Marc Eckō’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Contents Under Pressure is an action-adventure game in which you use stealth and combat to guide urban graffiti artist Trane to fame. It would be ideal if you could make a name for yourself as an artist in the oppressed city of New Radius by laying down tags, burners, and entire pieces, but rival crews and law enforcement (Civil Conduct Keepers) are always on your tail. You will also learn about a city-wide conspiracy. The game has a storyline and a linear level progression. Most missions require you to lay art on often difficult-to-reach surfaces, ranging from tags and stickers to complex pieces with full color, lettering, and characters. Because the environment is hostile, Trane can deliver punch and kick combos, use grabs, humiliate other artists, and interact with the surroundings. Your art supply arsenal includes markers, brushes, cans, and rollers. All available pieces are saved in your black book, and new styles become available as you play. Working your way up the scene is alluded to in the title, as is the “Get In, Get Up, and Get Out” principle, which states that you must gain access to restricted areas, get up on tall objects where your work can be seen, and then get out without being caught. Good spots, which appear as colored clouds, can be tracked using intuition. The game was created to tribute graffiti culture and its history by clothing mogul Marc Ecko, founder of the suburban designer label Ecko. The game’s artwork was created by Cope2, Futura, and Seen.