Urban Lockdown
Side scrolling beat em up action from the creator of Bad ass babes
When notorious crime lord Sanchez escapes from prison and controls all the inmates to over run the town the city is in chaos!
The citizens are in need of saving and its up to you!
Rick: an ex military soldier who must free his kidnapped sister Janet from Sanchez and his goons.
Sheriff: The local law enforcement is over run and its virtually up to you to restore law and order
Shane: an escaped criminal who doesn’t want to follow Sanchez’s orders. He disguises himself as a good guy to over throw Sanchez and take over the gang
Game features:
3 player local coop play
Digitized sprites (like the glory days of Mortal Kombat)
Old school side scrolling beat em up action!
randomised enemies and items ! (each playthrough will be slightly different!)
hard hitting combos and juggling enemies for simple yet intricate combat
various special moves available to master
various weapons to use against the enemy
Environmental objects to throw and use as makeshift weapons and traps
first person on rails shooting levels
Bonus modes to play upon completing story!
Dojo mode to learn about various moves and practice your skills
Steam User 11
After playing Bad-ass babes, I was waiting for another game to scratch that beat-em-up itch. Then I found the game urban lockdown and the film it was based on, as well as the original version of the game. Not bad for an indie film with pretty much nothing for a budget, which I watched before playing the game which I also enjoyed. There are a couple of neat little things the dev implemented using the BOR engine which I didn't think possible, one of them being the gory zoom-in X-ray mortal kombat fatality-styled finishers that one other reviewer mentioned. Has a surprising amount of polish and playability I wouldn't have expected from the game just giving it a glance on it's own, and to be fair I went in with no expectations. That's all I have to say. Just a neat little (more well-polished version of the original) game based on a pretty good indie action film to boot.
Steam User 6
There needs to be more games like this.
Steam User 6
Pretty good brawler, has tons of variety with characters, weapons and environmental attacks which helps it from being repetitive like many brawlers. The only thing is it lacks a babe character to choose from
Steam User 8
I just stumbled upon this little gem. Then I saw it was from the creators of Bad Ass Babes, Thatcher Productions.
I bought it instantly and got right into the game!! (Yeah. I'm a fan of BAD ASS BABES...get that game next!)
Let it bet known, that I'm a HUGE fan of the beat'em up genre. The likes of the Streets of Rage series and Final Fight reign supreme. Sadly, it seems to be a dying genre. But Thatcher n' crew say NOPE....they're bringing it back in yo' face!!!
It's openly known and credited that the open BOR (Beats of Rage) engine is used for this game. Most beat'em up fans have already played dozens of mods featuring nothing more than ripped sprites/backgrounds/music/EVERYTHING from other games.
It's pretty RARE to see a game with 100% original content. Not only that...these guys have mastered the BOR engine and made it their BITC....ummm their female dog! WooF!
Gameplay: Since it's using the BOR eninge.... you're probably going to need to change your vid settings (full screeen baby) and map the controls to your gamepad. This is an arcade beat'em up so get a game pad ....no keyboards allowed, Poindexter!!! (keyboards will work fine) .
The gameplay is pretty solid! Good beat'em up action. These guys do the most creative things with the BOR engine, stuff I didn't know could be done! There's the zoomed in x-ray gore kills, environment kills, plenty of stuff to destroy or pick up and kill people with, and weapons!!!! OHHHH THE WEAPONS.... so many... AXES, KNIVES, SHOTGUNS, PISTOLS, MACHINE GUNS, MALTOVS...oh my.
I've played the game through, but I doudt I've seen all the gore n' death animations this game has! It's ALOT!! (Like enemies melting from a toxic spill or getting fried from a destroyed power generator... good stuff!!!)
Good, solid action!!!
Oh...and I don't want to spoil anything, but there is a variety of gameplay... and even some meta game play???? Ooooo? Meta game??? A game within' a game??????? You just have to see!
Gamplay score: 7/10
Music: Rockin' music that fits the action... that's about it. Not gonna put it on my playlist, but it fits the game. Pretty rockin' n' metal at times.
Music score: 7/10
Sound Effects: Pretty solid. Just thought the sound effect for when a hit connects with an enemy could use a little more "oomph" instead of "fop". You know when you're punching the shiz out of your enemies, ya just wanna hear more impact, rather than "fip fip fiP". I know... very minor stuff.
Sound Effects Score: 5/10
Graphics: Considering the engine their working with... pretty darn good. All digitized and mostly smooth animations. There are some sequences that could use a few more frames, but it's not going to ruin any fun of the game. Graphics = GOOD!
Graphics Score: 8/10
OVERALL: Just keep in mind, this in an indie game and not one from a "AAA" money-grubbing publisher.
