Taking his revolution to the next step, Trane begins tagging upper New Radius, the pristine part of the city which Sung upheld as the bastion of progress.

Amongst the tagging campaign, however, Gabe betrays Trane under the threat of being killed by Shanna, an assassin in the employ of Mayor Sung who uses recent events to make interesting news.

These range from a missed Black Friday release date by saying "The code just wasn't ready" to communicating his vision to the developers: The gaming community has a natural tendency to take anything cool and make it cartoonish.

I think video games are just a misunderstood medium.The game received press coverage for inclusion of a high profile ensemble cast of voice performances from hip hop artists and celebrities such as Talib Kweli as the main character, Diddy as "Dip", and others including Adam West, Charlie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Andy Dick, RZA, George Hamilton, and Brittany Murphy, among others.

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 that the game was "so damn serious" in comparison to Jet Set Radio, a title with a similar premise.

In an interview in Metro New York, Ecko was outspoken in his response to these critics, describing gamers as "the guys who got wedgies in high school" and "divas" with a "predisposition to have a bug up their ass for anything urban", who dismissed the game as riding on the coat-tails of Grand Theft Auto solely for having a black character on the cover.

The Australian ABC News channel has reported that Getting Up was refused classification in Australia after its initial "MA15+" rating was overturned after appeals by Queensland's Local Government Association, effectively banning its release in the country.

[20] In addition, he has opened a website, in which it is possible to fill out a questionnaire about a future project inherent in the video game, where it is selectable from the answers, that, of a sequel.