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Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a video game released on February 14, 2006. It was developed by Marc Ecko and Atari. There were two editions of the game, one being a limited edition containing the soundtrack and having a cardboard outer cover and the other being the normal release. The game focuses on an amateur graffiti artist going by the name of 'Trane' who uses graffiti and tagging as a way to protest against the corrupt city of New Radius, in a future world where freedom of expression is suppressed by a tyrannical city government. The musical score for the game was produced by underground hip hop artist RJD2.
Characters Note that some of the following in-game characters are actual well known street artists/graffiti artists. Trane:Trane, aka Coltrane Crowley, is the main character of Getting Up and is voiced by prominent underground hip-hop artist Talib Kweli. He begins the game as a self-centered amateur in the New Radius graffiti community, but as he progresses through the game he becomes swept up in the struggle against the corrupt Mayor Sung and his personal police force, the CCK. Cope2:Best described as a "Bronx bomber and destroyer", Cope2 has been present since 1983. Futura:Now a professional artist, Futura has been around since the 1970s. Obey:Known for his stickers of André the Giant, Obey is a graphic designer from Rhode Island. Seen:Born in the Bronx, he was featured in the documentary Style Wars and his tag is known worldwide. T-KID.:Another great graffiti legend, T-Kid teaches Trane how to create aerosol murals. Smith: After his brother "Sane" died in the 80s, Smith keeps his name alive. Smith is one of the biggest subway bombers around. He teaches you sneaking skills in the game. White Mike:A massive albino, White Mike is a member of Trane's Still Free Crew. Kry-1:Is a member of Trane's Still Free Crew Stake:The leader of the crew: WWA (Wrong Way Assassins). And a late member of Trane's Still Free Crew. Gabe:The leader of the crew VANR (Vandals Of New Radius).And rival/ally of Trane. Mayor Sung:The mayor that sends the message to not do art, and tries to make the town look better, even though he is enemies of Trane, he wants to know more about him. Leader of the CCK. Rival of Trane.Also killed Trane's dad on 9/06 some years back. Tina:Known as the model of the game, and Gabe's girl, she has a thing for Trane. Official Mixtape Prior to the release of the official soundtrack, and the videogame itself, Marc Ecko, Talib Kweli, and DJ Exclusive put together an official Mixtape to help promote the up-coming video game. Soundtrack The following are some of the confirmed songs for the game's soundtrack In August 2006 Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure won the MTV Video Music Award for best Video Game Soundtrack. Legal issues The Australian ABC News channel has reported that Getting Up has now been refused classification in Australia after its initial "MA15+" rating was overturned after appeals by Queensland's Local Government Association, effectively banning its release in the country. The Federal Classification Review Board, responsible for reviewing the game and concluding to refused classification of the game (under a majority 3 to 2 decision), cited that the game promotes illegal graffiti and real-life graffiti artists. Marc Ecko stated that he was extremely disappointed with this legal move. Some people have pointed out that the banning of this game is inconsistent with previous classifications. The game Need for Speed: Most Wanted was released at a similar time and focuses around illegal street racing, but received a G rating. Marc Eckos Response to Critical Reception Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure was almost universally panned by critics who most commonly cited poor controls and a lack of polish as the game's major faults. In an interview in the New York Metro Marc Ecko blasted these critics, citing system limitations and video gamers' "predisposition to have a bug up their ass for anything urban", as well as stating that the PS2's hardware had "limitations that people just can’t understand". Later in the interview, however, Marc admitted that the game had issues with "some of the technical things" and that the game was "not as precise as I would have liked to see", also criticising the people comparing the gameplay to Prince of Persia. See also Censorship in Australia Jet Set Radio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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