Rampage

This is without a doubt the best Rampage conversion I have ever played. I don't remember too much about the original, but this game seems to capture everything almost exactly. It's yet another reason to give the Master System another look and if you've had the unfortunate opportunity to actually see the NES version the entire way through, this is just the remedy you need. It's not a perfect game, but it's definitely good.

Gameplay is addictive, and laying waste to entire cities is great fun, especially when there are two monsters on the rampage!

Who has not watched some old horror movie in which a monster (usually a huge lizard or a gigantic ape) is destroying some big city skyline, and thought WHY should HE have all the fun? Well, thanks to ActiVision YOU may now fulfil these dreams of yours, be they destroying buildings, killing soldiers, crushing helicopters, stepping on cars or stealing women.

Rampage for Lynx doesn't solve all of the arcade game's problems. This is still a repetitive game, driven by an escapist fantasy and a dark sense of humor. But in breaking away from a straight conversion, Atari's take manages to hold up better than the others. If you never liked Rampage, the Lynx version won't make you a believer, but if you're looking to relive your old memories with an added layer of depth, this is the way to do it.

Rampage fans are not going to be disappointed with this one. Sure it lacks a bit of graphical polish but all of the essential game play elements that made the Bally Midway game the smash that it was in the arcades are here to play on your 64. Good fun and definitely one of the games I'll be playing on Boxing Day and long after.

Even with the obvious problems, this version is a decent on-the-go way to play. It has a great sense of humor, especially with the pre-stage newspaper clippings. Of course, this is still Rampage, and fans will be happy to have this game with them in portable form. This is the best, and only, way to do that.

The humorous cartoon-like characters of George, Lizzie and Ralph are undoubtedly the best element in Rampage, but they can't make up for the lack of variety in the rest of the graphics. 25 is too high a price to pay for a game with such limited interest, even with the amusement of two-players.

Here is another arcade conversion that made it onto computer before the consoles, and did well for itself. Best as a two player game but gets repetitive in the extreme.

Die Lynx-Version dieses Zerstörungsspiels kommt sowohl grafisch als auch spielerisch dem Automatenvorbild angenehm nahe; der Sound ist hübsch, die Hintergrundmelodien wechseln von Level zu Level. Am etwas schlappen (und nicht gerade zeitlosem) Spielprinzip ändert sich dadurch freilich nicht viel.

Rampage is just way too repetitive to be considered good. It is a decent arcade game and can be fun in its two-player mode. Unless you were a huge fan of this game in the arcades you probably won’t want to play this game all the way to the finish line.

Ma questo gioco ha qualcosa di veramente positivo? Si, in ogni livello bisogna capire qual’è il grattacelo da demolire per primo, e quale sequenza di demolizione è meglio adottare in seguito. Ogni livello richiede un minimo di osservazione, e a volte, di tentativi, per capire come superarlo senza subire troppi danni Questo aggiunge un po’ di strategia. Troppo poco se si considera l’elevata ripetitività del gameplay di Rampage e la sua realizzazione tecnica sottotono.

The game does succeed when you work in the four-player mode. It's only then that the game is worth any play at all. So if you've got some friends to play this with pick it up ... but if you are looking for a classic game with tons of replay for the Lynx, make sure you're first choice is Robotron!

There's something oddly enjoyable about the simple premise of this game. Following in the traditions of classic B-movie monster flicks, the entire point of Rampage is to play as a mutant monster and destroy everything you can. They don't make games like this anymore, which depending on your view of classic arcade games, may or may not be a blessing.

Despite the lousy controls, Rampage is awfully easy, and the games seem to last forever. Since all the stages look and play pretty much the same, the game probably won't hold your interest. I will give Rampage credit for its graphics. This looks like something straight out of the arcade! There are a lot of funny animations and you can even make out the tiny people. A catchy tune loops in the background, but like the game itself, it wears thin. In my opinion Rampage is a brilliantly conceived but poorly executed title.

Not only is it painfully repetitive and slow, but it's remarkably easy as well! There are 85 (!) cities to trash, but after toiling through the first dozen or so, I didn't see much point in continuing. A difficult option might have saved this game, but I doubt it.