History VideoGame / UrbanReign

''Urban Reign'' is a BeatEmUp from {{Namco}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 released in 2005. In it you play as Brad Hawk, a "brawler for hire" in the city of Green Harbor. He is hired to find a missing gang member, who has become the catalyst for gang wars across the city. However, the more gangs he beats down, the more answers he gets and the more complicated things become.

* SNK Boss: Golem is frequently immune to stagger and deals excepcionally high damage. He also tends to carry a fireaxe with him and has one single unavoidable attack.

''Urban Reign'' is a BeatEmUp from {{Namco}} for the PS2 released in 2005. In it you play as Brad Hawk, a "brawler for hire" in the city of Green Harbor. He is hired to find a missing gang member, who has become the catalyst for gang wars across the city. However, the more gangs he beats down, the more answers he gets and the more complicated things become.

* LauncherMove: Just about every character(even the lowest of mooks!) has a move to knock a foe into the air where they can be juggled some more. Once launched though, a character can escape with a well-timed press of the Dodge button. The Dodge button doesn't respond to Special Arts however, so following a launcher with one results in an inescapable[[{{Combos}} true combo]].

* LagCancel: Just about any normal attack can be immediately cut short by performing a Special Art.
* LauncherMove: Just about every character(even the lowest of mooks!) has a move to knock a foe into the air where they can be juggled some more. Once launched though, a character can escape with a well-timed dodge, unless the follow-up attack is a Special Art. Then it becomes a [[{{Combos}} true combo]].

* BreakableWeapons: Weapons like the glass bottle and wooden plank break after one use. The bottle still make for a deadly weapon when broken, whereas the plank leaves a stump that's hardly worth bothering with, outside of throwing at someone.

* BonusFeatureFailure: The mayor Bordin, has the highest requirement for unlocking of all characters(S-ranks on most stages), but he's an intentionally terrible character with bad moves & stats, with nothing to redeem him. So he's just a token reward to show you've done well.

* GrappleMove: Urban Reign has more throws than you can shake a stick at. Virtually every character has throws for 3 regions of the opponents body(head, upper and lower body) when attacking from the front, the same again for attacking from behind, throws for opponents on the ground, throws after running up walls(or an opponent) throw reversals, throw escapes, team throws, throws on multiple opponents, weapon specific throws, and some characters can throw opponents in the air or activate a power-up to gain a different range of throws.
* GuestFighter: Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law from ''{{Tekken}}''. They have no involvement in the game's story sadly.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: Some mooks drop cartons of milk or energy drinks which, when drank, restore health & special power respectively. You can then [[ImprovisedWeapon throw the container at an enemy and it'll deck them]] if it connects.

* InvulnerableAttack: The power gauge-dependent Special Arts, available to every character. A major boon for crowd control.
* LagCancel: Just about any normal attack can be immediately cut short by using a Special Art.
* LauncherMove: Just about every character(even the lowest of mooks!) has a move to knock a foe into the air where they can be juggled some more. Once launched though, a character can escape with a well-timed dodge, unless the follow-up attack is one of the power-meter using Special Arts. Then it becomes a [[{{Combos}} true combo]].

* WeaponOfChoice - any mission where your helper character starts with a weapon it's character specific and fits their theme. The Hell's Angels-like thug uses a tire-iron, the karate master uses a wooden kendo sword, your swordmaster employer uses a unique Chinese sword, etc.

* LauncherMove: Just about every character(even the lowest of mooks!) has a move to knock a foe into the air where they can be juggled some more. Once launched though, a character can escape with a well-timed dodge, unless the follow-up attack is one of the power-meter using Special Arts. Then it becomes a [[Combos true combo]].

* LauncherMove: Just about every character(even the lowest of mooks!) has a move to knock a foe into the air where they can be juggled some more. Once launched though, a character can escape with a well-timed dodge, unless someone uses a Special Art. Then it'd be a true combo.

