

You play as Brad Hawk, a freelance brawler who has just been hired by the fetching Shun Ying Lee, leader of the Chinatown triad. Unfortunately the game grows stale rather quickly and is hampered by a ridiculous difficulty level and repetitive gameplay.

Urban Reign attempts to address the void, offering a solid fighting engine and solid visuals to go along with an impressive 100-mission story mode. Though series like Dynasty Warriors have been popular lately, urban-style beat-'em-ups haven't evolved much. Once a staple of the arcade and home console scene, the beat-'em-up genre isn't what it used to be.
