Last Update: 2/20/07

Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

worthplaying.com said,
Getting Up has a fairly innovative take on gameplay mechanics, attempting to mix street-style brawling with elaborate jumping and climbing puzzles and a new take on player-involved graffiti tagging.

Play as Trane, a "toy" graffiti artist with the street smarts, athletic prowess and vision to become an "All City King"--the most reputable of all graffiti artists. Along your quest, uncover the mayor's deep, dark secret... and use your fighting talents and high-wire graf to expose the city's leader as a corrupt tyrant.

As you struggle to save a neighborhood from an oppressive government, one question stands out: What if graffiti could change the world? Risk your life battling city authorities and rival graf gangs--mere obstacles in your attempt to get your tag up. And in this city, not just any tag will do. You'll have to "Get IN, Get UP and Get OUT."


Additional Game Features:
  • A digital "black book" to store unlocked tags and graf images.
  • A groundbreaking graffiti gameplay system, designed to sharpen your skills as you tag with Aerosol, Rollers, Markers, Wheat Paste, Stickers and Stencils.
  • A revolutionary storyline written by Marc Ecko.
  • Authentic tags from more than 50 real-life graffiti artists, six of whom appear in-game as mentors.
  • Eleven distinct city environments, with 20 gameplay levels. Single-player only.
  • Fighting mechanics that combine kicking, grappling and punching, along with improvised weaponry.
  • The Evolution of Graffiti: As Trane grows from "toy" to "All City King," his style and the state of graffiti evolve.
  • Trane's Abilities: Combat, Graffiti, Intuition, Sneak Mode, Navigation Unique "Intuition" system, allowing you to find ideal places to tag.
  • World-renowned hip-hop artist Talib Kweli as the voice of Trane.
  • A limited edition includes the game, a black book, a soundtrack CD, a making-of/documentary DVD, and a silver Sharpie with the Getting Up logo on it, all in a big metal box. The DVD has a 30-minute documentary on graf culture, with interviews, some "making-of" stuff, and a whole "how to play" section with tips.
  • Acclaimed extensive soundtrack features songs from Hip Hop artists such as Talib Kweli, Mobb Deep, Pharoahe Monch, Del the Funky Homosapien, Eric B and Rakim.

Developer: Mark Ecko/The Collective
Publisher: Atari
Released: 2006

Minimum System Requirements
  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP
  • Processor: Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz or higher
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 3 GB free
  • Video: 64MB Hardware T&L compatible video card
  • Sound: DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card
  • DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher
  • Hardware T&L video cards that do not support shaders, such as the GeForce 4 MX or Intel Extreme Graphics family, are not supported.
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    Publisher: Atari