Weapons felt fun to use and created just as spectacular effects on the screen when fired at enemies. In many of the aforementioned FPS franchises, as well as other noteworthy ones such as Timesplitters, gunplay was generally fast paced, flashy, and meant to create a spectacle. While this would ultimately ring true, and Urban Chaos: Riot Response failed to make a huge splash, there are still a few elements of its design that make it special, especially for the time. With so much competition, it would be difficult for a new title to stand out from the rest of the pack. New James Bond video games were being released frequently following the success of Goldeneye 64 a decade prior, and the Halo franchise was also kicking things into high gear, with Halo 2 dominating the Xbox Live multiplayer space. This meant the market was already flooded with an assortment of options for gamers with an itchy trigger finger. The game in question was Urban Chaos: Riot Response, and while it may have flown under the radar, it has plenty of merit to make it deserving of a revisit.įirst-person shooters were beginning to take center stage as the go-to genre for developers, something that would especially be true during the 360/PS3 generation. With first-person shooters on the rise during that time after Halo became a bonafide hit and Call of Duty found its stride, Rocksteady played it safe with its own entry into the genre. Prior to the breakout success of Batman: Arkham Asylum, the studio had humble beginnings trying to find its footing during the sixth generation of consoles (PS2, GameCube, Xbox). However, Rocksteadywasn't always the big name it is today, as every company has to start somewhere. After this success, Rocksteady is turning its attention to another DC property with Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, aiming to deliver another hit. The studio's take on the DC Comics character Batman with the Batman: Arkham franchise has garnered critical acclaim and huge sales numbers, breathing new life into the superhero game genre. Rocksteady has become one of the most recognized and respected names in game development.
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