It's good fun! However, if you're expecting a "typical" BOR mod, you'll be suprised!!!! These guys work voodoo magic with BOR.... make it do things it's not even made to do!!!! (yeah... kinda scary!!)
The price is modest and I had a great time!
Overall score: 7/10
FINAL VERDICT: A must have for any beat'em up genre fan. A big thanks to Andrew Thatcher & Crew for keeping the genre alive. You know you have my support!
Steam User 6
There are many "Final Fight" clones out there. Some are good, some are bad. Many titles that have come out are woth playing and we all remember these titles, such as...
Streets Of Rage
Battletoads (Arcade)
Knights Of The Round
Golden Axe
X-Men 6 Player Arcade
The Simpsons (Arcade)
And many more. This is one of those games that's actually good and worth playing.
Graphics
This is an interesting use of digitized graphics. Instead of making cartoon or drawn out characters, they used live action characters and digitized them into the game, both as players, NPC's, objects, explosions, and backgrounds. The animations are smooth and work pretty well for a "Final Fight" clone. Becuase of the graphic nature of this game, it includes graphic gore and violence, great for those of you who hunger for blood and violence. It's interesting that they used "OpenBOR" to program this entire game.
Gameplay
It's your typical "Final Fight" clone. You play as 1 of various characters in the game. You move your character around with the arrow keys and you attack using the attack button (Default is "A" on keyboard) in combination with the jump button (Default is "D" on keyboard) and block button (Default is "F" on keyboard). You can make your character run by pressing FORWARD x2 and holding the direction. While the character is running, you can press the attack button for a running attack. You and also do a quick dodge by pressing UP x2 or DOWN x2 and you will dodge up or down to get out of the way of your enemies. This is especially helpful if you're surrounded by enemies and you need to get some distance.
Along with regular attacks, you can do special commands to do more powerful attacks. Such special attacks include, but not limited to...
DOWN, FORWARD, A = Power Attack 1
FORWARD, DOWN, A = Power Atatck 2
These are just examples. There's more moves to find so experiment with the controls.
As you play, you will notice 2 bars next to your characters icon at the top of the screen. The green bar is your health, while the purple bar is your special. Every time you use one of your special moves mentioned above, this bar gets used up. It will recharge itself slowly, so it's not like you are limited to one time use. Use this to your advantage as you attack your enemies.
One thing to keep in mind is that each character you play has their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as have their own attack styles and special moves. No 2 characters attack the same and no 2 characters have the same special moves. Practice with each one to see which character you might like. (Special report, beating the game unlocks additional characters as well as play as one of the boss characters in the game.)
As you get into the game, you will find items or weapons to pick up. Items include, but not limited to...
apples (Gives you health back)
shotgun (Gives you a shotgun with limited ammo)
knives (Using these will stun the enemies)
molotovs (Although useful, they are dangerous to you as well)
And many more items to find and use. Some of the items come from fallen enemies while others can be found by breaking objects in the game. Be careful, enemies can also pick up these items and use them against you as well.
In between the fighting action scenes, there's also shooting scenes where you use the arrow keys to aim your target on enemies and shoot them with the action ("A") button. Most enemies take 3-5 shots to kill. Be careful not to shoot innocent people. If you can avoid shooting hostages, they will thank you by healing you.
There's also quite a few secrets to find in the game, so play around to find them.
Overall
A very interesting action game using digitized graphics to make a good "Final Fight" clone. This also includes a training mode so you can practice your characters attacks to learn their skills and abilities. You can also use either keyboard or controller. If you need to change the controls, you can configure the settings to use either keyboard or controller and set the controls as you need to.
Steam User 12
Bad Ass Blokes!
This is essentially a much more polished version of Bad Ass Babes based on a feature film by the same name. It plays well, looks good and has quite a bit of silly humour to it, as we've come to expect with Thatcher Productions. Well worth looking into if you're a fan of Bad Ass Babes or just Street Fighter-esque games in general.
I'd appreciate the inclusion of achievements and trading cards, I also think it would be cool to see their movies on Steam too, even if they're just included with the game. I'd happily buy them though, I'm quite the fan to be honest. Aside from that though, I have no complaints for this game, top notch stuff again Andrew. Looking forward to the next one.
Also, you should play Bad Ass Babes, I'm in the game in case you didn't know.
Steam User 5
You like sidescroll beat 'em ups? You like the oldschool style of the 90's video game halls? This is your game! You can select different characters, each with their own style, to fight the criminals. You can use also various pickups like guns, knives and stuff. This game uses sprites of real actors - just like old Mortal Kombat. The story of the game is based on an indie movie with the same name.
Pro:
+ fun story
+ pickups
+ selection of different characters
+ oldschool style
+ easy to use controls
+ local multiplayer
+ real actor sprites
Contra:
- due to the engine-restrictions no achievements
- shooter-levels are sometimes a bit tricky when playing alone