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Thread: urban reign VERSUS beatdown: fists of vengeance

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    Default urban reign VERSUS beatdown: fists of vengeance

    not based on "beu accuracy", but rather, which do you enjoy more?

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    Urban Reign hands down.

    Beat Down was pretty bland... in fact the game's title should be the fate of the purchaser... lol.. j/k...

    I did a lil' review on Urban Reign if you're interested... it's actually pretty good.

    GAME INFO
    URBAN REIGN
    Publisher: Namco Hometek
    Developer: Namco Ltd.
    Players: 1-4
    Rating: Teen(Mild Language, Violence)
    MSRP: $39.99

    Memory Card(for PS2): 119KB
    Features & Compatibility: Digital Control, Analog Control, Vibration Function, Multitap (for PS2) - 1-4 Players

    FROM THE PUBLISHER
    WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

    From the creators of Tekken and Soul Calibur comes the ultimate street brawler: the first multiplayer fighting game to unleash never-before-seen double team combos at 60 frames per second. You better come looking for a fight.

    Settle in for 100-mission-deep Story and Free modes, relentless Challenge modes and massive multiplayer action.

    Choose from 60 playable characters for you and your AI partner.

    Inflict punishment with 30 street weapons, from pipes and bats to broken bottles and more.

    Tekken's toughest step up! Special appearance b Namco fighting icons Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law.

    Moves you've never seen! Insane double teams with your partner, send two enemies flying at once, and run up walls to deliver high kicks.

    Endless multiplayer action! 1 to 4-player vs. modes, weapon battles, object destruction matches and much more.

    INTRODUCTION...
    The storyline continues as such...

    Ragtown, Green Harbor:

    A city with numerous gangs vying for supremacy.

    Someone has kidnapped a member of the Zaps-a gang priding themselves on being the baddest of them all.

    Is it payback from someone who's got beef with the Zaps?

    Rumors have spread through Green Harbor like lightning.

    The Zaps have put the finger on Chinatown's boss Shun Ying Lee, which has got her into some really hot water. She's hired a professional brawler in an attempt to strike back; however... this chain of events looks to drag Green Harbor down into uncharted depths of chaos.

    WHAT IS IT?...
    First and foremost I am a huge Tekken and Soul Calibur fan, so I was anxious to see what this game was like. Since the developers of arguably the best 3D fighters had a hand in developing this, I just had to check it out myself.

    Urban Reign is not your typical beat-em up in the likes of Final Fight, Double Dragon or Streets of Rage. Namco came up with it's own flavor. The best way I could describe it is it's a mix of a wrestling, party brawler, beat-em up and a fighting game. It really reminds myself of the N64 wrestling titles(the good ones), Tobal series, with the moves from both Tekken and Soul Calibur. The game borrows a lot of ideas from various games that came before it and applys it well. Urban Reign not only delivers a solid single player experience, it has intense multiplayer action to which after unlocking everything, becomes the core of replay value for the game.

    HOW DOES IT PLAY?...
    Urban Reign has a very simple system. The main buttons are a throw button, a strike button, a run button, and a defense button. There are three levels of each of the attack buttons(throw/strike/defense). The damage and attacks are done by region. There are three regions, head, body, and legs. Each directional pad input correlates to a certain region. For example... by doing either U/B, U or U/F with an attack button, you are more than likely attacking their upper region(head/chest). If you do B, neutral, or F, you will be attacking their mid region(abdominal area). And if you do D/B, D or D/F you will be attacking their lower region(legs). In essence to other fighters it's basically the high/mid/low factor in the game.

    The throw button differentiates with each character and does the attacks. Each character has their own unique set of attacks and throws, as well as defensive options. Most of which surround their given fighting style.

    In Mission mode, you start the game playing as main character "Brad." The mission mode pretty much introduces you to the game system and you learn new/advanced attacks along the way.

    The defense button acts as your blocking/parrying/escape button. Depending on your character you do different things. Like the attacks, you can 'defend' at three different levels. For example if your opponent does a high attack you can 'defend' against it easily by doing Square+U/B, U, or U/F. Get it? In addition parrying/defending successfully against a series of attacks builds up your 'super' meter and decreases that of your opponents...

    Additionally each character has a 'super' meter where they can unleash a very powerful attack. This is done by hitting TRIANGLE + CIRCLE. There are a number of different 'super' attacks that can be done. Keep in mind that these attacks can not be avoided(unless out of range) so the defense button is useless against them. 'Super' moves have frames where you are invulnerable to any attacks, so use them wisely. Another wise thing to do if you're being pummelled by a 'super', you can do one of your own 'super' moves and cancel their 'super' out. So use them when needed.