* BonusFeatureFail: The mayor Bordin, has the highest requirement for unlocking of all characters(S-ranks on most stages), but he's an intentionally terrible character with bad moves & stats, with nothing to redeem him. So he's just a token reward to show you've done well.
* CoOp: Available normally in the Challenge mode, but a cheat code will allow another player to take control of the 2nd character in the Story & Free Mission modes. Unfortunately the [CameraScrew camera still only follows the first player]]. This may indicate that the 2-player story/mission mode was an unfinished feature.

* BraggingRightsReward: The mayor Bordin, has the highest requirement for unlocking of all characters(S-ranks on most stages), but he's an intentionally terrible character with bad moves & stats, with nothing to redeem him. So he's just a token reward to show you've done well.
* CameraScrew: Urban Reign's camera is usually fine, but leaves something to be desired in the code-unlocked 2-player co-op for story and free mode. The reason being that the camera only follows player 1.

* EnemyMine: You start off beating down gangs just for information and the like. While they're rough costumers, they were hardly evil. Once the psychopaths start to run amok in the city and cause riots, you soon team up with former adversaries to protect the city.

* GrappleMove: Urban Reign gets pretty thorough with its throws and holds. Virtually every character has throws for 3 regions of the opponents body(head, upper and lower body) when attacking from the front, the same again for attacking from behind, throws for opponents on the ground, throws after running up wall(or an opponent) throw reversals, throw escapes, while certain characters can throw opponents in the air or activate a power-up to gain a different range of throws.

* IShallTauntYou: There's a taunt button, when used the character performs a gesture and say a line (such as BringIt )to provoke the enemy. The practical use of this is that it make a dizzy opponent wander helplessly towards you.

* LauncherMove: Just about every character(even the lowest of mooks!) has a move to knock a foe into the air where they can be juggled some more.

* GuestFighter: Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law from ''{{Tekken}}''.

* ishalltauntyou: There's a taunt button, when used the character performs a gesture and say a line to taunt the enemy(one of which is Bringit ). The practical use of this is that it make a dizzy opponent wander helplessly towards you.

* SteveBlum: Voices Brad

* PostFinalBoss: After you beat Shinkai, the last of the gangster bosses, you go to confront the mayor Bordin. Not being a trained fighter however, he's a bit of a OneHitPointwonder as anything short of a shove or the first hit of an attack string will knock him unconscious. In his favour however he has a...
* OneHitKill: Bordin carries(and uses a gun). You might survive it if you're stationary or walking when he gets you, but it's far more likely that you'll be running at him or attempting an attack, so this'll usually polish you off in one shot.

* PostFinalBoss: After you beat Shinkai, the last of the gangster bosses, you go to confront the mayor Bordin. Not being a trained fighter however, he's a bit of a OneHitPoint wonder as anything short of a shove or the first hit of an attack string will knock him unconscious. In his favour however he has a...

* PostFinalBoss: After you beat ShinKai, the last of the gangster bosses, you go to confront the mayor Bordin. Not being a trained fighter however, he's a bit of a One-Hit-Point wonder as anything short of a shove or the first hit of an attack string will knock him unconscious. In his favour however he has a...

* Post Final Boss: After you beat ShinKai, the last of the gangster bosses, you go to confront the mayor Bordin. Not being a trained fighter however, he's a bit of a One-Hit-Point wonder as anything short of a shove or the first hit of an attack string will knock him unconscious. In his favour however he has a...

* NeedsMoreLove: Very unappreciated game that hardly got much notice. A real shame as the game has a variety of fighting styles and some of the most brutal combat in town.

* {{Anticlimax Boss}}: [[spoiler: The last boss is the mayor, who simply shoots at you with a gun. You can easily dodge the bullets. Then, once he's out, rush in and quickly take him out. Then again, many people suggest the Yakuza boss was the real final battle, and this was just an afterthought to tie up loose ends.]]