graffiti; it's fitting that he'll have it sprayed over every copy of it. We wouldn't put our names to it, what with all the violence, social unrest, hoodie-wearing thugs and poorly-paid council workers stinking up the futuristic city of New Radius. You'll play as budding 'fiti grandmaster Trane, who's determined to take over New Radius via the ...   » Read Full Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure preview
Feb 7, 2006
It probably won't do for graffiti what the Tony Hawk games did for skateboarding, but Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure has gotten a pretty bad rap lately. A game about a graffiti artist living in a police state where tagging is a capital crime, it's been called everything from a celebration of vandalism to a gang-recruitment tool. But regardless of what its critics say, Getting Up takes an interesting spin on the urban-crime genre and, if done right, could be a lot of ...   » Read Full Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure preview

ESRB Rating
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is rated:
Mature
Blood, Strong Language, Violence
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