    You can either use the directional pad or the analog stick when playing the game. It's not pressure sensitive so you don't have to worry about precise inputs. Just timing and reflex. Among the other control options in the game are:

    Taunt - L2 Button
    Pick up or discard(weapons or items) - L1 Button
    Camera zoon In/Out - SELECT Button
    Character movement/Target body regions/select menu item - Directional Pad/Left Analog Stick
    Issue Partner Command - R2 Button
    Lock Target - R1 Button
    Grapple/Cancel - Triangle Button
    Strike - Circle Button
    Run(Press again to stop)/Confirm - X Button
    Dodge/Deflect/Defense - Square Button
    Move Camera/Switch Target(While R1 button is pressed) - Right Analog Stick
    Reset Camera - R3 Button(Press right analog stick)
    Pause/Start game/Skip Movie - START Button

    That should give you a better idea of the control scheme for the game. Not all of the functions are used in multiplayer modes though(camera and locking onto targets).

    Also the game has various modes you can go through. Among them are:

    From the MAIN MENU...
    NEW GAME - Play Story mode from the beginning.
    CONTINUE - Resume a previously saved Story Mode game.
    FREE - Play the Story mode missions with any unlocked character.(Available after meeting certain conditions)
    MULTIPLAYER - Multiplayer battle mode supporting up to four players.

    From the EXTRAS menu...
    TUTORIAL - Check commands and details of various character actions.
    PRACTICE - Practice your moves with unlimited health and time. To end your practice session, press the START button to bring up the Pause menu and then select QUIT.
    FIGHTER FILES - Check profiles of unlocked characters.
    CREDITS - View Urban Reign staff credits.

    From the OPTIONS menu...
    GAME - Change Camera Control and Target Marker settings.
    CONTROLLER - Enable/disable vibration function and change controller configurations.
    DISPLAY - Change screen position, brightness and screen ratio.
    SOUND - Change speaker setup and volume levels for MUSIC, VOICE, and SE(sound effects).
    DIFFICULTY - Change the game difficulty level(5 levels).
    AUTOSAVE - Turn Autosave ON or OFF.
    SAVE PROFILE - Save system data.

    In story mode, you basically clear missions until the end. You will clear a mission by fulfilling its objectives which are listed before you accept the mission. You will fail a mission if you cannot meet it's conditions or if your character's health reaches zero.

    However if you do fail a mission, a menu will appear and you can choose to retry or go back to the mission information screen where it lists the objective. You can also quit the game from here.

    In later missions you will fight alongside a partner. You can switch your controls to play as the other characters. Just remember if the main character Brad dies, the mission ends.

    GRAPHICS & SOUND...
    The graphics in the game are really smooth. Urban Reign runs at a solid 60 FPS like it's Tekken and Soul Calibur brethern. The fighting is detailed and appealing to the eye, and has a lot of familiar moves from other fighting games and well known wrestling moves. Each character is built up with a good amount of polygons, enough to make them not seem blocky or out of place. The backgrounds are done in full 3D and they are fully interactive. Mess around with it and you'll see you can cause destruction just about anywhere.

    Most of the character models are fashioned to be urban/gangster style and later on in the game you see more Asian mafia type characters. Not all of the characters look unique, but at least they are all different. With 60 individual characters, it's quite an accomplishment.

    The sound isn't exceptional by any means, but it gets the point across and fits naturally. When you knock your opponent into a metal trash can it has it's own distinct sound as opposed to knocking them into a wooden plank. That's how it should be though, but little things like these make for a good game.

    The music is standard fighting fare. More reminiscent of the N64 wrestling titles than any recent fighter. Namco put in various rock/rap influenced tracks that are upbeat and feel right with the fighting going on.


    LET IT REIGN...
    In the end Urban Reign is an excellent game that deserves to be checked out. There hasn't been a beatemup title on this level for awhile. It's deep, fun, and most importantly, it's fun to play with your friends.

    The computer can be very annoying in the single player mode, but at least it gives a good challenge.

    Make sure you give Urban Reign a holla... PEACE!
    - MarkMan
    www.SDTEKKEN.com - SAN DIEGO TEKKEN
    www.tekkenzaibatsu.com - Tekken Zaibatsu

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