Gekido

Gekido (known as Gekido: Urban Fighters in Europe) is a beat 'em up for the PlayStation game console. 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. A version of Gekido was also released on the Game Boy Color in Europe. It was later followed by a Game Boy Advance spin-off called Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge. A second sequel has been announced, Gekido: The Dark Angel.

Story
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.

Game modes and gameplay
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.


 * Urban Fighters - The Story Mode the players are found in a 3D side-scrolling adventure. The gameplay derives from classics such as Streets of Rage and Double Dragon, in which you are given a certain amount of time to defeat enemies and proceed to the next level, except in a 3D environment.
 * Arena Battle - A two to four player versus fighting mode.

Unlockable modes

 * Shadow Fighter (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode once) - Plays much like a standard fighting game you fight enemies one sometimes two at a time and you must defeat them in 2 out of 3 rounds.
 * Survivor (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode twice) - Same as Shaow Fighter except you only have one round and you can't lose.
 * Team Battle (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode three times) - Same as Arena Battle except you can group players into teams.
 * Street Gang Battle (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode with Kintaro, Angela, or Akujin) - A one on one fighting mode were players fight with the help of CPU allies.

Playable characters

 * Travis (street fighting)
 * Michelle (Military)
 * Ushi (Brute Force)
 * Tetsuo (Martial Arts)

Unlockable Characters

 * Kobuchi - (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode with Tetsuo and Ushi)
 * Gorilla - (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode with Travis and Michelle)
 * Kintaro - (Beat Urban Fighters mode with Gorilla to unlock Kintaro in all modes except Urban Fighters mode. Beat Urban Fighters mode on hard difficulty setting to unlock Kintaro in urban fighters mode)
 * Angela - (Beat Urban Fighters mode with Kobuchi to unlock Angela in all modes except Urban Fighters mode. Beat Urban Fighters mode on the hard difficulty setting to unlock Angela in Urban Fighters mode)
 * Akujin - (Unlocked by beating Urban Fighters mode on the hard difficulty setting)