Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (Limited Edition) Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure combines combat, action, adventure and stealth as the main character, Trane, sets out to prove that he's the best graffiti artist around. Gamers will need to use stealth in order to 'get in' to restricted areas, dexterity and agility in order. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (Microsoft Xbox, 2006) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
May 31, 2010 by Chris Wigham
Filed under Reviews & Features, PlayStation, PS2
Filed under Reviews & Features, PlayStation, PS2
There’s probably a good few reasons why graffiti isn’t taught in art lessons at school, obviously not wanting to be held responsible for the defacing of buildings is one of them. Teaching such a subject would probably result in the entire school being plastered with wonderful works of art and a few obscenities aimed directly at the teachers as well. Marc Ecko’s: Getting Up has also received a rather hostile reception equal to that of a schools decision to begin teaching graffiti, no more than in Australia where the game has been banned for apparently condoning splattering buildings with paint.
The crux of Getting Up is definitely about spraying your mark throughout the games fictional city of New Radius, but it soon comes to your attention that Getting Up’s DNA is also made up of platforming, fighting and stealth. The game has a large amount of corners covered and manages to avoid doing any one of them a disservice, which obviously results in a very nice experience.
Let’s begin with Getting Up’s major objective, which is to make grimy urban locations brighter with the help of your trusty aerosol can. When you find the correct walls or objects to deface it’s simply a case of walking up to the outline, choosing your desired style and size with the d-pad and then filling it in. You’ll soon learn that spraying too zealously in a single area messes your art up, leaving it with a rather devaluing drip, and as the graffiti here entails accomplishing it as fast as possible with room for little error, this is a bad thing.
Upon completing your wall of art you are rewarded with rep points, which unlock various extras when a required amount of points are met. This means you are encouraged to complete your piece within a time limit, avoid impairing it with drips and making it large whenever possible. The better you succeed with these tasks, the more points you are awarded with and the faster you unlock the next item on the list.
Many of the levels have bonus graffiti and freeform challenges to be found, which adds to your rep points following completion. The freeform challenges involve such delights as filling walls and doors up with art, slapping posters on pillars and more. It’s a repetitive structure at the end of the day, but it does manage to hang together rather nicely.
The platforming sections are pretty simple in layout, and not knowing where to head next isn’t a common problem to contend with. The level design is still excellent, and climbing up and along drainpipes is always an enjoyable task, as is hopping from one thing to the next. The intuition ability meanwhile allows you to scope out the location of your next graffiti spots, which is another thing that makes things simple for you if you are ever wondering where to journey to next whilst living a virtual life in New Radius.
This leaves the combat, which equally pleases along with the rest of the game. The fighting animations are rather brutal, and combos and weapons keep things feeling relatively fresh. Stealth is also an option, which involves you pulling your hood over your head and hitting your human obstacles across the back of the skull with your spray can. You can almost feel the effects of the concussion!
This is all capped off with a well told story and brilliant voice acting from a host of big name stars. We do feel that the game can get a touch repetitive at times and the absence of the opportunity to create your own graffiti is bizarre, but with these negative points aside, it’s a title that has surprised us at just how addictive jumping around and smothering walls in paint can be!
8/10
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Marc Ecko at Internet Week 2015 in New York | |
Born | August 29, 1972 (age 48) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Rutgers University |
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Known for | Founding Eckō Unltd. and Complex |
Ecko Unlimited | |
Spouse(s) | Allison Rojas (2000-present; 3 children) |
Marc Louis Ecko (néMilecofsky; born August 29, 1972) is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and artist.[1] He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of fashion company Ecko Unlimited.[2] He also founded Complex magazine in 2002.[3]
Early life and education
Milecofsky was born in New Jersey on August 29 1972.[1] He was brought up with his twin Marci and an older sister, Shari, in suburban Lakewood, New Jersey, where his father was a pharmacist and his mother was a real estate broker.[4] In 1996, Milecofsky legally changed his name to Ecko; he had intended to use 'Echo', a name he was known by at home, but since he wanted to build a brand out of the name and the name 'Echo' was already taken, he settled on the alternate spelling.[5]
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Ecko entered Rutgers University's School of Pharmacy in New Brunswick, New Jersey after high school. During his time in college he painted graffiti and practiced drawing, taking 'Ecko' for his name. In his third year, the school's dean encouraged Ecko to take a year off and pursue art.[citation needed]
Career
In 1993, Ecko started Ecko Unltd. as a T-shirt company, with small investments from his sister and a friend, Seth Gerszberg. He traveled to Hong Kong to learn about the clothing industry. Early clients Spike Lee and Chuck D helped bring attention to his fledgling business, as did a Good Morning America segment that featured his T-shirt designs.[6] The company expanded further into hip-hop and skater styles, and began to sport a rhinoceros logo.[7]
Ecko's businesses have expanded to include Complex magazine, video and social gaming, and venture capital.[citation needed]
Ecko was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA); the youngest designer to do so.[8] Since 2010, he has been a member of the Emeritus Board.[9]
In 2008, he created the new jackets for the Iron Chefs on Iron Chef America.[10]
Personal life
Ecko is Jewish.[2][11] In 2000, Ecko married Allison Rojas. They have three children and live in Bernardsville, New Jersey.[1]
Philanthropy
In 2011 Ecko started Unlimited Justice, a social activism campaign which opposed corporal punishment in U.S. schools.[12]
Published work
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On October 1, 2013, Ecko released an autobiographical business book, Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out.[13]
See also
References
- ^ abc'Marc Ecko Biography - life, family, children, parents, name, story, school, young, born, husband, time - Newsmakers Cumulation'. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ ab''Gotta Be Cool': Marc Ecko's Empire'. Nick Rozon. ABCNightline. September 12, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^Andrew Flanagan (April 23, 2018). 'Marc Ecko, Complex Media Co-Founder, on His Company After Verizon and Digital Media in the Facebook Age: Q&A'. Billboard.
- ^Ecko, Marc, Unlabel : selling you without selling out, Haberkorn, Todd, 1982-, Grand Haven, Michigan, ISBN978-1-4805-3877-1, OCLC862813009, retrieved 2020-07-31
- ^Lubow, Arthur; Chessum, Jake (March 1, 2009). 'It's Going to Be Big'. Inc. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^Good Morning America segment featuring Ecko's t-shirt designsArchived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Romero, Elena, 1973- (2012) [2012]. Free stylin' : how hip hop changed the fashion industry. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. ISBN978-0-313-38647-3. OCLC798820497.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^'Marc Ecko Collection Clothes - Clothing & Accessories by Marc Ecko Collection'. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^Sterlacci, Francesca, author. (2017). Historical dictionary of the fashion industry. ISBN978-1-4422-3908-1. OCLC969368326.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^Appetit, Bon. 'The Foodist: Food News and Trends - Bon Appétit'. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^'It's Going to Be Big'. Arthur Lubow. Inc. March 1, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^'Fashion Designer Launches Campaign To End Corporal Punishment In Schools'. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^Marc Eckō, Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2013. ISBN978-1-4516-8530-5
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