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Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Developer The Collective, General Arcade
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a video game released in February 2006 for PlayStation 2, Windows, and Xbox. It was developed by The Collective and published by Atari under license by Ecko Unlimited. There were two editions of the game, one being a limited edition and the other being the normal release. The game was later re-published by Devolver Digital in December 2013 on Steam. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
188 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
136 positive · 33 negative
95% range 74–86%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 136 | 33 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 1 | 16 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
781 of 925 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 135 yes, 34 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 169 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,246 of 2,524 positive).
Many note the PC port has serious technical issues like high mouse sensitivity and bugs. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the controls and combat clunky even for its time. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [2]
An absolute gem of a classic that I remember playing over a decade ago. Nothing quite like it. Sadly it can be pretty buggy on modern systems. Not a very good port which holds it back a lot.
- [10]
Back when I was a teenager, all my friends and I were obsessed with this game. We'd actually go out and tag our neighborhood with graffiti afterwards, which got us our asses kicked by some local thugs. The only other game that had that kind of influence on us was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Absolute masterpiece. 10/10.
- [1]
One of the greatest games ever made. The PC port has a bunch of advantages over the console version, like higher-quality textures and unlocked FPS, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, it is broken beyond belief. The mouse sensitivity is insanely high with no in-game option to fix it, and even if you edit the .ini file, it resets every time you launch the game. The game starts desyncing if it's out of focus, even in borderless mode, and …
- [13]
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a bold and culturally distinctive action-adventure game that remains memorable precisely because it dares to center its entire identity on street art, rebellion, and self-expression. Originally developed by The Collective with later technical support from General Arcade and published on Steam by Devolver Digital, the game places players in the role of Coltrane …
- [4]
This game has a very good presentation, interesting story and a great soundtrack. This is a passion project and I think it is great that this game was even made. It is for sure unique and represents graffiti art. I have to judge this as a video game, of course. It is a mixed bag in that department. The controls are awful, some of the fixed camera angles are really bad, half of the levels in the game have a similar …
Summarised from 34 of the 189 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
80% of the 169 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. The complaint that keeps coming up: pC port has severe bugs and glitches. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure received average to positive reviews, scoring 69 out of 100 ("Mixed or average reviews") in Metacritic's average. It received positive press from a few outlets, scoring 87% in GamesMaster magazine, and 8.7 out of 10 on GameSpot. Common criticisms were related to the game's presentation, controls, and camera, although many outlets were impressed by the potential of the concept, and hopes for a more refined sequel. Edge magazine gave that title a 4/10 score and thought it ironic that the game was unpolished, given that it is "based on a culture of reputation, craftsmanship and leaving a mark". Official US PlayStation Magazine was disappointed…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 188 · most liked firstMarc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is $1.49 on Steam buff.ly/41NJqK7 Humble buff.ly/4gOFRrt
neutral · AI labelView post →Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (Steam) is $1.49 on Humble buff.ly/ELXCVZV
neutral · AI labelView post →Back when I was a teenager, all my friends and I were obsessed with this game. We'd actually go out and tag our neighborhood with graffiti afterwards, which got us our asses kicked by some local thugs. The only other game that had that kind of influence on us was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Absolute masterpiece. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so nostalgic! We need remaster or remake of this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌄 #Ps2sday morning we have a mouthful of a title Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure! Focusing around amateur graffiti artist 'Trane' & set in dystopian future city of New Radius, where freedom is suppressed. Great Hip hop ost 👌 Worthy of its long name? #GamersUnite #RetroGaming #Ps2
positive · AI labelView post →One of the greatest games ever made. The PC port has a bunch of advantages over the console version, like higher-quality textures and unlocked FPS, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, it is broken beyond belief. The mouse sensitivity is insanely high with no in-game option to fix it, and even if you edit the .ini file, it resets every time you launch the game. The game starts desyncing if it's out of focus, even in borderless mode, and it’s basically unplayable unless you run it in compatibility mode. I’ve also run…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best graphical emulator, I would really like to see a new or remake version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing through it again as an adult, this game was a core foundation of my childhood. One of the few games i had on the PS2 and i enjoyed it thoroughly, beating it after much hardship. That being said: -The soundtrack is amazing, aside from the stand out licensed music of classic hip-hip and underground rap tracks as well as the soul and funk songs included the games score itself is well tailored to the environments and situations. -The strongest and most obvious strength of this game is the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this 20 years ago on PlayStation 2, and seeing it available on Steam, I had to check it out and go down memory lane. Considering that the game was made over 20 years ago, I think it is still brilliant. The graphics of course are a bit rough, and you can come across some weird glitches here and there, but overall, it is very much playable and enjoyable. The story is brilliant, keeps you on your edge. Gameplay features a mixture of fighting, stealth, and of course, doing graffiti.