State of Emergency is a no-holds-barred romp of carnage and destruction set in chaotic 3D city streets full of hundreds of characters. In the near future, the oppressive, ubiquitous "Corporation" finally pushes the people too far, causing a riot to break out. The Corporation calls a "State of Emergency" and begins to fill the streets with heavily armed officers to try to keep the peace. In line with publisher Rockstar Games' brave trend of violent games based on criminal situations, the player in this adventure takes the role of an angry agent who resists the domineering Corporation and is encouraged to do so as viciously and brutally as possible.