Disaster Report
North American cover art
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| Developer(s) | Irem |
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| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Kazuma Kujo |
| Series | Disaster Report |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 66/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| EGM | 5.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 6/10 |
| Famitsu | 32/40 |
| Game Informer | 5/10 |
| GamePro |   |
| Game Revolution | C+ |
| GameSpot | 6.7/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameZone | 7.9/10 |
| IGN | 6.3/10 |
| OPM (US) |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
Disaster Report, known in Japan as Zettai Zetsumei Toshi (絶体絶命都市 lit. The Desperate City?) and in the PAL region as SOS: The Final Escape, is a 2002 survival action-adventure video game created by Irem. It was first released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 in 2002 by Irem, and later released in North America and Europe in 2003 localized by Agetec. It is the first game in the Disaster Report series.
The game deals with the characters' survival and escape from the slow collapse of an artificial island. While dodging falling buildings and debris from periodic earthquakes, the player must find a way off the island. In addition, the main character, a reporter, must investigate the reasons for the disaster.
HP is the character's health and QP is the amount of energy the character has left. QP can be restored by drinking water. If the character becomes thirsty from running or other strenuous tasks, the player must provide the character with drinking water. If the player does not do this, the character begins to slowly lose health. Water can be drunk from clean taps or from bottled water filled up along the way. It is possible to give the character's companion water.
Ultimately, the aim of the game is to move through the city avoiding hazards and finding new routes through seemingly impassable hazards. When an aftershock strikes, the player must make Keith crouch, to keep him stable and safe from harm. Customisation of equipment can help Keith, or in the case of certain accessories, change his appearance. Items are stored in the players backpack, which has a limited number of slots, but larger backpacks can be collected. Friendly characters are unarmed.
Keith is accompanied by various companions. At one point, Keith has choice of companion, Karen or Kelly, both with different areas to explore and storylines to uncover.
The Japanese version is one of the few games to support the Rez Vibrator.
The year is 2001. After ten years of construction, the government announces to the world the completion of a top-secret project based in the Pacific Ocean, known as Stiver Island. In a feat of revolutionary technology, the government used its top engineering talent to transform a minor spur of rock that barely stood above the ocean waves into a thriving man-made island, complete with a state-of-the-art metropolis called Capital City.
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