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Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Game » consists of 6 releases. First released on Feb 14, 2006

Getting Up is a video game created by Atari and the Collective. It revolves around the main character, a punk named Trane, as he tries to take back the city of New Radius through the medium of vandalism.

Concepts

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Banned

Games that have been banned, or refused a rating for one reason or another.
Bink Video

A proprietary video codec (.bik extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Bullet Time

Bullet time is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to slow down time. Depending on the game itself, the player often slows down along with the world around them, however occasionally the player can simply move at normal speed while the game world continues to slow.
Buzz Cut

Buzz cuts are modernly popular in some games. This is a type of hair that is shaved very short.
Celebrity Tie-in

The celebrity tie-in is similar to the Movie tie-in or product tie-in. Unlike the other two, however, celebrity tie-in games usually have an original story, and is not based off of a movie said celebrity has appeared in.
Combo

Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Context Sensitive

An action that is sensitive to context. Like going up to an object and pushing a button, which would normally perform a different action, to interact with it.
Direct2Drive

Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Dystopian World

Any game that represents a society noticeably worse or less desirable compared to those in the present. This can relate to kinds of political and economic organisation, excessive human suffering, social problems caused by technology, or as a result of an apocalyptic event.
E3 2005

The 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 18-20.
Environment as Weapons

The ability for players to manipulate objects in the environment and use them as weapons. The most obvious example of this gameplay mechanic is Half-Life 2, in which players make use of a Gravity Gun to launch objects with deadly force.
Full Combo

Commonly referred to as FC, a Full Combo is achieved by hitting 100% of the notes without breaking the combo multiplier. It is possible to get 100% on a song without getting an FC, but it's NOT possible to get an FC without getting 100%.
Gangs

A gang isn't just two crude dudes, it's a whole mess of them. There's all kinds of different gangs represented in games: street gangs, organized criminals, and even high school cliques.
Graffiti

Depending on your perspective it can be art or vandalism. It is the practice of painting, etching, stickering, pasting, or in any way marking public or private property with lettering or images for a variety of different ends.
Hand to Hand Combat

"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is a type of urban culture that has been featured in many videogames to varying extents, in movies, and in all around pop culture. Hip-Hop includes Rap music/Emceeing, graffiti art, DJ'ing, and breakdancing.
Jump

It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Licensed Soundtrack

Many games incorporate licensed music from popular bands for their soundtrack.
Mayor

The head of a city government. The perfect candidate if your game needs a rear end in a top hat.
Parkour

Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Player-Controlled Graffiti

Though rarely the core focus of a game, some games allow the player to physically control the placement of graffiti onto walls and other surfaces.
Police

Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
Polygonal 3D

Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Product Placement

Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.
Rappelling

Rappelling is the act of going down a cliff side or vertical surface with aid from a rope. The rope is attached at the top of the surface and to the climber's body
Rock Music

A widely popular music style originating from a fusion of blues, rhythm and blues, soul, classical, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth-rock, and pop, among others.
Roundhouse Kick

The Roundhouse is a kick taught in many martial-arts, though believed to have originally been conceived as part of a developed fighting system by monks for Shaolin Kung-fu. Notable real-life users include Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li.
Slow Motion

The ability to slow down time or at least seem so in order to pull off precisely accurate stunts. Bullet time is an enhanced version of slow-mo.
Spike Video Game Awards 2005

The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2005.

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Game details

Name	Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
First release date	February 14, 2006
Platform	PlayStation 2 Xbox PC
Developer	The Collective
Publisher	Atari SA
Genre	Action-Adventure
Theme	Crime
Franchises
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Specific release details

Release Date	February 14, 2006
Rating	PEGI: 16+
Supported Resolutions	N/A
Surround Sound	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Features Camera support Voice control Motion control Driving wheel (native) Flightstick (native) PC gamepad (native) Head tracking (native)
Multiplayer Local co-op LAN co-op Online co-op Local competitive LAN competitive Online competitive Local splitscreen Online splitscreen Pass and play Voice chat Asynchronous multiplayer