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PRAY WITH ME PLEASE.....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: April 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dear Lord, why dost thou send us crappy games like this one? All I wanted was a game atleast as good as GTA 3, but instead Rockstar sent down a large turd disguised as a PS2 game? Thanks for GTA 3 though and please b*tch slap ROCKSTAR for making this pathetic waste of time.

Forever and ever whatever,

amen

Hope you weren't expecting the next GTA3!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard of this game, I thought it would be very cool. I also thought it would be like the next GTA3 (Grand Theft Auto 3). But, after about 15 minutes of gameplay it gets boring. The graphics are terrible. Everybody is ALWAYS running around and causing a huge commotion which disables you from anything to do. But, if you are convinced that you HAVE to have this game, do yourself a favor and rent it first.

In a State of Denial...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I bought this, unfortunately I was still in the full glow of having played through Grand Theft Auto III and salivating for something from Rockstar in the downtime before GTA IV comes out. So having seen the screens and some of the movies, this looked interesting and thought, "It's Rockstar. It's chaos and anarchy! It has to be fun."
Well, I should have checked myself, buying before renting (which I'm usually much more careful about). The game is fun for about the first 15 minutes and then it loses all of its appeal. You don't have the open active environment that GTA III had and you get motion sickness after a while watching 4 million people run around you.
I think this would have been more fun maybe five years ago. GTA III has raised the bar for this kind of game and anything less than it seems shallow and hollow.
Rent, do not buy.

Rockstar let us down

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played the game and I've read the reviews here - 4.5 avg stars is way over rated for this game. The game lacks a lot - it's no GTA3 which it was orignally hyped to be (without the cars) Take GTA3 and take all the stuff that makes that game fun and you're left with SoE. Don't buy this game - if you do you'll feel like you wasted your money. If you don't believe me go to ebay and see what GTA3 is selling for months after it was released and then look at SoE - a LOT less and it was released less than two months ago... case in point

The real emergency here is how much $ you're going to waste!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you're expecting this game to be like Grand Theft Auto 3, it isn't. I pre-ordered the game and
once I started playing it, I was annoyed that I had wasted [the money]. I can't even say this game
would be a good rental.

No doubt it will entertain many ... gamers, but for a seasoned gamer it's a waste of time. The
games graphics are good, the music isn't bad, the story line is bad, and over-all game play replay
stinks. Basically, all you do is go around different areas beating up people (not as good, accurate or
challanging as GTA3) picking up weapons that don't last long and like GTA3 you have missions to
complete. You can break glass, store fronts, etc. but you can't steal cars or drive around or
anything
(as far as I have gotten, maybe it changes). It's more of an action arcade/fighting game and even
that
isn't impressive. You can a few pick up items, like tables, and things that have been looted from the
stores, but all you can do is throw them at people.

Don't believe the hype, it is NOT as great as people who haven't even played it make it seem. It's
violent, but nothing you wouldn't see on television daily.

There isn't depth to this game, and I may be biased, but I expected SO MUCH MORE
from the makers of Grand Theft Auto 3! This game is a severe disappointment, and I encourage
anyone who's reading these reviews to read all of them... and if you still want the game buy one
used, or rent it for three dollars.

booooooooo!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Man this game stinks.It was fun at first for about three days.The graphics are bad,the missions suck, and man it gets boring. This game is not worth [money] at all.

Try b4 you buy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrible, It is as close to GTA3 as the tele tubbies, I can't believe this is even on sale.
Woah this is a really dreadful piece of software.
As Homer Simpson would say, "I've seen plays more interesting, honest to god PLAYS!!"

Not what I expected

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The hype for this game was misleading - the gameplay has nothing to do with rioting, revolution, or anything that requires creativity. You can't interact with the environment. You can do 3 things: break windows, kill people, blow up cars. The missions are repetitive, go get something and bring it back. You can't enter the buildings or cars. The worlds are small and not interesting. It's just a lame button masher where you hit or kick tons of enemies until they're dead. The graphics are OK.

Less Fun Than a Home Enema Kit.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Rockstar really screwed up by releasing this game so soon after GTA3. To make this review really short, I'll say this. Playing Grand Theft Auto 3, then playing State of Emergency is like dating the captain of the cheerleading squad all year, then taking her ugly sister to the prom. I think everyone assumed that since both titles were developed by Rockstar Games, that SoE would emulate GTA3. But there is absolutely no discernable storyline. The characters are unbelievably corny, and the game play is tame and shallow. In fact, a robust game of Tetris has more depth than SoE. Rockstar could have done so much better that it makes me cry.

Run. Screaming.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't let Rockstar's recent run of great games on PS2 fool you: State of Emergency is a poorly conceived, frustrating, repetitive experience that will leave you wishing you'd bought something else.

The concept is strong--wreak havoc in the middle of a riot to overthrow a corrupt government. You even get fun weapons to play with, including Molotovs, assault rifles, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers. It's just the thing to unwind with after a rough day in the office, but as a game, it's just not fun. There's no story to make you care about what's going on around you, and there are only three mission types (escort someone, kill someone, blow something up) used over and over and over again.

The difficulty level starts off hard and quickly becomes unforgiving. You'll need to execute some missions with perfection to make your ammo and health last. It's easier--and just as rewarding--to enable the cheats and beat the game in three hours. It's not like there's any sense of reward for doing anything, apart from the chance to go do the same thing again.

Definitely rent before you buy. You'll probably get sick of the game in an hour and be thankful you've still got the money to buy Grand Theft Auto 3.

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