Pursuit Force: National Emergency

Pursuit Force: National Emergency is an action game developed by Bigbig Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 in 2010. The game places the player in the role of a police agent who is a member of the titular elite law enforcement agency that specialises in direct armed encounters with adversaries, whether it be on foot or on the bonnet of a speeding car. The player has to try to seize cars and motorbikes while engaging in high-speed chases and gun battles against heavily armed gangs.
== Gameplay ==
There are a total of 90 missions, six per gang, involving fighting enemies on foot, in a speedboat and a car/motorcycle chases, or in a helicopter while manning a minigun. The player character can leap into enemy vehicles and commandeer them after shooting their occupants. The player can earn different ranks which unlock different content while completing missions will unlock new ranks which will unlock new gang missions and different abilities to help make the game easier, such as regenerating health.
The game also includes a race mode with several different courses and scenarios and a time trial mode, setting the player across all the games' tracks. These two modes are completely independent of each other and will not help nor hinder the gameplay of the other game modes. There is also a wide variety of unlockable content such as pictures and videos to access. The amount of content to unlock, however, is completely dependent on the scores in the career mode.
== Plot ==
The Pursuit Force has been organised to destroy the threat posed by gangs responsible for many vehicle-related crime sprees across Capital State and the United States to eliminate their leaders:
* Ravioli Crime Family: One of the two gangs that are initially available at the start of the game, the Raviolis are America's most powerful Mafia family headed up by Enzo Ravioli, and are said to be the state's oldest gang, operating since 1979 (according to Lily). The other significant member of the Ravioli Crime Family is their best sniper Marco Tomasino, also known as "Redeye".
* Mercenaries: The second of the two gangs available at the start of the game, the Mercenaries are a group of muslim terrorists and rogue PMC mercenaries who feel that they were betrayed by the military. They focus primarily on hijacking military hardware, and causing terrorist attacks and are led by "The General", with the other significant member of the gang being Lieutenant Al-Assad.
* Convicts: The Convicts are a group of psychotic prison escapees who have broken out of prison to cause as much chaos as they can around Capital State and are about to flee the city so they can wreak havoc on a much larger scale. Their leader is a gigantic criminal known only as "Hard Balls", while the other significant member of the Convicts is an insane pyromaniac named Billy Wilde.
* Vixens: The Vixens are an all-female group of professional thieves with a high-tech arsenal whose crimes are based around high-profile heists and grand thefts, from priceless artefacts to luxury speed boats. The major members of the Vixens are their leader "Whiplash" and her second-in-command and lover "The Fox".
* Killer 66: The Killer 66 are Capital State's Yakuza branch, focusing primarily on vehicle smuggling and illegal drug trade. They are led by "Monster" Toshima; the other significant member of the gang being his second-in-command Sudeko Arakawa.
* 9mm's: The 9mm are a group of Afro-American gangsters that control Capital State's poorest parts, but have recently been more active in upper-income areas, commiting heists, from high-speed, high-luxury cars to priceless family heirlooms. They are lead by Jamal DeShawn, a.k.a Gangsta J. The other significant member of the gang being his second-in-command, Shaniqua LeBrown, a.k.a "El Tormenta"
* Sons of the Fathers: The Sons of the Fathers are a bunch of bikers originating from the old South, they are one of the most dangerous biker gangs in the U.S, focusing primarily on truck raids. They are leaded by Preach "King" Ajax, with the other significant member being Dexter "Cookie" Edwards, a insane pyromaniac.
* The Moxiez: The Moxiez are a all-female group of who focuses on attacking private properties owned by men, with the rule that any male that gets in their way "Must die". Their leader is Chrystal Anderson.