Line #6 VideoGame/UrbanChaos


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2	->''Brave men fought under the blood red sky. On the second day, the great battle would be over for these liberators, but the battle would once again commence on the black plains to the west. Where the Phoenix would rise once more, two warriors will emerge to face this foe.''
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4	''Urban Chaos'' is a 1999 ThirdPersonShooter developed by Mucky Foot Productions and released by Eidos Interactive.
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6	The story begins with Nubian rookie [[ActionGirl D'arci Stern]], the protagonist, joining the Union City Police Department. Much of her time is spent dealing with the Wildcats, a gang that is getting increasingly bold in their criminal activity. With the help of a vigilante named [[CoolOldGuy Roper]], D'arci begins to believe that the Wildcats plan to take over [[CrapsackWorld Union City]]. As the Wildcats grow ever bolder, D'arci discovers that the gang is led by [[SorcerousOverlord Mack Bane]], a candidate for mayor of Union City, who claims to be an immortal sorcerer with connections to Hell itself. It is up to Stern and Roper to stop him before he plays out the end of his prophecy.
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8	As of 2013, the game is available on Steam but can do with some modding to run properly on modern computers.
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10	[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Completely unrelated to]] the later Rocksteady developed ''VideoGame/UrbanChaosRiotResponse'', despite both being published by Eidos.
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13	!!''Urban Chaos'' provides examples of:
14	* ActionGirl: Stern.
15	* AllThereInTheManual: The game's manual gives a bit of backstory to both Stern and Roper, none of which is mentioned in the game itself.
16	* AlwaysNight: All of the levels take place between evening and night time.
17	** Averted in the ''Estate of Emergency'' level, which takes place during the day.
18	* AntagonisticGovernor: Mayor Bane.
19	* ApatheticCitizens: The citizens of Union City happen to be this. It's even lampshaded by a police officer in the level "The Fallen".
20	--> '''Sgt. Estevez:''' How the hell is it that some poor schmuck gets ripped up by 100 bullets, an' NOBODY sees a DAMN THING?
21	* BadCopIncompetentCop: As revealed when one of D'arci's colleagues is in cahoots with the Wildcats.
22	** Also in the ''Transmission Terminated'' level, a fellow officer will [[spoiler: pursue D'arci and attempt to trip her over. If he is successful, he will then arrest D'arci and result in a Level Failed screen. Though this could also be down to a [[GoodBadBugs Good Bad Bug]].]]
23	* BatterUp
24	* BewareTheNiceOnes: On the very first level, as soon as D'arci leaves the police station, there's a pedestrian stood just outside the parking lot. Speaking to him will prompt him to greet D'arci before running away. If you apprehend him, he will drop a knife.
25	* BigBad: [[SorcerousOverlord Mack Bane]] is the leader of the Wildcats gang who plans to become the tyrannical mayor of Union City.
26	* BigNo: On the level ''Stern Revenge'' this is what Roper exclaims if D'arci gets killed.
27	** [[spoiler:Bane also does this at the end, right before he blows up]].
28	* CoolCar: D'arci eventually gets to ride around in a squad car and even a squad van.
29	* CrapsackWorld: Union City.
30	* DeadpanSnarker: Stern.
31	* DoNotDropYourWeapon: Anyone carrying a weapon will drop it after they are killed or are arrested.
32	* DevilInPlainSight: Mayor Bane, literally.
33	* DrivenToSuicide: One civilian on the level ''The Jump'' [[spoiler: because he was rejected by the Union City Fire Department]]
34	* EldritchAbomination: In the penultimate level, [[spoiler: D'arci has to take down a demon monster that's twice the size of any normal civilian]]. Really.
35	* EliteMooks: The Fallen, who carry handheld miniguns(which cannot be used), have a lot of hitpoints, and levitate and explode when they are killed.
36	* EnemyDetectingRadar: Indicated by blinking red dots on the grid. White dots indicate the Fallen.
37	* EtTuBrute: A police officer is revealed to be working for the Wildcats on one level.
38	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: That one Wildcat in ''Transmission Terminated'' who can be seen talking to his mother.
39	* EvilLaugh: One of The Fallen.
40	* FlatWhat: Uttered by D'arci many times.
41	* ForcedTutorial: While the Combat and Driving training levels are optional, you have to complete the assault course trial before you can even play the first level.
42	* GenreShift: ''Urban Chaos'' starts off as an ActionAdventure game centered around a police officer fighting crime. Halfway through, the game becomes UrbanFantasy when BigBad Mack Bane reveals himself to be a one-thousand-year-old ancient warlock with magical powers.
