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Description

Take the law into your own hands.This game takes place all in the west of the United States, during a time of a oil shortage in 1976 all over the world. OMAR (Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime) was making money off the shortage, except off the U.S. OMAR hires the best terrorist money could buy ($100 million) this terrorist went by the name Sid Burn, his job is to destroy all gas refineries in the southwest of the U.S. so Omar can bring the U.S. to its knees, with the help from 5 other coyotes hired.Then later when gas went wild, 6 civilians by the name the Vigilantes with the leader Convoy a truck driver, fight against the Coyotes in different areas to keep them from succeeding.

Choose from 8 characters with different endings with cars ranging to classic 70's muscle cars to a school bus, each stacked high with all sorts of weapons. Lots of unlockables 2 hidden levels ( 3 hidden levels N64 version) 5 hidden characters and cars. Multiplayer, of course, is where it's at. The PSX version allows 2 players, while the N64 title allows 4 to go head-to-head.

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User Reviews

A great way to work off some road rage...and better than Twisted Metal! Dr.Bedlam (53) unrated

The Press Says

Power Unlimited Jul, 1998 9.3 out of 10 93
Absolute Playstation Jun, 1998 92 out of 100 92
GamePro Aug, 1998 4 out of 5 80
All Game Guide 1998 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GameSpot Jun 23, 1998 8 out of 10 80
PSX Extreme Jul 15, 1999 7.4 out of 10 74
The Video Game Critic Aug 14, 2001 C- 42

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Trivia

The infamous commercial of the Nintendo 64 version consists of a school bus dropping off a bus load of kids at a school then screeching off. It then presents shots from the game and later returns to the school, showing the bus on the back of a flat bed truck, riddled, burned and full of holes. Then it pans to the face of a girl who exclaims.."HOLY *BLEEP*" (There was also another version where the bleep was replaced by a horn honking).

This was later banned after the Columbine Massacre and was thought to have conveyed a message of school violence. The commercial can be viewed here.


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