In a time where there is great corruption and terror, a young girl named Angela has been kidnapped. Rumor has it that Kintaro has made a deal with the devil. Angela's parents hire Travis, a private detective, to investigate the crime boss Kintaro and retrieve Angela. Knowing that the mission to rescue Angela will not be easy, he is aided by three sidekicks, Michelle, Ushi, and Tetsuo.
In the game you defeat enemies using combos and weapons. You also have a Rage Meter which builds up, allowing you to perform special attacks and gain abilities, and a Wipeout Meter which fills up, allowing you to perform a powerful attack.
Urban Fighters - The Story Mode the players are found in a 3D side-scrolling adventure. The gameplay derives from classics such as Streets of Rage and Double Dragon, in which you are given a certain amount of time to defeat enemies and proceed to the next level, except in a 3D environment.
Arena Battle - A two to four player versus fighting mode.
Unlockable modes
Shadow Fighter - Plays much like a standard fighting game. You fight enemies one or two at a time and you must defeat them in 2 out of 3 rounds.
Survivor - Same as Shadow Fighter except that you only have one round within which to fight and can't lose.
Team Battle - Same as Arena Battle except you can group players into teams.
Street Gang Battle - A one-on-one fighting mode were players fight with the help of CPU allies.
Playable characters
Travis
Michelle
Ushi
Tetsuo
Unlockable characters
Kobuchi -
Gorilla -
Kintaro -
Angela -
Akujin -
Reception
Daniel Erickson reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "It's hardly revolutionary, but Gekido's the best beat 'em up in a long time on PlayStation, and comes with a fun fighting game mode to boot." The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
The developer, NAPS Team, announced that a second sequel was in development for the PlayStation Portable titled Gekido: The Dark Angel. A few screenshots and a trailer were released. The release date was projected to be December 2006. The teaser trailer for Gekido: The Dark Angel resembles anime-like characters and a character named Samuel with looks that seem to have been inspired by Dante from Capcom's Devil May Cry. The gameplay seems to take place in a stunning 3D world with vast environments. The interview provided by PSMania that can be found on IGN, states the developer moved the environment in the game from Japan to Italy.
''Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge''
On March 22, 2018, was re-released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
