The game runs poorly. The camera movement feels oddly inverted, requiring me to manually invert both the X and Y axes. The mouse sensitivity is too high, and I got stuck during the first combat tutorial where the game asks you to hold Mouse Button 1. It doesn’t register me holding the button at all. Doesnt Work on Steam Deck.

Good

I played it as a kid and thought I would get it as it was on sale. Mark Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a great story and concept that is unfortunately stuck within a genuinely horrible gaming experience. The controls and camera angles are by far the worst that I've seen in any game ever. The graffiti painting is just a bit more in-depth that the spray tagging in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The fighting is frustrating, with broken animations where enemies go from being on the ground to standing and attacking instantly. The jumping and climbing challenges are on rails which in this case is a good thing since they would be completely impossible given the game controls. By the time you beat the game you would have probably spent over an hour total just fighting with the controls and camera angles. Walking and turning the wrong way while balancing on beams, getting stuck on the terrain and objects while running, getting hit by cars because you can't point the camera in the right direction... In the end, this is a cult classic game and might be worth it if you get it on sale 90% off but otherwise it's not. I would love the be able to give this a good review because the story and concept is great but unfortunately the game part kinda sucks.