![]() ![]() You won't always need a broken bottle to help you knock down your rival if you can master dodging and weaving coupled with some well timed grapple combo's. You can also pick up weapons and fight dirty when needed but the amount of useable objects is limited. It works well enough and adds to the atmosphere of a street brawl rather than just another fighting game like the Tekken series. ![]() The different environments look authentic and you can cause a bit of localized destruction by dumping a thug threw and table or into a pinball machine. There's a little more variation thrown in with a time limit to bring down your enemy but other than that you'll repeat this formula over 100 missions. There is some variety between missions but not a great deal you'll either fight one double hard bastard or a small gang of not quite so hard bastards. You earn skill points for each completed mission so can build up Brad's power and fighting skills as you progress through the game which you definitely need to do because once you're about a quarter of the way along it starts to get really taxing. It starts off fairly simple so as you start to get to grips with the moves and you'll be treated to some sweet combo's and grapple maneuvers. However, there is no free-roaming option and you can only jump between locations once you've completed a mission. You take control of Brad Hawk who is a mercenary brawler fighting on behalf of the Chinatown triads against a whole array of other gangs and freelance fighters across the city. Some boxes are well and truly ticked thanks to the quality graphics and smooth combat engine, but unfortunately repetitive missions and a fairly insane difficulty level prevent Urban Reign from staking a claim as fighting game of the year. ![]() When I first heard about Namco's effort at rejuvenating this forgotten genre I waited with baited breath in the hope it would be an awesome adventure. Urban Reign – PS2 - Back in the day beat 'em up games kept me and my buddies enthralled for hours but it seems like ages since anything has come close to re-capturing and improving on the fun that was had with Double Dragon and Final Fight. ![]()
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