Urban Chaos: Riot Response
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| Developer(s) | Rocksteady Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Release date(s) | May 19, 2006 (EU) June 15, 2006 (US) |
| Genre(s) | First-Person Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Online Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (17+) BBFC: 18 PEGI: 18+ |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Urban Chaos: Riot Response is a first-person shooter videogame developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. The game was released in spring 2006.
In the game, you play as Nick Mason, a member of the newly-formed "T-Zero" riot response squad, in an unnamed modern city that's been overtaken by the notorious Burners gang. The gang members are attacking civilians, paramedics, firefighters and police officers, and it is up to you to stop them. You must defeat them by whatever means necessary in order to win your city back, capturing gang leaders and rescuing injured civilians along the way.
The game was known by three different names in development. [1]
The game is not related to Urban Chaos, another Eidos game, though it had similar but a grittier theme.
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[edit] Characters
Officer Nick Mason Main character of the story. Newest recruit of T-Zero (Zero Tolerance) riot response unit of the police department. Thanks to his amazing skills , he managed to hamper Burners' activities and keep civilian casualties to minimum. He quickly become known city-wide as the "Only hope of the city". He was nicknamed the "Angel of Hope Street" after his first mission where he saved the Hope Street Police Station from being overrun by Burners.
Sgt. Adam Wolf Commander of the T-Zero unit , Wolf is a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps for 12 years before joining the Police Department. He is under constant pressure by the media and civil activists just like the mayor.
Chief Trudy A policewoman who sends all information to Mason during missions. Except for her voice nothing is known about her.
Mayor John Wyatt Current mayor of the city. He is being severely criticised for his inefficiency in stopping crime in the city. Although he did his best in creating "T-Zero," the only thing that can save the city, he was nevertheless criticised again for spending enormous funds (several million dollars) to the creation of the unit.
Lani York Anchorwoman of the Channel 7 News. You will see her before every mission.
Sally Taylor Reporter working for Channel 7 News.
Gabe Peeps A civil rights activist who politically attacks the Mayor and T-Zero any chance he can get by creating false information. He seems to have a hidden agenda of his own.
Oman Kang CEO of the international transportation company , "Shift It".
Crocker Leader of the Burners. He is first seen in the final level, leading an assault on Nick's home. He is killed during a hostage situation in a meat factory, where Nick shoots him over a rail into a meat grinder.
Various other sub characters that help Mason throughout the game are named, being a part of emergency units IE Medics or Firefighters.
- Paramedic Jane Delaney
- Paramedic Tera Hart
- Fireman Mike Forrester
- Fireman Doug Johnson
- Officer Curtis Daniels
- Officer Hal Forrester
[edit] Reception
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[edit] Weapons & Equipment
[edit] T-ZERO and Police Weapons
- Handgun
- Shotgun
- Assault rifle
- Riot shield
- Thermal Breather
- Smoke Grenade
- Riot Grenade
- Taser
- Minigun
[edit] Burners Weapons
- Cleaver
- Sawed-off shotgun
- Nail bomb
- Machine Pistols
- Compact Assault Rifle
- Magnum
- Grenade Launcher
- Circular saw
- Molotov Cocktail
[edit] Trivia
- The game's protagonist shares his name with Pink Floyd's drummer, Nick Mason
- The protagonist is never seen during gameplay (even when slow-mo shots), only his hands are visible (as is the case with most first-person shooting games). He is only seen in the loading screen.
- For some reason media in the city where the game takes place is rather irresponsible about secrecy of the police department. In all countries it's forbidden for the press to divulge any information regarding special forces , especially names of the operatives.[citation needed] Since T-Zero is a SWAT unit, seeing main character's name in the news on every night makes the player question the morality of news staff of Channel 7.
- Some of the information given in the official site and game seem to contradict. For example , in the game Wolf is reported to have experience in USMC for 12 years before joining the force, but in official site it's written that he has experience in Police Department for 15 years.
- When first announced, this game was to be titled Zero Tolerance: City Under Fire. However, Randel B. Reiss - former president of now-defunct Technopop, developer of Zero Tolerance for the Sega Genesis - promptly took legal action against Eidos and demanded the name change.
- The assult rifle shares a resembalence to the H&K MP7
