Urban Chaos
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For the 2006 Playstation 2 FPS game, see Urban Chaos: Riot Response.
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| Developer(s) | Mucky Foot Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Platform(s) | Sony PlayStation, PC, Sega Dreamcast |
| Release date | Windows NA 1999-11-30 PlayStation NA 2000-03-31 PAL 2001-03-30 Dreamcast NA 2000-11-13 PAL 2000-10-06 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature |
Urban Chaos became the debut video game of English developer Mucky Foot Productions with its initial release in 1999 on the PC. It was subsequently released on the PlayStation and Dreamcast. The game was published by Eidos Interactive and proved to be a commercial flop, arguably due to a near total lack of advertisement on release.
[edit] Story
The story is divided in two parts. In first part, Darci Stern is recruited as a Union City Police Officer. As a rookie, Darci takes her job seriously. In the course of her duties she finds a group of street thugs named Wildcats who start getting involved in dangerous criminal activities - unusual behaviour for street thugs. While investigating more about the Wildacts, she encounters a strange man named Roper. Roper gives her clues to investigate more about the Wildcats and informs her that the gang are more dangerous than they appear and that they are getting more organized, stronger and have plans to take over Union City. Darci initially rejects Roper's warning but soon discovers that he may be right. She informs her superiors but they fail to take any notice of it and ignore the Wildcats, seeing them as only another group of street thugs.
Then things start to heat up as the Wildcats start committing bigger crimes. The incidences of arson, murder and kidnapping increase all over Union City with the Wildcats behind it all. The police now find themselves nearly helpless. Darci and Roper join forces and try to keep the city under some control. Darci soon becomes personally obsessed with stopping the Wildcats. She finds out that the Wildcats are controlled by Mayoral Canditate Bane, who wants to take over the Union City. Eventually, the inevitable happens and the Wildcats declare a full blown war against the city and the UCPD. With the whole city reduced to a burning warzone, Darci, Roper and UCPD fight back and ultimately manage to stop the Wildcats and save what's left of the city. The losses the Wildcats suffered against UCPD is a severe blow to the mastermind Bane, who now decides to take matters into his own hands.
The second part starts with a mysterious and brutal murder. Darci, involved in the investigation, discovers that the murder was committed by Bane's personal bodyguards, dangerous half-human/half-robot beings. The investigation establishes that Bane is connected with the Wildcats and reveals him as the mastermind behind the violence. With the city on the verge of an even bigger conflict, Bane's connection with an ancient dark lord is uncovered. The UCPD, busy combatting the Wildcat menace, is unable to target Bane. It's up to Darci and Roper to stop Bane from taking over.
[edit] Gameplay
The game itself played as a third person action-adventure game set in largely free-roaming maps. It also utilized a rather complex fighting system incorporating kicks, punches, throws and sliding tackles as well as two melee weapons; knives and baseball bats. However, the player could also arrest enemies, a simple task for players to perform that will make the populace more friendly towards them. Later on, an additional character is gained who is less agile, due to his age, but whose attacks do more damage. A Jamaican gang banger is also available in bonus missions. The city maps, though small, do include indoor areas, people to talk to, fights to intervene in and even additional missions and completely different ways to achieve your goals which include assaults, hostage rescues, stopping someone from committing suicide, and numerous ticking bomb missions