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i just got it running on the SteamDeck. Hover over the game in your library, press the start button to bring up "options" list, go to "properties" in the launch options paste this in WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d8=n,b;msvcp71=n;msvcr71=n" gamemoderun %command% now go down to "betas" "beta participation" and choose "no-launcher - No Launcher". The launch option fixes a a bug with crazy flickering textures that crashes the game, it's not perfect but seems playable now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic game, in need of a official remaster or remake
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game that reminds me of the Warriors. Only bad thing about this is that the mouse sensitivity is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up. To fix that, go to Marc Ecko's Getting Up 2\engine\vars_pc and change mousespeed to -0.450000. Then go to _bin and rename the "launcher" to "launcher1" and "Getting up" to "launcher" because if you don't do that, the mouse sens will reset. Other than that, if you love grafitti, get the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cope2 is a snitch
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the best soundtracks for a game.... and it originally spawned my love for street art{"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a bold and culturally distinctive action-adventure game that remains memorable precisely because it dares to center its entire identity on street art, rebellion, and self-expression. Originally developed by The Collective with later technical support from General Arcade and published on Steam by Devolver Digital, the game places players in the role of Coltrane “Trane” Crowley, a young graffiti writer navigating the oppressive urban sprawl of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grew up playing this game as a kid with my father. Now 25 and an adult brings back lots of memories.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautifully captures the graff scene and the consequences of crossing other writers, ducking from cameras, etc. It brings back the feeling when I was a kid, playing a retro game for the first time. Shoutout to hungarian crews for providing paint for the streets, trains and bringing life into the culture: RH, PNC, SDO, THA, FB, KS, GRW, GLK, PBD, HF, 7US, MB, UF, TRG, MST, FBM, ETMAS, AWS, IDS, VHS, HPC, QBZ, IFA, STU, CRA, SBC, SCK, DRC, JBF, EM, VGZ, FHS, GS, and many others!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a very good presentation, interesting story and a great soundtrack. This is a passion project and I think it is great that this game was even made. It is for sure unique and represents graffiti art. I have to judge this as a video game, of course. It is a mixed bag in that department. The controls are awful, some of the fixed camera angles are really bad, half of the levels in the game have a similar boring design and there are major bugs and glitches. I have to be honest and say…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An absolute gem of a classic that I remember playing over a decade ago. Nothing quite like it. Sadly it can be pretty buggy on modern systems. Not a very good port which holds it back a lot.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please Add Steam Achievements.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Marc Eckō's getting hard under pressure.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure WILL be finished on the show tonight, and I mean it this time. I mean, unless the allergies knock my ass out again. But we’ll see.
neutral · AI labelView post →this game should have a recreation but more modern and also the camera sens and other stuff is very wierd but very fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Best ever game about graffiti. Badly need remaster or next part
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I like the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall a great game for its time but the steam release is straight up garbage and unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STILL FREE? Join me for (probably?) the finale of Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. ART IS NOT A CRIME. www.twitch.tv/oleskyfm
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the games that influenced me the most during my mid teens. It's such a gem of a game. Great cast, great music, great style. The weakest part of the game is it's combat, and that's fairly understandable. The strongest however is the actual graffiti part of it. It's so incredibly unique and I would advise anyone to play it, as long as they can stomach the PS2 era graphics and controls. Personally, I love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the ♥♥♥♥ right here. I know 3.5 people have played it, but for me and my friends back in 2005 it shaped and formed us: music, style, tagging, everything. The controls are not the smoothest, but I played it so much I kinda got used to it. Combat can get frustrating because of how tanky the enemies can get. If you can give it a benefit of a doubt that graffiti can shape the world - you will have tons of fun. A product of its time, but a better time. One of those games for me that I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CHILDHOOD MEMORY UNLOCKED PLAYED THIS ALL DAY WITH MY DAD BACK IN 05
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →andy ♥♥♥♥ and sean 'diddy' combs are on the cast list for this one. one of them killed phil hartman, the other... well have you seen the news? absolutely heinous.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A true diamond in the rough, Contents Under Pressure has style and a game I believe that encapsulates just how varied games were back in the early to mid 2000s. You can beat up P Diddy. From an artistic and cultural standpoint, I say this game is well worth a playthrough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SFC BAYYBAYYY!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥ the bridge mission but great game nonetheless but still ♥♥♥♥ that bridge mission and the cck