43	* GoldenSnitch: Deeks
44	* GuideDangIt: Players are mostly accustomed to D'arci climbing ladders and fences, or just standard jumping up and grabbing the ledge in order to get to a higher place. Good luck with the ''Transmission Terminated'' mission when you have to try to find a way up the building to blow up said transmitter. [[spoiler: Who'd have thunk it, climbing onto those skips in the alleyways has a one-time use toward completing a level.]]
45	** To get to the distressed citizen in ''The Jump'', there's a ladder leading up to where he is [[spoiler: which will result in you failing the level objective if you climb it because there's a perfectly good wire for you to use to slide on, over on the opposite building]].
46	** There are several cool combos you can do while fighting, but the game pretty much just tells you that they exist and if you perform them, it'll likely be by accident.
47	* HaveWeMet: Upon their first meeting in ''Trouble in the Park'', Stern asks Roper this when he mentions knowing her father.
48	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A random prostitute just happens to witness the theft of a squad car, and tells you as a reward for not arresting her.
49	** Though you could be a real jerk and [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo arrest her after the cutscene finishes]].
50	* HostageSituation: A number of levels feature this scenario.
51	* IdleAnimation: There are two levels which feature nightclubs that D'arci can enter. If the player leaves D'arci standing idly next to a dancing NPC for a few seconds, she will start copying the dance moves of said NPC.
52	* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: One of the level objectives in ''Transmission Terminated'' requires you to climb to the top of a broadcasting tower and destroy its satellite dish.
53	* LandMineGoesClick: Scattered throughout many levels. More specifically, the mines in this game glow red and aren't even buried.
54	* ManOnFire: Having D'arci walk through an open flame will have her catch fire, and she [[ArtificialStupidity WILL]] die within a few seconds.
55	* TheMenInBlack: The Fallen.
56	* MiniBoss: [[spoiler: Baalrog]]
57	* MyBelovedSmother: There's one level mid-game where D'arci can trigger a cut-scene of a Wildcat thug speaking with his mother. His mother scolds him for being part of the group, when D'arci intercedes and sides with the mother.
58	** MamaBear: The mother then screams at D'arci, and the Wildcat gang member attacks D'arci. As soon as ''this'' fight is over, his mother will then start attacking her too.
59	* NatureTinkling: In the opening level ''RTA'', you can arrest an NPC for urinating against a tree in a public park.
60	* NonStandardGameOver: You will actually be forced to restart the game from scratch if you allow D'arci to enforce too much PoliceBrutality on innocent civilians.
61	* OutsideContextProblem: Roper's opening narrative in the final level mentions that Bane has revealed himself to be [[Really700YearsOld an ancient warlock]].
62	* OutsideGenreFoe: The Baalrog. In a game centered around the police fighting crime, the ''last'' thing you'd expect to see is a giant demonic fire beast from Hell.
63	** The Fallen, to a certain extent. Whether it'd be their pocket-sized miniguns or the way they levitate and explode into lightning after their death.
64	* PoliceAreUseless: With the exception of [[PlayerCharacter D'arci]], the rest of the police officers seen in the game are ineffective.
65	* PoliceBrutality: As well as arresting people, the player can opt to have D'arci kill them instead. Do this to too many civilians each level, though, [[NonStandardGameOver and it won't go down well with the UCPD]].
66	** The premise of the ''Gatecrasher'' level gives heavy suggestion of utilizing this, so long as you leave one of the targets alive.
67	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Bane's eyes are seen glowing red at the end.
68	* RunDontWalk: Unless you're going backwards.
69	* ShotgunsAreJustBetter
70	* SidequestSidestory: There are three bonus levels in which you control a [[VillainShoes Wildcat ringleader]].
71	** There are usually mini-events or optional objectives on a given level as well.
72	* SunglassesAtNight: The Fallen wear [[SinisterShades sunglasses]] as part of their uniform, even though all but one of the levels in the game take place during the night. Subverted in ''Estate of Emergency'', the only level in the game that takes place during the day.
73	* TagalongReporter: Gordansky
74	* TerroristsWithoutACause: The Wildcats start off as a street gang, but increasingly become a terrorist organization as they make use of land mines, blow up buildings, take hostages, and even attempt to launch missiles at Union City. At the end, they [[ApocalypseCult support]] Bane in fulfilling his doomsday prophecy.
75	* TheProphecy: As mentioned in the opening cinematics. Bane tries to fulfill this prophecy later in the game.
76	* ThrowDownTheBomblet
77	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: There's really nothing stopping you from administering PoliceBrutality to the random NPC characters walking the streets in each level, even going as far as becoming a KillerCop...
78	** VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: If you do this one too many times, however, you're rewarded with a NonStandardGameOver
79	* WalkOnWater: Averted completely. D'arci can't even walk across a ''small puddle''.

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