Overview

Trane creating some graffiti.

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure follows the story of Coltrane "Trane" Crowley, a young aspiring graffiti artist living in New Radius, a city where graffiti is considered a serious felony. In the beginning of the game Trane is trying to make a name for himself or 'get up', hence the title. Early on in the game, Trane encounters and is beaten up by a rival graffiti group called the Vandals of New Radius. From now on the main task is to learn new skills by learning from top graffiti artists and have revenge by ridiculing the Vandals of New Radius. As time goes on, however, Trane realizes that the government is trying to eradicate all graffiti artists in the city, and that he must stop them at all cost.

The game features many celebrities doing voice over, ranging from prominent rappers such as Talib Kweli, the RZA, and Diddy; to actors such as Giovanni Ribisi, Brittany Murphy, and Rosario Dawson. Getting Up was highly praised for its soundtrack composed by producer RJD2 and featuring licensed songs from artists such as Mobb Deep, Serj Tankian, Pharoahe Monch, Eric B, and Rakim.

Cast List

White Mike.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack cover art.

Too Cold - Roots Manuva

- Roots Manuva Version 78 Style - Glen Brown

- Glen Brown Boxcutter Emporium Part 2 - Sixtoo

- Sixtoo Aural Prostitution - DJ Vadim

- DJ Vadim Motion 2000 - Polyrhythm Addicts

- Polyrhythm Addicts Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction

- Jane's Addiction Club Foot - Kasabian

- Kasabian Book Of Judges - Pharoahe Monch

- Pharoahe Monch My People Hold On - Eddie Kendricks

- Eddie Kendricks Catch A Bad One - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Who Shot Ya (Serj Tankian Remix) - Notorious B.I.G.

(Serj Tankian Remix) - Notorious B.I.G. Subway Theme (from the Wild Style soundtrack) - Grand Wizard Theodore

(from the Wild Style soundtrack) - Grand Wizard Theodore Wanted - Rhymefest feat. Samantha Ronson

- Rhymefest feat. Samantha Ronson Clik, Clak, And Spray - PackFM

- PackFM Getting Up Anthem: Part 1 - Rakim and Talib Kweli

- Rakim and Talib Kweli Sinnerman - Nina Simone

- Nina Simone Shook Ones Pt. 1 - Mobb Deep

- Mobb Deep Survival Of The Fittest - Mobb Deep

- Mobb Deep I Smell A Rat - Big Mama Thornton

- Big Mama Thornton Cavern - Liquid Liquid

- Liquid Liquid There They Go - Fort Minor

- Fort Minor Chin High - Roots Manuva

- Roots Manuva Dulce's Theme - DJ Nature feat. Tek One and Velcro

- DJ Nature feat. Tek One and Velcro Bomba's Theme - DJ Nature feat. Tek One and Velcro

- DJ Nature feat. Tek One and Velcro Walk On By - Isaac Hayes

- Isaac Hayes Auld Lang Syne - Thomas Rusiak

Podcast

Prior to the release of the game, Marc Ecko was featured in a series of video podcasts on the popular videogame website 1UP.com where he answered questions and talked about the development process of the game.

Verticality

Getting Up is one of the first games to tout "verticality" as a key component to the gameplay experience, effectively coining the phrase as a marketing buzzword.

PC System Requirements

Minimum

OS: Windows XP

Windows XP Processor: 1.8 GHz CPU

1.8 GHz CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM

512 MB RAM Graphics: 64MB Video Memory, T&L compatible video card

64MB Video Memory, T&L compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0c

Version 9.0c Hard Drive: 3 GB available space

3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: Wired Xbox 360 Controller Strongly Recommended

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