Gekidō
| Gekido: Urban Fighters | |
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| Developer(s) | Naps Team |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay, Infogrames, Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up, Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Players: 1-4 |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 66% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |    |
| EGM | 5/10 |
| Game Informer | 4.5/10 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 7.4/10 |
| IGN | 7.8/10 |
| OPM (US) | |
Gekido: Urban Fighters is a beat 'em up video game for the PlayStation console, created by Italian studio Naps Team. The game uses a fast paced beat 'em up system, with many bosses and a colorful design in terms of graphics. The game features the music of Fatboy Slim and Apartment 26. Marvel comic book artist Joe Madureira also contributed. Versions of Gekido were also planned for the Game Boy Color and N-Gage but were never released. It was later followed by a GBA spin-off called Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge. A second sequel had been announced, entitled Gekido: The Dark Angel.
In a time where there is great corruption and terror, a young girl named Angela has been kidnapped. Rumor has it that Kintaro has made a deal with the devil. Angela's parents hire Travis, a private detective, to investigate the crime boss Kintaro and retrieve Angela. Knowing that the mission to rescue Angela will not be easy, he is aided by three sidekicks, Michelle, Ushi, and Tetsuo.
In the game you defeat enemies using combos and weapons. You also have a Rage Meter which builds up, allowing you to perform special attacks and gain abilities, and a Wipeout Meter which fills up, allowing you to perform a powerful attack.
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
A sequel to the game for the Game Boy Advance.
The developer, NAPS Team, announced that a second sequel was in development for the PlayStation Portable titled Gekido: The Dark Angel. A few screenshots and a trailer were released. The release date was projected to be Christmas 2006. The teaser trailer for Gekido: The Dark Angel resembles anime-like characters and a character named Samuel with looks that seem to have been inspired by Dante from Capcom's Devil May Cry. The gameplay seems to take place in a stunning 3D world with vast environments. The interview provided by PSMania that can be found on IGN, states the developer moved the environment in the game from Japan to Italy. The game was also known as Gekido 2. While it hasn't been officially cancelled, the game is considered vaporware, as no further news have been released as of today.
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