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wouldn't launch
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually a pretty good game. 2000s as heck, and you kind of have to ignore that Diddy was involved (along with one of the prominent artists featured being a bit of a bellend) but besides that combat feels satisfying (if a bit clunky at times) and all in all it's like a cross between Assassins' Creed and Jet Set Radio, with a grimy urban aesthetic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game still holds up today controls a little outdated but that's fine once you get pass that the whole game is great. If you like graffiti and want a game like it with a great story pick this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disregard the low play time, I played this for countless hours on Playstation lol. this game is so much fun, even on repeated replays. fighting is a bit repetitive, but the story and other gameplay make up for it :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →P Diddler did the music for this game lowkey goated
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic title. Impactful then, impactful now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →can't play this game because the controls are terrible
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed playing this game during my rebellious middle school years wanting to know what it was like doing graffiti without getting in trouble in real life the story line for the video game Mark echo getting up was great the different types of style of graffiti were cool the fighting styles could of been better the game play had a little lags throughout the time playing. What I disliked about the game was that it would crash and stay frozen which made me close the video game program down and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game from my childhood/teen days. This one got me into doing graffiti in real life. Still a super fun game and very unique one at that. Wish there could be a complete remake of this one. Good stuff
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sick game, it's a pain in the ass to play though - really bad camera, stealth attacks that don't work, enemies that actively prevent you from playing the game, awkward platforming - but the vibes, art direction and music are immaculate
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I somehow didn't realize you can post videos on here So here's a little throwback to my game modding fun The game is called Marc Eckō's Getting Up, It's good I had so much fun streaming this with custom graffiti
positive · AI labelView post →The problem isn't that the game is bad; the issue is that it requires time and effort to get it running properly. Given the situation, just download a PS2 emulator and play it that way.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I’m feeling really down, I just hop on this game, forget about everything for a while, and feel like a kid again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know there's tons of smut on Steam now, but today's new releases are just silly. Deus Sex? Skin and Punishment? Call Girl of Juarez? The Spouse of the Dead? Gaylo: The Master Chief Erection? Marc Eckō's Getting Up in Them Guts? NiGHTS into Wet Dreams? Zombies Ate Out My Neighbors? I mean, come on!
neutral · AI labelView post →Marc Eckō's Getting A Headache 3/10 This game is a clunky mess, even for 2006 The soundtrack is terrible, the graffiti the player gets to do is terrible, and the combat and movement are terrible. Where this game thrives is its early mission environments, very gritty, very nice feel. If you want to play this game you have to mod the control config to do anything. Needs a polished sequal
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →diddy is the executive producer
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game doesn't even start, at this point I could loose the ability to refund cause I spent 2 hours trying to launch this crap.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a shame that this game isn't simple to get running properly anymore, but of course there are community solutions. This game really is an underrated gem from its era, and it still holds up quite well, especially so in its art style. It's not perfect, not exactly a game of the year contender, but it is just really good and fun. You like a solid underground inspired art direction? Do you enjoy old school pop? Is the idea of going around suburban neighbourhoods and private properties to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GREAT NOSTALGIA, ♥♥♥♥ port
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well this game is about graffiti. I first played it when it came out and i loved it. And then i bought it a couple of days ago here on steam over a decade later. To put it simply, its a old game with a lovely idea. Alot is janky and not very good looking by todays standard. But it's not about that, it's about the soul of the game. The game itself revolves around the love of getting up with an action twist obviously. Still 5/5 Mtn Cans. If you dont like graffiti, this aint for you. If you love…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love it, i wish this game had remaster. I believe it would be big a lot
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome game, been impactful then and impactful now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is super fun and interesting, but you need to like the 'graffiti' world v the art world. some people complain that all you do is sneak around to paint and beat people up, but thats kinda how graffiti bombing is, minus a lot of fighting. i think you need to like and know graffiti a decent bit to fully enjoy the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game actually has a great story. It is literally reflected in the title. I love it so much, it is a game of my childhood. Also, the game has some unique mechanics, such as graffiti writing and others. Strongly recommend it to anyone who loves a quality storytelling! It's a gem of indie game development.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PEAk game, makes me tear down my leg.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game on PS2 since 2009 shi hit hard such a precious gems in my life thanks for porting it to steam ,Yall better drop getting up2
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