State of Emergency 2

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State of Emergency 2
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Developer(s) DC Studios
Publisher(s) SouthPeak Interactive
SeriesState of Emergency
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: February 14, 2006
  • EU: April 21, 2006
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

State of Emergency 2 is a 2006 third-person shooter video game developed by DC Studios and released exclusively for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to 2002's State of Emergency and takes place four years after the first game. It features more game modes and an enhanced engine. State of Emergency 2 was being developed by VIS Entertainment for Rockstar Games, but the title was continued by SouthPeak Interactive with developer DC Studios.

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Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [1]

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